Only about two weeks remain for the archeological dig along Silverbell Road.

March 29, 2006 - Northwest schools are quickly proving the area is raising some of the brightest students in the country.

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March 1, 2006 - Oro Valley's first residents might be happy to learn how much the town values its earliest history and native heritage.

April 12, 2006 - The development plan for the Vistoso Town Center got final approval from the Oro Valley Town Council in an April 5 council meeting that also gave approval to a fare increase for the Coyote Run transportation service.

The holiday shopping season has begun, with stores all hoping we will all do our bit to help turn the economy around.

March 22, 2006 - When they look back on what they learned in the fourth grade, the students of Harelson Elementary will probably remember the day they used flaming cow patties to make pottery.

Archaeologist Allen Dart meticulously brushed away the Santa Cruz River silt and to his surprise, uncovered the head of a claw hammer lying next to what was once the doorway of the bunkhouse and tack room of the historic Bojorquez-Aguirre Ranch in Marana.

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I had to get away on a road trip one Sunday this January. All this adulation for the newly elected president and the liberal tripe spewing forth from Hollywood and the editorial pages was driving me to distraction.

In a downtown basement, thousands of ancient relics, sculptures and original paintings remain tucked away.

Twenty miles east of Holbrook, Ariz., travelers along Interstate 40 can leave the highway and delight in a truly remarkable wonder of nature.

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