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An Easter-basket wonderland

Imagine your kitchen counters, your dining room table—every surface—covered with pink and blue bunnies, chic black-and-white zebras and googly eyed giraffes, with team-logo basketballs, princess tiaras, zany sunglasses, magic wands, even pixie dust.

Tempe Diablos funding boosts growth of after-school learning

For the first-time visitor, Tempe's Kid Zone Spring Break Camp at Waggoner Elementary was like walking through a modern-day kaleidoscope.

‘Woman of Year’ combines nitty-gritty business savvy with a flair for the arts

By Deborah Hilcove                                                                                                                                            “I love helping other people, helping solve problems,” says Mary Contreras, a longtime Tempe resident and businesswoman, recently named “Woman of the Year” by the Women of Scottsdale. Active...

Driver for ‘Brown’ brings home the gold for safe driving

If a big brown delivery van seems to be inching into your lane of traffic, it’s likely not a UPS truck and it’s certainly not Pete Curiel.

Chandler chief to help 400 AZ police agencies meet 21st Century challenges

After 30 years in law enforcement—the past two as chief of the Chandler Police Department—Sean Duggan is taking on one of the potentially most influential roles of his career: chairman of Arizona’s quietly essential Criminal Justice Commission.

An update: Lots of responses and our sincere thank you

As some of you no doubt recall, our last issue contained an informal survey of sorts, asking that you share observations you might have about Wrangler News and inviting you to offer any ideas you’d like us to consider as we go forward.

Tempe’s proposed streetcar initiative

Although no one is quite ready yet to predict whether it will reach its ultimate destination, Tempe’s proposed streetcar initiative seems finally to be headed down the track to reality.

Deadline looms for Fleischer Scholars Program aimed at high school students

Minority and economically disadvantaged high school students will be able to live on campus and experience what it’s like to attend one of the top business schools in the nation through a program being offered by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
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