Proposed Congressional Map is Fatally Flawed and a Partisan Giveaway to Democrats --Governor calls process Botched Governor Jan Brewer today blasted a new Arizona congressional map preliminarily adopted this week by the Independent Redistricting Commission. “The IRC proposal is simply gerrymandering at its worst,” said Governor Brewer. “This unaccountable, unelected Commission has misused its authority to draw a congressional map that is every Democrat’s dream. In doing so, … [Read more...] about GOP and Democrats at Odds Over Redistricting
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NAU Researchers Study Evolutionary Fish Jumping
Research sometimes means looking for one thing and finding another. Such was the case when biology professor Alice Gibb and her research team at Northern Arizona University witnessed a small amphibious fish, the mangrove rivulus, jump with apparent skill and purpose out of a small net and back into the water. This was no random flop, like you might see from a trout that’s just been landed. The rivulus seemed to know what it was doing. They hadn’t expected to see that behavior, even from a … [Read more...] about NAU Researchers Study Evolutionary Fish Jumping
Flagstaff Weight Watchers Helping St. Mary’s Food Bank
Next week, Weight Watchers members in Flagstaff will “give away” their unwanted pounds by collecting non-perishable food equivalent to their weight losses to date for St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance. The effort is part of the 4th annual Lose for Good® campaign, an initiative that fights hunger both locally and globally by increasing awareness of this important issue and helping to provide access to healthy food for those in need. What: Weight Watchers “Lose for Good” Fall Food Drive … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Weight Watchers Helping St. Mary’s Food Bank
NAU Lands $2.5 M Grant for Garden Array
The National Science Foundation has awarded Northern Arizona University’s College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences a four-year, $2.5 million grant to create the Southwest Experimental Garden Array. The garden array will be a system of 10 experimental gardens across northern Arizona that include habitat types from desert to alpine forests. The gardens will be used to examine how climate change will affect the ecology and evolution of individual plant species, plant communities … [Read more...] about NAU Lands $2.5 M Grant for Garden Array
Traffic Signal Construction to Begin at Cheshire
The Arizona Department of Transportation will install a new traffic signal at the intersection of US 180 and Fremont Boulevard in Flagstaff later this month. A recent study conducted by ADOT concluded that a traffic signal at the intersection is warranted. Construction of the signal will begin this month and lane closures will be required to provide a safe work zone. ADOT will issue traffic alerts as needed to inform drivers and area residents of the closures. Drivers … [Read more...] about Traffic Signal Construction to Begin at Cheshire
Many Arizona Stocks Out-Performing the Dow
Shares of publicly traded Arizona companies had their ups and downs through last month’s stock market plunge. Yet, most Arizona companies’ year-to-date (YTD) stock prices out-performed the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The graph below/to the right/to the left compares the YTD performance of local companies’ shares to the Dow YTD performance. Arizona-based, publicly traded companies that have operations in Northern Arizona include: Arizona Public Service (APS), subsidiary of Pinnacle West … [Read more...] about Many Arizona Stocks Out-Performing the Dow
Gosar Sponsored Legislation Passes House Floor
Today, the first piece of legislation Congressman Paul Gosar, DDS (AZ-01) introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 489, passed on the floor the United States House of Representatives. “My legislation is a common-sense solution to the bureaucratic wrangling that has occurred between the Department of Interior and Agriculture that has compromised the routine maintenance of critical water infrastructure in Arizona,” … [Read more...] about Gosar Sponsored Legislation Passes House Floor
Business Damaged and Flagstaff Resident Injured by Fires
Flagstaff Fire Dept. responded to two separate fires this weekend. Yesterday, at about 10:45a.m., FFD responded to a report of a fire in the kitchen of Louies Chicken Shack on East Rt. 66. First arriving crews found heavy smoke coming from the restaurant and quickly extinguished a fire burning in one of the deep fryers in the kitchen. The deep fryer had recently been installed and it appears that the heating element of the fryer was not working properly causing the grease to … [Read more...] about Business Damaged and Flagstaff Resident Injured by Fires
State of Emergency Declaration Bring Cash to County
Governor Jan Brewer today signed a Declaration of Emergency in support of Coconino County response, recovery and mitigation efforts to protect property and infrastructure in the Schultz Flood area. The declaration was signed in response to a heavy monsoon rainstorm that dropped more than 1 inch of rain within 15 minutes in the Timberline, Hutchison Acres and Wupatki Trails neighborhoods on September 13, 2011, causing significant street flooding and damage. Flood waters also … [Read more...] about State of Emergency Declaration Bring Cash to County
CCC Receives GED and Caregivers Grant
The Arizona Department of Education awarded Coconino Community College (CCC) an $80,000 federal grant to improve basic literacy skills, earn a GED, and obtain a Caregivers' Certificate. CCC is one of four colleges in the state to secure the two year Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (IBEST) grant. At least 160 students are expected to benefit. "The College is extremely excited to provide this level of training and work with students, who otherwise, might not be able to succeed … [Read more...] about CCC Receives GED and Caregivers Grant