“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. [...]
Guns From USS Arizona Coming Home?
February 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
Sec. of State Ken Bennett Hopes to Honor WWII Vets, Bring Historic Artifacts to State Capitol. One of the most popular exhibits at the Arizona Capitol Museum is a collection of artifacts recovered from the USS Arizona, which was sunk during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941. Now, Secretary of State Ken [...]
Party Like It’s 2007?
January 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
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 [...]
Chavez Names “Drug Kingpin” Defense Minister
January 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
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 [...]