The Douglas Fire Department was busy last weekend with a burning building, a burning car and a natural gas leak.

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Murder suspects arrested at port
TUCSON — Two men sought in the deaths of four people near Palmdale, Calif., are being held on million-dollar cash bonds in Cochise County awaiting extradition.

SSVEC seeks power rate hike
SIERRA VISTA — Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative on Monday filed an application with the Arizona Corporation Commission for a rate increase.

2008 Arizona Legislature
 PHOENIX — High schoolers who can’t pass AIMS will continue to get relief.

Court keeps vouchers funded while considering legality
 PHOENIX — The state’s high court has given the go-ahead to keep funding two voucher programs while it considers their legality.

Western governors discuss balancing energy, wildlife at annual conference
TETON VILLAGE, Wyo. — Governors from several Western states voted Sunday to form a council that will study ways to protect wildlife habitat in the face of ever-increasing demand for energy development in their region.

As monsoons approach, fire department gives tips
Traditionally, monsoon begins when there are three consecutive days with dew points of 55 degrees or above. Arizona averages more than 50 monsoon days each year and they normally occur in July and August.  

Call center receives $275,000 grant from AZ Commerce
The Arizona Department of Commerce and City of Douglas partnered in attracting Advanced Call Center Technologies LLC to the City.  The company is expected to become the area’s largest private employer in the next few years, employing nearly 700 residents.

New store finds old building a good place to work in Douglas
The site has remained vacant since Wal-Mart moved across the street, but signs of life on another section of the old store on Fifth Street are now visible.

Dollar General has grand opening Sat.
Shoppers in Douglas will have a new place to shop for basic consumable merchandise at everyday low prices when Dollar General opens its new store at 1100 North San Antonio Drive. The grand opening is scheduled to begin Saturday, July 5 at 9 a.m., and continue through July 6. The new 8,352-square-foot store employs approximately six to ten people.

Businesses want changes to employer sanctions law
PHOENIX — Arizona voters are likely going to get a chance to do what lawmakers and a federal judges have so far rejected: dilute the state’s new employer sanctions law. A business-financed group filed about 284,000 signatures Tuesday for its own version of a statute that backers say provides “tough, enforceable, fair” laws. Only 153,365 of those need to be found valid to qualify for the Nov. 4 ballot.

City of Douglas
All city of douglas offices will be closed on friday, july 4, 2008, in observance of independence day.

Sheriff's Office Report
The following are arrests made by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and other city agencies, including the Sierra Vista and Bisbee police, and some were booked into the county jail.

Fireworks scheduled for Friday
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CER invites county employers to participate in survey
The Cochise College Center for Economic Research is currently conducting its annual Top 75 Employer survey. The purpose of the survey is to identify the county's top employers, based on the number of employees. The results are published in a special section of the The Douglas Dispatch, and by the CER in its annual publications and quarterly newsletter. Employers are encouraged to complete this survey and return it to the CER no later than Aug. 1 to be recognized for their contribution to jobs in Cochise County. If your business or organization has more than 30 employees, and has not yet received a survey for this year, please contact the CER and a copy will be sent to you. For information on the survey, please contact Iris Routhieaux at 515-5459, or email cer@cochise.edu.

Cochise County to give up $1.48 million to help balance state budget
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Lawmaker Pearce fails to get immigration issue on ballot
Capitol Media Services

DPS aims to keep highways safe during the holiday weekend
Arizona Department of Public Safety will conduct intensive enforcement to keep highways safe during Fourth of July holiday

Long 4th of July weekend means be extra careful
A long 4th of July weekend could spell trouble for Arizona firefighters as some Fourth of July celebrants start their extended “weekend” earlier this year to participate in outdoor activities.  Fire danger is very high throughout much of Arizona and is extreme in the Prescott NF, as well as for lands managed by the Phoenix, Arizona Strip, and Colorado River Districts of the BLM.  

Larry Dever gets endorsement
previously claimed by challenger
Cochise County voters may think they are seeing double in the race for Sheriff.  That’s because challenger Bill Cloud and Sheriff Larry Dever both claim to have received the highly coveted endorsement of the Arizona State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).

County practicing ‘green’ fleet practices before it was ‘right’
BISBEE, AZ  -  A study released last month by Duke University reports that Americans should take a more realistic look at the actual efficiency of fuel consumption in our vehicles. Rather than running out and purchasing the latest and greatest hybrid vehicle, we can make greater gains in fuel consumption by just switching up a model or two from larger gas consuming vehicles: a strategy that has been practiced by Cochise County and proven successful for several years.

