The ghosts of Halloween past

Pictured here are children preparing for the Halloween festival in Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 20, 1962. Nearly everyone turns out to watch the parade, and thousands are on hand to watch the show that launches it at the Palma Stadium. Another 7,000 or more school children take part in a youngsters…

Tohono O'odham kids choose right

Indian Oasis Elementary student James Secundino, 9, heads to the lunch table to eat his brown bean quesadilla with chicken-chili stew. The non-profit Tohono O'odham Community Action group started the monthly alternative choice lunch program which offers students a healthier lunch option that…

White House credits 12K AZ jobs to stimulus

PHOENIX — The White House said Friday that more than 12,000 jobs were saved or created in Arizona because of President Obama's economic stimulus plan, and Gov. Jan Brewer said most were ones saved in education, despite the state's deep budget troubles.

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New Gila casino is state's largest

Even as Indian gaming revenues flag amid the sour economy, a tribe south of Phoenix today is to open a $215 million hotel and casino south of Phoenix.