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McCain says feds' failure on immigration has harmed GOP
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said May 5 that the federal government’s failure to overhaul its immigration policies and secure the border has regrettably prompted some states and cities to... […]
McCain alters campaign playbook
Strategists organizing John McCain’s bid for the White House have chosen a unique organizational structure that decentralizes operations and focuses more on local efforts. Blessed or cursed with a candidate... […]
Divided Families: Family hoping for a miracle as Tuscon man faces deportation
TUCSON — Victor Napoles, a 21-year-old Mexican national who grew up in Tucson, is facing deportation after losing a case that began with him barking at another man’s dog.That man... […]
Olive Oatman
Olive Oatman Some 20 miles west of Gila Bend, along the Gila River, lays the grave of a bloody, early chapter in Arizona history. The Oatman massacre was a very... […]
Up Close with David Lujan
Around the Capitol for 22 years, Democrat battles for education and against bigamy
DEQ gets OK to regulate CO2 from cars, but not yet
Arizona can begin regulating greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles, with a few qualifiers.The Governor’s Regulatory Review Council approved new emissions standards by a 5-2 vote during a meeting in Phoenix on... […]
Gabby owns 3 hogs
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords From yellowsheetreport.com, (Gabby not shabby on bike, May 5): “It was raining at the Capitol last Thursday (May 1) when U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., U.S.... […]
‘Crystal Darkness’ and ‘Reefer Madness’
I was one of the nearly 200,000 viewers of a special television report on the dangers of crystal meth. The segment was called “Crystal Darkness” and, as the name implies,... […]
I’d gladly pay you Tuesday for a payday loan today
Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation to cap the annual interest rate that can be charged on small consumer loans — typically called “payday loans.” The proposed legislation will effectively end... […]
Don Bolles’ murder triggered a string of unlikely coincidences
It’s been nearly 32 years since an explosion rocked journalism like no other event in my lifetime.To paraphrase a memorable quote: June 2, 1976, a date which will live in... […]
