March 20, 2018
Mylah Macier eagerly awaits her turn on the pony ride at the Parada Del Sol Parade.
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SUSD woes continue with protests, leadership shakeups
Arizona Coyotes find a KidKaster at Ice Den in Scottsdale
By Wayne Schutsky
By Eric Newman The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) has been embroiled in controversy for the past several months due to questionable district procurement practices that forced the district governing board to put Superintendent Denise Birdwell on paid leave. Issues first began for the district after joint reporting by KJZZ and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting found irregularities in the procurement process used by the district to select an architect for the construc-
Parents and teachers protested SUSD on February 13. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo)
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Jason Richey, 11, listens as FOX Sports Arizona crew members ask questions. (Photos by Eric Newman)
Hockey announcer Mike “Doc” Emrick once used 153 verbs in a single game (the February, 2014 USA vs. Canada contest) to describe the movement of the puck, including such dictionarydash-inducing words as “caromed,” “nugged,” “ladled,” “squibbed” and “skying.” While they might still be learning what “waffle-boarding” is or how to spell “Zamboni,” kids ages 10 to 16 got a chance to show their inner Doc Emricks and flash their sports casting chops on March 4, when FOX Sports Arizona
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