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Borane proposes faster lanes for port of entry
One of the most frustrating aspects of traveling northbound at the port of entry is the slow-moving traffic.

District wants to focus on gang-related incidents with officer
There were 50 gang-related incidents in the Douglas Unified School District last year, and that is the reason the district is making a second attempt to hire a School Resource Officer for district schools.

Budget plan blows up
PHOENIX - A bipartisan Senate deal for a $10.6 billion budget blew up late Wednesday over last-minute efforts by some Republicans to divert more tax dollars to send youngsters to private and parochial schools.

Minuteman, Hispanic group end alliance
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - An unusual alliance on illegal immigration forged between the Kansas Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and the Peoples Alliance for Latino Advancement in Kansas has broken apart after only two months.

Americans accused of bounty hunting
NACO, Sonora, Mexico - Police here arrested five U.S. citizens Wednesday and accused them of bounty hunting, a criminal offense in Mexico.

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County's job growth remains slow
According to the most recent figures from the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Cochise County lost 400 non-farm jobs in January, moving from 37,975 to 37,575. From January 2006 to January 2007, the county saw the addition of 550 new jobs, for a 12-month job growth rate of 1.5 percent.

House GOP member wants to wipe our Pay Day lenders
PHOENIX - Convinced the industry can't be properly regulated, a veteran state legislator is launching an initiative drive to wipe out payday lenders.

College to host Women in Business Conference
The Arizona Small Business Development Center Network, in conjunction with Cochise College and the Fort Huachuca C-Com Acquisition Center, will present the conference Women in Business from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 at the Sierra Vista Campus.

College students 'Dress for Success'
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Farmer's Market celebrates Earth Day Sat.
Bisbee Farmers Market will open early this year as it celebrates Earth Day on April 28th at 9 AM at Vista Park in Warren. Featured will be a May Pole, booths, music and lots of delicious food.

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Bird Walk

This Weekend
Artist Novoa featured at The Gallery

Cochise College Events
The Cochise College News & Events website has recently been updated to include the following:

'Love of Music' series continues in Bisbee Saturday
The next "For the Love of Music" concerts at the Bisbee Woman's Club are scheduled for Saturday, April 28 at 8 pm and Sunday, April 29 at 3 pm. Rose French (horn), Zoran Stilin (cello) and Lynne Haeseler (piano) will perform trios by Beethoven and Brahms, as well as duos and a solo of French music.

College art department to host end-of-year celebration
The Cochise College Art Department will host a primitive pit fire, potluck and barbecue beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at the Douglas Campus. The event corresponds with Beltane, an ancient holiday celebrating the end of winter and the coming of summer and a plentiful harvest.

Corn soup kicks off Cinco de Mayo
Just as everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, you'll find a lot of non-Chicanos claiming Mexican heritage on Cinco de Mayo (fifth of May). It's human nature, after all, to want to get in on a good party, and since Cinco de Mayo falls on a Saturday this year, it's a safe bet there will be parties galore. Maybe you'll be giving one of them.

Myth-understandings about coupons
In order to be able to save money buying the foods that you like, you need to look for all the savings opportunities available for your favorite brands. Strategic shoppers use three principles: they know their items' prices, they know their stores' savings programs, and they know where to find coupons for their favorite items.

Looking for the 'why'
You're waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Franz Family At 1st Baptist Sunday
There's a bow sweetly trembling the strings of a fiddle, a melody of high tenor joined by a family harmony, a pick stirs the mellow strings of a Martin guitar and someone is reciting scripture, the familiar words of God.

Religion News In BriefSenior judges say Muslim veils allowed in British courts
LONDON (AP) - Muslim women should be allowed to wear a veil in British courts, as long it does not interfere with court proceedings, senior judges said in guidelines published Tuesday.

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