Ihave written around 6,000 articles over the years for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com.

This will likely be the last.

Along with some of my colleagues, I have accepted a voluntary severance offer that will end my employment after more than 33 years, roughly half of my life. I had declined several prior buyouts in past years, but this feels like the right time to turn in my company-supplied laptop and press badge.

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