Road Maintenance Underway in Kaibab Forest Acres near Parks

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Coconino County Public Works Department is performing routine road maintenance in the Kaibab Forest Acres area located between Old Route 66 and Interstate 40 just west of Parks. The project began late last month and is scheduled to be completed during the first week of January, weather permitting.

Maintenance crews are clearing drainage ditches and pipes, maintaining the right of way and performing resurfacing work along North, South, East and West Park roads in Kaibab Forest Acres. Although no traffic closures or standing restrictions are anticipated for this project, crews and equipment may be present along these roads between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday until early January. For both personal and worker safety, residents are asked to drive slowly through this area for the duration of this project.

Lowe’s defends pulling ads from Muslim TV show

By Edith Honan
NEW YORK | Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:05pm EST

(Reuters) – U.S. home improvement chain Lowe’s Monday defended its decision to pull advertising from reality TV show “All-American Muslim” amid charges the company had given in to bigotry.

“All-American Muslim,” which airs on TLC, follows several Muslim families in and around the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, which is home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the United States and its largest mosque.

It has been accused by one Florida group to be propaganda. But the decision by Lowe’s sparked an outcry by defenders of the show.

Lowe’s employed its Facebook page to defend itself and called “All-American Muslim,” a “lightning rod” for “strong political and societal views.”

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