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Be part of the planning: Apache Junction Founders Day …

2/2/2021
The Apache Junction Founders Day Committee meets 6-8 p.m. the first Thursday of every month — including Feb. 4 — at the Apache Junction Public Library, 1177 N. Idaho Road.

Surprise teacher, son to appear on ‘Kelly Clarkson …

2/1/2021
Like most moms, April Luyt hopes that her kids will grow up to be kind and selfless people.

Iganian: We must unite against racial injustice

1/13/2021
Last year was a harrowing time in America’s rich and complicated history. Our great nation was faced with a novel coronavirus and an old, deeply ingrained racial disease aching for healing and remedy.

Wintersteen: Why celebrate MLK Jr. Day now?

1/8/2021
For 23 years, the Town of Paradise Valley has had a tradition of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an in-person celebration and luncheon, and this year, while dramatically different in some …

MLK celebration in Glendale will ‘march’ on

1/5/2021
When Charles St. Clair arrived in Arizona in 1990, to begin a faculty position with the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies at ASU West in Glendale, the local culture was shifting.

Mesa remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual …

1/4/2021
While Mesa is not hosting an in-person parade and festival due to the pandemic, the city will honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a virtual parade. The event is on …

Lost Dutchman Days won’t be held in February 2021 …

12/16/2020
Superstition Mountain Promotional Corp., the Apache Junction Mounted Rangers and the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce have canceled the 2021 Lost Dutchman Days event due to increasing health and …

Adult day programs struggle with coronavirus concerns

12/5/2020
Adult day programs are one of those industries that continue to worry about maintaining a healthy environment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemeic.

2 Arizona women-owned businesses blaze own trails of …

11/20/2020
Nov. 19 marks Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and two Phoenix-area businesses run by women have found hope despite the fear of suffering financial impacts of COVID-19. Before the pandemic hit, …

Families remain committed to children in foster care

11/16/2020
Fears about the spread of COVID-19 caused families around the world to shut their doors to strangers, literally and figuratively. But dozens of foster families and adoptive families with Aid to …

Akers: What Veterans Day means to me

11/9/2020
Let me start out by saying that even in the veterans community there seems to be some confusion as to what makes someone a veteran. Some say you have to have completed a contract of service. Most …

Kimes: Some notes on celebrating Labor Day

9/3/2020
Since its earliest days, the labor movement has sought to improve the quality of work life, create workplace democracy and participate in employer-employee decision-making. The many benefits and …