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By Mike Shaw You’ve seen the pictures and the videos. Arizona’s border is littered with litter. Not just litter, but human feces and tons of trash ruin the environment and negatively impact the Sonaran Desert’s rich wildlife. So where is the outrage? Turns out that not only is the left silent on this serious problem, [...]
by Sam Stone For an hour last night, watching the President’s State of the Union Address I thought I had made a mistake. Was this a leadership address, or Back to the Future 4? In 2007, then-Senator Obama ran on unprecedented bouquet of promises. Promises to fix our health care system, balance the budget, create [...]
by Mike Ebert Chuck Huckleberry is in the way of Pima County job growth with his opposition to the Rosemont Copper Mine. This is a reprehensible act by a county manager who is not even an elected official. He does not represent the people of this county with this position. Rosemont is demonstrating the latest [...]
Regarding the Jan 20th editorial “Students Forgotten in TUSD Fiasco” Star in Our View states “what really matters is what’s best for every pupil in district”. Well yes, that is what this discussion has been about. Let’s take a few moments to dissect this commentary. “The tornado of hyperbole that swirls around the Tucson Unified [...]
by Dave Erchull There is an infamous video clip making the rounds that purports to show several Marines urinating on what are supposedly the bodies of dead Taliban fighters. As soon as this bit of film went viral, we heard shrieks of “war crimes” and, in true Alice in Wonderland fashion, “off with their heads!” [...]
By Mike Ebert This has been a sad part of Tucson’s history these past several years. La Raza Studies, Mexican American Studies and also called Ethnic Studies, has been a blow to the credibility of our largest school district in Tucson. The programs were mostly in the high schools and considered electives and now some [...]
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Movie Title: Contraband A guide to upcoming movies with an eye to the political leanings of the principal players. Reviewer: Rubber Biscuit Genre: Drama/Thriller Film’s political message- None evidenced in the trailers, prior to release. Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormákur, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg – There are no overtly political agenda’s publicly [...]
Saturday, President Hugo Chavez named General Henry Rangel Silva Venezuela’s new minister of defense. Rangel Silva has been on the United State’s “kingpin” list since 2008, accusing him of having “materially assisted the narcotics trafficking activities of the FARC.” The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, is a narcotics trafficking organization that also seeks [...]
Former AZ Democratic Party Chair Don Bivens Stands in His Way By Jonathan Paton At first blush, Dr. Richard Carmona’s entrance into the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jon Kyl appears to be exactly what Democrats in this GOP-leaning state dream about. A former Army Special Forces soldier, [...]