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Mesa Tribune Staff By Sydney Mackie Tribune Contributor Winter in Arizona usually signals a reprieve from intense heat as well as a time of economic prosperity for local businesses as visitors flee winter for Arizona’s kinder climes. But the...
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Mesa Tribune Staff TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF A Mesa woman was given a new Mazda by a Scottsdale dealership as part of the manufacturer’s “Mazda Heroes” campaign that singles out people who go the extra mile to help their communities. Substitute...
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Mesa Tribune Staff TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF It may be painful to the economy but the state’s former health director thinks allowing tournaments – particularly with out-of-state teams – is “grossly irresponsible.” Will Humble, executive director...
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Mesa Tribune Staff By Catherine Fusillo Cronkite News Arizonans were heavily invested in this fall’s elections in more ways than one, donating a total of at least $110 million to support candidates and high-profile ballot initiatives. That was a...
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Mesa Tribune Staff By Jim Walsh Tribune Staff Writer Mesa last week adopted strict public health protocols at sports fields as an alternative to closing them, allowing out-of-state sports tournaments to proceed amid the surge in COVID-19 – and...
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Mesa Tribune Staff By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services A veteran state lawmaker from Scottsdale is moving to strip Gov. Doug Ducey of the powers he assumed when he declared an emergency 10 months ago. The resolution by Republican Sen. Michelle...
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Mesa Tribune Staff BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor It would be the rare little boy who dreams of growing up to be a city manager. Chris Brady was not one of them. As a student at Brigham Young University in the 1980s, Brady aimed instead at a...
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Mesa Tribune Staff TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF Mesa Public School officials last week bid a fond farewell to two Governing Board members who each have devoted 12 years to the nonpaying position. Board President Elaine Miner and Steven Peterson are retiring...
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Mesa Tribune Staff By Anthony J. Wallace Cronkite News Research from Arizona and beyond suggests the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can spread erratically, making some infected people “superspreaders” and others dead ends for transmission....
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Mesa Tribune Staff TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF A signature Valley event has been delayed by the pandemic and another canceled outright. Barrett-Jackson announced last week it is rescheduling the January 2021 Scottsdale Auction to the week of March 22 at...