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Cousin Jacks and Jennies in Arizona
Thomas Pascoe The story of the Cornish in the Untied States is intertwined with the story of the technologically advancing and treacherous Arizona mining industry. Globe was an important mining... […]
Panel OKs probe of Napolitano’s campaign activity
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission will formally investigate whether Governor Napolitano’s campaign staff violated commission rules and state law by contracting Web site work and a mass e-mail system before... […]
Advocate for Arizona’s 400,000 small businesses
Armando Contreras takes on big job
Lawmakers deal with the people’s business, then their own
Many state lawmakers list “business owner” as their occupation. Most of them, not surprisingly, are Republicans. But Democrats aren’t excluded. A number of them also watch bottom lines, hire and... […]
Don’t blame border crossers for crime
In the May 19 article on ex-police officers’ perspectives on the immigration debate, you quoted Sen. Chuck Gray as stating that “60 percent to 80 percent” of crimes are committed... […]
Legislators aren’t listening – voters want more money for education
Pity our state legislators. In the best of times, they have a tough job. They must deal with different philosophies about the role of government, reconcile conflicting claims to state... […]
How to beat the squeeze of mandated spending
During the last four years, some otherwise conservative Arizona legislators have voted for huge spending increases. Arizona’s general fund budgets have increased by an average of 11 percent per year... […]
Provide intelligent leadership or get out of public life
As if the times aren’t scary enough! Those three on the front cover makes me wonder what country I live in. [May 12]. So to Rep. Tom O’Halleran: If you... […]
Government should seize Indian land for freeway
Our fellow citizens on the Gila River Indian Reservation evidently can use a little incentive to make it possible to build the South Mountain Freeway across their vacant, or mostly... […]
Dropout epidemic requires prescription for change
A recent Oprah “Special Report” and a Time magazine cover story exposed a shocking statistic — nearly one in three American students do not graduate from high school. One in... […]
Up close with Barbara Lubin, advocate for publicly funded political campaigns
‘Someone’s got to tell people what is going on’
All you need is a chip and a chair
Dreams of millions, celebrity status, fuel an explosion of interest in tournament poker
