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House OK's $10 million to deploy Guard to border
PHOENIX - The House voted 38-15 Thursday to give Gov. Janet Napolitano $10 million to deploy National Guard troops in Southern Arizona.

Soldiers' missions too important to pull out of Iraq now, Napolitano says
PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano does not want U.S. troops to pull out of Iraq - at least not yet.

Sonora cop killers had military training, according to governor
At least some of the recent police murders in the Mexican state of Sonora were carried out by people with military training, the state's governor said on Thursday.

Deffer joins the staff of the Dispatch
Dale Deffer recently joined the staff of The Daily Dispatch as a Reporter/Editorial Assistant and is new to the Douglas area.

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Diverting tax obligations to help students attend private schools is constitutional
PHOENIX - A year-old law letting corporations divert income tax obligations to help students attend private and parochial schools is constitutional, a judge ruled Wednesday.

A subdivision by any other name
The dictionary definition of a subdivision is: a portion of land divided into lots for real-estate development. When asked, people often define ANY subdivision as "a bunch of tightly clustered lots with houses on top of each other; developments with no acreage and too many people." However, not all subdivisions are the same, particularly when differentiating between a subdivision developed within a city and one developed in the unincorporated county.

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AEO and eBay Foundation support PPEP's entrepreneurs
PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation (PMHDC) has been selected by the eBay Foundation as a partner in its Techquity (technology + equity) Program. The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) manages the program, which aims to bolster local businesses with new technology by providing entrepreneurs with cash awards ranging from $500 to $1600 enabling them to purchase technology essential to their business.

Grand Theatre readies for cleanup on March 24
Get out your elbow grease and join members of the Grand Theatre board and others in a cleanup project at the historic theatre beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 24.

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'Greatest Generation' celebrated by symphony on March 30
It's meant to be a brilliant evening filled with nostalgic tunes,, a well-tuned orchestra, LimeLight dancers and a double dose of maestros. Friday, March 30, the annual Pops concert is celebrating the "Greatest Generation" at 7:30 PM in Buena Performing Arts Center. Dr. Lloyd DuVall, a past president of the Sierra Vista Symphony Association and presently a board member, is the guest conductor as founding music director Roger Bayes also performs.

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Vegetarian cuisine now comes into its own
Even with the growing interest in the organic-food movement and in the relationship between food and health, and despite the appearance of delicious plant-based entrees on the best restaurant menus, some people still get a bit testy when "vegetarian" cooking is mentioned. Cranky folks find it labor-intensive, or strange, or health nut-ish. Get over it, folks. You know that vegetarianism has hit the mainstream when Betty Crocker gets behind it.

Pros, cons of supermarket checkout automation
I enjoy the efficiency of the automated-checkout processes at the grocery store. It has been years since I've had to write a check at the register because a quick swipe of my credit card is all it takes to pay for my groceries. The cashier's ability to scan items quickly instead of typing in prices means my order is rung up as quickly as I can empty my cart. However, the checkout automation offers more than simple efficiency to shoppers and cashiers. In fact, the future of stores' automated procedures may actually work to protect consumers.

The Episcopals debate their 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
When it comes to same-sex unions, the Episcopal Church has been using a kind of "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Church program helps victims of domestic violence
The statistics are startling. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, there are 960,000 incidents of domestic violence each year. Another survey of American families found 50 percent of the men who frequently assaulted their wives also abused their children. And the list goes on and on.

Judge orders Jeffs, others to pay millions in civil lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A judge ordered the leader of a polygamous sect and others to pay $8.8 million after they failed to respond to a lawsuit that accuses them of misconduct with church assets.

Rome office inundated with requests for JPII prayer cards, relics
ROME (CNS) - The Rome diocesan office charged with promoting the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul II has exceeded its postage budget because of increased requests for prayer cards and relics of the late pope.

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