International piano competition to be held at ASU
AZCentral.com – 01/02/2008, 08:39 am
Forty-two of the world's most talented pianists will compete in Tempe next week, and the public is invited to watch. The Arizona State University Herberger College of the Arts School of Music and the Arizona Young Artist Committee will host the 3rd Bsendorfer & Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions Sunday through Jan.

119 UA students reclassified as out-of-state
Arizona Republic – 01/01/2008, 15:28 pm
TUCSON - Since July 3, the University of Arizona has been able to corroborate the legal status of 758 of the 877 students it previously reported as 'not verified' under the strictures of Proposition 300.

Beauty queen-law clerk charged with kidnap-torture
AZCentral.com – 12/31/2007, 19:11 pm
TUCSON - A beauty pageant winner and law school student clerking for a federal judge faces charges that she kidnapped and tortured an ex-boyfriend. Kumari Fulbright, 25, was indicted with three men Dec.

Arizona's economic challenge for 2008
AZCentral.com – 12/31/2007, 17:33 pm
The slumping housing industry isn't expected to rebound for almost a full year. Commercial real-estate growth may be slowing. Tax collections, another sign of economic health, are slumping.

Southeast Valley police chiefs team to fight crime
AZCentral.com – 12/31/2007, 13:25 pm
East Valley police chiefs have checked egos at the door and are working closer, tackling projects and sharing resources and information in a successful effort to bring down crime rates.

Change in the wind for 2008 economy
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/01/2008, 10:45 am
It used to be that as the Grand Canyon went, so went Flagstaff. But in recent years, the popular wisdom pegged the region's economic well-being to housing values, which have been rising for more than a decade.

Our opinion: We can be the Saudi Arabia of solar
Tucson Citizen – 12/31/2007, 09:22 am
A national study gives Arizona bad marks, but Tucson is moving ahead New Jersey does a better job than Arizona when it comes to encouraging use of solar energy? How can such a thing be possible? That's the conclusion of 'Freeing the Grid,' a report compiled by organizations supporting policies that make it easier for individuals and businesses to use solar power.