The idea of “unknown unknowns” was popularized by Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of Defense prior to the Iraq War, talking about the potential that Iraq was supplying weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups. It was suspected, but no one knew for certain. The idea percolated through culture, that …
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City to restructure magistrate court operations Leading up to a reorganization of the City’s court processes, Council approved a contract between the City of Globe and Gila County for the consolidation adjudication of hearings and trials and the sharing of magistrate court administration and operation. According to City Manager Paul …
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Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting except Councilmember Shipley. …
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Hill Street School Apartments Nearing Completion The Hill Street Apartments project, located in the old Hill Street School at the northern gateway to Globe, is nearing completion. Globe’s Community Development Director, Tony Manfredi, and former director Linda Oddonetto updated council on the project. This mixed-construction initiative is being developed by …
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Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting. This Council …
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I’m growing a vegetable garden again this year, but it’s not going well. I have eleven tomato plants, three zucchinis, and eight chile peppers, and they look great. I should be swimming in vegetables by now. But there’s hardly anything on them. Last year, the tomatoes suffered because a tropical …
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Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting except Councilman Shipley. …
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Council adopts results of primary election. Council formally adopted the results of the July 30, 2024, primary election, officially recognizing the results as declared by Gila County. In this election, three Council seats were on the ballot: the positions for Mayor, District 1, and District 2. All candidates for these …
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No completion date yet for Connie’s Bridge Council heard an in-depth update on progress on the Pinal Creek Bridge project, aka Connie’s Bridge, from representatives of Meridian Engineering Company. Meridian representatives said no completion date has been set yet due to difficulties scheduling paving work. The project has suffered multiple …
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Sometimes, life doesn’t feel very lively. In 2022 and 2023, I spent an unusual amount of time watching Vera – the British crime show featuring a brilliant but grumpy female investigator. At the time, I was spending a lot of time working in the yard, putting in a vegetable garden, …
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