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LAURIE ROBERTS EMAIL US OR CALL US AT 602-444-NEWS (6397) WWW.AZCENTRAL.COM 13,2017 3A here is much to admire about the way that Sen. John McCainfaces what may be the end of his life. There is the way he returned to the Senate in July just 10 daysafter enduring surgery on his brain and a horrifying diagnosis and delivered an inspired, impassioned and desperately needed call for our leaders to work together. There is his continued advocacy for that which he believes is right rather than that which is politically expedient: on immigration, on health care, on national security. But mostly, there is his outlook on life as he fights an especially vicious form of brain cancer.

got to have he told Jake Tapper on of the on Sunday. Joy, in the face of poison being pumped into his body. Joy, in the face of radiation being burned into his brain. Joy, in the face of what might be his final days on this Earth. Yep, joy.

Not so long ago, my father fought an aggressive form of cancer. He, too, lived every day of what remained of his life as if it was a gift from God even on those difficult days when sure the gift was one he was ready to return. He understood and McCain understands what so many of us who have a game clock ticking down over our heads at least, not one that we know about cannot grasp. Or if we briefly do, we hold onto it. That every day, every second, is numbered and thus precious.

McCain, who returned to the Senate last week and continues to undergo chemotherapy and radiation, told Tapper that his prognosis is and that his results thus far have been excellent. But he sound like a man in denial about his prospects as he fights the cancer that killed Sen. Ted Kennedy and a son of former Vice President Joe Biden. 81-year-oldsenior senator, in what may be his final days, has come to what may be his finest hour. showing us not how to die but how to live.

life has to end one way or he said. got to have joy. Joy John McCain is showing us the right way to live Representatives from 22 states gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Tuesday for the convening of first national convention of states in more than 150 years. is indeed said Ken Ivory, a member of the Utah House of Representatives. is the first time since 1861 that been here, and as of this week now eclipsed $20 trillion in national The intent of the Arizona Balanced Budget Amendment Planning Convention, which runs through Friday, is to lay groundwork for a future gathering at which state leaders will propose to restrict federal spending.

The rules set this week be binding, but they will be presented to the par- PHOTOS BY DAVID REPUBLIC Arizona representatives to a convention planning session (from left) Rep. Kelly Townsend, House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, Sen. Nancy Barto and Sen. Steve Montenegro recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the House chambers at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday.

22 states participate in gathering Dressed as George Washington, Mesa attorney Sean Carter speaks at a protest of a planning meeting held by representatives of some state legislatures Tuesday at the Arizona Capitol. Meeting in Phoenix could be precursor to convention ALIA BEARD RAU THE REPUBLIC AZCENTRAL.COM SeeARTICLE Nearly 200 Chinese-Americans who begged the Phoenix City Council to step in and preserve the Chinese Cultural Center on Tuesday get the they were hoping for but they get a either. Instead, the council voted 8-0, with Councilman Daniel Valenzuela absent, to allow residents to commission a survey analyzing the historical significance of the 20-year-old property on 44th Street near the Loop 202. The results of the study could help or hinder the case the community has tried to make in favor of a historic-preservation designation for the property after it changed hands in June. True North Companies sparked panic earlier in the summer when its plans to revamp the center swapping traditional glazed-tile roofs and red posts for amodern business center emerged.

we can find a win-win situation where we can sit down as a community and also with the developer to find out if somehow a way to coexist to make sure this treasure lost Councilman Michael Nowakowski said at policy session. this is the first step in that di- It was not immediately clear how long the survey would take or how much it would cost supporters. The decision does not stop True North from proceeding with development plans, however. The Chinese Cultural Center cost tens of millions of dollars to build in 1997. COFCO, a state-owned Chinese compa- City votes to study history of Chinese Cultural Center MARIA POLLETTA THE REPUBLIC AZCENTRAL.COM EMBRACEYOUR PUBLICFORUM HEART ONYOURCARDIOVASCULARHEALTH HighlandCenter 11111N.7thSt.

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