Reward sought for heirloom tools lost on Mesa drive
A Mesa resident offers a reward after his hand tool collection, passed down through generations, fell from a truck between Ellsworth and Power roads on University Drive. Barney Baker, 75, is seeking the tools’ return and urges informants to call 985-4267.
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Mesa
Barney Baker
Baker
Silver Spur Village
East Mesa
Viewpoint
Ellsworth
Power Roads
University Drive
Call
Pointe
Poole
Jeremy Poole
Jeremy
Mike Poole
Tigger
Pooles
Private firm to collect child support in Arizona
The state will hire a private collection agency to pursue 40,000 delinquent child support cases this year, aiming to recover $22 million to $66 million in the first year. DES will bid for firms. funds go to families, not the contract. Next year, 20,000 more cases in arrears will be added, with about $15 million in expected collections. State and courts will monitor implementation and wage garnishment rules.
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Fife Suchiegion
Department of Economic Security
Symington
DES
Linda Blessing
Wong Refuses Medical Records Demand in Mesa Mayoral Race
Mesa mayor Willie Wong, 45, who suffered a stroke on Oct. 26, declines Kirby Allan’s demand for his medical records. Allan, 65, cites a rumor Wong will retire after re election to fill an unexpired term for Vice Mayor Jerry Boyd. Wong says privacy blocks disclosure and a third MRI is set in six weeks to assess stroke cause.
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Mesa
Willie Wong
Kirby Allan
Wong
Allan
Jerry Boyd
Boyd
Mesa Lutheral
Mesan Leads 55 Cyclists End 1200 Mile Vietnam Trek
Mesan and 54 other American cyclists completed a 1200 mile ride through Vietnam ending in Ho Chi Minh City. The 18 day tour featured firecrackers flower garlands and cold towels as welcomes. Among the riders was Payson a Mesa artist and former exchange student who rode her first bike in 32 years.
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Mesa
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Rick Bauman
Portland
Ore
Nguyen Thu Huong
Norton Payson
Payson
United States
Feminist voices skewered over sports ethics and fans
A critical look at feminist writers like Anna Quindlen and their framing of sports culture. The piece contrasts perceived contempt for sports fans with broader concerns about commercialization, doping, and unethical behavior in Olympic competition and public discourse.
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Bobbitts
Anna Quindlen
New York Times
Harding
Quindlen
Dupes
Lucre
Times
Tonya Harding
Tonya
Nancy Kerrigan
Cabal
Ronald Reagan
Chicago Black Sox
Eva
Olga
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Doug McQueen
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Burns Montemorra
Diane Williams van Pelt
Blessing
Matt Salmon
Fife Symington
John Haider
Andrea
Alma School
Anna
Tribune
Mesan
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Doug MacEachern
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