“Start Our State” got lots of press, but will they get on the ballot? By Sam Stone Perhaps it’s the explosion of modern media outlets, or our national 24/7 obsession with controversy. But for two months last year, people in Arizona must have thought it was 1860 again. Except in 1860 there was no television. [...]
Sheriff Paul Babeu and the Vengeful Ex?
February 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
Opinion by Mike Shaw Relationships are difficult and apparently the old adage, “Hell hath no fury like a women scorned” can also apply to ex gay lovers. It gets even more complicated if you are nationally known for your outspokenness on border issues and your ex is accusing you of threatening to have him deported. [...]
More Outstanding Arizonans – USMC Corporal Ira Hayes
February 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
As I sit here, in my comfortable (and warm!) domicile on a cold Arizona’s Centennial & St. Valentines’ Day evening, attempting to write about these Arizonan and American heroes, I realize just how great these outstanding Arizonans are/were. I physically comfortably listen to Johnny Cash’s “Ballad of Ira Hayes” and uncomfortably think about the entire [...]
Outstanding Arizonans
February 14, 2012 By 3 Comments
Some famous (and not so famous) names that helped make our state great Erma Bombeck: When Humor Goes, There Goes Civilization Erma Bombeck (February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996) was a novelist, humorist and satirist whose insights into suburban home life of the 1960s to the 1990s thrust her into the national spotlight. Although [...]
Political Theatre – February 17th Releases
February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A guide to upcoming movies with an eye to the political leanings of the principal players. Movie Title: Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance Reviewer: Rubber Biscuit Genre: Fantasy Thriller Film’s political message- None Produced by: Ashok Amritraj- Diane Feinstein and John Kerry financial supporter. Avi Arad- former small $ Bill Clinton supporter. Michael De Luca- [...]
Political Theatre – “The Vow”
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A guide to upcoming movies with an eye to the political leanings of the principal players. Movie Title: The Vow Reviewer: Rubber Biscuit Genre: Romance Film’s political message- None Produced by: Gary Barber-former MGM mogul and current Spyglass Entertainment mini mogul with a penchant for dumping his aging racehorses at auctions frequented by slaughterhouse buyers, [...]
Musical Capitols
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The extended journey of the Arizona Capitol By Priscilla Racke The future of the United States was anything but certain in 1863: the future of settlers in the wilderness of Arizona even less so. In the east, north, south and west, American blood flowed freely as brother waged brutal war on brother, and western settlers [...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
February 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
A newcomers guide to Tucson Opinion By James T. Harris “The Beautiful Man” Radio Host at 104.1 The Truth If you told me in January 2011 that one year later, I would be living in the desert, apart from my family (and the Green Bay Packers), in a small apartment, I would have stared at [...]
Fairness, Redistribution of Wealth and The Bible
February 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
by Mike Shaw A good friend of mine has a saying, “Fair is where you take your pig.” It was first uttered by her daughter and out of the mouth of a child a Biblical concept is explained. In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Speech he repeated that, “… we need to change [...]