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Territorial Criminal Justice
This is the body of highwayman William Whitney Brazelton propped against a wall on Tucson’s Main Street as a caution to anyone planning a career in crime.
Mormon Pioneer Lot Smith
This stern looking patriarch is Lot Smith, one of the early Mormon settlers of Utah. As a youth he marched with the Mormon Battalion from Illinois to San Diego during the Spanish American War. After leaving the military, he mined for gold, and was successful enough to buy good property for himself and his family in Utah. During the Civil War he worked for the Union Army protecting the telegraph li[...]
Year in Review: Capitol Spotlight Highlights from 2015
Politicians weren’t the only ones who made waves at the Capitol in 2015. Here are some of the others who stood out.
Year in Review: 2015 Quotes of the Year
From Goliath to Disneyland to toothpicks to service animals, here are several dozen of the most notable Capitol quotes from 2015.
Year in Review: Who’s Hot? Who’s Not?
In Arizona, no one’s stock at the Capitol is higher at the end of 2015 than Gov. Doug Ducey’s. Several others were also ascendant in 2015. Here’s our list of the hot and not-so-hot personalities and issues that populated the Arizona Capitol Times’ pages during the past 12 months.
Year in Review: 2015 Photos of the Year
Capitol protesters voiced their views on subjects from education to midwives. Sen. Carlyle Begay drew a crowd of supporters when he changed parties from Democrat to Republican. Secretary of State Michele Reagan reached out to a younger generation of potential voters. Those and other scenes were captured in the top photos of 2015.
GateHouse Media acquires Cap Times parent company
GateHouse Media has acquired the Minneapolis-based publisher Dolan LLC, the owner of Arizona News Service.
Cap Times Quiz: Education edition
Education has been this year’s hottest topic in Arizona, beginning with the inauguration of Gov. Doug Ducey in January and continuing through last week’s special session on school finance. Here is a quiz to determine how closely you have been keeping up. Get all eight right and you could qualify for a choice staff position with the state Board of Education.
From Streetcar to Sky Train: Arizona Environmental Awards
Arizona Forward announced the winners of its 35th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards on Sept. 12 at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix in partnership with Salt River Project.
Tuba Trading Post
This is Tuba City’s famous trading post, built in the late 1880s in the then Mormon settlement of Tuba City. (Tuba was an English approximation of the name of the Hopi chief TIvi).
Phoenix’s Plaza Bandstand
This is a 1901 photograph of the bandstand sat City Hall Plaza, located on the block between Washington and Jefferson streets and Montezuma (First Street) and Maricopa (Second Street). The men in the photo are not identified, but written on the back of the photo is the name of J.C. Dodds. The 1903 City Directory lists Dodds as a driver for Ezra W. Thayer. That is Thayer’s hardware store across t[...]
