Archive for: August, 2009

Prescott council says earlier vote on initiative will stand

Prescott council says earlier vote on initiative will stand

PRESCOTT – No courtroom dispute on the validity of the Taxpayer Protection Initiative appears imminent – at least not before the November general election. By opting not to take action Monday on the initiative’s place on the ballot, the Prescott City Council allowed its earlier decision on the measure to stand. [...]

Off go the dreads

Off go the dreads

Former NAU All-American cornerback K.J. Gerard, who is in training camp with the Baltimore Ravens, recently cut off his famous dreadlocks. Gerard grew them out throughout his five years at NAU, but as he tells the Baltimore Sun that it was time for them to go.
Gerard is trying to make the Ravens roster and has [...]

Testimony: Girl’s alleged abductor had rape desire (AP)

Testimony: Girl’s alleged abductor had rape desire 
    (AP)

AP – The man accused of abducting and sexually abusing Jaycee Lee Dugard testified during a previous kidnapping and rape case that he prowled through residential neighborhoods as a Peeping Tom and had strong rape desires.
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Gov’t struggles to find answer to pilot fatigue (AP)

Gov’t struggles to find answer to pilot fatigue 
    (AP)

AP – Current federal rules for how many hours pilots can be scheduled to work were written in an age of propellor-driven planes. Officials back then defined a reasonable work day for a pilot without a scientific understanding of fatigue and well before the modern airline industry.

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Prescott Forest officials cancel this week’s prescribed burn

Prescott Forest officials cancel this week’s prescribed burn

Prescott National Forest officials have cancelled their plan to conduct a 4,500-acre prescribed burn in the Ash Creek area about 12 miles south of Prescott today through Saturday.
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First Visit Set – Big Red Report (subscription)

First Visit Set – Big Red Report (subscription)

Big Red Report (subscription)

First Visit SetBig Red Report (subscription)Northern Arizona, San Diego State, Nebraska, Utah, Cal, UCLA, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Arizona State and Stanford. That is the list of schools that …and more »

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Mexico tries to evacuate thousands ahead of Jimena (AP)

Mexico tries to evacuate thousands ahead of Jimena 
    (AP)

AP – Emergency workers struggled to evacuate thousands of reluctant slum dwellers as extremely dangerous Hurricane Jimena approached Mexico’s resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Tuesday.

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ANALYSIS-Healthcare protests a dilemm… – Reuters

ANALYSIS-Healthcare protests a dilemma for RepublicansReutersFLAGSTAFF, Ariz./DALLAS, Sept 1 (Reuters) – A grassroots conservative campaign against the Obama administration's healthcare …and more »

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Same-sex marriages begin in Vermont (AP)

Same-sex marriages begin in Vermont 
    (AP)

AP – After 17 years together, Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan couldn’t wait another minute to get married. So they didn’t.

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Gas prices, Sept. 1

Gas prices, Sept. 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: Prices at the pump are according to www.arizonagasprices.com. Keep in mind that prices fluctuate. These price checks are as of Monday afternoon.
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