Recently added articles from The Tribune (Mesa, AZ):
EDITORIAL: Not much has changed at Walter Reed.(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--Remember all the outrage six months ago or so, when newspaper investigations unearthed deteriorated and even dangerous conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the nation's capital and other military hospitals where so many of those wounded or injured in the Iraq war go for ...
Woman who died in custody was scheduled for rehab.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nick Martin Oct. 2--A woman who died in police custody last week at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was on her way to Tucson for alcohol rehabilitation, her family's lawyer said Monday. Carol Ann Gotbaum, 45, yelled at employees and ran around the ...
3 arrested on drug, theft charges.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Sakal Oct. 2--Three people were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of felony drug and identity theft charges after Scottsdale police discovered cocaine, marijuana and a counterfeit ID inside a downtown Scottsdale hotel room. Police later discovered ...
Gilbert district: 'Ladder' comes up short: Performance, pay program cited in lawsuit as unconstitutional.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tammy Krikorian Oct. 2--While Arizona educators overwhelmingly seem to favor expanding a state performance-based pay program for teachers, some are questioning whether a lawsuit filed Monday by the Gilbert Unified School District is the right approach. The ...
Gilbert High band will do an Irish gig in March: Marching band will play in holiday parade in Dublin.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tammy Krikorian Oct. 2--The Gilbert High School marching band has performed at a variety of high-profile events -- the 2001 presidential inaugural parade, the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Portland Rose Festival and Fiesta Bowl, to name a few. But this ...
Deadline nears for Mesa council applications: Bids for Griswold's District 5 seat due Oct. 10; decision to be made Oct. 25.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lindsay M. Butler Oct. 2--Mesa District 5 residents will have until Oct. 10 to file an application to be appointed to a vacant City Council seat. The Mesa City Council then will have five days to look over the applications, and plans to have a list of three to ...
EDITORIAL: The code word is 'blight': The code word is ?blight'.(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--It's almost too bad Mesa didn't blow its eminentdomain currency on Fiesta Village. Bailey's Brake Shop may not be the most aesthetically pleasing patch of dust and grease, but at least it's a functioning business within an area that needs more of them. Mesa could have tried to do ...
PLAYOFF: Many Arizona fans weigh allegiances to Cubs and Diamondbacks.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Giblin Oct. 2--FANS GATHER: A crowd of more than 3,000 rallies on behalf of the Arizona Diamondbacks, A2 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS: Diamondbacks cap improbable success with spot in playoffs, C1 Count Ken Rudolph among the conflicted masses -- baseball fans ...
Barrett-Jackson goes midsize: Scottsdale auction will have fewer cars but aims to keep quality.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Donna Hogan Oct. 2--Four-story-tall, fire-breathing car mangler Robosaurus, a one-of-a-kind metal-bodied Corvette and Carroll Shelby's personal 1969 Shelby Mustang will be on the block at Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale auction in January. What won't be sold at ...
SRP electric rates going up: Residential customers will see 4% hike.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ed Taylor Oct. 2--Salt River Project's board of directors approved a 4.7 percent electric rate increase Monday to offset higher fuel and purchased-power costs. The new rates, which will increase the average residential customer's bill by $4.42 a month during ...
Man shot to death, another hurt at Mesa apartment complex: Neighbors heard gun go off; police continue search.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Gary Grado Oct. 2--Police found one man beaten and another shot to death Monday after responding to a prowler call at a Mesa apartment complex. Holly Hosac, Mesa police spokeswoman said officers responding to the 4 a.m. prowler call found a 19-year-old ...
Court clears former county assessor.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Flatten Oct. 2--Former Maricopa County Assessor Kevin Ross is clear of all criminal charges leveled against him three years ago by the state attorney general's office. The Arizona Supreme Court last week refused to reinstate the single ...
Valley freeways to be restricted.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Garin Groff Oct. 2--Drivers will find several overnight freeway restrictions around the Valley this week because of construction, including on U.S. 60, Loop 101, Loop 202 and Interstate 17. The restrictions include: --Eastbound U.S. 60 will be narrowed to one ...
For Higley district, play must not go on: Arts director halts Shakespearean show during field trip, says it's not appropriate.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Hayley Ringle Oct. 2--Forty minutes into a twohour comedy, the Higley Unified School District decided a Shakespearean-themed play was "not to be" for about 700 sixth- through 12th-graders because the content and language were "inappropriate." Monday morning, ...
E.V. groups get $450K for charter schools: One campus plans intensive science, math, tech focus.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Falkenhagen Oct. 2--Three East Valley organizations have been awarded a total of $450,000 in federal grants to create new charter schools. The U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $3.5 million to 22 grantees across the country to help plan, ...
Guardsman helps 'adopt' Afghan school.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah J. Boggan Oct. 1--Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Semeja says he's just a soldier trying to make a difference and come home safely from Afghanistan. But while he's in the Middle East, the Johnson Ranch resident, Arizona State University ...
Mesa natural gas official's travel tab nears City Council's.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jason Massad Oct. 1--A manager in Mesa's natural gas division spent nearly $12,600 in taxpayer money on travel during the last year, according to city expense records. Mike Comstock, a Mesa gas system superintendent, took trips on taxpayer dollars to ...
EDITORIAL: Don't fear the raptor.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--One of the great contributions to our national inventory of nightmares was the velociraptor from the "Jurassic Park" movies. Operating in packs, larger than a human, much faster, crafty, voracious, the velociraptor was one baaaad dinosaur. It turns out that "Jurassic ...
What's in a name: 'Phoenix,' not hero's: Mesa airport makes changes to court airlines' business.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: J. Craig Anderson Oct. 1--The decision to eliminate an Arizona military hero's legacy from the Williams Gateway Airport name and replace it with the "P" word was neither an act of heartless disrespect nor of shameless opportunism. It was simply a matter of ...
E.V. schools' recycling efforts are a mixed bag: Not all districts have mandatory programs as do municipalities.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Falkenhagen Oct. 1--Each month, East Valley schools send to landfills thousands of tons of trash that could be recycled instead. In the Mesa Unified School District alone, just 12 of 87 schools take part in the city's blue barrel program to recycle glass, plastic ...