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East Valley Tribune
Vietnam War combat pilot is grand marshal in Mesa parade
Retired Maj. Gen. Jerry D. Holmes of Mesa flew 130 combat missions in Vietnam, worked on an early U.S. military space program and later commanded NATO’s fleet of airborne radar planes in Europe. On Veterans Day, the 91-year-old will lead the East Valley Veterans Parade through downtown Mesa as...
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Tempe Town Lake Closure Continues
Tempe Town Lake will remain closed a while longer due to water quality issues stemming from record water flows coming from two different river systems, as well as the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt. Salt River Project (SRP) said the flood is the biggest on the Salt and Verde rivers since...
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Mesa Tops U.S. Cities in Manufactured-Home Share as Residents Face Eviction and $50K Moves
Mesa has a higher share of manufactured homes among its housing units than any other large city in the United States, according to a new analysis, even as some of the city's mobile-home residents are being forced out of their communities with moving bills running into the tens of thousands of dollars.
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Veteran-owned defense manufacturer expands Mesa operations to meet growing military power demands
An Arizona-based defense technology manufacturer is expanding its operations in Mesa as the U.S. military’s growing reliance on drones, artificial intelligence and other advanced battlefield systems drives demand for reliable, portable power. Nishati Power Technologies (NPT), a veteran-owned manufacturer of tactical power systems, has opened a new 15,000-square-foot facility...
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Veteran to open baseball and softball training gym in Mesa
A new athletic training facility aimed at youth baseball and softball development is coming to Mesa this winter. Steve Lundin II, a Marine Corps veteran, has leased a 7,600-square-foot facility near Germann and Sossaman roads for ONBASE Athlete, a commercial gym that will offer custom memberships around each athlete’s needs and budget.
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nevalleynews.org
ASU students voted—and they want change now
Northeast Valley News asked student voters what change they want to see come out of this midterm election. ASU Student, Temnu, said he’d like to see: “More efforts and more money being put towards environmental sustainability, and reduce cost of education… Those to me are very important since I’m a student and I’m also studying ecology”.
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Democratic socialists won seats across the country — including Arizona
Among the Democratic wins this midterm election is a substantially more progressive wave sweeping the U.S. — landing a historic number of Democratic socialists in public office. At all levels of government, members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have scored major wins, including five congressional candidates and...
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East Valley Tribune
Mesa speed cameras could go to voters next year
Photo enforcement cameras that catch speeders and red-light runners in Mesa could go away now that Proposition 319 was winning by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. The measure prohibits government entities from installing and using new photo enforcement systems and requires those that have them, such as Mesa, to get voter support in a special election next November to continue using them.