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Judge orders husband to take wife out to dinner

BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER

A judge ordered a man to buy his wife flowers and take her to dinner. This is a pretty smart judge, if you ask me. The Florida man apparently forgot a special occasion and got into an argument with his unhappy wife. He pushed her, resulting in a dom... Full story

State smokes out law's abusers

BY TERRY ROSS - NEWS AND INFORMATION CENTER DIRECTOR

The recent disciplining of two Arizona doctors is an indication efforts are being made to head off abuse of our state's new medical marijuana law.Apparently the Arizona Department of Health Services is tracking doctors who recommend marijuana to trea... Full story

Funerals are support for the living

BY ROXANNE MOLENAR - ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR

In the last year, we've lost three people in our lives.One was quite sudden and unexpected, while another was a graceful departure after a wonderful 96 years.The third lost a battle against cancer that had spanned many years.I've been fortunate. I ha... Full story

'Warranty' notice is scam

BY RANDY HOEFT - SUN PHOTO EDITOR

Awhile ago, my mother got a notice in the mail that said her vehicle's warranty was about to expire, and to avoid any lapses she needed to sign up for an extended policy.No problem, except this was a 1993 model year vehicle and the warranty had expir... Full story

Join centennial celebrations in Yuma

BY JONI BROOKS - PUBLISHER

Centennial celebrations are once-in-a-lifetime events. Yuma County cities, the county, historical society and other organizations have worked hard for months to create fun events to help celebrate Arizona's centennial this weekend through Feb. 14, th... Full story

English-fluency case attracting wide attention

BY JOHN VAUGHN - BAJO EL SOL EDITOR

Every so often, an event in the Yuma area reaches far beyond the county line and grabs the attention of people around the country, even in other countries. Such is the case of Alejandrina Cabrera, the would-be candidate for the city council in San L... Full story

Kooky cardboard best left out of politics

BY DARIN FENGER - FEATURES EDITOR

I hope we don’t go to war with Iran. And I really hope we don’t go to war with the Islamic Cardboard Republic of Iran. The latter is what a reporter called Iran after a highly kooky ceremony involving a cardboard cutout of Ayatollah Ali ... Full story

Are we washing money down the drain?

BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER

When I read that replacing all dollar bills with coins could save the U.S. $5.5 billion over 30 years, or $183.3 million a year, my first thought was, “How can a piece of paper cost more than a metal coin?”But it makes sense. According to... Full story

Finger-wagging may have been smart maneuver

I’m beginning to wonder if Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is like the stereotypical “country bumpkin” lawyer who lulls his courtroom opponents into believing he doesn’t know what he is doing, then wows everyone with a legalistic mane... Full story

Stuffed like sardines, here's hoping time flies

BY ROXANNE MOLENAR - ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR

We are in the midst of a Herculean task at the newspaper right now — moving.It might not seem like a big deal to most, but the newsroom hasn't moved in 30+ years, and we've accumulated a lot of stuff. It's taken several weeks of sorting and org... Full story

Louie the Lumberjack missing

BY RANDY HOEFT - SUN PHOTO EDITOR

I am one disappointed Lumberjack. Recently I decided to get a new Northern Arizona University personalized license plate. I went online to servicearizona.com, made my way to the page where all 39 styles of plates are displayed — I didn’... Full story

A chance meeting - or was it?

BY JONI BROOKS - PUBLISHER

On our way to Tucson, we took the Painted Rock Road exit near Gila Bend on a whim; we'd never seen the petroglyphs and we had a little extra time.As we pulled into the parking lot at the petroglyph site, another car entered. Two vehicles, that's all.... Full story

Eyes on ballot box in San Luis candidate case

BY JOHN VAUGHN - BAJO EL SOL EDITOR

It will be interesting to see what comes out of a Superior Court order last week that a candidate for the city council in San Luis, Ariz., is not eligible to run in the election. Attorneys for the would-be candidate, Alejandrina Cabrera, had argued ... Full story

Seat belts no small matter in weight-loss tale

BY DARIN FENGER - FEATURES EDITOR

It looks like my longtime battle with seat belts may be over. After having gastric bypass surgery in mid-December, I have finally lost enough weight to buckle into every car I’ve ridden in (at least so far). Yes, that’s a bit embarrassi... Full story

Tax refund: Splurge or save?

BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER

I'm still giddy about getting a tax refund. As a single woman, I always paid more at the end of the year. I used the easiest of the EZ forms and never bothered with credits.My father-in-law, a tax accountant, introduced me to the joys of getting a re... Full story

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