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A look at key Apache Junction and Gold Canyon facts and figures

Neurosurgery resident Richard Roberts is getting paged by the OR at a University of Pennsylvania hospital in Philadelphia. It's typical, he says as he apologizes for cutting the interview short.

Name: Cindy Hunt

Name: Bob Dufault

Job: Attorney, with current firm for 1 ½ years; practicing law for nine years

Great players, great teams and great traditions set high school football in the East Valley apart. Here’s a look at each of the schools’ notable achievements and prospects for the future:

Gilbert’s population rose nearly six percent and residents are making more money, but they are generally less educated, according to some new data compiled in the town’s 2009 Community Profile.

If there's one man whose legend transcends five decades of automotive change, it's Carroll Shelby. At 85 years of age, he still wants to leave his mark. Of course, he already has.

Job Title: Adult Education and Family Literacy Specialist, Mesa Public Schools

Jim Braciszewski

Job title: Mesa Police Department Volunteer, Burglary Division; “I organize case files and make initial phone calls to victims for possible additional information on cases, pick up surveillance tapes from businesses, search for stolen property on computer sites and do data entry.”

Education: Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Boston University’s Sargent College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Connecticut

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Job title: Records Clerk II, City of Phoenix Aviation Department; How did Galaviz get his job? Galaviz has been employed with the Aviation Department for 11 years, but he’s worked for the City of Phoenix for 20 years.

Job title: Mesa Police Department Public Safety 911 Operator; How did you get your job? “I contacted the City of Mesa Human Resources division and they mailed the application to my home.

Job title: Aviation Communications Dispatcher, City of Phoenix Aviation Department, 4 years; Education: The Aviation Department provides extensive training and education for the dispatcher training lasting over three months.

Job title: Administrative Assistant for the Association for Supportive Child Care, 16 years.

Job title: Administrative Assistant for the Association for Supportive Child Care, 16 years.

Title: Director, call center operations, GoDaddy.com

Education: Some college

Alphonso Williams

A brief look at the six Americans and Israel’s first astronaut aboard space shuttle Columbia.

Job title: Aquatic Director of Swimkids USA, Mesa; Education: Trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, from Whitworth College.