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Dyskolos> isn't that an elvis? grilled peanut butter, bananas, and bacon? Dyskolos> although, i hear from reliable sources, that AB can really gyrate his pelvis !! XIV is around.
Ariz. lawmakers try again with anti-polygamy legislation
A loophole in Arizona's law against incest handcuffs officials wanting to crack down on polygamists who marry relatives under age 18, according to two state lawmakers.
Colorado City Makes Cover of National Geographic; Magazine Portrays FLDS as Over-Sexed Amish-Types
With fewer half-naked aborigines in the world to hang out with, National Geographic decided to spend some time last year with the polygamist clan north of the Grand Canyon.
In Section: News Blog >> Posted By: Stephen Dark The current issue of National Geographic showcases some stunning photographs of fundamentalist Mormon polygamists down on the Utah/Arizona border and a worthy if somewhat pedestrian retread of a story many journalists have found themselves writing following their first trip to twin burgs Hildale and ...
Application deadline noon today for MCC seat
Applicants who live in the District 5 governance area of Mohave Community College are being actively sought for a recently vacated seat on the Board of Governors.
Michael David Dockstader of Colorado City, Ariz. and Jessica Marie Zitting of Centennial Park, Ariz.
News Briefs: Sunday, December 20, 2009
MOHAVE COUNTY Blade trucks will be clearing roads in Meadview, Dolan Springs and Golden Valley this week, and maintenance crews will be repairing storm damage in Meadview, Pierce Ferry Road and Deer Canyon Road near Kingman.
Polygamist vs. Polygamist FLDS Church exiles battle for the hearts and homes of the polygamous faithful.
The county is looking for a few good contractors. The County Procurement Department put out an invitation for bids Monday on a test well for the new Colorado City Court Facility in the Arizona Strip.
Rulon Jeffs' estate seeks control of trust
Attorneys for the executor for the estate of deceased polygamous church leader Rulon Jeffs are asking a judge to remove a communal land trust from state control and return it to the church's governing body.
After the convictions of Raymond Jessop and Arkansas evangelist Tony Alamo on child sex abuse charges earlier this month, it was chilling to view "Damned to Heaven," a documentary about the long-term emotional and psychological damage faced by women forced into polygamist marriages.
Court site may get second look
The Board of Supervisors may revisit their decision on the new location of the Moccasin Consolidated Court in the Arizona Strip in the near future.
Hildale/Colorado City ST GEORGE, Utah The Holm brothers say it is unlikely they will strike it rich offering tours of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah.
State ends watch over Colorado City district
For the first time in nearly four years, an Arizona school district serving a remote area of northern Arizona and southern Utah long dominated by a polygamist sect is no longer under state control.
Arizona may relinquish polygamist area district
A school district serving a remote area of northern Arizona and southern Utah long dominated by a polygamist sect is poised to emerge from a state takeover implemented nearly four years ago because it finances were in disarray.
Outside a classroom at North Mohave Community College, a group of students talks quietly as they wait for others to finish a chemistry test.
Arizona Strip residents look to recall judge
A group of residents in the Virgin River area in northern Arizona are starting an effort to recall Moccasin Consolidated Court Judge Mitchell Kalauli.
FLDS: Oversight of polygamous community schools nears end
A school district located in a polygamous community has cleared a financial audit and has just one final hurdle -- approval from the Arizona State Board of Education -- to end nearly four years of state oversight.
Supervisors favor Colorado City over Scenic for new justice court
The battle about where a new justice court would be located in the Arizona Strip area was finally decided by the Board of Supervisors Monday, but the war over the location may not yet be finished, according to Board Chairman Tom Sockwell.
Arizona Republic Publisher Mike Ryan Quits the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce - Finally
There's a joke making the rounds in Scottsdale. "What do Colorado City and Scottsdale have in common?" The politically incorrect answer: "Incest." It's not nice to joke about victims of polygamy, but I laughed out loud when I heard that one.