PHOENIX -- Long accustomed to suckling the teat of taxpayer dollars, the titans of Arizona government learned on Thursday to milk a different beast. Dairy cattle. In the tradition of Marie Antoinette,...

She remembers well the day he last beat her. It was Dec. 1. He had beat her before, but this time it was different. He held her down by the neck in a chair and punched her in the cheekbone. She...

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A love for kids, passion for teaching, love for the subject, a willingness to change and understanding the role of school in a child’s life. Those are the five qualities that can be found in an exceptional...

Glittery fairies are illuminated in hand-painted glass bottles dangling from mesquite and emery oak tree limbs. Pastel-colored tea tables and chairs dot the edges of a stone-studded path. A butterfly...