Recent Articles from Maryann Batlle, Cronkite News Service
Uranium cleanup on Navajo Nation complicated by scope, history of problem
For seven weeks this fall, workers and scientists labored from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., six days a week, digging up and hauling off thousands of cubic yards of uranium-tainted soil in Cove, Ariz., and sealing what remained.
Tension in Navajo Nation over proposed Grand Canyon tourist attraction
Ty Tsosie was taught by his Navajo elders that when he needed spiritual reflection, he could go to the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, a sacred place to the tribe.
Arizona agencies cited in Senate investigation of counterterrorism centers
Arizona police agencies were among those singled out in a two-year Senate probe that reported “widespread deficiencies” in a Homeland Security Department program that officials touted for years as a centerpiece in U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
Who copied whom? GOP platform mirrors Arizona’s issues
There are some planks in the Republican Party platform that seem to lead right to Arizona.
Three Arizona GOP delegates break ranks and vote for Ron Paul
There was an elephant in the room at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, and his name was Ron Paul.