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Alan believed in community journalism

11/8/2022
The thing I admired most about Alan Cruikshank was his commitment to community journalism. Alan was a newsman, the kind who earned the ink in his blood through endless hours of work; work he …

Happy trails, Alan

11/8/2022
I have known Alan Cruikshank for nearly 50 years. Neither of us could figure out how that much time could pass, and lo and behold, we each got older. The years I have known Alan were spent at The …

Alan believed in Fountain Hills

11/8/2022
I don’t think anyone loved Fountain Hills as much as L. Alan Cruikshank. Obviously a very subjective statement and perhaps open to debate among the many folks who have devoted so much of their …

Thank you, Dad, for everything you did

11/8/2022
Where do I start with a column about a father who meant so much to me? The night of Oct. 30 was the toughest night of my life. It’s a pain I could not describe, saying goodbye to the greatest man I …

Remembering Fountain Hills' newsman L. Alan Cruikshank

11/8/2022
L. Alan Cruikshank was born in Oklahoma July 18, 1947, to Leslie and Joyce Cruikshank. He passed away on Oct. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nev. Between those dates he lived nearly all his life in the …