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Dean Merrell’s legacy provides local Future Farmers of America a hometown start
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – On Friday, Feb. 5, the legacy of one of Central Arizona College’s most electric characters and beloved professors will be rekindled when hundreds of high school students descend on the Signal Peak Campus for the 14th Annual South Central Dean Merrell Future ...
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Providence Service Corporation Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Downtown Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Providence Service Corporation, one of Tucson's largest companies with over 11,000 employees nationwide, today announced that it plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to downtown Tucson. Providence, working with Peach Properties, will take ...
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New Study Shows Nearly One Third of Overweight Adolescents See Themselves as Underweight or 'About Right'
CINCINNATI, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or "about right," according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students. "Despite growing attention to the issue of obesity over the past several years, the number of ...
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What Was the Most Recycled Material in 2009?
Earth911.com releases the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth911.com, provider of the nation's leading Local Recycling and Disposal Directory, released the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report, with electronics such as computers, ...
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Bank of America Extends More Credit in 2009 Than Any Other U.S. Bank
Latest Lending & Investing Report Details More Than $758 Billion in Credit Extended During 2009 and Nears $180 Billion in the Fourth Quarter Alone CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today issued its fourth quarter Lending & Investing Initiative Report, noting the ...
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Study: Medicare Covers Only Half the Cost of Administering Chemotherapy to Seniors with Cancer
Landmark Study Presented at Annual Community Oncology Conference SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A comprehensive study of the components of the delivery of modern-day cancer care in community oncology practices revealed that Medicare covers only 56% of the actual costs of ...
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U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $170 Million Contract for Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) a $170 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the United Arab Emirates. The AGM-65 Maverick family of ...
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Wild West Town Puts out Nation's First 'Unwelcome' Mat for AIG Execs
WICKENBURG, Ariz., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Days before it celebrates its Gold Rush heritage, one of America's most storied Wild West towns has a message for AIG and its big-bonus-bearing executives: Ride on by, city slickers, Wickenburg is a Greed Free Gold Rush Town. The Wickenburg Chamber ...
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Secretary of Agriculture speaks to region on possible future employment opportunities in rural America
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addresses concerns and complexities of rural job prospects and other issues at the Copper Basin Jobs Project Regional Community Meeting Jan. 30 as a guest of U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick to Arizona and the Copper Basin region.
Jobs and how people in the Copper Basin region, as well as everywhere else, need them to prosper topped the list of topics at a regional community meeting last Saturday. Special guest at the event was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. He was on a fact finding tour to the area at the invitation of U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick focusing on the Copper Basin Jobs Project that aims to create more than 1,000 jobs and help Arizona realize its economic potential. The meeting, held at St. Mary’s Center in Superior, was attended by interested parties, public officials ...
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Superior Sun News

Robotics program a life changing experience for SHS students who participate in new activity
Participants in the Resolution Copper sponsored robotics activity club at Superior High School include (back row, left to right) Julian Contreras, Ryan Everhart and club sponsor Mr. Morris; (second row, left to right) club sponsor Mr. Dooley, Eric Smith, Vince Velasquez and club sponsor Mr. Pool; (front row, left to right) to Lorena Medrano, Leandrea Rivera and Simon Ochoa.
Superior High School has started an innovative new club called FIRST Robotics. Dean Kamen, a famous inventor and physicist, founded FIRST Robotics in 1989 to motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology and math, while building self confidence, knowledge and life skills. FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” The Robotics Club is an undergraduate student-run organization that facilitates the building of robots and related projects. What brought this program to Superior? Last year ...
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Nugget

  • Zache Talk: Life & death reverie on a fellow creature’s fate  
  • Discover Superior, shop and learn about history and art at weekend festival  
  • Classic DQ a tasty family tradition for five decades and counting in small town of Superior  
  • SELF-DEFENSE: Other Things We Teach You, Part IV – Managing Fear  
  • Globe’s 26th annual Historic Home & Building Tour set for Feb. 20-21  
     
    Sports

  • Frustrating season ends for Lobos  
  • Miner Hoopsters take tough loss to Eagles; defeat Panthers  
  • Lady Lobos in good position for state tournament spot  
  • Superior excels at recent basketball games, moving them ahead to conference play  
  • Junior High Wrestlers finish second in Central Region  
  • Junior High Lady Miners earn top seed for Region Tournament  
     
    Police Reports

  • Mammoth Police Report  
  • Pinal County Sheriff's Report - Miner  
  • Superior Police Report  
  • Kearny Police Report  
     
    News Clips from the Basin

  • Que Pasa  
  • This 'n That - Superior  
  • This 'n That - Copper Basin  
  • Nugget Community Calendar  
     
    Natinal Headlines -MSNBC

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    Sports

  • Mardi-gras style parade honors Saints  
  • Pac-10 giving ‘serious evaluation’ to expansion  
  • Powell: The most important black athlete in existence  
  • Rosenthal: Manning, Colts won’t be down for long  
  • Offseason priorities for all 32 NFL teams  
  • Andrews stalker had info on other reporters  
  • Kobe Bryant iffy for Wednesday, All-Star game  
  • UVa-Maryland game postponed by snow  
  • Roddick’s wife on cover of SI swimsuit issue  
  • Super Bowl is most-watched program ever  

    Entertainment

  • Jackson’s doctor to return to court in April  
  • Autopsy: Jackson had vitiligo, wore wig  
  • Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer  
  • ‘Survivor’ host Probst signs deal for next season  
  • Murray’s case ups stakes in world of celeb drugs  
  • Perez Hilton, Peas manager settle civil suit  
  • Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star  
  • Jolie visits earthquake victims in Haiti  
  • Slide show: Slideshow: The week in celebrity sightings  
  • TV listings  

    Business

  • After Mon. dip, Dow ends day back over 10K  
  • Toyota begins public, back room PR effort  
  • U.S. officials review Toyota Corolla complaints  
  • Obama has miles to go to keep all promises  
  • Job openings fell nearly one-quarter last year  
  • Homebuyers finding that cash really is king  
  • Wholesale inventories fall more than expected  
  • Winter athletes fight for endorsement deals  
  • Little-guy sponsors score Olympic talent  
  • Disney posts flat 1Q profit, beating estimates  
     
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