The cost of a graduate

With graduation upon us, every college graduate may be thinking the same thing: “I’m financially free!” However, that’s hardly the case. On average, an in-state student will spend about $39,880 over the course of four years at a four-year public institution. But that doesn’t include the cost to graduate. For the 2017-2018 school year an…

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Navajo rugs: More than just a pretty base

GANADO – Maggie Mannie, 83, assisted by her tall, strapping grandson, walked into Hubbell Trading Post with business on her mind. In one hand she held her cane and in the other, two rolled-up weavings, her own handwork. Edison Eskeets, the post’s trader, stepped up to the old oak counter and looked over Miss Mannie’s…

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Native American entrepreneurs making it happen

FLAGSTAFF — At first glance, it is just another rustic cabin surrounded by Ponderosa pines on the outskirts of town. A closer inspection reveals something else. Inside, Adrian Manygoats works to help Native American entrepreneurs realize their dreams of owning a small business. Manygoats is the coordinator for the Native American Business Incubator Network, a Flagstaff-based…

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Community art flourishes throughout Arizona

Community art has found a home in Arizona and two programs in particular have gained the attention of tourists around the world. 26 Blocks, located in downtown Phoenix, is a visual exhibit created in 2010. Now with new additions already in process, it continues to become more established within Phoenix and throughout Arizona as well….

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