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Volume • Number July ,
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Inside
Carolyn Dumler reflects on MUSD after 37 years
This Week
BY VERONICA KUFFEL
Tucson Local Media Contributor
LIVEN UP ...................10 Take a journey with Voyager at Live! at Old Tucson A new MyPlace hotel is coming to Marana on the intersection of West Cortaro Farms Road and North Joplin Lane.. (Jeff Thomas/Submitted)
SPORTS .....................22 Looking forward with some hope; things could be worse. HOT PICKS.....................................4 HEALTH.........................................21 HOROSCOPE/CROSSWORD.......23 WORSHIP/CLASSIFIEDS ........... 24
intersection of West Cortaro Farms Road and North Joplin Lane. MyPlace joins the many hotels on Marana’s major roadways, I-10 and Route 77. The
ress. “There are many factors (for growth), but one of the most compelling has to be the reputation of the MUSD culture, a place where family and relationships are valued,” Dumler said. “For a district of 550 square miles, we have managed to maintain a small-town, family feel where people truly care about one another.” Dumler retired from her position at MUSD after almost four decades, working first as a teacher, then elementary school principal and finally as assistant superintendent. Looking back, she
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MyPlace Hotels coming to Marana BY VERONICA KUFFEL
Tucson Local Media Contributor
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arana development services recently approved MyPlace Hotels to break ground, bringing an extended-stay hotel to the
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