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Jack Kurtz/The Arizona Republic `Cave Creek' blaze grows Winds and low humidity push the lightning - sparked "Cave Creek Complex" fire into re- mote parts of the Tonto National Forest, where Holly Martinez (above) of Fort Apache is headed. Valley & State. 61 /alley & State atin Mass revival takes hold: Church officials leem a test at St. Thomas the Apostle in Phoenix a .uccess and give the service's worshipers status as 1 mission called Mater Misericordiae. 61 )owntown Phoenix's image an issue. City officials Kok to halt the spread of sexually oriented busi- lesses so they can promote a family - friendly des - ination aligned with new development. BI oday's editorial: For too long, the words "nuclear ower" have been either toxic or magic. To combat lobal warming and meet rising energy needs, it's me to reconsider nuclear power. B6 bday's letter to the editor. Why would Republi- ans criticize Howard Dean unless they are con - erned his statements are true and effective? B6 ;ports ieared to win: Tony Stewart clutches his first win f the season, finishing the NASCAR Nextel Cup Lodge /Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, Calif., with one and on the steering wheel and the other holding is failing car in gear. C1 ^eyed state of the NBA draft: The newly imposed ge limit of 19 boosts the stock of college players nd has high school seniors deciding where they'd ke to matriculate in the fall. C1 lusiness Jbertsons on hold in Arizona: While most grocery hains pursue new Valley stores, the Boise, Idaho - ased supermarket, which owns Osco drugstores, as no area building plans in the works. D1 opper strike threat grows: Contract negotiations .all at Asarco Inc: s Arizona mines, increasing the (elihood that miners will strike when a wage and enefits pact expires Friday. D1 idian gaming regulations in debate: Two Arizona ibal leaders plan to tell a U.S. Senate panel led by .n. John McCain, R- Ariz., that Congress doesn't aed to change the law and that Arizona is a na- onal model for gambling oversight. D1 wizona Living /hen girlfriends get away: Whether pitching a !nt, splurging on a spa or cruising together, more omen give reunions with girlfriends a higher •iority, according to leisure -time researchers. art three of four, Reunion Season. Ell w ELKILMI A guide to help you through the day. 'Traveler' new on the t e bookshelf: The au- - We thor's official biogra- phy states only that "John Twelve Hawks lives off the grid." This may be a mark of a paranoid Luddite or of a smart marketing campaign. The heroes of Twelve Hawks' debut novel also live off the grid. Arizona Living. E3 rends and talkers 'anted: A live Barbie: Seeking statuesque blonde ith adventuresome fashion sense, royal manners Id fairy relationships. Princess experience pre - -red, must look good in pink. Arizona Living. E1 )ur Money ding behind a good name: Some stammers will rrow the Better Business Bureau's reputation or other ways to sound legitimate and convince u they deserve your money when they don't. st do a little research. Call 12 for Action. 610 Bather e Hot: Sunny and drier; breezy afternoon. .. High 107. Low 82. B10 idex rology E6 Opinions 86,7 nicsE4,5,CL6 Puzzles E4,5 ,r Abby E6 Small Business D3 JArts ez Sports TV C2 Moments 82 Television Es ery B2 12 for Action 810 tuaries 69 Valley 101 B10 Classified: Looking for o great deal? '- Find it inside n Republic Classified, c CL1, behind o• the Business 04 section. 0 annett Newspaper: h year, No. 40. Copyright 2005, The Arizona Republic I - - - -- �L WCCA,icumsieiaSalta enaum on a new Iraqi Con - those kind of meetings "g° Donald uase'ano "We're not going to win the insurgency could lastup stitution and new elections on all the time." Rumsfeld hospital. A3 SPECIALREP®RT Developers cashing m o weak water laws Mark Henle/rhe Arizona Republic "Wildcat subdivisions" are flourishing in rural Arizona, like this one north of Prescott Valley. These projects use a legal loophole to avoid reg- ulation. They also offer little consumer protection, meaning a buyer can buy land and not find out until later that it lacks services. By Shaun McKinnon The Arizona Republic Sprouting from the desert about 40 miles north of Kingman, jutting up amid sagebrush and a scatter- ing of squat Joshua trees, is a sign that looks like it lost its way. It claims to mark the corner of Boundary and Imperial drives. Up a gentle slope are signs for Safari Drive and, in the other direction, Big Horn Drive. But there's not a stucco wall or red tile roof in sight, much less a streetlight or a paved road to go with the signs. This is Lake Mead Ranchos, or it will be when buyers of the 1-acre lots begin building homes. It's far from traffic and polluted air, and the views are spectacular, framed by the ridgeline