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Ties that bind: In tiny Winkelman, 8-man football champs reflect copper community’s perseverance

WINKELMAN – From arsenic in its soil to ravaging floods to a battered economy, this tiny copper mining community located near the confluence of the Gila and San Pedro rivers about 90 miles southeast of Phoenix has endured repeated challenges. But like the 1,000-foot smokestack that stands tall above Winkelman and the adjoining town of […]

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