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There is more to spring training than just baseball

Published March 9, 2010 at 4:28 p.m.


The e-mails come in like clockwork, starting with a trickle just before Super Bowl Sunday and intensifying as St. Patrick's Day approaches. OnMilwaukee.com readers ask "What are some things I should do when I'm down there? Especially away from the ballpark ..." Here are some answers.

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Proposed state health-care cuts could cost billions, opponents say

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 2:53 p.m.

Arizona could lose $2.7 billion and 42,000 jobs under proposed cuts to health care, according to an analysis by economists at Arizona State University ...

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City Seeks To Buy Land For Downtown Campus

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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 8:56 a.m.

A fiscally challenged City of Phoenix is looking to spend $6 million to acquire a downtown hotel for future use by Arizona State University ...

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Spring training finances: the saga continues...

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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 12:24 p.m.
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Maryvale Stadium - are the Brewers the next team to threaten to move to Florida? ... View full size photo » ... The ongoing debate over plans by Mesa to keep the Cubs in the Cactus League (and, more particularly, in Mesa) rumbles on. Part of me - and probably, part of you - wants to roll your eyes and scream "Enough, already!" But there is definitely a significant issue at the heart of things: what should be done to generate an appropriate ongoing revenue stream for the Arizona Sports and

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Protest at ASU focuses on Iranians' plight, human-rights abuses

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

A small, quiet protest at Arizona State University in Tempe on Friday drew attention to the plight of Iranians and human-rights abuses in that country ...

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Phoenix Home Prices 4Q2009

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Published Jan. 15, 2010 at 7:52 a.m.

The most recent Realty Studies report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University offers sobering news. In 2009 there were a record number of foreclosures in the Greater Phoenix area -- about 41,000 single-family homes. That means that about 35 percent of existing-home transactions were foreclosures ... In December a whopping 67% of the activity in the Valley housing market consisted of foreclosures and the resales of previously foreclosed-on properties. The number of

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The Bearded Truth | ASU as a Partner

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

The once-lifeless capital city of Arizona has taken on a new look and feel recently, complete with a bustling Arizona State University campus in the heart of Downtown ... Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading ... The Bearded Truth ASU as a Partner ...

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2009 Draftee Report Card, Part Four Pitchers Allen-Hale

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Published Dec. 9, 2009 at 5:54 p.m.
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The Diamondbacks entered the 2009 draft with 4 extra draft picks in the first round and the 1/2 sandwich round, and came out of the draft with 37 out of 55 picks signed.  Keith Law ranked the D-backs as having the best draft in 2009, and other reviews of the Diamondbacks' draft have been positive as well. With so many quality players signed, this draft certainly has the potential to be best draft the Diamondbacks have had in their short history, and the team had a nice balance of high-upside

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D-Backs Rule 5 Draft Breakdown

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 3:04 a.m.
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More photos » ... by Tom Mihalek - AP ... Whenever the Rule 5 Draft comes up, Arizona fans instantly are reminded that this guy could be their everyday second baseman (eliminating all of this nonsensical discussion of open competition) ... This year's potential next-Dan Uggla? Cole Gillespie ... Browse more photos » ... As the AFL wraps up Saturday and we head into the Winter Meetings and Rule 5 Draft, teams are getting ready to designate prospects to their 40-Man Rosters to protect them from

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Enrollment Up At ASU Downtown Campus

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Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 10:05 a.m.

Students like the downtown Arizona State University campus, where enrollment is up 42 percent ...

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