First the good news about ‘‘The Secret Garden’’ at Fountain Hills Community Theater: It’s a great little production of a great big show.

The Honorable Janet Napolitano says that this whole thing (the Secret Service, prostitutes, and the military) is “inexcusable”. Probably so. Not too many people would raise their hand, stand up, and try to make excuses for bad behavior. Not me.

WASHINGTON — The Virginia couple who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a "deeply concerned and embarrassed" Secret Service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list.

A school guidance counselor listened last year as a 12-year-old student unloaded a family secret. Months earlier, the girl said, her 19-year-old brother by adoption had molested her multiple times at their Chandler home.

A school guidance counselor listened last year as a 12-year-old student unloaded a family secret. Months earlier, the girl said, her 19-year-old brother by adoption had molested her multiple times at their Chandler home.

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday acknowledged the existence of previously secret CIA prisons around the world where key terrorist suspects have been held and questioned.

Gov. Janet Napolitano eliminated key elements of a major transportation initiative this week, agreeing not to tax homebuilders in exchange for their support and $100,000 to kick-start the campaign.

While members of Congress debated last week whether to pass a resolution formally repudiating President Bush for sending more than 20,000 additional combat troops to Iraq, a few members of Congress quietly made plans to slip into the war zone for a firsthand view.

June 2, 2004

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department refused to prosecute former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for improperly — and possibly illegally — storing in his office and home classified information about two of the Bush administration's most sensitive counterterrorism efforts.

Tempe and Mesa are pegged to get two of Arizona’s first three Glamour Secrets stores. The Canadian-based professional beauty supply store chain plans to blanket the state with 30 to 40 stores in the next five years, said Alan Hatch, area developer for Arizona.

The secret to a longer, healthier life is:

Once upon a time there was a Chinese family in Colorado Springs with the last name of Louie. It was 1954, and the family opened a restaurant, The Golden Dragon.

Arizonans will get to vote in November whether they want a constitutional provision guaranteeing secret ballots in union elections.

You can be as successful fishing from shore as from a boat. That was made very evident by the fish-catching success of the Wal-Mart Kids All-American Fishing Derby, the national program that hosts more than 300,000 youth shore anglers at fun fishing events held in every state. The events are free and all kids from 6 to 16 are invited.

With only Republicans in favor, state lawmakers took the first steps Monday to putting a measure on the November ballot to throw a potential roadblock in the path of future union elections.

Gilbert resident Jacob Clarkson doesn’t have to worry about his young children accidentally getting into his gun collection.

When two winning tickets for a record $588 million Powerball jackpot were claimed from the Nov. 28 drawing, the world focused on the winners.

Veteran campaign strategist Ned Barnett told me that John McCain likely is targeting his “Service to America” tour to two target audiences: new voters and members of The Fourth Estate.

A decision to close a Surprise postal office near Dysart and Bell roads has been put on hold. While the Dysart Road postal office will not shutter any time soon — if at all — the facility is one of several state post offices and nearly 3,700 nationwide being studied for possible closure, said Peter Hass, a state spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service.

Every three years or so American audiences are treated to the latest animated triumph from Studio Ghibli, the Japanese artists that produced "Ponyo," "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Spirited Away." Those three films were all helmed by a true living legend, Hayao Miyazaki. In "The Secret World of Arrietty," Miyazaki once again acts as a screenwriter and producer. The directorial duties this time around, however, are left in the hands of Hiromasa Yonebayashi. In his first feature film, Yonebayashi portrays a lovely little winner well worthy of Ghibli's name.

Every three years or so American audiences are treated to the latest animated triumph from Studio Ghibli, the Japanese artists that produced "Ponyo," "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Spirited Away." Those three films were all helmed by a true living legend, Hayao Miyazaki. In "The Secret World of Arrietty," Miyazaki once again acts as a screenwriter and producer. The directorial duties this time around, however, are left in the hands of Hiromasa Yonebayashi. In his first feature film, Yonebayashi portrays a lovely little winner well worthy of Ghibli's name.

An anti-union measure could be in danger of being thrown off the November ballot.

The state's largest private sector union is trying to block voters from deciding in November whether to constitutionally guarantee a secret ballot in public and union elections.