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Restored recordings share greetings from Arizonans serving in World War II
Messages home to Arizona echo across the decades in recordings made during World War II by Howard Pyle, a war correspondent who later served as Arizona’s governor.
Commission OKs WWII memorial on the Capitol Mall
A commission charged with overseeing the state Capitol grounds has approved plans to create a World War II memorial on the Capitol Mall.
Telephones in Tucson
In 1881, five years after Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the first electrical transmission of speech, the newfangled apparatus called a telephone was introduced to Tucson. That same year, amid considerable public curiosity, a small exchange opened its doors on April 1.
Secretary of State Bennett raising $500k to bring battleship guns to statehouse
Guns from the USS Arizona and USS Missouri now rusting on the East Coast would become part of the state’s monument to its namesake battleship if proponents can raise $500,000 to move them.
USS Arizona gun belongs in permanent 70th anniversary tribute
As we celebrate our centennial next February, there are many days that stand out in our history, but few have had the impact on Arizona as much as Dec. 7, 1941. Now, some of that history is at risk of being destroyed.
Arizona lawmaker evacuates home, another hopes he won’t have to
Sen. Gail Griffin, a Republican from Hereford, was forced to evacuate her home this week as the Monument Fire rages through the canyons of Southern Arizona.
Arizona officials gather to honor Hopi Code Talkers
The Hopi Code Talkers are being honored in a ceremony Monday.
Original WWII Navajo Code Talker dies
One of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers died this week, leaving only one founding member of the elite Marine Corps unit that developed an unbreakable secret code during World War II still alive.
The Lore of Charleston
On an outing from Fort Huachuca, this trio of unidentified soldiers hiked through a dense mesquite bosque to a clearing overlooking the San Pedro River near the crumbling remains of Charleston.
On day dedicated to Native Americans, a move to honor Hopi Tribe’s code talkers
During Indian Nation and Tribes Legislative Day at the Capitol on Tuesday, the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted unanimously to endorse a resolution that would formally honor the 10 members of the Hopi Tribe who served as code talkers.
Legislators seek constitutional amendment to limit federal borrowing
If the federal government wants to borrow money, states should have a say in it, Republican lawmakers and a representative of the Goldwater Institute said Wednesday morning.
Big government spending and big government pay
Two fundamental myths about government desperately need to be debunked for the well-being of the U.S. economy in the near term and over the long haul.
