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Curriculum director temporarily takes over
The Douglas Unified School District announced the assignment of Leanne Marston, District curriculum director, to cover Huber Middle School as administrator until the current situation has been resolved.

New provision to employer sanction initiative added
 PHOENIX — Buffeted by criticism, the architect of an alternate employer sanctions initiative has recrafted his plan.

CC residents help hammer out land use recommendations
With Arizona’s population expected to double in 45 years, decisions on what to do with State Trust Land and how best to manage land development are critical to our future.  Approximately 150 Arizonans, representing a cross-section of statewide leaders, will gather to discuss those issues in-depth October 28 – 31 at the Grand Canyon during the 91st Arizona Town Hall on “Land Use: Challenges and Choices for the 21st Century.”

Next step in construction of border fence still remains unclear
BISBEE — Construction of a border fence in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area can be restarted, but it is not clear when the work will actually begin.

Taste of Home tickets available at The Dispatch
The Taste of Home Cooking School will be making a stop in Douglas on Wednesday November 14.

Don’t be scared
Halloween is only a week away and kids and adults are busily preparing their costumes for the big day. The Daily Dispatch, City of Douglas Recreation Department and participating sponsors are preparing for its annual Spooktacular carnival at Castro Park from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 31. There is also still time for those interested in giving away candy to kids downtown from 4 to 5:30 p.m. To add you business name to the list, contact The Daily Dispatch at 364-3424.

Suspected drug smuggler shot on Geronimo Road
SIERRA VISTA — Recent tactics of drug smugglers ramming federal police vehicles led an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to shoot a suspected international drug-runner Thursday on Geronimo Road near the border city of Douglas.

Free computer classes offered at Douglas Library
Do you want to learn how to use Excel or PowerPoint? Or maybe you want to improve your Internet skills.

Police Report
October 19, 2007

Two-vehicle accident on 11th Street, no injuries
A two-vehicle accident caused minor injures to both drivers Friday afternoon.

Ramming agents’ vehicles part of a ‘pattern’
DOUGLAS — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman said the alleged drug smuggler shot by an officer on Thursday belongs to a drug trafficking organization that has resorted to ramming law enforcement vehicles a total of three times in four days in order to escape apprehension in the Douglas area.

Hospitals get help for providing emergency care to undocumented immigrants
PHOENIX (AP) — The federal government has reimbursed Arizona hospitals and doctors $92 million over the past two years to offset unpaid bills for emergency care provided to undocumented immigrants.

Family, authorities look for missing teen
Bisbee junior gone since Wednesday
SIERRA VISTA — When Barb Gill awoke on Wednesday morning, she and her family found her daughter, Morgan, missing.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords praises house passage of Health Care for children
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today praised House passage of a bipartisan compromise bill to extend health care coverage to millions of low- and middle income children.

Initiative drive intend to bar governments from considering social factors in education
PHOENIX — If you’ve got excellent grades, a stunning score on your Law School Aptitude Test and a remarkable background, odds are you’ll have no trouble getting into either of the law schools at Arizona’s public universities.

Keeping children safe for Halloween night
Although Halloween is next wednesday, it’s never too early  for parents to begin to think about Halloween safety.

Motorists must remember to use child restraint seats, it’s the law
Child car seats really do make a difference in child safety.

American Community Survey looks at Cochise County
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released results from its 2006 American Community Survey. This was the second year Cochise County was included in the survey, which provides annual updates to the census data collected every 10 years. Prior to 2005, only communities with a population of 250,000 or more were included. In 2005, this was changed to include populations of 65,000 or more.

Dorado Personnel is ready to meet your work needs
Dorado Personnel, located at 457 11th Street in the Gadsden Hotel, is ready to meet your work and staffing needs.

House Committee passes mine reform bill
A bill reforming the 1872 Mining Act that regulates mining on Federal public lands was sent to the full House for a vote after passing the Natural Resources Committee Tuesday on a  23-15 vote.   

Wal-Mart rolls out 15,000
rollbacks, up 20 percent from last year
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Wal-Mart today affirmed its aggressive holiday pricing plan, increasing rollbacks by 20 percent over last year.  With 15,000 items reduced this week, Wal-Mart is poised to increase customer savings even more this year.

Job fair is Oct. 25 in SV
SIERRA VISTA — Whether they’re finishing school or looking for a change, hundreds of job seekers will be meeting employers at the county’s largest career fair Oct. 25.

Taste of Home tickets available at The Daily Dispatch
The Taste of Home Cooking School will be making a stop in Douglas on Wednesday November 14.

Celebrate the Holidays & Harvest at Bisbee Farmers Market’s finale
The Bisbee Farmers Market will close its 2007 season with a Holiday & Harvest Festival on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon in Vista Park.  It will feature a Halloween Costume Contest for kids of all ages with child, customer and vendor prizes and a kids’ costume parade around the market.

Upcoming events
Bird Walk

Only two more nights in the “The Storage Room”
 Friday and Saturday will be the last two chances for patrons to enjoy “The Storage Room,” an original play by Bisbee author, musician and actor, Pearl Watkins. The author describes the play as “a black comedy about everyday family life in purgatory.” “The Storage Room” is being presented with the support of Central School Project.

Victims describe physical, verbal abuse on Bisbee’s walk
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Spooktacular Halloween Carnival October 31 at Castro
Castro Park is being taken over by witches, monsters and all other sorts of Halloween doings during the 'Spooktacular", from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31.

St. David artist gave life's work to promote learning
Hundreds of art pieces to be displayed at the Cochise College Benson Center this fall will be sold to raise funds for college scholarships.

Chamber players perform Oct. 26
Full of old-world grace, charm and, occasionally, fury, the Daystar Chamber Players present a face-to-face, quadraphonic experience of two violins, a viola and a cello at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at the Sierra Vista Community United Church of Christ. The concert is brought to Sierra Vista by Cochise College Cultural Events.

Call to Artists . . .
Interested artists are invited to submit original artwork, completed within the last two years, for the 2008 La Frontera Tucson International Mariachi Conference poster. The conference is scheduled for April 21-26, 2008.

Cochise College Events
Saturday, October 20

Mesquite milling, pancake breakfast Sat.
Bisbee Farmers Market

Nothing fishy here-Embrace your inner fish
Like "tree-huggers," we fish-huggers are concerned about the environment, specifically the impact of factory trawlers, bottom draggers, the problem of bycatch (e.g., dolphins caught in tuna nets) and industrialized aquaculture. We worry about the byproducts of bad fisheries management or farming, including mercury, antibiotics and colorants in fish. We want to save the fish so we can ... eat them. A little self-interest can, environmentally speaking, be a good thing.

Take rain checks when the shelves run dry
I recently shopped at my drugstore and was disappointed that the best bargains were out of stock. I had waited until the last day of the sale week, and other clever shoppers had cleared out the bargains.

Next generation: Focus on the Family executives more interested in parenting than politics
ERIC GORSKI
AP Religion Writer

`Sit Down and Shut Up’
ERIC TALMADGE
Associated Press Writer

Archbishop Chaput receives award
“On some key issues facing Americans today - the nature of marriage and family and the sanctity of human life, among others - Catholics and Mormons have the same concerns and similar values rooted in our belief of a loving God,...It makes sense to work together and support each other whenever we can, and the Catholics warmly welcome that.” Archbishop Chaput

Entertainment versus religious messages
The idea for the movie began with a vision of three fake pirates falling from the sky into the ocean, transported in a magical rowboat back to the 17th century.

Religion In The News
Students now required to observe moment of silence in Illinois

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