Historical fairytale in Oracle

Glittery fairies are illuminated in hand-painted glass bottles dangling from mesquite and emery oak tree limbs. Pastel-colored tea tables and chairs dot the edges of a stone-studded path. A butterfly made of pink, purple, orange and yellow hair curlers attached to a metal rod protrudes from the ground, one of approximately 50 art pieces spread…

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UA students protest for justice

A group of about 50 protestors holding signs that read, “Black Lives Matter” and “UA Stands for Justice” gathered at the University of Arizona’s Old Main Friday afternoon to protest the shooting death Wednesday of an unarmed African-American man by a white Phoenix Police officer. “No one has any harmful intent,” said Taylor Allen, a…

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WIFA helping communities convert to solar

Five rural cities in Arizona are being powered by solar thanks to loans from the state’s Water Infrastructure Finance Authority. Another three cities will be considered for low-interest authority loans to install solar in parts of their cities as well, all in an effort to support a more sustainable society while reducing electric bills. Susan…

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