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Adams named to College of the Holy Cross’

FT. MOHAVE, Ariz. – Samantha Adams of Fort

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With heavy hearts we announce the passing of

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No injuries in Havasu house fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Fire heavily damaged

First Friday takes it inside for August Nights

KINGMAN, Ariz. – First Friday on Beale Street

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Slimming Grace pre-trial conference held; six employees, owner

PHOENIX, Ariz. – An Arizona Attorney General’s Office

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Cooling station available in Bullhead City this weekend

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – The National Weather Service

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kent simmons, pastor of Canyon Community Church

What’s the Harm?

So, Texas is taking a stab at reintroducing biblical teachings and concepts into classrooms beginning next year according to The Associated Press.

At issue is whether basic Judeo/Christian doctrines should be taught from a historical perspective and whether the bleed from history to proselytization is a slippery slope.

Unless one is adamant that such moral and ethical underpinnings were not a part of our nation’s history, a view that most rational people would dismiss, the fact is, we, at a minimum, were once more Christianized and Judaized.

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Endangered black-footed ferret reintroduced

SELIGMAN – For the first time in almost 30 years, Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) biologists performed a re-introduction of ten endangered black-footed ferrets to the once-flourishing Aubrey Valley/Double O Ranch area, attempting to re-populate the only active recovery spot in Arizona.

The ferret kits were captively bred at one of six sites across the country, including the Phoenix Zoo. The kits were then taken to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado, where they learned to hunt and live in the wild.

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Lake Havasu City honors Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City, in collaboration with the USS Arizona Relic Committee, led by Marine Corps League Detachment #757, invites the public to a heartfelt Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony scheduled this Saturday, December 7, at 10 a.m. located at London Bridge Beach Park, near the flagpoles. This event commemorates the 83rd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. It includes a short ceremony and viewing of the USS Arizona relic from 10 a.m. to noon.

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