I despise the United States Border Patrol. One-hundred miles from the U.S. Border, the entire U.S. border, they are a law unto themselves, in what the ACLU refers to as a “constitution free zone,” that encircles the entire contiguous United States.They regularly treat U.S. citizens with contempt. This, despite the…
People around the country reacted differently to last week’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare.”Amber Leah Gardner sure had a unique reaction.Gardner’s apparent response was to go to a Mesa deli with a stone hammer, rant about Obama and shout…
Kenneth Robert Evans apparently would like his ex-wife to be in bed when he drops by her place for a visit.That seems to be the case because when his ex-wife’s not in bed, Evans, 38, has a tendency to light the bed on fire.Evans was arrested Monday for the latest…
Well, there’s a first time for everything. Unfortunately for the Dbacks, this first — the Padres’ first three-game sweep at Chase Field in franchise history — wasn’t so fun. The D-Backs fell to the Padres 8-6 Wednesday night in front of a disgruntled sold-out crowd of 46,819. It was the…
Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash is now former Suns point guard Steve Nash, as he’s headed to Los Angeles to play for the Lakers.According to ESPN, it was Nash’s decision to join the team he’s been battling for years — the same team that denied the Suns a spot…
On a hot evening in June, a petite young woman with long, black hair briskly walks a decade-old Avondale neighborhood lined with stucco homes, cradling a clipboard. It’s after dinnertime, but a stubborn summer sun stretches out the day, providing plenty of light as she approaches the doors. Some families…
Suppose the U.S. government and the American public were as progressive and conscious of its country’s true self-interest as, for example, many European countries. And suppose this had been true in the decades immediately following World War II, when Northern and Western Europe subsidized the development of Southern European nations,…
I’m not used to political candidates offering up skeletons for scrutiny, but that’s what happened when I sat down for coffee with ex-Phoenix Police Department Sergeant Paul Penzone, who is hoping to turn Sheriff Joe Arpaio out to pasture this election season. Needless to say, Penzone has his work cut…
On July 11, 2008, the price of oil rose to $147 per barrel, a record high. Gas stations engaged in hot pursuit as the price of a gallon rocketed past $4. All hell was about to break lose. The country’s largest banks already had begun to implode through arrogance and…
A woman accused of burglary and kidnapping was arrested Sunday after one of her victims saw on a Facebook update that the suspect would be at a Phoenix restaurant. Brandi Lynn Rogers, 37, was arrested Sunday and charged with armed robbery, burglary and kidnapping. One of her accomplices led police…
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See also: U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow Sets Up Sheriff Arpaio for Knockout in Racial-Profiling Case; Ruling Describes Deputies’ Dirty Tricks See also: Joe Arpaio Admits Racial Profiling, Takes Bigoted Suggestions From Supporters, as MCSO Deputies Pass Racist E-Mails and Racially Profile The highly anticipated trial over accusations that…
In the Fugitive TV series and movie, nobody saw the “one-armed man” commit murder. That wasn’t the case on Sunday in a Mesa parking garage, where a witness told police he saw the one-armed Roderick Deshan Wagoner repeatedly stab a man who then fell three stories. The witness, unidentified in…
From an authoritative book review on a book he never actually read to backlash from a cockfight with Steven Seagal, it’s been a busy first six months of 2012 for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. With the Fourth of July upon us, it’s only right that we honor this self-anointed…
The legs of a 46-year-old man were severed after he was run over by a Union Pacific train in Gilbert early this morning. The man later died.Gilbert police got a call around 3:45 a.m. from the train company that a pedestrian had been hit near Gilbert Road and Park Avenue.A…
Bad times have been afoot for the Arizona Diamondbacks as of late, unless you happen to be named Wade Miley. The team’s current ace pitcher was selected to play in next week’s All-Star Game yesterday, the latest achievement in what’s shaping up to be a dream season for the 25-year-old…
Aviation officials are having a dogfight over the cost of a new train that will carry passengers through Phoenix International Sky Harbor airport.A U.S. Department of Transportation newsletter dug up by Emily Gersema over at the Repub states the cost of the PHX Skytrain would be about $2.3 billion. This…
ABC 15’s report on Joe’s ICE announcementSee also: Bill Montgomery Blames Obama’s 287(g) Move for Attack on Phoenix CopSee also: Obama’s 287(g) Move Bogus, Activists Call on Feds to Cut Ties with ArizonaSee also: Jan Brewer Hysterical Over Homeland Security’s 287(g) MoveI’m skeptical of MCSO press releases and anything our…
See also: Arizonans Cast Ballots in Mexican Elections, from ArizonaU.S. Senator John McCain sent his congratulations via Twitter to Mexico’s president-elect, soap-opera-actress lover Enrique Pena Nieto on a historic win bringing back to power the PRI, a once authoritarian political party, from a 12-year hiatus.According to preliminary results announced by Mexico’s…
See also: There’s Actually a “World Elder Abuse Day” See also: Nightmare Nurse Arrested on 69 Counts of Abusing Vulnerable Adults A woman was arrested on Thursday after she allegedly beat her cancer-stricken mother and attempted to poke her eye out, records show. On June 27, Joni Lynn Potasky, 55,…
Steven Craig Shiflet of Mesa has been charged with three misdemeanor counts in connection with starting the 18,000-acre Sunflower Fire in the Tonto National Forest, records show. The records, first dug up by www.smokinggun.com, reveal that Shiflet managed to start the blaze by firing an “incendiary shotgun shell” from his…
See also: Andrew Thomas’ Total Defeat on Mary Rose Wilcox Case: An Analysis of Judge Leonardo’s Ruling See also: John Leonardo, Obama Nominee for Arizona U.S. Attorney, Said In 2010 Ruling That Sheriff Arpaio “Misused the Power of His Office” The new Arizona U.S. Attorney, John Leonardo, will inherit a…
