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Volume 16, Number 10 |
May 13, 2006
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Some sad goodbyes
for 'good friend to education'
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By Jonathan J. Cooper |
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Superintendent Maria Menconi may be
leaving the Kyrene School District at
the end of June, but she won't soon
depart from the hearts and minds of many
of Kyrene’s teachers and administrators. |
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• Tempe,
Chandler elections take a
partisan turn
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Do you
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Have already voted
by mail ballot-
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Will visit polls on
election day-
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Making her debut as
the new Tempe Little
Theater Director, is
Tempe resident Janis
Webb, who has
enjoyed a
multi-faceted career
consisting of stage
managing, house
managing and acting. |
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“Bunnicula,” the hugely popular
children’s story about an ambiguously
vampire-ish bunny, has
made its way
to the Tempe Performing Arts Center
stage via Childsplay Theatre Company. |
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The Tempe
Chamber of Commerce has announced it is
endorsing incumbents Ben Arredondo and
Len Copple, along with newcomer Shana
Ellis, in the Tempe City Council
election, citing their record of
commitment to local business interests. |
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Kerry
Fetherston isn't eligible to compete in
the Arizona Senior Olympics. Too young.
But the Kyrene Corridor resident,
businesswoman, marathoner and bicyclist
is piling up the hours and miles lately
as one of the organizers of the senior
fitness competition that draws elder
athletes from across the state to
qualify for the National Senior
Olympics.
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A Corona del Sol High School sophomore
suffering from leukemia received a
helping hand at a fund-raiser on May 3
at Pueblo Middle School.
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Six
members of Pueblo Middle School's boys
track and field team compiled enough
points to capture second place in the
team category at the Arizona Junior High
School State Track and Field Meet held
at Chandler High School.
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Don’t see Poseidon if you plan on
spending time on a holiday cruise ship
this summer. That would be like
watching United 93 just
before your next flight. Both films
underscore the horror of being a
captured audience when things go very
bad. |
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The school year has been winding down
lately, and along the way the thoughts
of many turned to senior prom, that
event which invariably provides the
social climax to the epic of the high
school experience—in the movies, at
least.
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Communication between the sexes is a
wonderful thing, unless of course it
gets tangled up in pre-conceptions,
hidden agendas or stereotypical
undertones.
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Scott Agnew hasn’t actually gone out and
sold a house in about five years, he
admits, but he is one of the most
successful Realtors in Arizona. And now
Utah, for that matter. |
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Two Kyrene Corridor residents –
incumbent Councilman Leonard Copple and
challenger Onnie Shekerjian – are vying
for the last open seat on the Tempe City
Council, with the Arizona Republican
Party taking an active role in the May
16 general election. |
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Time Capsule: This
Issue, Last Year |
May 14, 2005
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No longer confined to local office or home networks, Wi-Fi is extending its range to provide Internet and network access to citywide areas in some parts of the U.S.
What is Wi-Fi? Also known as 802.11, Wi-Fi is a radio frequency technology used to wirelessly connect devices, such as laptop computers, to broadband Internet or network access points over limited distances.
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Although my grandmother’s
favorite color is blue, I often
associate her with yellow.
Her birthday is May 25,
which is always around the time that the
first yellow blossoms appear on the wild
rose hedge in her driveway.
She’s also very fond of
lemon: whether in birthday cakes with
lemon filling, lemon meringue pies or
lemon curd.
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