September 24th, 2008
For a chance to win the book “Weird Arizona: Your Travel Guide to Arizona’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets” and other coffee table trivia books submit the correct questions to the clues below, along with your name, address and phone number. The winner will be chosen randomly from submissions with the most correct answers.
The deadline is 9 a.m. Thursday the 25th!! Click here to your chance to win>>
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August 31st, 2008
CNN) – Gas stations across the country are increasingly offering discounts for fuel purchases made with cash as high oil prices eat into their profits. MORE INFO>>
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August 20th, 2008
We were watching a Lacrosse Scrimmage Wednesday the 13th at Udall Park and half the time we were really watching the incredible lightning strikes coming slowly into town from behind Mt Lemmon…wishing we had our camera. Now Tucson Newspapers are having this contest. So, dig up your photos and here’s a chance to win $100!
Got a spark for a good lightning photo? Don’t hide it on your hard drive! Upload it to azstarnet.com for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate.
Earlier this year, the National Weather Service redefined the monsoon season; instead of computing it by dew point, the season now lasts from June 15 to Sept. 30. We’ll use that date range for our contest. We’ll take photo submissions from June 15 until Aug. 31, and then allow voting until Sept. 30. Contest Rules>>
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July 17th, 2008
This powerful force is called the power of appreciation. You have to know this power to win big in life, you have to know how it works and live life by it. No matter how bad your current circumstances are, you can use this power, this secret weapon, to win the battle of life. This one simple idea can fool you, but this one simple idea can also completely change your life.
I will make a clear statement, let it enter your subconscious mind, let it manifest and grow there. “No matter what circumstances you are in, or what you may encounter, no matter your situation, you always have a choice to find something to appreciate and be grateful for!”.
You will immediately change your point and way of attraction at that very moment! Make it your motto to always see and realize the upside of everything.
In every moment, every situation you have a choice, the quality of every moment determines the quality of your life.
You choose to feel unhappy or depressed, so much so can you choose to feel happy, appreciative and grateful, thus changing your point of attraction towards the universe. How can I find something to appreciate and be grateful for in the darkest of times? Think of the saying “Every dark cloud has a silver lining” and things could always be worse. If you can think of that, you will be able to think of something positive, and build on that. The more you practice this, find things to appreciate, the more you are grateful for, the more of the same you will attract to you, and the easier it all will come to you. LEARN MORE>>
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May 24th, 2008
A article recently published in the New York Times, said Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. “Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd,” William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. Click To View Complete NY Times Article
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