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The Sanitary Milk Crusade
“Local Milk Fails the Standards” announced the headline of the Bisbee Daily Review on June 18, 1914. The following day more alarming news greeted residents as they read “Conditions of Milk Bad in District.”
From wine to amusement gambling: New laws you might not have noticed
Of the hundreds of bills passed by the Legislature in 2015 and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, most avoided the public spotlight. Here is a sampling of new laws worth noting that attracted little or no attention.
Painting endangered species: Taiwanese artist to be featured at Arizona Capitol Museum
An exhibit featuring award-winning artist Chris Ho of Taiwan will be on display for several weeks at the Arizona Capitol Museum.
A Brief History of the Historian
Don’t let this picture of Sharlot Hall fool you. She may look gentle enough, but in 1926, around the time this picture wa s taken, she got the only slaughtering license ever issued to a woman and was quite proud of it. Her acclaim does not stem from this dubious distinction however, but rather from her work as a writer and a historian.
Car no match for McFarland Memorial arch
That was fast – a car hit the newly unveiled Ernest W. McFarland Memorial on March 3, not even three weeks after the memorial was christened on Statehood Day.
The Making of Sharlot Hall
Sharlot Hall may not have regarded herself as a feminist, but she had a remarkable ability to think for herself and the bravery to eschew the traditional roles of wife and mother at a time when most of society viewed those roles as practically definitive of womanhood.
The Mertz Family
This photo shows 444 Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix in 1936. The building in the background is the former convent of the Sisters of the Precious Blood, who taught St. Mary’s Elementary School classes for nearly a century.
Shockwaves: Bizarre and momentous stories keep Arizona in the national spotlight
Who knew a Caucasian man would end up changing his name to Cesar Chavez and re-registering as a Democrat in the hopes of representing a heavily Latino congressional district? The weirdness of that story once again confirmed Arizona’s reputation as, well, the Wild West of state politics.
Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Capitol Quotes: October 31, 2014
This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.
Capitol Quotes: October 24, 2014
This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.
Capitol Quotes: Oct. 10, 2014
The top five political quotes from Arizona this week.
