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Sixteen years ago, Staff Sgt. Shanen Dunagan swapped his military fatigues for a gi (pronounced “gee”) to offer wounded veterans a chance to rehabilitate from traumas endured while in service.
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A Gilbert nonprofit wants to tackle the high cost of daycare while fostering a sense of community at the same time.
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Despite significant setbacks in the face of Covid-19, Gilbert’s arts community is emerging with shows and classes, but on a lower scale and with many safeguards in place.
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For more than 43 years, Child Crisis Arizona has served the Valley’s vulnerable children and families and is committed to ending child abuse and neglect through prevention, education and intervention programs.
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In 2018, Amy Novotny endured two weeks in cramped accommodations on a Russian icebreaker and a dangerous crossing of the Drake Passage in the Southern Ocean to photograph Antarctica’s emperor penguins.
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The Chandler-based Children’s Cancer Network is helping parents deal with back-to-school costs.
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Newly minted Campo Verde High School alumnus Nickolas Henderson has exchanged playing football with writing songs.
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Higley High School’s booster clubs are poised to help with a donation drive benefiting the Navajo Nation, Hualapai Tribe and Hopi Tribe in northern Arizona.
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A Gilbert resident who is the director of the Maricopa County Department of Human Services is one of six women slated to be honored for their leadership by the Arizona chapter of an international women’s organization.
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Until early March, U. S. Air Force veteran Darlene Tryon’s junior high school sewing skills didn’t amount to much. In fact, they were downright rusty.
