Archive for: September, 2009

‘An Evening of Chamber Music’ – Payson Roundup

'An Evening of Chamber Music'Payson RoundupShe was also assistant concertmaster for the two summer series of Ring cycles performed by the Arizona Opera in Flagstaff (1996 and 1998). … More: continued here

ArtsBeat: Elmore Leonard to Receive PEN Lifetime Achievement Award

ArtsBeat: Elmore Leonard to Receive PEN Lifetime Achievement Award

Be prepared for what could be the shortest, punchiest acceptance speech in PEN history. More: continued here

Couples allege Ponzi-like adoption scam by NY man (AP)

Couples allege Ponzi-like adoption scam by NY man 
    (AP)

AP – An attorney who claimed his own experience as an adopted child motivated him to help people seeking to start families is suspected of running a Ponzi-like scheme that ripped off couples from New York to Texas, promising children that didn’t exist. More: continued here

YPG names new technical director – Yuma Sun

YPG names new technical director – Yuma Sun

YPG names new technical directorYuma SunAir armaments experts test improvements to Apache helicopters that enhance their lethality and air delivery experts work to improve parachute systems that … More: continued here

As play declines, Arizona golf courses feeling the golf economy pinch – Examiner.com

As play declines, Arizona golf courses feeling the golf economy pinchExaminer.comHigh-end private clubs, such as Flagstaff Ranch, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Gold Canyon, and Southern Dunes in Maricopa each have … More: continued here

Some Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust (AP)

Some Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust 
    (AP)

AP – The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some around town hope the International Olympic Committee deems the Second City the second city. As in second to Rio de Janeiro. Or Tokyo. Or Madrid. More: continued here

Health bill survives attacks ? vote by week’s end? (AP)

Health bill survives attacks ? vote by week’s end? 
    (AP)

AP – A White House-backed overhaul of the nation’s health care system weathered repeated challenges from Republican critics over taxes, abortion and more on Wednesday, and the bill’s architect claimed enough votes to push it through the Senate Finance Committee as early as week’s end. More: continued here

Shirley supports Hopi Tribe’s opposition to environmental groups

Shirley supports Hopi Tribe’s opposition to environmental groups

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said Wednesday that he strongly supports the Hopi Tribe’s resolution to declare local and national environmental groups unwelcome on Hopi land. On Monday, the Hopi Tribal Council unanimously approved a resolution that encourages tribes to re-evaluate their relationships with environmental groups in order to protect [...]

Books of The Times: Tracing the Many Lives of Anne Frank and Her Still-Vivid Wartime Diary

Books of The Times: Tracing the Many Lives of Anne Frank and Her Still-Vivid Wartime Diary

A history of Anne Frank’s diary’s progress from poignant relic to best seller to international symbol. More: continued here

Free mammograms and paps Oct. 9

Free mammograms and paps Oct. 9

FLAGSTAFF – The Well Woman HealthCheck Program is offering free mammograms and pap tests to qualifying women Oct. 9 at North Country HealthCare on Fourth Street in Flagstaff. More: continued here

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