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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Monument Standing in Picacho Peak National Park to commemorate the lives of Confederate Soldiers who fought there.

Fight to remove Arizona’s Confederate monuments fizzle

Brit Reid March 21, 2018

For years, the East Valley branch of the NAACP fought to remove  Confederate monuments throughout the state. Nothing happened. Fueled by momentum after the August 2017 Charlottesville riots...

Gervana Begaye, 41, hikes Southern Arizona's Picacho Peak on Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Photo by: Skyler Brandt/Arizona Sonora News

Picacho once again hitting its peak

Skyler Brandt September 18, 2015

Picacho Peak is back and booming.More than twice as many hikers, climbers, runners and even average Joes visited Picacho Peak State Park this year than they did last year, according to the Arizona Office...

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