CERCA CALENDARLas Vegas Review – Journal, NVJune 21, Flagstaff, Ariz.: Elden Pueblo Public Day. The Elden Pueblo ruins will be open to tour. Take part in an excavation and artifact analysis. Atlatl and rabbit-stick throw. Highway 89 at Townsend-Winona. (928) 527-3475, www.flagstaffarizona.org. … More: continued here
East Valley Tribune Bullet train is a picture of solar effiencyEast Valley Tribune, AZWright and his business partner envision a rail network stretching from Flagstaff to the Mexican border, and at speeds that reduce the Phoenix-to-Tucson trudge to 30 minutes. But first they would like to do a prototype with commuter rail; … More: continued here
Get help with tuition costsArizona Republic, AZEarlier this month, Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University hiked fall 2009 tuition for the second time in five months by adding "economic-recovery surcharges" of hundreds of dollars onto tuition bills. … More: continued here
World War II vet memorializes fallen grandson at VA ceremonyPrescott Daily Courier, AZAnn Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., and Goldie Murphy, president of the Arizona Gold Star Mothers. The ceremony meant a lot to the 88-year-old Presmyk, a Chicago native who fought with an Army anti-aircraft unit against the Japanese in the Pacific Theater from … More: continued here
New York Times Flooding Reshapes Waterfalls in Grand CanyonNew York Times, United StatesStephen Hirst/AP By AP FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An American Indian reservation deep in the Grand Canyon has long been known for its towering blue-green waterfalls, but returning tourists will be greeted by an altered landscape. John Corrigan/Los Angeles … More: continued here
Researcher's Accidental Discovery Could Help Feed MillionsAHNScientist Loretta Mayer, a researcher at Northern Arizona University, along with colleagues there and at the University of Arizona, discovered aa nontoxic chemical technology causes infertility in rats. And what does making rats infertile have to do …NAU discovery could help feed millionsNorthern Arizona University (press release)all 3 news [...]
The rise of a desert cityArizona Republic, AZImagine today if you were in Prescott or Flagstaff and you needed to go to the capital at Tucson. Just about the time you reached the Salt River, you'd be tired of driving. The same is true if you were in Tucson and the capital was in Prescott or [...]
High-speed Internet cooperative being formed in Verde ValleyVerde Independent, AZOne of six federal public meetings on the Broadband Opportunity Initiative was held in at Northern Arizona University in mid-March. Jodie Filardo told the meeting Thursday, "We are behind the 8-ball in rural areas compared to the 20 Mbs bandwidth … More: continued here
New York Times Flooding Reshapes Waterfalls on Arizona ReservationNew York Times, United StatesStephen Hirst/AP By AP FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An American Indian reservation deep in the Grand Canyon has long been known for its towering blue-green waterfalls, but returning tourists will be greeted by an altered landscape. John Corrigan/Los Angeles … More: continued here
Dam to Dam: Ethiopia native Belainesh Gebre smashes women's recordDesMoinesRegister.com, IAA native Ethiopian, Gebre is now based in Flagstaff, Ariz., which reaches elevations of more than 7000 feet above sea level. She said training at such a high elevation helped her break the record and take home the $1500 top prize. … More: continued here
