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- Chess mates
- Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
For some Maricopa kids, finding a chess partner can be harder than learning the game. Kevelyn Tellez started a club to change that. Tellez, founder and program director of the […]
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![After criticism over its 2025 response, Global Water issued a precautionary boil water advisory while repeat testing for E. coli was underway in Maricopa. [InMaricopa file]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261009-global-water-e-coli-rum4nl33pdft74svo9cwnyhpcnaudjrxh2zs550q9k.jpg "20261009-global-water-e-coli")
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