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Article: EDITORIAL: Times changing, but Apache Junction's name should remain the same: Times changing, but Apache Junction?s name should remain the same.(Editorial)
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- The Tribune (Mesa, AZ)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2006
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Jan. 19--Say the name "Apache Junction" and an amazing range of images will pass through a conversation. A small-town refuge for winter visitors, retirees and artists in the western shadow of the glorious Superstition Mountains. A haven for trashy trailer homes and unpaved streets. A special stage for John Wayne and other cowboy heroes -- a stage that disappeared as the classic Western faded away.
A growing community poised to be a cultural jewel of northeast Pinal County.
A flawed city hampered by outdated zoning laws and tense relations with nearby unincorporated areas. One East Valley couple believes the negative views of Apache Junction are far more ...