Prep basketball rivalry wounds reverberate through decades

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - That December night, 57 years ago in Prescott, a chill permeated the air. The temperature plunged below 30, jacket weather even for Flagstaff High School basketball players amped up to face their rival.

Inside the stuffy gym, though, pressure was building amid the squeaking of sneakers ...
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Biden wants government to have central role in promoting equality. He’s being tested.

President Biden has said promoting racial equity through federal policy is a central goal of his administration.  But he faces a critical test amid shifting strategies to open schools.
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"It's been a good run": Missoulian press set for last print

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The rumble of titanic machinery can be heard throughout the pressroom of the Missoulian each night as the press churns out thousands of copies of the newspaper along the conveyor belt.

But on March 28, the Missoulian press will run for the final time and those ...
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Biden’s push for equity faces test amid shifting strategies to open schools

The demise of a grant program promised during the campaign demonstrates the complexities of President Biden's pledges to expand the federal government's role in promoting equity.
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Backcountry ski entry from resorts reconsidered after deaths

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The stairway to heaven may actually be a bootpack.

Just a 15-minute hike in ski boots up through the snow from the Ninety-Nine 90 lift on The Canyons side of Park City Mountain Resort delivers skiers and snowboarders a view from the clouds, the Salt ...
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COVID-19 leads to burst of info, but some data blocked in NJ

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - While New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has pledged to be transparent throughout the coronavirus pandemic, his administration has denied or slowly responded to requests for records related to spending, communications and decision-making.

Sunshine Week, an annual focus on press freedoms and the fight for government transparency, ...
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Governors evade sunshine laws to keep records from public

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's outspoken business-as-usual approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic has made her a darling of national conservatives and allowed her to hopscotch across the country as a fundraising force.

But the public cannot see emails on how she made her decisions or how ...
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