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LEADING OFF Editor’s letter 8 Contributors 8 HISTORY Maricopa’s first street performer was born over two centuries ago 10 This month in history 10 For the city’s first graduating class, a 20-year reunion 12 GOVERNMENT Maricopa is the only U.S. city bordering two Indian reservations. What that means for you 16 Meet Maricopa’s migrant farmworkers 18 Permits 23 COMMUNITY Distracted drivers almost took everything from her. Now, she’s on the frontlines 24 Hidden Valley’s ‘Jolly Roger’ is a boat for goats 28 City’s high schools crown homecoming royalty 30 EDUCATION City’s high schools crown homecoming royalty 30 Community college takes on local, global causes 32 HEALTH GUIDE With health comes confidence at Maricopa Wellness Center HG 2 Breast cancer diagnosis? Ask these 5 questions HG 6
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SPORTS Homecoming win bittersweet for MHS football family 56 Golfers help MPD save for second K-9 cop 58 HOME Maricopans most often first-time buyers in No. 1 homeownership state 60 Financing your next house? You’ve got options 63 Extreme home sales 64 How to keep your rental occupied over the holidays 65 SENIORS Top-ranked tennis players of Province head across the pond where sport started 66 Local seniors tell us what they’re thankful for 69 EVENTS Calendar 70 TRENDING A look at what’s hot on InMaricopa.com 79 PARTING SHOT Maricopa, through nature’s rose-tinted glasses 80
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BUSINESS Briefs 46 Restaurant inspections 49 PHX Surf still coming, but it’s not really a waterpark anymore 50 Local coalition uplifts women in business 54 Hiring an attorney? You don’t get what you pay for 55
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ON THE COVER At dawn on Oct. 3, Bryan Mordt captures Guatemalan migrant farmworker Amilcar Cortez Rivas skillfully slicing a honeydew melon in the fields of Hidden Valley. In the background, a retired yellow school bus is repurposed as a migrant worker transport shuttle, picking up Cortez Rivas and his crew near Raceway Bar & Grill on Papago Road early every morning.
InMaricopa.com | November 2024
November 2024 | InMaricopa.com
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