by Melissa | Apr 7, 2014 | Casa Grande, Coolidge, Economy, Eloy
Casa Grande Dispatch (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are posted only for purposes of discussion.) Tesla Motors, an American electric car company, is attempting to follow the way of consumer electronics manufacturers by offering new models to the high-end market and...
by Melissa | Apr 7, 2014 | Florence
By Joey Chenoweth | Coolidge Examiner FLORENCE — Down in a small canyon, the features of a typical rural area are all present. Farmers ride their tractors across vast land. Alfalfa is spotted everywhere, with plants bustling in the wind. Cattle graze, seemingly...
by Melissa | Apr 7, 2014 | Marana
By Phil Villarreal | Arizona Daily Star Teri Murphy, community chairwoman of the Marana Main Street Festival, knows Marana’s downtown isn’t much to speak of — yet. But she sees a future in which it’s a bustling nerve center that captures the town’s spirit. Murphy’s...
by Melissa | Apr 7, 2014 | Eloy
A woman from Germany died this morning during a skydiving event in Eloy. The woman was jumping at about 7:30 a.m. when her parachute malfunctioned, Jocelyn Bernatchez, spokeswoman for Skydive Arizona, said in an email. “The malfunctioning parachute was released too...
by Melissa | Apr 7, 2014 | Coolidge
By Joey Chenoweth, The Coolidge Examiner Luis Ramirez resigned his position as the city of Coolidge’s civil engineering inspector on March 21, the same day he pleaded not guilty at Pinal County Superior Court on five counts of sex crimes. The Pinal County Sheriff’s...