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Major utilities locked in $1.5M power struggle
January 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
TUCSON — Southern Arizona’s largest power company claims one of its partners has reneged on its supply contract, and now it is demanding $1.5 million in federal court. The 15-page complaint comes from Tucson Electric Power Co., which serves 385,000 customers in southeastern Arizona. It’s service area includes the roughly 965,000 residents of Tucson and an area of 1,155... [Read the full story]
Growth
State highway project riles rural townsfolk
November 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
BUMBLE BEE — This town sits silently in the cool autumn air. There is no breeze, no movement, no rustle among the ocotillo and brittlebush that line the road. Even the grasshoppers and lizards are hunkered down waiting for the sun to set. The main road into town road winds from the noisy Interstate 17 through Bumble Bee and Cleator before beginning its ascent through the eastern... [Read the full story]
Environment
Councilman touts plastic bag ban
November 23, 2008 · 1 Comment
CHANDLER — An ordinary trip to the grocery store often ends in the question, “Paper or plastic?” A decision ensues: Choosing paper kills a tree. Choosing plastic creates excess waste and litter that biodegrades very slowly. Which is the correct choice? While weighing the good and bad of each, this choice is becoming increasingly difficult to make. But for Chandler City Councilman... [Read the full story]
Politics
In Pinetop, ‘biosolids’ break winds of political change
December 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment
WHITE MOUNTAINS — Two men who support recycling the leftover sludge from the local wastewater plant for use as a soil conditioner won a surprising election victory in Pinetop-Lakeside. A few other political changes are also coming in 2009 to the towns of Navajo County, which hosts about 112,000 residents and three American Indian tribes. In a hotly contested race in the county’s... [Read the full story]
Mexico
Migrant students still pursue American dream
November 11, 2008 · 4 Comments
TEMPE — Diego Medina found himself studying for one of the toughest semesters in nursing school yet. “I knew it would be hard, but never thought the stress would be like a shot of adrenaline,” Medina says. Medina, a nursing junior at ASU, was raised in Phoenix since the age of 8, when his parents brought him with them from Mexico. He went through the Arizona K-12 educational... [Read the full story]
Health
Spat about patient care lands hospice in court
December 30, 2008 · 1 Comment
TUCSON — Two nurses are suing one of the nation’s largest hospice networks, alleging that they were fired in retaliation for raising alarms about shortcomings in patient care at the hospice’s Tucson location. Terri L. McCormick and Marlene H. Deakins brought the suit in Pima County Superior Court against United Health Group, which runs Evercare Hospice under executive... [Read the full story]
Features
Iranian engineer adapts to Arizona life
December 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
TEMPE — The hustle and bustle of Arizona State University creates a steady stream of background noise. Students become blurs as they rush to and from classes. Amidst the buzz of activity, Amir Bonakdar sits on a bench outside the Engineering Research Center, never missing a beat as he describes his life in Iran before he became an international student at ASU. He’s dressed casually... [Read the full story]
Arizona Blogs
New Congress will be religiously diverse
When the 111th U.S. Congress is sworn in Tuesday, it will reflect the increasing religious diversity of the United States, according to information gathered recently by Congressional... [Read more]
- Phoenix congregation unveils largest pipe organ in Arizona
- More warning bells for Arizona newspapers
- Tribune Co. bankruptcy sets a trend
- Today’s news: An argument for nonprofit journalism?
- A moment of silence for Valley journalism
Travel, Books & Music
Local author investigates the afterlife
SCOTTSDALE — His son died at age 18. His father was a famous psychic medium and minister from the 1960s to the 1980s. These two things led Mark Ireland to begin writing his first... [Read more]
Arizona Courts
Major utilities locked in $1.5M power struggle
TUCSON — Southern Arizona’s largest power company claims one of its partners has reneged on its supply contract, and now it is demanding $1.5 million in federal court. The... [Read more]
- Computing expert sues Yavapai College
- Spat about patient care lands hospice in court
- Wisconsin bank goes after Pinal developers
- Investors take UofA to court over land sale
- Woman sues Amphitheatre schools over son’s death
Phoenix News
Homeless population skyrockets as economy sinks
PHOENIX — The homeless population in Phoenix is increasing as unemployment rates rise, leading to a shortage of shelter space as local governments freeze their support to shelters... [Read more]
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