Temperature soared to over 100 degrees this week and kids and adults alike were looking for ways to keep cool. This youth takes advantage of the sprinklers at the park to keep cool.

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Changes in Cochise College nursing student schedule
Following a change in the nursing student schedule at Cochise College, students will be required to attend one lecture per week at the Sierra Vista Campus.

Arizona among most vulnerable states to rising gas prices
WASHINGTON - A new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ranks, for the first time, U.S. states based on vulnerability to high gas prices and on policies that reduce that vulnerability while protecting consumers and the environment.

GOP seeks more immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) - New requirements to track down, deport and permanently bar people who overstay their visas would be added to a broad immigration bill under a GOP bid to attract more Republican support.

Court of Appeals ruled on state sales taxes money
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Bisbee police behind other agencies in prosecutable drug arrests
BISBEE - The Bisbee Police Department is trailing several other Cochise County municipal police forces in terms of methamphetamine/dangerous drug cases presented for prosecution in 2007, statistics show.

Border crosser deaths climb along with searing Arizona temperatures
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Temperatures have soared during the past week's run-up to summer in the Southwest, and deaths among migrants crossing Arizona's desert regions are also up - a potential ill omen, a border county medical examiner says.

Small-scale smuggling a hot potato
BISBEE - At shortly after 7 p.m. on June 7, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Richard Ramirez pulled over a vehicle driving north on Highway 80 near Tombstone.

Lodging chains taking notice of SV, Cochise County
SIERRA VISTA - Statewide and national lodging chains are taking notice of this mountain view town. The industry growth in Sierra Vista has witnessed two new hotels opening in the last few months, with another major sale now complete.

High school students: Get the Buzz on Biz
Are you a high school student with a business idea?

SBA begins loan program for business owned by military
SIERRA VISTA - The Small Business Administration recently implemented a new loan program to boost businesses owned by members of the military community.

How to harvest rain at Bisbee Farmers Market
Find out how you can capture the rain water that falls on your roof, patio, driveway and yard this Saturday at the annual Rain Water Harvesting event at the Bisbee Farmers Market, just in time for the summer monsoon season. Cado Daily, an expert with the Water Wise program, will be on hand to answer questions and provide lots of information to help plan a water harvesting system for your home.

Fourth of July activities planned throughout county
Plan an inspiring July Fourth in the American West. Families and friends looking for memorable festivities should head toward Cochise County's communities of Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Willcox.

'Aladdin' opens in Bisbee City Park and it's Free!
Bisbee's Obscure Productions presents "Aladdin" in Bisbee's City Park on June 22, 23 and 24, 2007 at 7:30 pm each night. Bisbee's City Park is located in Old Bisbee down Brewery Gulch and up the stairs. The show will be free thanks to the support of individuals, businesses and foundations, and the hard work of BOP's cast and crew.

Enjoy the outdoors at Kartchner Caverns State Park-Hike, camp, learn about the Desert Ecosystem
There are many things to do at Kartchner Caverns during the summer months including taking the Rotunda/Throne Room tour, hiking, camping and educational programs in July.

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Bird Walk

Indian food adds variety to vegetarian repertoire
Many folks who are not declared vegetarians are finding themselves going light on meat, whether for health or philosophical reasons. If your cholesterol is a bit high, or you limit your meat consumption to only (expensive) organic or locally raised meat, you probably find that animal protein is now an occasional indulgence. Whatever the reason, if you want to expand your meatless repertoire, look no further than "India's Vegetarian Cooking" by Monisha Bharadwaj (Kyle Books, 2007).

'The sweet onion' celebrated during Tombstone festival
TOMBSTONE - Sweet Onions from Willcox?

Top mistakes grocery shoppers make
Last month, I enjoyed shopping with a TV producer at a Giant Eagle grocery store in Pittsburgh to demonstrate coupon saving strategies. She asked me something I had never been questioned before about, "What are the top mistakes shoppers make that cause them to spend too much money?"

Tolerance, truth and religion in history
When it comes to religion and politics, many skeptics are convinced that strong faith leads to judgmentalism, which leads to intolerance, which leads to oppression and, ultimately, theocracy.

A milestone for St. Paul's: Church marks 125th in 'Town To Tough To Die'
One hundred-and-twenty-five years ago, when the West was still wild with warring Apaches, hard-riding Buffalo Soldiers, and hard-working, hard-drinking miners and cowboys, a young seminarian from the East set foot in "The Town Too Tough To Die" to tame as much of it as he could. Endicott Peabody, later the founder of the famed Brooks and Groton schools in Massachusetts and heralded teacher of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, arrived to win as many as he could for his fledgling ministry ... toughs or not-so-toughs! With that humble first step, St. Paul's Episcopal Church was founded.

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Southern Baptists appoint national strategist on homosexuality

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