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Good morning RJ, 

Did you attend yesterday’s Greatest of the Grande award ceremony? We were there too, and we probably snapped your photo. Check out the complete photo gallery from that event. 

Workers in the Food and Nutrition program at the Coolidge Unified School District will see a bump in payafter a decision made by the governing board. Faced with employees who were leaving the district for better pay elsewhere, CUSD chose to increase each hourly wage by at least $1. 

Giving credit where credit is due: We recently received this letter from a local reader who wanted to express his thanks to school bus drivers. If you’re a bus driver, hats off to you for the work you do. 

The Scottsdale Unified School District board chose to oust its board president earlier this week. Scottsdale Police recently announced they were investigating allegations that former board president Jann-Michael Greenburg distributed a “dossier” on some parents that included photos and personal finances. 

In case you missed the big news: In yesterday’s newsletter, we shared that state and federal transportation officials had formally selected the preferred route for the proposed Interstate 11 project. The selected corridor would take the future freeway near Hidden Valley southwest of Maricopa and south of Casa Grande. You can get the full details of this story here.  

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