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- The other kind of fall
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- A stop with baggage
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- No break for 347
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- The breakfast club
![Maricopa police and fire crews eat lunch during a shift change at Maricopa Fire Department Administration Office on Sept. 9, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260909-spencer-first-responders-lunch-3-rt652tja4kby9r8egbqihpkzsop13m2wr5s1stzddw.jpg "20260909-spencer-first-responders-lunch-3")
- Serving up thanks
- A novel idea
- Karen Bartunek
Elicia Graciela Estrada imported a truck from Japan just so she could sell books. She painted it pink, installed bookshelves, procured all kinds of volumes, named it Graciela’s Mobile […]
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![Dr. Brad Green, right, stands with staff members at Exceptional Community Hospital behind a food donation box inside the hospital. A food drive is being held through September 2026 to collect food and donations for Maricopa Pantry, [Submitted]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260908-exceptional-community-food-drive-rt459nyufuuf6ye75c2cz3ryrep6ngswxqa158988o.jpg "20260908-exceptional-community-food-drive")
![Sydnee Akers is crowned Miss City of Maricopa by Miss Pinal County Jacqueline Thomas in November 2013. [InMaricopa file]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260903-miss-city-of-maricopa-rsvv6jmtz4r0bpy1cqz4t2d84v0xq6zyvm5opne8l4.jpg "20260903-miss-city-of-maricopa")
![Maricopa Pantry co-founders Jim and Alice Shoaf speak to a small crowd at the food bank's groundbreaking of its permanent location in Hidden Valley on Nov. 20, 2025. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/spencer-112025-maricopa-pantry-groundbreaking-3-rsvxyt32yy02qcb3w36irrj98guerx18nva7k6qgvs.jpg "spencer-112025-maricopa-pantry-groundbreaking-3")
![Winner of Mysterious Mansion Mayhem Joseph Sanchez and his house 'The Graveyard' on Nov. 1, 2024. [Bryan Mordt]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Halloween-Houses-07-rdtcc91o2prhjyvkmyfjnzz7ea64zavairpcmi1c6w.jpg "Halloween Houses")
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![Sakura Asian Kitchen submitted a sign plan for the old Asian Seoul's Copa Kitchen space on John Wayne Parkway and Maricopa Fiesta Drive. [City of Maricopa]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260908-spencer-copa-kitchen-sakura-rt4erxx531e8v77vhsapf8dhzhnujom7nua59irchk.jpg "20260908-spencer-copa-kitchen-sakura")
![Dave Karsten, owner of Karsten's Ace Hardware. [InMaricopa file]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260903-dave-karsten-featured-rsvu988rqj54tac7wcj6fh12578kweqgypq4cksl4o.jpg "20260903-dave-karsten-featured")
![Julian Reyes, 15, stands with a collection of his handmade pens on Aug. 29, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DSC_3547-copy-scaled-rsmp887yem89pdv3ds4r00mxbrqlflwjfekljlhszc.jpg "20260829-bartunek-julian-reyes-pens-1")
Government
![Amber Rutan holds a sign that reads "Remove Flock cameras: Protect our fourth amendment rights" during a protest outside Maricopa City Hall on Sept. 1, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260901-spencer-anti-flock-1-rsu8e64q3zlbmw3jhxn6r4itwudarx4x8j4p99d69k.jpg "20260901-spencer-anti-flock-1")
![Maricopa Police direct traffic while a crash on Porter Road is cleared March. 1, 2025. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PJ_9252-scaled-2-rdutcuc56ahbryjhsyefjdfe9yyse9uexf4ayw5dyw.jpg "PJ_9252-scaled")
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Education
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Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
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![Assistant Principal Dustin Hunt, Dean of Students Nate Wong and Prinicipal Rachele Reese. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BPJ_9378-rb3umd6tv0ao2b4u80uj2gaqxyo5dbl1cwhq0c9r7c.jpg "A+ Charter School")
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Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
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