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| Local News for Goodyear, AZ and Surrounding Areas |
Goodyear, AZ and Surrounding Area Local News
Goodyear mayor released from hospital, plans return to work
Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord, 73, became ill during a City Council meeting Monday night.
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Buckeye police: Man shot during neighborhood gunbattle
Man was shot in the leg after returning home from work early Friday, Buckeye police said.
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Old West cattle drive will help to launch Buckeye rodeo
The Buckeye Days Arizona Cenntennial Celebration will include a cattle drive though downtown, a tricky event for organizers
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Goodyear home sells for more than $400,000
Check out the top recent sale prices for area homes, including one that fetched $414,730.
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Buckeye Union High School District to celebrate 90th birthday
Town and district officials hosting an all-class reunion and "old-timers" baseball game Saturday.
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Tolleson High School girls basketball team keeps improving as tournaments nears
After a mediocre start (4-4 entering December),Tolleson has been on the upswing ever since the Nike Tournament of Champions in late December.
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Glendale police to start landfill search for missing girl Feb. 6
More than 40 officers, detectives, FBI staffers and others will be working on the search daily.
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Avondale Agua Fria High School forfeits 164 games for eligibility violations
Internal audit of winter and fall sports at Agua Fria High found 463 violations of AIA guidelines.
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Old cowboys test mettle at Buckeye Days
The featured event of Buckeye Days Arizona Centennial Celebration is the senior pro rodeo.
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Goodyear mayor suffered ministroke at council meeting
Mayor Georgia Lord, 73, was hospitalized Monday night after falling ill at a City Council meeting.
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Criminal charge refiled against W. Valley justice of the peace
Judge Phillip Woolbright reportedly violated a domestic violence-related order of protection.
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Centennial baseball celebration in Peoria
The Arizona Centennial Baseball Celebration will be Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. at the Peoria Sports Complex.
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Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce: 3 businesses fill not-so-trivial needs
The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the Feb. 14 centennial of Arizona's statehood by including an Arizona trivia question in each column until mid-February.
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Transit, rail options discussed in Tolleson
Van pooling and rail options for the Southwest Valley will be covered at the Feb. 2 meeting of the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce's Rail Partnership.
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Shredding offered for electronics waste, paper in Avondale
Southwest Valley residents can get rid of their electronics waste and unwanted documents at no cost at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale Saturday.
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Buckeye police dispatch center to be remodeled, with court getting lobby
Buckeye Town Council approves remodel pf police dispatch center, will add a lobby to its court.
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Avondale, Buckeye Junior Reserve cadets thrive on challenges
ROTC in West Valley a wide-ranging adventure
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Buckeye Union teacher accused in student sex faces firing
Buckeye Union district plans to fire Brian Bizzell, who is accused of sexual conduct with a student.
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Buckeye elementary district steps up to launch marching band on shoestring
Despite financial hurdles, the Buckeye Elementary School District has started a marching band.
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Avondale Zoom bus adds Walmart stop
On Monday, the Zoom neighborhood circulator will make some minor route adjustments, including adding a stop at Walmart on Rancho Sante Fe Boulevard.
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Study: Glendale Luke Air Force Base still preferred site for F-35
Luke Air Force Base is still well in contention to get the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
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Former Buckeye police officer loses Arizona certification
Board revoked former Ralph Peck's certification; won't open case against Ralph McLaughlin.
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Goodyear police, HOA battle graffiti
Goodyear police are investigating a sharp spike in graffiti in the Palm Valley area.
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Tolleson's Javier Alvarez is teaching and building as soccer coach
Javier Alvarez, originally from Madrid, Spain, has passion for soccer, coaching
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Buckeye Union High School District pursues IB program
Students in the Buckeye Union might soon be able to take advanced international courses.
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| New York Times Homepage |
U.S. Recovery Slowly Gained Speed in Late ’11, Data Show
The American economy picked up a little steam last quarter, with output growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, a faster rate than the 1.8 percent of the third quarter.
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N.Y. Airports Account for Half of All Delays
Despite changes in procedures and airline schedules, flight delays last year in the New York area were as bad as ever, and rippled across the country.
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Violence Rises in Syria, Vexing Arab League Monitors
Heavy bloodshed was reported in three cities, and the head of the observer delegation said mayhem had increased significantly.
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Media Decoder Blog: Bloomberg Executive Is Said to Be in Talks to Lead Dow Jones
News Corporation is said to be in advanced discussions with Lex Fenwick to become chief executive of Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and the Dow Jones Newswires.
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France to Speed Troops’ Withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said French troops would leave a year early, by the end of 2013.
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| Politics News |
Romney stresses support for immigration
At his first public appearance since aggressively defending himself as "pro-immigration" at last night's final Florida debate, Mitt Romney took to the podium again today to argue that he and the Republican party are firmly in favor of legal immigration.
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Obama touts higher ed reforms in Michigan
The White House insists that the three-day, five-state tour upon which President Obama embarked on Wednesday was intended to sell his State of the Union message, and wasn't directed toward campaign purposes.
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Biden predicts second Obama term, Dem majority in House
Vice President Biden on Friday predicted re-election for himself and President Obama, along with a regained majority for Democrats in the House of Representatives.
