In the middle of downtown Mesa's rows of businesses, homes and public buildings, a massive prehistoric structure stretches back in time to handiwork nearly a millennium old.

NEW YORK - Christa Walker’s new home was designed by an architect, made of environmentally friendly materials, and will arrive at the lot in just a few pieces — straight from the factory that built it.

The spirit of the American Wild West lives on in Scottsdale. And the city has a new landmark to prove it.

Buffets are no longer fuddy-duddy furniture. Versatile and stylish, buffets have become pieces for use in every room of a contemporary house.

Second Mesa • A road trip to the Four Corners region of the Southwest offers a window into Native American culture, from ruins older than any other man-made structure in the U.S., to glimpses of contemporary life amid the Navajo and Hopi.

Adherents of the world’s great religions banter over theology, history and culture, and they argue which faith plots are the path to the divine. That’s dandy if you groove on the “eternal truth and wisdom” thing. But some spiritual seekers have this question: What’s in it for me?

NEW YORK — The fashion legacy of World War I includes trench coats and shorter skirts. World War II popularized sportswear, strong shoulders and nipped waists. Vietnam inspired protest-driven Army green and fatigues.

The world is awash in statistics, and modern health care is no different: Heart rate, pulse rate, BMI, LDL . . . New stats seem to appear every day. But numbers are only so useful if your head explodes.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Brian Boucher’s goalie mask — which will likely be headed to the NHL Hall of Fame in Toronto before long — has a brick wall design painted on both sides.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Brian Boucher’s goalie mask — which will likely be headed to the NHL Hall of Fame in Toronto before long — has a brick wall design painted on both sides.

LOS ANGELES — The darkly intimate 1960s-era drama "Mad Men" and the comedy romp "Modern Family" were the top honorees at Sunday's Emmy Awards as American life past and present proved a winning formula.

Though not necessarily a new idea, the platform bed is certainly an unusual one.

Scott Hinkle says Queen Creek is ready for a little history lesson.

Carl Hayden: Hayden is arguably the most important Arizonan ever. He began working in Washington, D.C., to secure water for the sparsely populated desert state in 1902 and became Arizona’s first congressman upon statehood. He was the son of Charles Trumbull Hayden, a Tempe founder, and helped transform the pioneer territory into a modern state. Hayden quietly worked on national parks, military affairs, Indian matters and was instrumental in winning the Central Arizona Project. The $4 billion CAP diverted Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson and was the largest, most expensive water project in U.S. history. His 56 years in Congress have been eclipsed only once.

Carl Hayden: Hayden is arguably the most important Arizonan ever. He began working in Washington, D.C., to secure water for the sparsely populated desert state in 1902 and became Arizona’s first congressman upon statehood. He was the son of Charles Trumbull Hayden, a Tempe founder, and helped transform the pioneer territory into a modern state. Hayden quietly worked on national parks, military affairs, Indian matters and was instrumental in winning the Central Arizona Project. The $4 billion CAP diverted Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson and was the largest, most expensive water project in U.S. history. His 56 years in Congress have been eclipsed only once.

Carl Hayden: Hayden is arguably the most important Arizonan ever. He began working in Washington, D.C., to secure water for the sparsely populated desert state in 1902 and became Arizona’s first congressman upon statehood. He was the son of Charles Trumbull Hayden, a Tempe founder, and helped transform the pioneer territory into a modern state. Hayden quietly worked on national parks, military affairs, Indian matters and was instrumental in winning the Central Arizona Project. The $4 billion CAP diverted Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson and was the largest, most expensive water project in U.S. history. His 56 years in Congress have been eclipsed only once.

I now know you can't judge a book by its cover. I almost managed to overlook my review copy of "Backyard Medicine" by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal (Skyhorse Publishing, 2009); however, one evening I sat down to give it a look and was pleasantly surprised to discover a first-class read.

Just about any visitor who passes the rambling, twostory, red-brick former seat of Pinal County can grasp how this old courthouse links modern Florence with Arizona’s emergence from a Wild West territory into our nation’s 48th state.

July 22, 2004

One of the Scottsdale Police Department’s slogans has been to “honor its past and imagine its future.” Within a few months, more than 43 years of the city’s law enforcement history will be donated from a private collection and shared with the community and future generations for a Scottsdale Police Museum.

One of the Scottsdale Police Department’s slogans has been to “honor its past and imagine its future.” Within a few months, more than 43 years of the city’s law enforcement history will be donated from a private collection and shared with the community and future generations for a Scottsdale Police Museum.

STUDYING ABROAD

STUDYING ABROAD

STUDYING ABROAD