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I A PINEAPPLE EXPRESS WORTH THE TRIP CARDINALS DROP COUPON OF THE DAY PAGE 2 PRESEASON OPENER SNLAK PEAKS D1 SPORTS 1 WWW.AZDAILYSUN.COM 50 CENTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008 100 years and growing A century of research at the Fort Valley Experimental Forest helps in understanding how forests respond to human and natural effects was leaving few trees to re-seed the land that had been cut, said Susan Olberding, historian for the Fort Valley Experimental Forest. Since then, the site just northwest of Flagstaff has been used for research on cattle grazing, climate, vegetation, insects, tests in turpentine production and experiments in fire and forest thinning. The data originating at what was once See FOREST, A7 Bv C'YNPY COLE Sun Staff Reporter little more than a century ago, the Riordan brothers asked the first chief of the Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot, to help them determine why the trees in the areas they logged weren't regenerating quickly. A few Forest Service employees riding through the forest in 1908 chose a spot for the nations first forest research station in Fort Valley, for its water and the little logging that had been done nearby. Researchers eventually determined that clear-cutting, among other factors, Photo courtesy of U.S.

Forest Service THESE TWO PINK MULES, Pat and Mike, shown in this photograph from 1910, transported men and supplies around Fort Valley from 1908 to 1918. New fees for pawn shops likely 2 News unplugs Flagstaff City Council gives initial backing to a $2 pawn shop transaction fee, which will help fund a property crimes detective. By J. lFRGl SON Sun Staff Reporter The local television station, KNAZ, will end live newscasts Aug. 15.

in .1. i i. IK I son Sun Staff Reporter The only local television news station will broadcast its final live newscasts next week a victim of falling advertising revenue and increased costs. John Misner, president and general manager of both Channel 2 and its sister station, Channel 12 in Phoenix, said Thursday that KNAZ could no longer afford to continue its live news broadcasts. As a free, over-the-air broadcaster that depends on advertising revenue for income, and over the decade weve owned the station, weve not had the level of support we had projected.

And as expenses increase, advertising revenues had to increase commensurately, he said. About 20 people who work for the local NBC affiliate news station will be affected, according to Misner. But it was not immediately clear whether those employees would be out of a job or just leaving Flagstaff for new broadcast assignments. See KNAZ. A 7 Pawning an iPod in Flagstaff is likely to get a little more expensive in the near future.

The Flagstaff City Council unanimously backed a new $2 transaction fee for every pawn transaction within the city earlier this week. If the proposal gets final approval from the council in a few weeks, I the new fees would generate more than $100,000 in revenue for the Flagstaff Police Department, which wants to use the money to pay the salary of a property crimes detective. Second-hand merchandise sold at stores like Bookmans and Hastings would not be covered by the proposed fee. The owners of the local pawn shops called the proposed fee excessive and discriminatory to their clients. Councilmember Joe Haughey supported the proposal, despite his usual reluctance to any increase in mandatory fees to business and residents.

I am not really excited about To order this photo, go to http:photos.azdailysijn.com Josh BiggsArizona Daily Sun PROPERTY THEFT DETECTIVE MIKE RODRIQUEZ of the Flagstaff Police Department deals with stolen goods involving pawn shops. To offset paperwork fees surrounding tracking the pawned items, the city of Flagstaff has given tentative approval to a $2 transaction fee at pawn shops. fees, taxing and all of that, but I understand the overall need for this, said the former police officer. PAWN SHOPS ALREADY COOPERATE Greg Geile, the chief operations officer for the two Superpawn lo cations in Flagstaff as well as five other locations in Arizona, said the ordinance places a heavy burden on the Native American community. He said 48 percent of his customers are Native American and many of those customers do not have a bank account.

Geile said the pawn shops already cooperate with various police agencies through an online reporting system that gives law enforcement information on the sale of items in area pawn shops. See PAWN, A7 Chinas coming-out party may not be all fun and games Arizona Congressional District 1 Congressional hopefuls vie for voters in Saturday forum Noticeably absent from Saturdays forum will be respective front-runners Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Sydney Hay. IF YOU GO WHERE: Federated Community Church, 400 W. Aspen Ave. WHEN: Saturday Democratic candidates: 10 a.m.

to noon Republican candidates and one Independent: 1 to 3 p.m. By MARK MAGMKR ami BANDY HARVEY Los Angeles Times BEIJING For the past seven years, through clouds of construction dust, thousands of meetings, millions of man-hours and an unprecedented political mobilization, China has waited for today. At $43 billion, the Beijing Olympics, which begin Friday, represent one of the most expensive coming-out parties in history. And the belle of the ball has a lot to be proud of. China has risen from poverty and social chaos to engineer one of the most impressive economic success stories ever.

With a delegation of 600 athletes, China hopes to punctuate its success with a slew of gold medals between now and the end of the Games on Aug. 24. This is such a great moment for China, said Chen Yongming, 55, an engineer and a big track and field, table tennis and swimming fan. Were very proud of our civilization. See OLYMPICS, A7 By DAILY SUN STAFF Seven of nine congressional candidates vying for this regions seat will be in Flagstaff on Saturday to stump and respond to voters questions.

But the two missing candidates are the likely front-runners Republican Sydney Hay and Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, who each said they would not attend, citing other commitments. Hay will be at a business meeting, and Kirkpatrick will be campaigning elsewhere in the district, including in Safford. All but one of the candidates, independent Brent Maupin, will compete in primary elections on Sept. 2. Democrats Howard Shanker, Mary Kim CD-I FAST FACTS District covers more than 58,000 square miles, making It the largest congressional district of any stata that has mora than ona district Approximate voter registration breakdown: 40,5 Democrat 34.3 Republican 24.2 Independent -Less than 1 Libertarian Titla and Jeffrey Brown have said they will attend.

Republicans Barry Hall, Tom Hansen and Sandra Livingstone have said they will attend. Democrats will attend a morning forum, from 10 to noon, at the Federated Community Church at 400 W. Aspen Ave. See FORUM, A7 i Sources: Map from nationalatlas.gov Arizona Secretary of State voter registration count from spring 2008. Todays Classified advertising.

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