Local church hosting 10-week cancer support, outreach group

February 3, 2012

Cornerstone Wesleyan Church is starting a 10-week cancer support/outreach group in Apache Junction-but this isn’t going to be your typical support group.
“There are a lot of support groups out there, and everything has its place,” said Shary Oden, the…

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Tempe FD offering free blood pressure checks

February 3, 2012

Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 11:58 am | Updated: 12:04 pm, Fri Feb 3, 2012.
Worried your blood pressure might be high? If you live in Tempe, the fire department offers free blood pressure checks from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, and without an appo…

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SRP giving away free shade trees

February 3, 2012

The Salt River Project is giving away desert adapted shade trees to homes around the Valley to reduce energy costs and improve air quality.
The trees will range from 4 to 6 feet in height and come in a 5-gallon container.
SRP customers will receive tw…

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Geeks Night Out to celebrate technology’s wacky, serious sides

February 3, 2012

About 20 percent of Tempe’s jobs are technology-related, and many of those folks probably can’t shake the stereotype that they’re geeks.
But Tempe is hoping to embrace all that geekiness this month with Geeks Night Out, an event that celebrates the se…

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Power Points ‘aficionado’ believes system is flawed

February 3, 2012

Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 5:03 am | Updated: 2:10 am, Fri Feb 3, 2012.
An East Valley power points aficionado believes an inadvertent glitch inside the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s power points system rewards teams for playing in extra…

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Power Points ‘aficionado’ believes system is flawed

February 3, 2012

Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 5:03 am | Updated: 2:10 am, Fri Feb 3, 2012.
An East Valley power points aficionado believes an inadvertent glitch inside the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s power points system rewards teams for playing in extra…

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Tempe mayor 2012 election questionnaire: Linda Spears

February 3, 2012

Feb. 3, 2012 02:06 AM
Name: Linda Spears.
Age: 61.
Hometown: Born in Tucson, grew up in Tacna, Ariz. Lived in Tempe since 1968.

Educational, professional and political experience: BS in business admininstration; accounting major, ASU; CPA; Councilman…

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Aaron Bright, Stanford hammer ASU basketball – Tucson Citizen

February 2, 2012

STANFORD, Calif. – Every time Arizona State starts to show improvement, the bottom drops out — always on the road, always in a way that makes you wonder if this team will win again.
Photos from the game | Box score | Twitter updates
Five days afte…

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Phoenix Open: Frazar fast start shows he’s not done yet

February 2, 2012

Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:43 pm | Updated: 10:52 pm, Thu Feb 2, 2012.
This was supposed to be the year of retirement for Harrison Frazar.
The 40-year-old Texan had spent the last 13 years on the PGA Tour. He had some successes and some fai…

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Phoenix Open notes: Fan-favorite Mickelson has solid start

February 2, 2012

Arizona State-alum Phil Mickelson is clearly the crowd favorite at the Waste Management Open, and his opening round of 3-under-par 68 has him within range of the first-round leaders.
“It’s really cool the way people have treated me,” Mickelson said. “…

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