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December 20, 2003 issue

Kyrene leads state in early effort to ‘Leave No Child Behind’
While most districts were still scrambling to create their implementation plans, Kyrene outlined its map for meeting the federally mandated “No Child Left Behind” program.
By Tony Ku

 

Discerning Diner...with Elan Head
Hungry for ideas? Give the gift of good eating
This I where I invoke the old proverb, “Give a man a pain d’epices and you’ve fed him for a day. Teach a man how to make a pain d’epices and you’ve successfully delegated your holiday baking.”

 

Keeping Fit...with personal Trainer Kirk Matthews
Still hope for those who indulge...and bulge
So, it’s that time of year again: the time of year when holiday guilt sets in for all the treats you’ve nibbled, sampled and tried “just a bite” of…or, you’ve gobbled it all down with abandon since you won’t see it again until next year!  Hmm, isn’t next year only a few days away?

 

Sports Notebook...with Brian Gomez
Hope looms for Lady Aztecs to end 6-loss record
Heading into this weekend’s prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions, Corona del Sol High School girls basketball head coach Pat Reed wants to jumpstart her team into high gear instead of again sputtering into the loser’s bracket

 

Sports report...with Brian Gomez
Holiday ‘shootout’ a hopeful turning point for Aztecs
Corona del Sol High School’s boys varsity basketball team has again reached an early turning point in its season with enough optimism to pack the walls inside Sammy Duane Gymnasium.

 

Veteran manager named to Chandler top job
The city of Chandler will have a new manager after New Year's.

 

Film Fare...with Mark Moorehead
The House of Sand and Fog
‘House of Sand’ evokes the elements of a Shakespearean tragedy—and emerges as one of season’s best films

 

Best of DVDs...with M.V. Moorhead
A Christmas Story
Just this once, I’d like to use this column for the purpose of boasting.

 

Free carriage rides offered for gift of toy
Shoppers at Casa Paloma Shopping Center still have a couple of days to express the holiday sentiment of giving and receiving.

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