It’s easy to take the sewer system for granted — just dump some stuff down the drain, and it’s gone for good.

Get ready for a matchup between the nation's top two rushers - and a big traveling quandary for the Arizona faithful.

A trillion dollars over the next two years. That’s the figure being tossed around for the government’s economic stimulus package. The surprise is, many liberal and conservative economists agree on the high price tag.

June 15, 2005 - Kortney Smith won't just be circumnavigating bases on the softball field this summer, she'll be doing so while circling the globe.

A year ago, I was a panelist at a forum discussing education in Arizona. Sitting next to me was Ann-Eve Pedersen, the president of the Arizona Education Network. When she went to grade school in Arizona in the 1970s, Pedersen told the audience the state supported education and funded it adequately. We ranked in the middle of the country in per-student spending, not dead last like we are today.

Matt Scott and Ka'Deem Careyaccounted for seven combined touchdowns and the Arizona (2-0) defense forced four critical turnovers to lift the Wildcats to a 59-38 upset of No. 18 Oklahoma State (1-1) on Saturday night at Arizona Stadium.

With the backing of well-known University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olsen, and a passion for Tucson, Dave Sitton has come on strong in the Congressional District 8 Primary Election.

April 12, 2006 - It was going to be close as Dan Maher approached the finish line of the 5K competitive run of the 8th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Up ahead was the back of a familiar foe, Robert Seaman, the man Maher had been closing in on since Country Club Road.

Campers are working on organizing and cataloging thousands of pottery specimens during the week-long camp.

The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra is in a holiday recess mode.

The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra is in a holiday recess mode.

Jo Holt, a Democrat, is new to the political stage, but feels it’s time for a newcomer to take the reins in the State Senate for Legislative District 11, formerly known as District 26.

After a five-year hiatus from Oro Valley civic affairs, Barry Gillaspie is back. The former county planner is running for a four-year council term to preserve and further a quality of life he sees as threatened by an unresponsive town bureaucracy.

When Rob Gillette started training for his first marathon - last year's Tucson Marathon - he knew there'd be benefits. And there were. He dropped 6o pounds and developed a cadre of new running friends. He'll be marrying one of them in January.

July 12, 2006 - As a young girl growing up in Ohio, Julia Zahn would spend her summers riding her bike. Whether it was on the paved roads of town or trekking the countryside's dirt roads to visit her favorite teachers, Zahn wanted to ride until the road ran out.

The Arizona Wildcats concluded their regular season with a loss in the Territorial Cup, against long time rival, Arizona State University. With a final score of 41-34, the Wildcats wrapped up their season with a 7-5 record and a 4-5 record within the Pac-12.

Brad DeSpain retired last week from his position as Marana director of utilities, but there was little time for chatting on the first day of his new life.

A Tucson man believed to have struck a pedestrian with his truck, left the scene of the crime and then returned claiming to be a witness to the event has been arrested in connection with the incident.

August 24, 2005 - If there's a road in Oro Valley, chances are Michael Anderson and Nick Belock have run on it.

In the 2012 regular season, one game prevented Marcos de Niza from reaching perfection. In week five Tucson's Ironwood Ridge came to Tempe and the Nighthawks went back to the Old Pueblo with a road win over the Padres.

September 7, 2005 - Tucked away in the northeast corner of the Palo Verde High School gymnasium in a dark, secluded enclave rests the girls volleyball team of Ironwood Ridge High School.

July 27, 2005 - When Tina Lopez was in high school, she was much more interested in parties and boys than she was in science and math, a preoccupation not all that uncommon for a teenage girl.

Ka'Deem Carey, the record-breaking running back who led Canyon Del Oro to a state championship as a junior last season, has verbally committed to attend and play football at the University of Arizona. Carey, hurtling into the end zone a season ago, rushed for 2,738 yards and 45 touchdowns as a junior. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound runner is a mix of speed, quickness and strength. The senior has been rated by The Rivals.com as the nation's 16th best high school running back.

University of Arizona football sophomore Ka'Deem Carey has been named a first-team All-American by CBSSports.com, it was announced on Monday. He earned the top slot at the running back position for the first All-America honor of his career.