Archive for the 'Phoenix' Category
Memorial Day 2012 at Sunset in an Arizona Cemetery
May 29, 2012 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Near the middle of the cemetery, out among the rows of headstones and small flags, I see a woman alone in a folding chair. She sits with her head down. She wears a wide-brimmed hat, so I cannot tell if she is reading a book or focusing on memories. [...]
Read More..>>Colorful Butterflies and Flowers, and the Pause Button
April 21, 2012 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Poets describe butterflies as flying flowers, or elusive happiness on wings that might find you if you hit your pause button. I paused the other day. I made time to visit the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Through May 13, hundreds of colorful butterflies each [...]
Read More..>>Evict Arizona Legislature for ‘infighting, brawling,’ says Phoenix Attorney
Jan. 20, 2012 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Who says attorneys lack a sense of humor? I received the following email today from attorney Larry Lazarus, whose downtown Phoenix firm has represented land use and zoning cases for 30 years throughout Arizona. Maybe Lazarus is on the right track when he suggests the eviction of the Arizona [...]
Read More..>>New High-Rise Crowned With Lights Hosts Downtown Phoenix Party
Nov. 9, 2010 PHOENIX, Ariz. – The backers of a $900 million high-rise development in downtown Phoenix and city officials partied for four days last weekend. On Nov. 4, a Thursday, Mayor Phil Gordon launched a four-day grand opening of CityScape’s first phase with his annual State of Downtown speech. Musical entertainment and a Sunday [...]
Read More..>>Of Odd Dreams, a Leg Infection and Dedication to Medical Careers
Aug. 8, 2010 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The strangest dreams invaded my nights earlier this month. Instead of counting sheep, I encountered monstrous images. In a narrow tunnel with falling flakes of gold, I faced a smiling lime green snake large enough to swallow a bull. Under a black sky, I floated over an endless sea [...]
Read More..>>Arizona Politics Trumps Economics; Students, Needy Families To Suffer
March 21, 2010 EDITORIAL Are Arizona’s leaders, struggling with an overpowering deficit, downsizing state programs too far? Last week, Gov. Jan Brewer signed the state’s fiscal 2011 budget of $8.9 billion, which is a reduction of $1.1 billion. Budget supporters called the new budget a streamlining of state government. Critics say it is hardhearted, with [...]
Read More..>>Butterfly Exhibit Star Attraction at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix
March 14, 2010 PHOENIX, Ariz. – A few steps inside their sanctuary, while I was adjusting my camera, I was embraced by two tiny sparks of life as delicate as moonlight. They grabbed my hand with their tiny feet. All I could do, to avoid startling my two new friends, was stand still. They explored [...]
Read More..>>Arizona’s Sunrise Walks and Wildlife, Chimichangas and Historic Buildings
March 7, 2010 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Just a few of my Arizona favorites: A lone bull elk grazing on the lawn early one November morning as I stepped out of El Tovar Lodge at Grand Canyon. I never had seen a bull elk, much less been so close to one. Lunch at the Arizona Biltmore [...]
Read More..>>Stories About Fishing, the Devil Sparked Boy’s Passion for Journalism
Jan. 14, 2010 PHOENIX, Ariz. – I fell in love with writing several U.S. presidents ago when I was in grade school. My passion was unleashed by word pictures so powerful, they became mileposts reminding me where the adventure began. I remember reading an outdoor magazine’s story about a fishing guide on the Great Lakes. [...]
Read More..>>Arizona Law Firm Ranks High in Percentage of Female Attorneys
Dec. 28, 2009 PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Lewis and Roca law firm is rated 17th in a new Law360 survey that ranks firms based on their percentages of female partners. Nearly 26 percent of the firm’s 205 partners are female. Female lawyers lead three of Lewis and Roca’s governing committees and one of its practice [...]
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