Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council's (GSACPC) Camps Maripai, Shadow Rim Ranch and Willow Springs have just been accredited for another three years with the American Camp Association (ACA).

If we can set aside the political wrangling and focus on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), what becomes obvious is its critically important impact on women’s health.

Local high school athletes will conclude their prep careers in the coming weeks at various senior all-star games around the Valley. Here is a partial list of all-star activities. If you know of a game not mentioned on this schedule contact Tribune Deputy Sports Editor Craig Morgan at (480) 898-6540 or ||cmorgan@evtrib.com||mailto:cmorgan@evtrib.com||.

Former state commerce chief Don Cardon is going to get most of his performance bonus even though he quit the agency long before the end of his three-year contract.

Former state commerce chief Don Cardon is going to get most of his performance bonus even though he quit the agency long before the end of his three-year contract.

Camp Jam, provider of rock music camps and educational rock 'n' roll music programs, is accepting discounted early registrations for its Summer 2011 camp series.

The Arizona Contractors Association (ACA) has announced its endorsements in the city of Phoenix mayoral and council elections.

"Allahu Akbar. God is great."

"Allahu Akbar. God is great."

The Arizona Commerce Authority named Sandra Watson, its current interim director, to permanently head the agency.

Regardless of what you think about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called Obama Care, the delivery of healthcare in the U.S. needs a major overhaul. The focus should be on patients and on high value healthcare. That means doing what it takes to get better outcomes, better safety, better service at lower overall costs — a focus on value, not on volume.

A Gilbert company is among five firms statewide to receive part of $1.5 million awarded by the Arizona Commerce Authority to speed development and the commercial launch of promising technology.

Turns out one of the East Valley’s best is staying put.

The Governor’s plan to add more than 300,000 Arizonans to the Medicaid rolls will do nothing more than facilitate and expand ObamaCare. Voters clearly expressed their will to reject implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) via Proposition 106 in 2010. If this expansion goes through, nearly one fourth of all Arizonans will receive free taxpayer-paid medical care. This isn’t a ”safety net” for the poorest citizens. It is an incentive program for socialized medicine.

MAKE SURE KIDS ARE READY: A few weeks of peace and quiet while children are away at summer camp might sound enticing — but parents should resist sending their kids on overnights if they are not ready, said Ginger Pauley, executive director of the Southwest office of the American Camping Association.

General Motors will open a new information technology innovation center in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler and begin hiring what will eventually be 1,000 high-tech employees to staff the new location beginning in April, the company announced Wednesday.

When you walk into 88-year-old Ahwatukee Foothills resident Albert Ortiz’s home it’s clear to see that he has a passion.

Glenn Hamer, guest commentary

Glenn Hamer

Millionaire couple Ira and Mary Lou Fulton have donated millions to Arizona State University since President Michael Crow took over a few years ago, making them the school’s leading donors and a powerful influence over the institution.

Millionaire couple Ira and Mary Lou Fulton have donated millions to Arizona State University since President Michael Crow took over a few years ago, making them the school’s leading donors and a powerful influence over the institution.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance.