144278 biz-idolwebpage0514 05/08/07 Glendale girl Jordin Sparks (cq) fans Alvin Hall (cq), 7, carrys his sister Mariah Hall, 3, to see Jordin Sparks (cq) on the huge screen at Westgate City Center (cq), Glendale (cq). Sparks is getting national attention as a contestant on American Idol.Photo by Nick Oza/ The Arizona Republic Democrat Rep. Jack Brown,gets help by his grand children to move his cattle herds in Vernon, Az. Brown, one of only two active ranchers in the state legislature. Ranchers are a dying breed in a state once known for them. oza, dying breed. Gerri Moss, left, whose husband and children were shot dead in 1996, comforts Lacy Lucas, after the hearing in which Lucas' brother Daniel was sentenced to death for the Moss slayings. Brandon Rhode also received capital punishment for the Jones County crime. 144190 a-march0501 05/01/07 Immigration marchers walks out from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum (cq) . Today thousands immigrants came to march out in Phoenix (cq), Az. Photo by Nick Oza / The Arizona Republic Portrait of a Latin King gang member at Dunkin Donuts. Gang members allegedly continue to hide drugs in the northside Chicago bathroom, even though it has been raided by police several times. Alhambra Middle School student, Daniel Sesmas, 11, plays with Prunes clown from Masters Commission Phoenix 1st Assembly Discipleship Program at Arizona State Fair. 143771 spt-ironman0416 04/15/07 Ironman Arizona triathlon (cq), 2.4 miles swimmers, gets ready while thousands of fan watches the start of the race at Tempe Town Lake.Photo by Nick Oza/ The Arizona Republic 143771 spt-ironman0416 04/15/07 Swimmer getting stripped by volunteers during Ironman Arizona triathlon (cq), 2.4 mile swim, at Tempe Town Lake.Photo by Nick Oza/ The Arizona Republic Guest watching at one of solitude painting in hallway during The Phoenix Art Museum Grand Opening. From L to R. Jessica Ross holds a photograph of Anita Johnson, 15, and Johnson's 5-month-old baby Akerra, both of whom were trapped in a bedroom during an electrical fire and died of smoke inhalation. Porsha Rovier, Uniqua Newton, 9, and Seleria Newton look at the Patterson Road house in Jones County. Linda Washington, a manager of Magnolia Court Motel, remembers how loving her son Ricardo was toward family members. Washington was arguing with a hotel guest when her son intervened and was shot by the guest. The 22-year-old's death is part of Macon's black-on-black crime phenomenon. " I have lost over 50 pounds in grief," Washington said. Family and friends gathered for the funeral of Silvestre S. Herrera, at St. Thomas More Church, in Glendale, Az. Silvestre S. Herrera, a Mexican-born recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. First Arizonan to win the award during WWII. Eddie Brown Sr., a WW II vetran, visited the spot where his son's name is carved into a traveling version of the Vietnam memorial wall. Eddie Brown Jr., a Macon native, was killed on Nov.16, 1965, making him one of the first killed in action in Vietnam. 144772 cr-graudation 05/30/07 Hamilton High School (cq) cheers before their graduation ceremony at Wells Fargo Arena (cq), May 30th, 2007 . Photo by Nick Oza/ The Arizona Republic Former Fort Valley State University football coach Kent Schoolfield appealing to the school's board of directors to reinstate him. Lula Ethridge takes a morning nap in her wheelchair in the front hall of Bel Arbor Nursing Home. Phil Millican and his wife, Jessica Millican get a flag ready for a 5K race during the 15th annual Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure. David Pham transports his decorated cake to the showcase at the Bamboo Bakery in Phoenix. Rider Kiesner, 16, at right performing a stunt on a float as it passes through downtown Gilbert during the Gilbert Days Parade. Majid Hassan, 5, holds a IV bag while Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB4) Hospital Corpsman Chris Terry and Fernando Juarez checks an Iraqi man's eyes near Yashar Bin Jaber village, Iraq, April 2, 2003. The man had a throat infection and was so weak he was given an IV. