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For Valentine’s Day, there’s no better gift than life itself

By Sammie Ann Wicks "You’re telling me that I had a heart attack?” These were the first incredulous words Scott Eckenrode remembers saying after a routine afternoon with his wife in their Chandler living...

Hospital, patient join in pioneering medicine’s future

By Deborah Hilcove Decked out in her red cowboy boots and black Stetson, retired goldsmith Dale Connors looks the part of a pioneer. But the Chandler resident isn’t that kind of pioneer. Instead,...

Free at last: Town lake welcomes a new winged resident

By Sammie Ann Wicks The hatchet-like head, thrust down to peer below the massive, flailing wings, outstretched feet pressed tight against the densely feathered  body, talons clinched inward to slice through the wind,...

Down syndrome boy finds acceptance among his peers

By Sammie Ann Wicks Denise Torres vividly remembers the day doctors told her baby might be born with Down syndrome. “It was a big deal, no doubt about that, hearing my boy probably was going to...

Lakeshore Music drums up jazzy evening at TCA

After the excitement of the holidays has waned, sometimes life can grow a bit humdrum.

Boy’s survival from dual transplant surgery brightens his holiday season

By Diana Nelson Holiday cheer would not be possible without hope for the future. It’s that same brand of hope that was found this year in the family of Avery Ruiz, a 14-year-old...

New pastor’s ministerial ‘Epiphany’ discovered at age 12

The Rev. Hunter Ruffin, new pastor of Church of the Epiphany in South Tempe, remembers the day he told his family he wanted to be a priest. “I was 12 years old...

Letter writing not a lost art, thanks to this 90-year-old

Story and photos by Robyn Martinez Letter writing may seem like a lost art to some. But students in the Tempe Elementary School District are reviving it, thanks to the program Pen Pals for Seniors,...
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