If a soup kitchen line is the lasting image of the Great Depression, then the job fair line is beginning to serve that purpose for the current recession.

For those of you who still think charter schools aren’t for-profit organizations, the groups combining to put up a new Happy Valley charter in Queen Creek are Gratton Investments and Happy Valley Schools Inc.! Sound like a group that may be a bit concerned about making money for their officers? You bet! My daughter went to public schools in Chandler, and got her doctorate in pharmacy at age 23. It’s the student and parents that will make a student successful, not a profit-making group with self interests!

More plans are in place for Mesa’s Eastmark after Scottsdale-based DMB Associates sold 527 acres of the site to home builders this week.

With Annika Sorenstam going for a three-peat and a colorful supporting cast that is lacking only by a Wie bit, the upcoming Safeway International at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club is looking quite chic.

Sit in the front row at a rock concert and 110 decibels of music will rock your eardrums.

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A sculpture on display at the new Mesa Arts Center incorporates live fish inside tiny individual cells — and animal lovers are not happy.

A sculpture on display at the new Mesa Arts Center incorporates live fish inside tiny individual cells — and animal lovers are not happy.

A sculpture on display at the new Mesa Arts Center incorporates live fish inside tiny individual cells — and animal lovers are not happy.

People should come before profit margins.

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The first Scottsdale City Council meeting of 2008 will be stacked with high-profile items — some ready for a final vote — others perhaps just starting to heat up.

More than 95 percent of Arizona employers are small business owners, according to the Arizona Department of Commerce.

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We encourage readers to submit letters to the editor on issues of interest to East Valley residents. Submissions should be no longer than 300 words, factually accurate and original thoughts of the writer. Please be brief and include name, address, city and phone number for verification. Letters and call-in comments may be edited for clarity and length.

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Nominees for the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber in Commerce Women in Business Palo Verde Award come from varied backgrounds and all levels of business experience. The annual award recognizes a female chamber member's personal achievements in business.