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Aches, Pains? Area Fitness Experts Show Clients How To Work Through It

By Eric Newman Staff Writer You’re a weekend warrior, or at least you think you are. You’ve been busy. It takes time and energy to duck all those invitations to holiday gatherings in order to watch football or marathon doses...

Momentum growing to stem teen suicides here

By JIM WALSH, Staff Writer A group of social workers, counselors and teachers are moving to form an East Valley suicide prevention coalition in response to the growing number of teen suicides in the region. Ted Huntington,...

Chandler shut out of new school bus program

By HOWARD FISCHER, Capitol Media Services More than four dozen Arizona school districts are getting new school buses at no cost to taxpayers, but Chandler Unified has been shut out. The tab for the 142 new buses is coming from...

Voter-Driven Referendums Will Get Harder Here

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services That record number of Arizonans who turned out to vote this year has a dark side for direct democracy: It’s going to be harder for voters to propose their own laws or get rid of ones...

Toy Drive For Foster Children Marks 20th Year

By Dan Shufelt Guest Writer In 1998, in their North Phoenix garage, Paul and Kathy Donaldson set out to fulfill a dream. Their dream was that every child would have a toy to open during the holidays. We all know that there are...

Restaurateur’s Book Honors Beloved Grandmother

By Colleen Sparks Managing Editor A restaurateur who blends his love of family with cherished recipes for burros and other Mexican staples at his popular restaurants is thrilled to serve up his latest enterprise – a...

Museum Already Has Lined Up Many Special Exhibits

City Of Chandler The new Chandler Museum already has lined up a number of exhibits for the coming year. Gaman: Enduring Japanese American Internment at Gila River Dec. 8, 2018 – April 19, 2020 During World War II more than...

Arizona Officials Urge Caution By Holiday Travelers

By Karisma Sandoval Cronkite News Law enforcement officials ask travelers to slow down and pack their patience as they drive Arizona roads during a busy and dangerous holiday season. Nearly 900,000 drivers were on the road over...

A Variety Of Holiday Drives Are Underway In Region

Santan Sun News Staff Local nonprofit organizations, city departments and resident groups are in the giving spirit this season as they collect toys and other items for people in need. Here is a look at some of them: Living...

When A Silent Killer Stalked The East Valley

By Gary Nelson Contributor The worst disaster ever to strike the East Valley did not come with flashes of lightning, roars of wind and rain or the rumble of a trembling earth. It came invisibly and silently, stalking the young...