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
March 27, 2024
Government, Sponsor Content
City leaders have begun the process of updating Globe’s three-year Strategic Action Plan (SAP) and are working to have Council’s new goals identified for the 2024-2025 budget approval in June. As Globe City Council prepared to set off on its second historic lobbying visit to Washington DC this month, the …
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David Abbott
March 22, 2024
Culture, History, Living
After WWII at the outset of the Cold War, the production of atomic weapons and dreams of a future powered by nuclear energy led to a boom in the uranium market that set off a mining craze in Arizona reminiscent of earlier booms of gold, silver, copper and other rare …
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David Abbott
March 20, 2024
Education, Living, Sponsor Content
Maintaining staffing levels at Arizona high schools can be difficult under the best of circumstances, but sometimes positive changes can come when the lives of teachers change. For Miami High School, the 2023-2024 school year has seen some comings and goings and longtime instructors returning to help. “We’ve had to …
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David Abbott
March 18, 2024
Attractions, History
Miami’s Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum celebrates its 100th anniversary this month and is preparing to celebrate what has become a centerpiece of the town’s identity. The building that started out as a segregated school has become a gathering place for celebrations and festivals, but is also one of …
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David Abbott
March 7, 2024
Business, Government
Battles continue over regulation of hemp-based THC products, social equity licenses and other reforms BY: DAVID ABBOTT – WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2024 11:54 AM Arizona legislators introduced more than a dozen bills focused on amending marijuana laws this year, but just five are left standing as lawmakers have passed the midpoint of their …
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David Abbott
February 24, 2024
Living
Jarrod Listiak is old school in ways that not many people can claim to be. For more than two decades, Listiak has made a living as a professional jouster, working Renaissance Fairs throughout the country and in Europe, but sees himself as the last of a dying breed. “I’m the …
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David Abbott
February 21, 2024
Education, Sponsor Content
In recognition of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, schools throughout the Copper Corridor will celebrate the programs designed to give students hands-on training to prepare them for a modern workplace. The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) is vital in supporting programs in schools from San Carlos to Superior, …
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David Abbott
February 19, 2024
Education, Sponsor Content
On a recent cool January day, Miami High School agriculture instructor and Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor Jimmy Crosby was hard at work. Moving across a small area of the campus that overlooks the railroad tracks on the northern edge of the campus, he was taking measurements to determine …
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David Abbott
February 15, 2024
Government, Sponsor Content
The nonprofit organization that helped kickstart Globe’s economic development in 2018 will return to the City this month when the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) conducts its annual board meeting. Twenty-one board members from RCAC’s 13-state service area will convene in Globe for their yearly gathering. They’ll also be here …
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David Abbott
February 1, 2024
Business, Living
After shuttering its daycare center on Cedar Street in the wake of the COVID shutdown, the Salvation Army Globe Service Center facility has been resurrected as a “client choice” food pantry where residents can get something to eat during times of need. The facility has been redesigned to give shoppers …
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