Tag Archives: Arizona
Apache Leap
The following is reprinted from “The Hill”, first printed on 05/11/10. Arizona lawmakers spark ire of Apaches over copper mine, land exchange By Sean J. Miller – 05/11/10 06:00 AM ET SUPERIOR, Ariz. — A local dispute in this old … Continue reading
From Kayenta to Washington
Arizona Democratic voters have a choice. They may elect a Democratic candidate who lost her seat to a TEA Party Republican, because she voted with Republicans more often than any other Democrat in Congress. This is Ann Kirkpatrick. She voted … Continue reading
Arizona SB1070, Russell Pearce, Kris Kobach, and FAIR; Understanding and Identifying the Source Of Institutionalized Racism
“Every American who ever lived, with the exception of one group, was either an immigrant himself or a descendant of immigrants” John F. Kennedy Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce was the major sponsor and legislative force behind a bill … Continue reading
Another Shot Heard ‘Round the World
It was another shot heard ‘round the world, or a shot across ALEC’s bow. Republican candidates in Arizona universally went down in defeat, yesterday, as a progressive, Democratic, Phoenix mayoral candidate with working class roots, and real family values trounced … Continue reading
The Glowing Hogan (part three)
Mining in the Grand Canyon is hardly a recent concept. The ruins of the Orphan Lode Mine remain standing where John Hogan and Henry Ward filed their claim in 1893. Their workings of a copper outcrop in the Coconino Sandstone … Continue reading
Hubris
Hubris is a word which came into common usage in American English with the demise of the George W. Bush Presidency, and has often been used in conjunction with it. Pride, arrogance, insolence, and blindness to one’s own ambition; a … Continue reading
Progressive
At the July 8, 2011 meeting of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, TEA Party ‘patriots’ universally decried members of the Commission, openly accusing them of corruption, malfeasance, and secret agendas. One TEA Party ‘patriot’ contorted her face into the visage … Continue reading
