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  • Valley of the SunWeather Talk

    Frying, Not Flying, in High Heat

    By Andrea Aker
    August 17, 2009
    I think the last time we did the egg-frying thing was in 1990, when it hit 122 on June 26. It was so hot ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsValley of the Sun

    McDowell Mountains Aren’t Blast from the Past

    By Andrea Aker
    August 6, 2009
    Q: I have a nice view of the McDowell Mountains. Sometimes they look like a mountain range, and sometimes, in certain light, they look ...
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  • ArtValley of the Sun

    Gun Sculpture of Phoenix

    By Sam Lowe
    July 28, 2009
    PHOENIX - It took Robert John Miley more than a decade to turn guns into art. The result is a sculpture that rises above ...
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  • Odd ObservationsValley of the SunWeather Talk

    Roof Rocks Help Cool Hot House

    By Andrea Aker
    July 19, 2009
    Rocks on the roof? Who to call but the estimable Max Underwood, professor of architecture at Arizona State University, a specialist in Valley architecture, ...
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