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“But It’s A Dry Heat, So You Don’t Mind It.”
In his 1878 book Picturesque Arizona, Enoch Conklin quotes Dr. A. M. Loryea: “The heat in Arizona, though high, is endurable in consequence of the dryness.” His statement may be... […]
Napolitano: State Has ‘Refined’ Its Homeland Security Strategy
Arizona is more secure than right after 9/11, thanks in part to a new regional strategy, Governor Napolitano says. “I think we’re much better off than we were three years... […]
Building Code Changes, Curbing Development Are Key To Water Conservation
Your commentary about our ongoing water crisis indicates that it is the “yuck factor” that is standing in the way of “toilet to tap” programs. [Is An Arizona Exodus In... […]
Governor Champions Kerry Health Plan At Democratic Convention
GOP Says Speech Was Loaded With
Interior Secretary: Smaller Aircraft More Effective Fighting Wildfires
The grounding of 33 large air tankers in mid-May didn’t hurt the effectiveness of federal agencies in responding to wildfires in the West, Interior Secretary Gale Norton said. In a... […]
District 3 Senate Race Pits 2 House Incumbents, 1 Challenger
There is a “ghost” in the District 3 Republican primary for state Senate, the candidates say, but they disagree on the effect it will have. The ghost is Sen. Linda... […]
Candidates Without Competition
Lawmakers To Plan Strategy, Vacation, Help Others Campaign
Judge Blocks Anti-Clean Elections Initiative From Ballot
The No Taxpayer Money for Politicians initiative violates the “single subject” rule of the state Constitution and should not appear on the Nov. 2 general election ballot, a judge has... […]
State: 30 West Nile Deaths By Fall Possible
Lab Works 7 Days, Braces For Major Outbreak
Nellie Boyd – Tombstone Entertainer
Entertainment was important in Tombstone practically from the day of it’s founding. The town was a major stop for many well-known entertainers, who performed in the various theaters and saloons,... […]
News File for the Week of August 2
Attorney Paul F. Eckstein, a partner with Perkins Coie Brown and Bain and the firm’s chairman since 2000, has received the Walter E. Craig Distinguished Services Award from the Arizona... […]
