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Far away, but yet so close

On Phoenix’ first ozone pollution alert of the season — which happened to be Earth Day — I arrived at Barry M. Goldwater Terminal for a Passover Seder with some Michigan relatives, most of whom couldn’t have settled further from the glove-shaped state. This is what I learned. There are nearly 5,000 Bulgarians in Phoenix.…

The Blotter

• A man called police to report that his brother had come to his house drunk. When he refused to let his brother inside, the brother sat in his vehicle across the street and continued drinking. An officer approached the vehicle and asked him if he was drinking. The suspect replied, “I just made myself…

Step into Narnia

One of the most cherished works of 20th century fiction comes to life onstage this weekend, as Savannah Danse Theatre performs The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at the Lucas Theatre. Based on the ever-popular Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis, the ballet is “about coming into a magical land, Narnia, with beautiful…

Letters to the Editor

Raising minimum wage would be counterproductive Editor, Jack Star’s “50-cent solution” to the problem of funding Social Security, described on page 11 in the April 20-26 issue of your paper, is completely unfounded. If the government were to raise the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour, then busineses would have to raise the prices…


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