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Brewer releases copy of letter to Obama
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, R, sustained a controversy stemming from her confrontation of President Obama on an airport tarmac by releasing a copy of the letter she handed to the president on Phoenix.
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Romney solidified after latest debate
First Read: Newt Gingrich put on the defensive in the final Florida debate but Romney made some unforced errors of his own.
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| Health and Wellness News |
Weight-loss Challenge: It's the home stretch!
 With a few more days to go and a few more pounds to lose in the challenge, readers share their motivation and what's working for them.
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Co-nursing: Are four breasts better than two?
 Did you ever wish, during those bleary nighttime feedings, for an extra set of boobs to shoulder the burden? Dorea Vierling-Claassen got that wish, when her wife, Angela Vierling-Claassen, agreed to co-nurse.
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After teen hockey injuries, can rough sport become safer?
 Two tragic spine injuries in Minnesota high school hockey games in the last month have sparked debate among parents, officials, and fans over how the rough sport can be made safer.
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FDA detains some OJ from Brazil for fungicide
U.S. health regulators said on Friday that they had detained three shipments of Brazilian orange juice, and six from Canada, that tested positive for the fungicide carbendazim.
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Have your mayo and cut calories, too
Condiments are a source of “hidden” calories because people often forget to account for them when tracking their food intake. Click for more and to join Joy Bauer's 25,000 pound Weight-loss Challenge.
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| Oddly Enough |
Danish royal shows art to the masses
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II says she is honored to be showing the largest ever collection of her paintings at a Danish Art Museum.
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Panda cubs enthrall visitors
Jan. 26 - Twelve six-month-old giant panda cubs play in front of delighted crowds celebrating the Lunar New Year in China's southwest Sichuan Province. Tara Cleary reports.
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Wanted: Thief that shot himself in the foot
Jan. 25 - A clumsy thief shoots himself in the foot while guarding the door of a bank during a robbery in a small Brazilian town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Spiders weave silken magic
Jan. 25 - A golden silk cape spun by over one million Madagascan Golden Orb spiders goes on display at London's Victoria & Albert Museum. Tara Cleary reports.
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China fancies female bodyguards
Jan. 25 - A security school trains women to become bodyguards in China, where new wealth and changing attitudes have created a surge in demand. Tara Cleary reports.
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| Quote of the Day |
Charles Dickens
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else."
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Hannah Arendt
"Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless."
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Orison Swett Marden
"A will finds a way."
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Ivan Illich
"We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation."
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| How to of the Day |
How to Mind Map Yourself
Since the time of the Ancient Greeks, humans have been using methods to tap into the mind's ability to associate and imagine outcomes in order to find coherent solutions. Mind mapping is one modern day approach that draws on associations and imagination to create an overview of lots of seemingly separate pieces of information to find and clarify pathways, solutions and to organize issues.
You may be wondering how a mind map can be of help to you personally. Indeed, it can be of tremendous help, as mind mapping can be used as a source of self-empowerment or personal growth, a way to sort out personal issues and challenges, and as a motivator to help you achieve goals you've set yourself. And it's even easier for us than it was for the Ancient Greeks, given that we can use the amazing array of mind mapping software available (or even a piece of paper and a pen). Your journey of self-discovery through mind mapping begins here.
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How to Hide That You Are on a Diet
Although some people love to talk about their diets, you might not want the entire world to know you're dieting. While one good reason to hide your diet intentions may be to surprise folks with weight loss, another reason could be that after trying countless diets you may not want to hear about it if you trip up. Or, you may simply be fed up discussing all the pros and cons of various diet types as the only topic of dinner table or social event conversation, or having to justify the choice you've made. In addition, studies show that the mere act of announcing your goals to others makes you less likely to accomplish that goal, because the sense of satisfaction you get from publicizing your intention gives you a premature sense of completion.[1]
Instead of announcing or discussing your diet plans, keeping the information to yourself and surprising your friends and family member as the pounds slowly melt away is an acceptable option but you will need some good methods to distract nosier sorts. Regardless of your reason for keeping mum about dieting, this article will show you that there is a way you can hide the fact that you're on a diet.
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How to Build an LED Camcorder Light
Create your own camcorder light to improve the visual ability of your camcorder in dim light or darkness.
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The Etiquette of Inviting Your Ex to Your Wedding
If party planning isn’t tough enough, now you want to invite your ex to your wedding. And while there is no clear cut etiquette answer on the suitability or otherwise of having an ex at a wedding – Prince William and Princess Catherine invited ex-flames to their wedding – it is important that both you and your fiancé are comfortable with the decision and have talked it through.
Having an ex at your wedding takes tremendous tact and an extremely understanding fiancé––hopefully one who is confident enough in your relationship to freely admit if he or she feels uncomfortable with having your ex at the wedding or is truthful when stating he or she is totally fine seeing your ex sitting in the congregation. It also matters why you're inviting your ex, as extending an invitation to your ex should be executed with grace and class and only if you parted ways on amicable grounds and no longer have romantic feelings for each other.
In this article, you'll learn how to approach the possible complications and the delicacies involved in asking an ex to your wedding.
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How to Make Espresso Vodka
Coffee lovers will find this sweet and coffee laden liqueur a delight. Espresso vodka can be used to make White Russians, drunk on the rocks, added to coffee or drizzled on dessert, such as ice cream.
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