The high percentage of high schoolers who failed at least one part of the AIMS test should be a "clarion call" to state education officials that something is wrong, Gov. Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.

August 25, 2004

Benjamin Harrison: According to the “Fact Check” Perspecitve article in the Tribune on Feb. 1, Matthew Ladner was correct in one part of his article; there is overspending in public education. I may even say that the district level is a bloated leech on the state spending. The rest of the article was rubbish. I can give the scoop in four simple facts.

With more than 45 years driving experience on various continents, it is astonishing to witness such poor driving standards in the Phoenix area. It seems a matter of routine that all drivers exceed the posted speed limit no matter what the prevailing conditions.

Yet another windy storm is expected to blow through Arizona on Friday, and anyone who breathes may suffer.

NEW YORK - Investors resigned themselves to lackluster first-quarter earnings Tuesday and sent stocks moderately higher despite disappointing results from General Motors and Bank One.

MIAMI, Fla. - In August, John and Kelly Delgado moved their family to Homestead, Fla., from Indiana, thinking that John’s native South Florida was their land of opportunity.

The office of county sheriff in Arizona dates back to territorial days when the sheriff was the only law. When Arizona became a state 100 years ago the office of sheriff was spelled out in the state Constitution.

The Arizona State Veteran Home violated 10 state and federal licensing standards when its staff discharged a patient who could not care for himself, ignored resident complaints, rigged a woman's call light so it wouldn't work and prevented residents from leaving the grounds without an escort, state health inspectors have ruled.

August 12, 2004

The Valley will be forced to take dramatic and costly action to reduce air pollution if the region violates federal particulate standards just once before the end of 2006.

On Feb. 14, we attended a Gilbert school board meeting. It’s an election year and we wanted to put names with faces.

State lawmakers do not have to provide additional state aid to schools that have a high percentage of poor students, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled.

With a heat wave causing an around-the-clock ordeal outside, it’s a wonder that so many across the Valley are venturing outdoors. A conservatively reported 5,000 people — likely more — visited a regional attraction at the Phoenix Zoo Saturday that boasted more than 60 tons of processed snow.

The Arizona Supreme Court late Friday refused to block the state from scaling back its health care program for the poor next week.

NEW YORK - Income tax filing season is often a trying time for small business owners, but the Internal Revenue Code is usually not the culprit - tax professionals say it's procrastination and poor record-keeping that causes most of the problems.

WASHINGTON -- Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the president invited Republicans to join him but warned, "I intend to fight."

Many East Valley schools learned Wednesday that they passed Arizona’s grading system with high marks — only to fail the standards measured by the federal government’s No Child Left Behind law.

Arizona schools are being forced to implement new standards for English and math this year while still waiting for financial help from the state officials who are promoting them.

Arizona schools are being forced to implement new standards for English and math this year while still waiting for financial help from the state officials who are promoting them.

Arizona schools are being forced to implement new standards for English and math this year while still waiting for financial help from the state officials who are promoting them.

Standard and Poor’s has reaffirmed Chandler’s water and sewer bond rating of AA+, citing the city’s strong financial performance. The rating service reviews and updates bond ratings every one to two years while evaluating the state of the city and the economy. Bonds rated Aaa or AAA are considered to be of the highest quality with the smallest degree of investment risk.

Tempe and Mesa received a boost in their credit ratings, reaching the highest levels in their histories.

NEW YORK - Wall Street soared Thursday, propelling the Standard & Poor's 500 index and Dow Jones industrials to record highs as bright spots among generally sluggish retail sales allowed investors to toss aside concerns about the health of the economy.