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Author: Sam Lowe

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  • ArtSouthern Arizona

    Giant Crosses Watch Over Cochise County

    By Sam Lowe
    January 11, 2010
    Two huge Celtic crosses keep silent watch over the landscape of Cochise County. One graces the Holy Trinity Monastery, a Benedictine community just south ...
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  • ArtDose of HistorySouthern Arizona

    Courthouse Diversity in Tucson

    By Sam Lowe
    December 17, 2009
    The Pima County Courthouse has been a Tucson landmark for eight decades, but it took a long time for the community to accept it ...
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  • ArtSmall Town Scene

    A Unique Shrine of Concrete and Rocks in Yarnell

    By Sam Lowe
    December 2, 2009
    Nobody can say for sure if any miracles have actually happened at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell, but the story behind its ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsNorthern ArizonaRecreation

    Antelope Canyon: An Abstract in Sandstone

    By Sam Lowe
    November 19, 2009
    One of my favorite spots in Arizona is Antelope Canyon, a magnificent sandstone sculpture created by time and nature. Located near Page on the ...
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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    Rex Allen: A Cross-Eyed Hero from Willcox

    By Sam Lowe
    November 5, 2009
    Most fans of the old Western B movies watched Rex Allen fight the outlaws and rescue the heroines without ever realizing that he was ...
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  • ArtDose of History

    Giant Skull in Yavapai County

    By Sam Lowe
    October 30, 2009
    Skulls are usually hidden away where they're hard to find, but the Giant Skull of Date Creek is right out in the open, and ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsNorthern ArizonaOnly in ArizonaRecreation

    A Scary Glimplse Down the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon

    By Sam Lowe
    October 13, 2009
    Looking down into the Grand Canyon has always been a test for those vertigo because it's thousands of feet from the top to the ...
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  • Small Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    Tribute to Melvin Jones on U.S. 70

    By Sam Lowe
    October 8, 2009
    There are very few distractions along U.S. 70 as it winds its way through the cotton fields and flatlands at Fort Thomas in southeastern ...
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  • ArtSouthern Arizona

    Yuma’s Water Tank Art

    By Sam Lowe
    September 30, 2009
    Most communities adorn their water towers and tanks with either the town's name or first initial, but in Yuma they opted for something more ...
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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    Quartzsite’s Legend of A Camel Driver

    By Sam Lowe
    September 21, 2009
    The thing most people notice right away when they enter the Quartzsite Cemetery is a stone pyramid topped by a copper camel, and there's ...
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