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The Glendale Vol. 74 No. 46
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This Week OPINION................3 Local merchants may stand to lose most with city manager decision.
NEWS....................6 Stop the Bleed classes at Banner Thunderbird are free.
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November 15, 2018
City manager shifts economic focus away from downtown BY DARRELL JACKSON The Glendale Star Staff Writer
After two years of work trying to ensure the success of the downtown area with a major plan for changing the economic vision for the area, which included the possible elimination of the city’s major holiday events, City Manager Kevin Phelps announced his recommendation for the future of those events.
Peoria Unified halts search for district superintendent
“We will continue to propose funding for the events, but we will not be increasing our funding level,� Phelps said. “We will not make any changes and we expect the 2019-20 events season to look the same as the 2018-19 season.� City manager recommendations In a letter sent to Glendale City Council Nov. 2, Phelps pointed out see
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BY CAROLYN DRYER The Glendale Star Editor
ARTS......................18 Glendale Glitters shines for its 25th year.
SPORTS..................19 THUNDERBIRD PARK HOSTS FLAG-RAISING.....8 HISTORICAL AWARDEE ‘LOVES GLENDALE’.......12 VETERANS RECEIVE FREE DENTAL CARE.......15
For now, the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board is putting a halt to its search for a new superintendent. At its Nov. 8 regular meeting, the vote was unanimous to retain Linda Palles-Thompson as the interim superintendent, citing a need to maintain the stability she has brought since the ouster of the former superintendent last year. The decision by the Governing Board came after Chief Personnel Officer Carter Davidson gave a history of the search process, beginning in February when McPherson & Jacobson was selected as the consultant group to lead the district’s superintendent search. McPherson & Jacobson collaborated with the district administration to outline a search process and define a search timeline to begin in November. The posting for superintendent see
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