David Abbott
Journalist, writer and editor who has worked for community newspapers for more than 15 years. After four years at Davis-Monthan AFB and a few years living in Tucson, moved to California to find his fortune. He is happy to be back in Arizona, in the mountains he loves.
David Abbott
December 3, 2022
Education
Due to the hands-on nature of its curriculum, the Cobre Valley Institute of Technology has gone through a period of readjustment in the wake of the COVID pandemic, but as a result the Dental Assistant program has emerged stronger and with a bright future on its horizon. “When COVID hit …
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David Abbott
November 30, 2022
Government
Continuing its efforts to improve and streamline services, the City of Globe recently hired a pair of employees assigned to critical posts, as both Globe City Council and administrative staff prepare for the future. The City’s Economic and Community Development Department—formerly the Economic Development and Development Services Departments—recently brought aboard …
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David Abbott
November 26, 2022
Culture, Education, Outdoors
Running on empty hasn’t been a problem for High Desert Middle School ever since the beginning of the current school year ushered in a new cross-country program – and the school apparently won’t be hitting a wall in the near future, either. The new program, organized and directed by HDMS …
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David Abbott
October 28, 2022
Attractions, Living, Outdoors
While hikers from all over the world come to Arizona to hike the 800-mile Arizona Trail, they may soon be coming to Globe to hike the local attraction known as the Stairizona Trail, which made its public debut during Old Dominion Days at the end of September. Billing the attraction …
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David Abbott
October 26, 2022
Attractions, Culture, Living
Halloween is coming on a Monday this year, and the streets of Globe will once again be filled with ghosts and goblins. Even a cowboy named Garbage Gus will appear in the first full-on Globe Halloween celebration in the wake of the COVID pandemic. “Last year, we got rid of …
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David Abbott
October 24, 2022
Government, Living, Politics
Citizens of Globe gathered at City Hall on Sept. 29 in the newly refurbished Veterans Park to meet their neighbors and hear Mayor Al Gameros’s second annual State of the City address. Gameros focused on the City’s successes over the past year and the challenges that lie ahead. The mayor …
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David Abbott
September 26, 2022
Arts & Entertainment, Attractions, Living
The buzz downtown has been growing for two years now, and Globe’s First Friday is gaining momentum, drawing locals and visitors alike to the streets of the historic downtown business district for an evening of fun, food and entertainment. The monthly event began in October 2020 in the wake of …
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David Abbott
September 23, 2022
Education, Living
The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology has seen a renaissance in its welding program, which has come back and expanded thanks to the help of Freeport McMoRan and a pair of local men who’ve stepped up post-COVID and found a passion for teaching. “We’re setting up a state-of-the-art welding shop …
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David Abbott
September 21, 2022
Culture, Living
Ranching in the desert is not easy, particularly as the environment gets drier and weather events more extreme. One year the ground can be seared by desert heat and the next washed away by monsoon floods. Or as has happened in the wake of the Telegraph fire in 2021, both …
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David Abbott
September 3, 2022
History, Living
As activities around the region resume again in the wake of the COVID shutdown, the Gila County Historical Society and Museum is once again poised to host Old Dominion Days, a celebration of the mining history of the Globe-Miami area that will return for its fourth iteration. “It survived the …
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