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Jeff Grant, editor of the Surprise Independent and Sun City West Independent, discusses local news from those communities as well as issues of interest to local residents. Jeff studied journalism at Northern Arizona University and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, and formerly worked for CBS radio in New York City and the Gannett New Jersey newspaper group. He is married and lives in the Northwest Valley.

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	Their last mission On Tuesday, May 21, about two dozen veterans from Arizona who fought in World War II boarded a jetliner at Sky Harbor International Airport for Washington, D.C., in what for them can be characterized ...	65
	Do you have a couple of hours to spare? If you are a Surprise-area resident with a reliable vehicle and have a couple hours a week to spare, the city's Senior Center would like to hear from you! The Senior Center is recruiting volunteers to ...	53
	An excellent opportunity A group of animal shelters is launching a push to have more pets spayed and neutered to reduce the incidence of homeless animals in Maricopa County. The Fix.Adopt.Save program announced Tuesday, April ...	176
	A sobering reminder The newspaper columns I read in the days following the Sept. 11 attacks were some of the most stirring I can recall. One in particular struck me from the Miami Herald. I cannot recall the writer, but ...	82
	A nice respite from life's grind On Saturday evening, my wife and I were reminded of just how beautiful, how idyllic, the weather in Arizona is during springtime. We also had a chance to enjoy one of our favorite activities, taking i ...	131
	You can still sign up "It's cancer." With these words, Alyson Cline's life and the lives of thousnads of others have been changed permanently. Some, like Alison, have survived. Many others have not. The stories of cancer s ...	251
	An example of real commitment I don’t stop very often from my work routine to ruminate over something. With two newspapers to fill weekly with meaningful, impactful items, I barely have any free time. Ask anyone who has tried to c ...	145
	Memories that should not fade As I watched from my New Jersey neighborhood that clear September morning 11 years ago, the smoke rising from the Twin Towers, many thoughts ran through my head. "How could this have happened? Who wer ...	624
	Health care -- how we all can help cut costs Don't worry, this is not going to be another column of analysis on last week's historic Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Health Care Act. But after watching reporting and analysis segments on bo ...	820
	What's in store for one-time entertainment venue? This entry is not so much an intent to offer my thoughts as it is to gather yours. As you may be aware, a private developer is proposing a new shopping center on the property occupied by the long-vaca ...	2452
	Children behaving badly I have been meaning to write about this since a few weekends ago, when I had yet another one of these experiences. I am sure most of you, too, have had one as well. During a trip to an area department ...	299
	Remembering the Fallen For many years, my brother and I have used the phrase, “That ball still hasn’t landed,” to indicate when one of us thought someone had hit one out of the park with a decision, an act, or some type of ...	263

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