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City to spend $2M to �ight COVID-19 spread BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
NEWS ................................ 4 Masks will be with us for months.
NEIGHBORS .............22 Born to serve and give back.
BUSINESS ...................25 WestWorld introduces a new normal for concerts.
NEIGHBORS ..........................................22 BUSINESS ...............................................25 OPINION ................................................ 28 FOOD ....................................................... 29 CLASSIFIEDS .......................................30
Sunday, July 19, 2020
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he City of Scottsdale plans to spend over $2 million of its federal pandemic relief money on air-disinfection systems in public facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19. The city plans to use ultraviolet light in
Sparks �ly amid campaign �inancing allegations here
air conditioning systems and near the ceiling in buildings to combat airborne spread of the virus. The second option, called upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, has long been used in medical settings to combat the spread of airborne illness, said Dr. Edward A. Nardell, a professor of global health at Harvard Medical School.
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Upper-room UV is not common in the U.S. due to a decline in tuberculosis, but is more common in countries with higher TB cases and is also used where Nardell works at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Ultraviolet light destroys the molecular bonds in the DNA of a virus or bacteria, affect-
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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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ith the Aug. 4 Primary election less than three weeks away, campaign �inance complaints are �lying in from all corners of Scottsdale’s City Council and mayoral races. Resident Mark Greenburg �iled a complaint July 8 against Councilman Guy Phillips, who is running for re-election, alleging his campaign improperly funneled contributions through a PayPal account connected to his business. Greenburg has been a vocal critic of
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Jake Watson, 15, of Scottsdale, left, and his best friend 16-year-old Zachary Haugen of Phoenix, center, talk with an unidentified lifeguard after the teens saved two girls from drowning on a San Diego beach. Their inspiring story appears on page 22. (Jim Grant)
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