that guards Lake Mead itself. Oh, and one other thing: Buy a i ABOUT THIS SERIES This three -part special report explores a gathering water crisis in rural Arizona and its im- pact on communities and the environment. Jq" k 4 '� THE PROBLEMS Unchecked growth is draining groundwater. Rural communities, cities, wildlife and taxpayers are at risk. Sunday house here and you're on your own for water. Selling dry lots, whose buyers are responsible for their own wa- ter and have to truck it in if they can't drill a well, is not only legal under Arizona's water laws, it is in- ,111 I I w THE REASONS Developers are building subdivisions on land that lacks assured water. And so far, it's perfectly legal. Today, Pages Al, A6-A7 creasingly fueling development in the state's fastest - growing rural areas. The California -based developer of Lake Mead Ranchos sold about 500 home sites without providing a Permanent water source. Buyers THE SOLUTIONS Tailored laws and costly infrastructure could avert a crisis. The obstacles: money and attitudes. . Coming Tuesday will have to haul water or have it hauled in for them. "Sometimes it's a concern," said Ron Freeman, the developer, who still has other parcels he plans to See RURAL WATER Page A6 aZ CO!"ll Read The Republic's special reports on Arizona's water crisis at water azcentral.eom and azcentraLcom/specials /river. Groups vie for sports authority cash $21 million in grants available for projects over the next 2 years By Pat Flannery The Arizona Republic More than $12 million in funding requests for local youth sports facilities and programs have landed on the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority's desk, but just a handful of organ- izations will get a cut of the $2.2 million available over the next two years. Proposed uses of the money run the gamut, from sports equipment for the Thomas J. Pappas School for homeless chil- dren to grass soccer fields and artificial turf for Phoenix's proposed Reach 11 Sports Complex at Cave Creek and Deer Valley roads. The largest request was $3 million sought by Mesa to help build an $11.7 mil- lion outdoor aquatic cen- ter. The smallest was Crit- tenton Youth Academy's wish for $2,517 to buy new sports equipment for at- F i See GRANTS Page A8 Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic Swimming instructor and lifeguard Jen Bodine pre- pares to catch Jordan Dailmeier, 3, of Glendale dur- ing lessons at the Glendale /Peoria YMCA. . `Entitlement Generation' expects a lot Nearly every generation's 20- somethings seem to get branded, deservedly or not. Rabble- rousing hippie baby boomers gave way to apathetic slacker Gen Xers. The latest, the "Enti- tlement Generation," is pegged as one with high expectations for salary, job flexibility and duties but little willingness to take on grunt work or remain loyal to a company. Complete story, Al2 w i THE SOLUTIONS Tailored laws and costly infrastructure could avert a crisis. The obstacles: money and attitudes. . Coming Tuesday will have to haul water or have it hauled in for them. "Sometimes it's a concern," said Ron Freeman, the developer, who still has other parcels he plans to See RURAL WATER Page A6 aZ CO!"ll Read The Republic's special reports on Arizona's water crisis at water azcentral.eom and azcentraLcom/specials /river. Groups vie for sports authority cash $21 million in grants available for projects over the next 2 years By Pat Flannery The Arizona Republic More than $12 million in funding requests for local youth sports facilities and programs have landed on the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority's desk, but just a handful of organ- izations will get a cut of the $2.2 million available over the next two years. Proposed uses of the money run the gamut, from sports equipment for the Thomas J. Pappas School for homeless chil- dren to grass soccer fields and artificial turf for Phoenix's proposed Reach 11 Sports Complex at Cave Creek and Deer Valley roads. The largest request was $3 million sought by Mesa to help build an $11.7 mil- lion outdoor aquatic cen- ter. The smallest was Crit- tenton Youth Academy's wish for $2,517 to buy new sports equipment for at- F i See GRANTS Page A8 Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic Swimming instructor and lifeguard Jen Bodine pre- pares to catch Jordan Dailmeier, 3, of Glendale dur- ing lessons at the Glendale /Peoria YMCA. . `Entitlement Generation' expects a lot Nearly every generation's 20- somethings seem to get branded, deservedly or not. Rabble- rousing hippie baby boomers gave way to apathetic slacker Gen Xers. The latest, the "Enti- tlement Generation," is pegged as one with high expectations for salary, job flexibility and duties but little willingness to take on grunt work or remain loyal to a company. Complete story, Al2