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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.
Southwest Book Reviews
For the plot of her novel, "If I Die in Juarez," Stella Pope Duarte draws from recent history: the serial murders of young women. Writer and Northern Arizona University creative writing professor Ann Cummins has this review.
Flagstaff physician Warren Perkins goes outside his comfort zone with his debut novel Putrefaction Live. For James Claw, the hungry soul at the heart of the book, redemption is a guitar, the music a tune from the edge of civilization. Writer and creative writing professor Ann Cummins has this review.
There's a theme park in Mexico where you can get a feel for what it's like to cross the border illegally. No kidding. You can hire a real Coyote. Even get busted by fake border guards. The park is called Migrant Mountain, and Journalist Johnny Rico went there to research his new book, Border Crosser. Writer and Northern Arizona University creative writing professor Ann Cummins has this review.
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The budget special session this week was supposed to be a quick first step toward fixing the state's $2 billion deficit. But that didn't happen. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer looks at what went wrong.
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For the first time in nearly a year, the Hopi Tribe in northeast Arizona will have a Chairman and vice chairman. Arizona Public Radio's Daniel Kraker reports.
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