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16
May
2013
On Wednesday, April 24, about 9:45 a.m., I was traveling west on Ocotillo. As I approached the Kenworthy intersection I saw ahead what I thought was a white dog on the north side of Ocotillo near the Arbor Avenue turn. In front of me was a car, a cement mixer,…
14
May
2013
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John Sullivan -
I would like to respond to a recent guest column, “SRP needs to provide vision and advance energy efficiency,” which appeared in this publication. The author makes inaccurate assertions regarding the ability of customers and stakeholders to provide meaningful input to SRP’s resource plan and more generally questions our commitment…
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04
May
2013
by
JC Sherman, III -
Yesterday, my 81 year old mother was shopping at the Fry’s grocery store in Gilbert, Arizona. During her shopping, she noticed that she had lost her $50K wedding ring. Needless to say, she panicked and rushed over to the customer service counter to speak with a manager. Unfortunately, her ring…
27
Apr
2013
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Tonya Hensley -
My name is Tonya Hensley. I live in Mesa, Arizona. I am the widow of Chris Hensley who went missing on Monday, April 15th and was found on Friday, April 19th at the bottom of a 200 foot cliff at Superstition Mountain. At 10:00 PM last Monday, I called the…
23
Apr
2013
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AJ News -
Arizona is one of 29 states in the nation where it is still legal to fire someone because they are homosexual. While the cities of Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff and Bisbee have incorporated inclusive nondiscrimination policies toward gays and transgendered, now is the time for the whole state to be inclusive…
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27
Mar
2013
While spring has sprung, here in the Valley it is beginning to feel more like summer. And with hundred-degree days around the corner, many of us are beginning to think about where we will take refuge from the heat and how high our electric bills will climb.
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24
Feb
2013
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Amanda DeBusk -
I discovered yesterday that it was announced at my children's school, Walker Butte K-8, that Dr. Fuller would be moving our principal, Mr. Allee, to Florence K-8. The reason given was he was needed there to strengthen that school. The information was only given to the staff, and I…
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22
Feb
2013
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Karen Wall -
Over the past few months, Curis Resources has been issuing news releases right and left in an effort to make it appear that they are just days away from beginning a “pilot test facility” on the State land parcel that is an island within Florence Town limits.
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20
Feb
2013
Who amongst us has not wondered in awe at the explosive power of Menthos and Coke, or for the more aged challenged amongst us, that old standby of baking soda and vinegar? I grew up with a house full of brothers and a neighborhood full of kids and am blessed…
25
Jan
2013
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Paul Babeu, Sheriff -
Last year, I was re-elected overwhelmingly to my second term as Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona. The citizens of Pinal County have placed their sacred trust into my hands and the hands of my office to keep them and their families safe.
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25
Jan
2013
It shouldn't surprise anyone that, even though less than a month has passed since Paul Babeu started his second term as Sheriff of Pinal County, he is now in Phoenix (Maricopa County) hanging out and lobbying with Senator Crandell. In short, Babeu and Crandall are asking that Clean Elections money…
20
Jan
2013
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Raymond Ross, Mesa -
One of the more absurd ideas in response to protecting schools is the notion that licensed-to-carry volunteers be permitted to bring their weapons inside our schools. The assumption is that individuals who are proficient at shooting paper targets are qualified to handle their weapons in a crisis situation. When the…
