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posted on
March 1st, 2010
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

The End (for now)

I started The Zonie Report with the goal of covering regional and statewide news for Arizona. After four years of hard work and not a penny to show for it, I’m shutting it down. Here’s ...

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posted on
May 3rd, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Northern Arizona’s new voice

“You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to see it you have to toil from month to month through its labyrinths. ...

posted on
April 3rd, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

In Benson, a ‘green’ lesson for Phoenix

Sometimes the coolest ideas pop up in the most unlikely places. Case in point: A small town in southeastern Arizona wants to build community food gardens.
Benson has some historic charm and f ...

posted on
April 3rd, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Supes reject extra deputies for Pinal Co.

FLORENCE — The idea of using federal stimulus money to hire 30 more deputies to cover Pinal County was shot down by the Board of Supervisors in a 2-1 vote this week.
The idea came from Pina ...

posted on
April 2nd, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Council nixes overnight moorings at Havasu

LAKE HAVASU CITY — Boaters will not be able to park overnight in the Bridgewater Channel, thanks to a recent decision from the City Council.
The 6-1 vote was an overwhelming thumbs down for ...

posted on
April 2nd, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Nonprofits unveil $1.3M contest

A group of foundations is shedding a ray of light on all of the abysmal economic coverage by offering $1.3 million in grants and challenging Arizonans to match them dollar for dollar.
It̵ ...

posted on
April 1st, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Rabid animals run wild in Northern Arizona

A rabid fox attacked a hiker earlier last month. Today a guest reporter/writer for the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff wrote of his encounter with the wild, rabid fox on March 8. Read his personal a ...

posted on
April 1st, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Invasive beetles destroying birding habitat

TUCSON — The largest birding group in Arizona is suing federal plant and wildlife officials, claiming their use of an invasive beetle to rein in tamarisk trees is deforesting segments of Arizona ...

posted on
March 31st, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

One holy survey for TZR readers

In modern American culture, some people hate the idea of religion, while others cannot tolerate secular society. A new book makes the point that, wherever they stand on that continuum, journalists ...

posted on
March 31st, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Invasive mussels put Lake Powell at risk

LAKE POWELL — Can Lake Powell repel the invasion of the dreaded quagga mussel?
The answer from federal biologists, tasked with preventing the spread of the highly destructive European bival ...