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		<title>Pima County sued over 289 chickens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON — Animal control officials for Pima County wrongfully seized and destroyed a local man&#8217;s prized chickens when they mistakenly took them as part of a cockfighting operation, a recent lawsuit claims.
Now Martin Dicochea wants to peck the eyes out of the county, its Animal Control division and officer Therese Deschenes.
Dicochea claims agents came to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kingman gold mine garners $500K lawsuit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KINGMAN — Four Californians claim they poured money into a gold mine near Dolan Springs, only to have the mine sold out from under them without compensation, according to a recent lawsuit.
The 12-page complaint in federal court involves two groups: the Teter family, which lives outside Denver, and the outside investors that have allegedly fed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/07/kingman-gold-mine-garners-500k-lawsuit/</link>
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		<title>Ex-prison guard seeks $10M over sex case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON — A former state corrections officer accused of having sexual contact with a minor is suing Pima County authorities for malicious prosecution and seeking $10 million in damages.
In his 16-page complaint, Joseph Ray Gonzales accuses the county attorney’s and county sheriff’s offices of botching the investigation over whether he raped a 13-year-old female relative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/07/ex-prison-guard-seeks-10m-over-sex-case/</link>
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		<title>Out of the frying pan, into the gas tank</title>
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RIO RICO — Leo&#8217;s Cafe uses three gallons of vegetable oil to prepare the chile rellenos, enchiladas and other spicy treats consumed by the 450 customers that come to the restaurant on average each day. Stretched over the 40 years that Giovanna Ostler and her family have operated the restaurant just south of the border [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuffel to Bush: &#8216;Bring our troops home&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Ron Kuffel knows the horrors of war.
The Chicago native is in the Veterans Administration hospital undergoing surgery for a chronically dislocated knee, a wound brought about by too many parachute jumps into Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 35 years ago.
Soon his knees will match. Both will be made of titanium. But healing psychological wounds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/07/bring-our-troops-home/</link>
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		<title>Disabled A.J. woman sues HOA over towed van</title>
		<description><![CDATA[APACHE JUNCTION — An Apache Junction Homeowners Association is facing stiff penalties and a discrimination charge from the lawsuit of a local property owner who found her handicap van towed from in front of her home.
Sharon Turley claims the Arizona Goldfield Homeowners&#8217; Association discriminated against her by not making “reasonable accommodations” for her disabilities and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/07/disabled-aj-woman-sues-hoa-over-towed-van/</link>
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		<title>Safford mayor sued over $100M office project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAFFORD — The mayor intentionally interfered with a $100 million development project to protect his own real estate interests in downtown Safford, a recent lawsuit claims.
The 15-page complaint in Graham County Superior Court is the hot-button issue in Safford, a mining community at the foot of the towering Pinaleno Mountains southeast of Tucson.
Here, in this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/07/safford-mayor-sued-over-100m-office-project/</link>
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		<title>Major journalism outlet looks at TZR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week offered another proud moment for our ongoing work at ZonieReport.com. Jonathan Dube, an online journalism columnist for the Poynter Institute’s website, spoke with me about the state of the industry and what makes The Zonie Report tick.
For those of you unfamiliar with the institute, it is a leading voice in journalism. Headquartered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/07/major-journalism-outlet-looks-at-tzr/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Swingers club&#8217; at heart of Bullhead City suit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BULLHEAD CITY — An employee of Bullhead City says she was sexually harassed at work and passed over for a promotion because she refused to join a &#34;sex swingers&#34; clique at work, according to a recent lawsuit.
The five-page complaint comes from Rusti Holguin, a public works employee who says she was subjected to profane comments, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/06/swingers-club-at-heart-of-bullhead-city-suit/</link>
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		<title>Graffiti becomes art in South Phoenix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Vandalism is the third most-committed crime in Phoenix. So when Luis Miranda wanted local taggers to paint the perimeter of his custom car shop, it was no surprise when city officials swooped in to shut it down.
But Miranda, an artist in his own right, saw things differently. When he refused to sign a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://zoniereport.com/2008/06/graffiti-becomes-art-in-south-phoenix/</link>
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