By mid December the call center on 10th Street is anticipated to be in full production, with about 300 employees processing calls from around the country.

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Polling places in Cochise County
The following are the 2008 Cochise County polling locations, as provided by the Cochise County Elections Office. These locations will be used on the Sept. 2 primary. To determine what polling place you are supposed to vote at, call the elections office at 432-8970, or look on the voter registration card you received.

90 Call Center employees in production, more expected
With 90 customer service agents working at a temporary call center and another 250 trainees anticipated to soon join their ranks, the prospect of being part of the labor force has created some excitement here.

Deal puts county in discussion over wolves
BISBEE — With the passage of an agreement between Cochise County and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the county Board of Supervisors may have a say in the re-introduction of the Mexican wolf that could occur in the Chiricahua Mountains. The memorandum of understanding allows the county to have a seat at the table in regards to determining the expansion of the current management area of the wolves.

Cloud files complaints against Dever
Just a week before the upcoming Republican primary, Cochise County Sheriff candidate Bill Cloud filed five election complaints with County officials, calling for an investigation of “ctions by or on behalf of the Larry Dever for Sheriff of Cochise County campaign.”

Arizona home values keep falling at increasing pace
PHOENIX — Home values in Arizona continue to plummet at faster and faster rates.

Gas prices dropping countywide
According to the Cochise College Center for Economic Research’s latest biweekly survey of gas prices, conducted during the week of August 25, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Cochise County dropped from $3.79 to $3.67 over the two-week period. According to AAA Arizona, the statewide price decreased from $3.77 to $3.63 per gallon. Nationally, according to the Energy Information Administration, gas prices decreased from $3.81 to $3.69 during the two-week period.

July tax collections down from last year
PHOENIX — State tax collections continue to shrink even as more people continue to move here.

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.

Signs of the times
This home on the corner of Eighth Street and A Avenue makes it easy for drivers to know who they are supporting this election. But not everyone is as sure as they are. For information on where to vote and on candidates for the Board of Supervisors in District 2 and the Sheriff’s race, see Section B.

Douglas man in critical condition after motorcycle accident
A Douglas man is in critical condition following a morotcycle accident Wednesday.

Public Safety officers will be looking for impaired drivers this weekend
Arizona Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol officers including the DUI Enforcement unit will be taking part in a number of task forces throughout Arizona over this Labor Day weekend. 

Is 18 old enough to drink?
A rising question across the United States asks whether the drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18.

Palin surprise pick for McCain’s vice president
MAT-SU, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin has made Alaska history Friday after Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain formally picked the Wasilla, Alaska, resident as his vice-presidential running mate.

Primary election for county, state, fed offices today
The following are the 2008 Cochise County polling locations, as provided by the Cochise County Elections Office. These locations will be used on the Sept. 2 primary. To determine what polling place you are supposed to vote at, call the elections office at 432-8970, or look on the voter registration card you received.

Burger Shack opens on 10th St.
Sonic restaurant is gone from Douglas, but Burger Shack is there to meet the needs of Douglas taste buds.

Adelita’s Tortillas offers flavor of Mexico at the dinner table
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Mexicans protest the wave killings, kidnappings
MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon faced one of his biggest challenges Saturday as Mexicans poured into the streets nationwide for mass protests against the tide of killings, kidnappings and shootouts sweeping the country.

Bargain gas continues in Mexico
BISBEE — Even as fuel prices are declining in the United States, many drivers here still cross the border into Naco, Sonora, Mexico, to fill up their tanks.

Arizona initiative system comes under new scrutiny
PHOENIX — Arizona’s initiative system is coming under new scrutiny in the wake of surprising developments concerning what ballot questions will end up actually being submitted to general-elecion voters.

English, Dever win nomination
Despite the fact a number of nominations for county offices were being decided on Tuesday, the county could only muster 19.81 percent voter turnout.

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.

Wells Fargo collects 58 tons of food for Arizona Food Banks
Summer Collection Drive helps Re-stock Depleted Food Stores

Douglas Association of Realtors converts to GE’s intelligent Supra iBox lockbox
A total of 20 Keyholders and 80 iBoxes Deployed to Help Local Realtors Work More Efficiently, Better Serve Home Sellers.

Business Briefs
Cochise College Small Development Center events:

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

A pasta dish to drool over
It’s not often that the word “drool” is used in a love song. Or rhymed with the phrase “pasta fazool.” Yet composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks did just that in their iconic “That’s Amore” (“a-MOR-ay;” Italian for “love.”) The song, popularized by crooner Dean Martin in 1953, contains the immortal line, “When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that’s amore.”

SPEND/THRIFT: DIY skillet meals are better bargain
As summer ends and schedules get busy, it's tempting to grab a boxed dinner solution at the grocer. You know the kind, a ground meat skillet meal or a boxed rice and pasta dish.

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.

Life doesn’t offer women any pain-free choices
For many mainstream ministers, it’s a moment of humor and celebration, with a touch of world-weary irony.

Godly or gimmick? Churches begin to offer free gas
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) _ Carol Umsted got more than the word of God during services this summer at the Congregational United Church of Christ of Valley City.

Presbyterian luncheon on Sept. 14
Presbyterian Church  Women’s scholarship luncheon will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m on Sunday, September 14.

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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