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 Olivo Gerrero, 19, of Santa Cruz, California, writes his daily journal to his girlfriend Diane from Iraq on Wednesday, March 26, 2003. Gerrero said, "That's the only way I talk to her, Otherwise, you go nuts out here because we have no communication out here whatsoever." Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB4) Soyla Cobert washes Nancy Smith's hair after the NMCB4 halted for the day Tuesday, April 8, 2003, in Southern Iraq. Iraqi man takes a puff while looking at NMCB4 doctors helping other Iraqis on bank of Saddam Canal in central Iraq. Susan Haggerty shows a photo of her son, Marine Cpl. Andrew Juraska, to other Marines during a 9/11 ceremony at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. Marine Cpl. Andrew Juraska was recently deployed to Iraq for the third time. A patient at Charter Behaviorial Health Hospital, tried to drown himself on Christmas Day in a nearby lake. Authorities rescued him in time. Fairy Hailey Ward and witch Karlee Manarin fly through the brush behind their school during Halloween. Georgia College & State University dancers rehearsing for a Thursday evening performance of "Swan Lake" at Russell Auditorium. A roadside Dinosaur sculpture gets a ride on Hwy 277 towards Snowflake. Cannonsburg Township firefighters work on their technique during a practice blaze near Grand Rapids, Mich. Arthur Thompson and Michelle Veal in Tindall Heights, where area residents said last week's murder has made everybody tense. Alhambra High School has the highest numbers of illegal parents who children were born here in United States. School facility has all the encouring words for students. Ariz. State Sen. Jeff Flake, one of only two active ranchers in the state legislature, watches his herd in Snowflake. Flake said ranchers are a dying breed in a state once known for them. Bambi Battise with her son Glenn Battise,1, shares their story of survival through hurricane Katrina. the Battise family made it through Katrina but lost their home. " God does test us. We go through trials every day. I'm not going to lose my faith," Battise said. Miss. Episcopal Bishop Duncan Gray III, gives a service at St Mark's Episcopal Church on US 90 in Gulfport, MS. The church was totally destroyed in hurricane Katrina. Jennifer Davis and her husband Andy ride their bikes a block away from their home in Biloxi, Ms., and look upon US 90 between Biloxi and Ocean Springs which took a hit from Hurricane Katrina. Davis grew emotional after seeing the bridge. "We lost everything," he said. FEMA and local police ordered the swift evacuation of Mary L. Michel Seventh Grade School in Biloxi Saturday afternoon amid fears of a dysentery outbreak at the shelter which has held hundreds since Sunday and has no functional plumbing. Nurses rush children to a health tent for examination before allowing them on buses, waiting to take storm refugees to a Red Cross shelter in Georgia because all Biloxi's other shelters are overflowing. Phyllis Fraizer, enjoys rain after not having any electricity or water for past 3 days. Today temperatures reached 95 degrees and residents did not have power in Gulfport, MS. Fraizer lives in Holly Circle which was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. 143771 spt-ironman0416 04/15/07 Ironman Arizona triathlon (cq) bikers goes over the bridge for 112 mile bike, after finishing 2.5 mile of swim at Tempe Town Lake (cq). Photo by Nick Oza/ The Arizona Republic Terry Aaron and his new wife, Kay, after taking their wedding vows at the Redneck Games. Taylor Hoffman, (left) and Olivia Goddard of The Arizona Desert Gems swim team share a laugh during a synchronized swimming event in the blistering Phoenix sun. Swimming is a popular after-school activity for area teens. Taylor Hoffman of The Arizona Desert Gems swim team follows her teammates in a syncrhonized swimming event in east Phoenix. Katelyn McCoy, 8, was touched by her peers in a game of trust called " Willows of the Wind." The event took place during a five-day camp, where 45 young people learned behavioral skills. A young boy prays for peace at a community rally at ChicagoÕs Holy Name Catherdral Church.
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