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    All About Oddities: Third Edition of “Arizona Curiosities” Now Available

    By Sam Lowe
    July 19, 2012
    At the risk of being accused of tooting my own horn, I am compelled to note that the Third Edition of Arizona Curiosities is ...
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    Celebrating the Centennial (sort of) with a Message, Compilation from Clay Thompson

    By Andrea Aker
    February 11, 2012
    I have been asked to file something new for this website about the centennial of Arizona's statehood. I'm finding this difficult, because it seems ...
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    Celebrating the Centennial: My Long Distance Love Affair With Arizona

    By Sam Lowe
    February 9, 2012
    On May 19, 1969, while shivering in my front yard in Jamestown, North Dakota, with a shovel in my hand, a well-rehearsed litany of ...
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    Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2011

    By Andrea Aker
    December 31, 2011
    Thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. 2011 has been an amazing year and we look forward to ...
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    Arizona Oddities’ Favorite 11 Posts from 2011

    By Andrea Aker
    December 26, 2011
    We offer a wide range of content on Arizona Oddities catering to an eclectic group of fans from around the state. From history and ...
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    Chance to Win Clay Thompson’s Latest Book in the Valley 101 Series

    By Andrea Aker
    November 17, 2009
    The Arizona Republic columnist and Arizona Oddities contributor Clay Thompson has made a living out of answering the strangest questions in the newsroom and ...
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    Meet Arizona Oddities Authors at ArtFest of Scottsdale

    By Andrea Aker
    November 12, 2009
    You've read their informative and often humorous insights into Arizona life, and now you can meet two of the Arizona Oddities storytellers in person. ...
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    Think Arizona is the Grand Canyon State? Think Again.

    By Andrea Aker
    August 21, 2009
    It’s pretty safe to say that a large amount of residents consider Arizona the “Grand Canyon State.” State nicknames like this are commonplace around the ...
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