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All About Oddities: Third Edition of “Arizona Curiosities” Now Available
At the risk of being accused of tooting my own horn, I am compelled to note that the Third Edition of Arizona Curiosities is ...Celebrating the Centennial (sort of) with a Message, Compilation from Clay Thompson
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 ...Celebrating the Centennial: My Long Distance Love Affair With Arizona
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 ...Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 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 ...Arizona Oddities’ Favorite 11 Posts from 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 ...Chance to Win Clay Thompson’s Latest Book in the Valley 101 Series
The Arizona Republic columnist and Arizona Oddities contributor Clay Thompson has made a living out of answering the strangest questions in the newsroom and ...Meet Arizona Oddities Authors at ArtFest of Scottsdale
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. ...Think Arizona is the Grand Canyon State? Think Again.
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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