It may be too early to predict, but Corona’s cross-country program could have another budding long-distance runner in the pipeline in Slade Sumners. Slade, who finished first in his age category in the San Diego Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon as a 12-year-old, 69th out of over 17,000 runners, completing the 13.1 miles in 1:24:59, [...]
When Lucy Carrera arrives at Kyrene de los Niños Elementary for her regular tutoring session, the kids say, “It’s like grandma’s here.” But, adds Carrera, they also know that “this grandma’s focused on the task at hand,” and that’s to get them better at reading. Carrera is a member of the AARP Experience Corps, a [...]
Justin Decker and Dana Yanch are Mesa Community College graduates who have found that networking—on both the technical and personal sides—has resulted in lucrative career opportunities within east Valley companies. Both grads attended MCC’s Network Academy, an initiative that offers hands-on training classes in computer networking, system administration, security and communications—collectively rated by the experts [...]
Editor’s note: Dr. Kenneth R. Baca, superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District, says Tempe’s recent mayoral election prompted him to consider the subject of civility in political races and to wonder what ripple effects, if any, may be resulting from an increase in the use of a seemingly no-holds-barred approach to campaigning. The [...]
The Kyrene School District Governing Board unanimously approved its 2012-13 budget at a board meeting July 10. The board, made up of President Michelle Hirsch, Vice President Beth Brizel and members Ellen Shamah and Bernadette Coggins, voted 4-0 for the proposed budget. Board member Ross Robb was not present at this session. The budget will [...]
Fad diets can take many forms and are popular because they promise quick weight loss, are relatively easy to implement and claim remarkable results. Do any of these claims sound familiar? “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!” … “Eat as much as you want and still lose weight!” … “Try the thigh buster and lose [...]
The departure of Andy Griffith early this month is kind of a biggie for me—watching The Andy Griffith Show after school with my brother ranks among the happiest memories of my younger years. Griffith was a seriously skilled performer, and shrewd enough to know that he’d look better yet if he surrounded himself with terrific [...]
At first glance, the STAR program, with its cool math and science projects, field trip and time for play and sports, sounds like a typical summer camp. But taking a closer look, Success Through Academic Reform, nicknamed STAR, is not the usual camp, nor does it include the typical camp-goer. “Many of the students that [...]
Unifying the Valley’s bus routes and the inter-agency oversight that guides transit planning throughout metro Phoenix may be getting closer to reality. Tempe Councilmember Shana Ellis is helping to steer the process. In a move to help create a fully integrated regional transit system in the Valley, the city of Tempe and Valley Metro RPTA [...]
After considering vocal opposition at a packed, four-hour hearing, the Kyrene School District Governing Board voted no on a proposed one-year property-tax increase, deciding to try other approaches to solve a newly discovered budget shortfall. The board was due to reconvene later in the week to discuss rearranging bonds as a temporary fix for the [...]
