Bob McCarty Writes

Challenged by Chris Simcox, co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in Arizona and a man with more statewide name recognition than most of the senator’s previous primary opponents, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) must be feeling quite a bit of re-election pressure this time around.  As a result, he’s advertising already.
Today, I happened to stumble [...]

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After watching a PowerPoint® presentation by Sheriff Paul Babeu, supervisors in Pinal County, Ariz., Wednesday bid goodbye to photo enforcement.
Soon after seeing a link to an Arizona Republic article that appeared on Drudge Report this morning, I contacted Sheriff Babeu’s office by phone and was able to have a copy of the sheriff’s presentation sent [...]

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The Big 12 North’s Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Big Ten’s Minnesota Golden Gophers, 42-21, late yesterday afternoon in the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz.
Because the game was aired on NFL Network, I didn’t watch it and will not give spend much time writing about the efforts of these two unranked teams.  I will, however, thank [...]

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Data released by the Employment Policies Institute shows that mandatory wage hikes cause increased job losses, particularly among vulnerable groups, according to a news release today.

In Missouri, for example, yet another increase in the minimum wage rate becomes effective Jan. 1.  The 2009 hike to $7.05 marks the third straight year the wage has increased, [...]

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Photo Caption: U.S. Army aviators CW5 Rucie Moore and Vice Chief of Staff Dick Cody pilot the AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter over the Arizona desert at Boeing’s facility in Mesa, Ariz., just prior to the start of the July 9 ceremony to celebrate the aircraft’s first flight. To learn more about the first [...]

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