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Archive for: April, 2009
Canyon’s beauty lures aerospace exec on 30-year odyssey
Many TV travel shows and nature books insist the residents of Arizona are lucky because they have the Grand Canyon in their back yard. And South Tempe resident Dave Elston isn’t letting the opportunity to enjoy this natural wonder slip through his hands. Elston, a sales manager for a major aerospace defense and space corporation [...]
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Schools offer flu-avoidance tips
Sandra Young, R.N., a member of the nursing staff at Corona del Sol High School, provides the following information offering tips on staying healthy during flu season: Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. Wash your hands often with [...]
Apr 30 2009 | Posted in Education | Read More »
A less-confusing journey through the minefields of young adulthood
The author of Stiff, a history of the scientific life of cadavers, is at it again. The title of Mary Roach’s latest book is enough to catch anyone’s interest. It’s edgy, offbeat and very fitting. Although Bonk is a slightly silly title, it is a very appropriate name for a New York Times bestseller that [...]
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Community-college rule may speed athlete’s transition to major leagues
Ryan Moore has been surrounded by baseball for as long as he can remember. Ever since his dad put a New York Yankees cap on him when he was little and taught him how to play t-ball at the age of six, it has been Moore’s dream to play professional baseball one day-but not without [...]
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Kyrene Corridor actor enjoying Tempe Little Theatre’s spoof on men
According to The Thing About Men, the upcoming offering from Tempe Little Theatre, one thing about men is that they love to fool around. Another thing about men is that they resent it when the women in their lives do the same. The musical comedy, which has its Valley premiere May 8 at Tempe Center [...]
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Ex-Corona teacher guides art center’s ‘show with a view’
They may be low-key and behind the scenes, but the entrepreneurs behind Performance with A View, a free monthly musical series offered by Tempe Center for the Arts, have a vision. Gail Fisher, a teacher for 30 years at Corona del Sol High School and now founder of Performance with A View, hopes the series [...]
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Online Edition – April 18, 2009
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Chandler cracks down on curbside ‘bandit signs’
“Bandit signs,” a pejorative name for those small, temporary advertising markers frequently found cluttering roadsides, tacked to utility poles and anchored in street medians, are now the focus of increased enforcement by the city of Chandler. According to sign officials, who launched their crackdown April 18, City Code prohibits the placement of such signs in [...]
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Title hopes inch closer after dual meets
All the hard work is beginning to pay off for the Corona del Sol track and field team as it starts its move up closer to the leaders in 5A-I pack with improved finishes in two recent meets. The Aztecs received their first-place track invitational finish since 2003 at the fourth annual Basha Co-Ed Relays [...]
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