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Cochise County Attorney Allen R. English
Allen Robert English, born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1858, earned a law degree by age 19. His father was a well-to-do shipbuilder and his mother was from a pioneer Irish... […]
Martin Gold, Phoenix Pioneer
Some deaths mark the ending of an era. Martin Gold’s passing on July 24, 1931, symbolically closed the pioneering days of Phoenix. An immigrant from the Austro-Hungarian empire, Martin Gold... […]
McCain through one photographer’s eye
Photographer Timon Harper was listening to NewsTalk 550 KFYI one morning and heard Sen. John McCain say he was eyeing a presidential run. It was the late-1990s.
Major takeaways from last night’s primary elections
In case you missed our coverage of last night’s primary elections, here are the major takeaways.
America remembers the Maverick
America is in mourning. And in John McCain’s home state, the pain was plainly palpable.
John McCain, American hero, dies
U.S. Sen. John McCain, a towering figure in American politics and on the world stage, has died, his office announced today.
Mining Man & Mayor
Abraham Hyman Emanuel was an Easterner who made his fortune in gold and silver mines and mining towns of the American West. He was born about 1838 (the exact date... […]
Correction
The 2018 Primary Election Guide, published July 27, incorrectly listed the parties of a few candidates. We greatly apologize for the error.
Teachers Certified in Early Education in 1920, but Funding Was Scarce
Every year that teacher Anne Tinsley taught kindergarten at Flagstaff’s Emerson School, the 40 or so members of her class got to visit the fire department and sit on the... […]
When Gambling Was Outlawed
The Navajo men in this photograph taken in the 1920s are burning their gambling [playing] cards as the hand-written title suggests. The men appear to be near a school, perhaps... […]
One Hundred Inches
There were 68 inches of snow on the ground on January 18, 1949, when this photograph was taken on the Arizona State College (now Northern Arizona University) campus in Flagstaff.... […]
Arizona Capitol Times wins 8 awards in GateHouse contest
The Arizona Capitol Times excelled in the recently-concluded Best of GateHouse 2017 journalism contest, winning eight awards and citations in its division, including editor and reporters of the year.
