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Arizonans chose the names Isabella and Jacob for their newborns more than any other in 2010.

Directv has a poor record

Governor Jan Brewer today announced the appointment of Edward “Pat” Madden to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. Mr. Madden has been appointed for a five-year term, effective January 21, 2013.

The only reasonable conclusion I can draw from the legislative session that just ended is this: Republican legislators think nothing is more important to Arizona than teaching the Bible in public schools and restricting women’s access to contraception and abortion. Jobs? Education? The economy? Not nearly as important.

Shelley Whitlatch has been named health promotion coordinator for Pima Council on Aging, the nonprofit area agency on aging for Pima County’s older residents and their caregivers.

Southern Arizona lost a lot more than a great, retired journalist with the passage of Ace Bushnell. We lost one of our truly great citizens when he died March 14 at the age of 85.

The Marana Health Center and Marana Unified School District will host their third annual Marana Care Fair from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 7 at Marana Middle School.

After two announcements came out last week about steps Pima County, and the State of Arizona are taking to address the mental-health crisis, I have to admit I am cautiously optimistic. Gov. Jan Brewer announced on Thursday that the state was able to settle a case that is nearly three decades old by creating a plan to address the state’s problems in terms of providing adequate services to the mentally ill.

Contrary to (Marana) Mayor Ed Honea’s recent guest opinion (“Passage of SB 1171 would be great for business,” March 16, 2011) alleging that Pima County’s wastewater services system has not “…been run properly,” a quick check of the facts show that the opposite is true.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing April 8 to help decide whether a Northwest cement plant with a history of regulatory violations can modify its pollution-producing kilns and expand its production.

The Arizona Legislature approved a budget earlier this year that included significant cuts to adult mental health services and restricted eligibility for many.

Don Jorgensen, a Democrat seeking a seat in House District 26, is running “because I want to do something, and that something is to improve health care.”

This was a fun time at the Marana Health Center where about 50 people turned out May 6 to express their appreciation for the people who have made possible the center's new $500,000 dental clinic.

A key piece in addressing the steady stream of unwanted and abandoned pets involves turning off the faucet.

March 16, 2005 - A new way of providing emergency services in Oro Valley is being negotiated by the two service providers currently doing business in the town.

The public is invited to explore the next generation of medical facilities with a public open house

Pima Community College’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Institute is holding a graduation ceremony today for students who have completed its EMT-Paramedic Training program.

Pima Community College has increased the number of county residents it can assist financially to be trained in more than one dozen high-demand healthcare jobs.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said last week she would not re-file a lawsuit in federal court that sought clarification on whether or not state employees would be subject to federal criminal prosecution simply for implementing the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.

Public Health Conference in Tucson April 27

Karen Ford Manza, CEO, Arizona Family Planning Council/Special to The Explorer

Governor Jan Brewer has appointed Joseph E. La Rue to the Arizona State Transportation Board. He will represent Maricopa County in the planning and development of Arizona’s transportation network.

Special to The Explorer