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posted on
March 30th, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

TEP rekindles debate over Rosemont mine

GREEN VALLEY — If a controversial mining project in the Santa Rita Mountains comes to pass, it will likely bring 100-foot-tall power lines to this southern Arizona enclave.
That was the gis ...

posted on
March 30th, 2009
from
The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

County attorney delves into Rim Country politics

STAR VALLEY — A politically charged contract dispute between town council members and a former town manager is under investigation by the Gila County Attorney’s Office.
The dispute in ...

posted on
March 27th, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Customs agent sues DHS after search

YUMA — A Customs and Border Protection agent is suing the Department of Homeland Security, claiming other agents violated his constitutional rights during a recent search of his home.
In a ...

posted on
March 26th, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Rural exec found guilty in wife’s death

PHOENIX — A Maricopa County Superior Court jury found a Pima businessman guilty of manslaughter more than seven years after his wife drowned in their bathtub.
The jury deliberated for more ...

posted on
March 26th, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Page officials give giraffes the boot

PAGE — A nonprofit that was leasing city-owned land to develop a wildlife preserve was evicted Tuesday because the organization couldn’t come up with $100,000 to extend its lease.
As ...

posted on
March 25th, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Wandering wounded man in custody at Flagstaff hospital

A wounded man surrendered to authorities on Sunday, March 22 after a 12:30 p.m. emergency call to 911.
Leigh Elson Parr, 54, of Buckeye, was seen walking along private property near west Seve ...

posted on
March 25th, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

In Prescott, a water war escalates

PRESCOTT — During Arizona’s most recent real estate boom, unbridled growth in the Prescott and Chino Valley region forced cities, towns, developers and utility companies to take stock of th ...

posted on
March 23rd, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Cuts could ground air support for police

KINGMAN — Facing a massive budget deficit, state lawmakers have asked the Arizona Department of Public Safety to consider cutting up to 20 percent of its budget. If needed, those cuts would elimi ...

posted on
March 23rd, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

ATV found, but Chandler official still missing

FOREST LAKES — Although the all-terrain vehicle belonging to a Chandler Planning commissioner was recently found, authorities are still no closer to finding out what happened to Mark Russell Irby ...

posted on
March 23rd, 2009
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The Zonie Report
based in
Phoenix

Pinal County OKs subdivision with Hindu temple

FLORENCE — A 265-acre subdivsion called Gunnala Farms won approval from the Pinal County Board of Supervisors last week, assuring thousands of the Valley’s Hindu families the chance to wors ...