Governor, others eye creation of support network for war veterans
PHOENIX — As more Arizona veterans return from war zones, state agencies and local communities must offer assistance to them and their families as the warriors return to civilian life, according to the governor’s policy adviser for faith-based and community initiatives.

Grand Theatre lights up Douglas sky
On the evening of the fourth of July, look for a brighter G Avenue with the official lighting of the Grand Theatre’s outdoor sign. The Douglas Arts and Humanities Association, a non-profit, all volunteer group dedicated to the renovation of the historic, downtown Grand Theatre, announces the official lighting of the Grand’s outdoor sign on the evening of the 4th of July.

Festive Fourth of July
For the first time in two years, Douglas residents and visitors were able to enjoys the lights, sparkle and “BOOM” of a fireworks display. The fireworks show has been rained out the last two years on the Fourth of July.  More than 1,000 people crowded G Avenue to get a glimpse of old Glory and the many floats during the annual parade, which was held at 10 a.m. on Friday. The parade was followed by a day of activities and food from the many booths and displays around Veterans Memorial Park. There were jumping castles, a rock climbing wall and water fun along with the large variety of food available. Entertainment began that afternoon and continued through the evening.

Korean men wanted in California killings to fight extradition
BISBEE — Two men wanted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a homicide involving four victims declined to be voluntarily returned to California during an extradition hearing Thursday in Cochise County Superior Court.

Gov, Legislature make cuts in majors funds except their own
PHOENIX — When Gov. Janet Napolitano and state lawmakers went looking for ways to balance the budget they slashed funding for some large and small programs and took money out of a host of special dedicated accounts.

Road construction
The City of Douglas will be working on various projects over the coming week.  The work is being completed by the City of Douglas Public Works Department and is part of the Mayor and Council’s ongoing infrastructure improvement program.

Speak your mind for only $75
PHOENIX — Got an opinion on one of the items on the November ballot?

Some travel to county to spend holiday watching the border
HEREFORD — Several people from around the country are visiting Cochise County this July Fourth weekend to help monitor the U.S.-Mexico border for illegal immigrant activity.

New law limits night driving by teens
YUMA (AP) — Arizona drivers under age 18 who have had their licenses for less than six months can no longer drive between midnight and 5 a.m.

State Initiatives
PHOENIX — Arizona voters will get to decide the fate of 11 measures this year at the ballot.

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.

Be a Patriot...Keep America strong by buying local food
Tired of feeling scared and helpless in the face of all the doom and gloom about the price of fuel and the state of our nation and the earth?  I suggest that we Americans take action as we celebrate the anniversary of our independence.

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

Are you really going to eat that?
There’s a genre of culinary preparations that you probably will never find a cookbook devoted to: dishes with unappetizing names. I’m not talking about tongue or liver or snails or other foods that, depending on your cultural orientation, you may find delicious or repulsive. I’m talking about dishes named in such a way that they can cause the diner to lose his or her appetite. “S.O.S.” — the military nickname for chipped beef on toast, which I will translate for a family audience as “stuff on a shingle” — comes to mind. So does British nursery food like Toad-in-the-Hole (sausage in Yorkshire pudding) and Spotted Dog (a steamed pudding). In Italy, a meringue cookie baked around All Souls Day is called Ossi di Morto (“bones of the dead”) and then, of course, there’s the infamous Pasta Puttanesca — or “pasta with sauce of the prostitute.” Or how about the Spanish dish called Ropa Vieja, or “old clothes.”

Update on expired coupons for the military
 A few months ago I shared that our effort to spread the military coupon initiative that my Shopper predecessor, Martin Sloane, started years ago is working. For those new to this column, overseas military base stores have a policy of accepting grocery coupons up to six months after their expiration date.

IDIOT IN THE KITCHEN:
James Bond has no problem shirking the establishment, even when it comes to his cocktails. The tuxedoed secret agent orders his martinis, “shaken, not stirred.”

ON THE TABLE
Watermelon Salad
Part fruit salad, part savory salad, this delicious mix of sweet watermelon and crispy prosciutto from Real Simple magazine is a delicious way to mix up your summer salad repertoire.

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.

Jamaicans debate translation of Bible to patois
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Plans to translate the Bible into patois — Jamaica’s unofficial language — have ignited a fiery debate that stretches beyond the shores of this island nation.

Religion News In Brief
Denver priests, deacons told not to become involved in politics

Its an Amazon-ing Expedition
Are your kids going bananas looking for summertime fun? Then look no more!

Is sex outside of marriage a sin?
It’s becoming more and more dangerous for preachers to use the words “sex” and “sin” in the same sentence.

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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