Bob McCarty Writes

One man’s battle with corrupt city officials in Scottsdale, Ariz., who, he says, are controlled by executives at one of the nation’s largest red-light camera companies, is highlighted in a new video. On Tuesday, Neville Cramer, a veteran of almost 30 years in local and federal law enforcement, told an Arizona television talk show host [...]

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Only hours before ABC is set to air a 20/20 story that portrays the Arizona immigration law as something it’s not, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired off a scathing letter to the man behind the segment, 20/20 correspondent John Quinones. Watch the teaser for the “What Would You Do? segment below, then read Sheriff [...]

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In December 2008, I published a post about so-called “red-light cameras” soon after they were installed in the St. Louis area and, less than a month later, after they were given the old “heave-ho” in Pinal County, Ariz.  Today, I share news from Los Angeles’ KCET about the business of red-light camera tickets.  It will, [...]

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Within days of the shooting rampage that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in critical condition, killed six others and wounded 14 more, the usual suspects began coming out of the woodwork with calls to modify gun laws in the United States.  In doing so, they reveal their ignorance about history. [...]

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After learning of the tragic shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle “Gabby” Gifford (D) of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District and more than a dozen others in Tucson, I decided to check out the congresswoman’s efforts to connect with her constituents via social networks prior to the shooting.  For the most part, they paint her as the [...]

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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords (D) of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District died is in critical condition, according to a Fox News Channel broadcast update at 1:47 p.m. Central numerous news reports, after being shot in the head at point blank range during a “Congress on the Corner” event she was holding in Tucson this morning. [...]

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If you wonder whether the immigration reform battle that has erupted in recent weeks is just an issue for Arizona, pay attention to what the man in the video below, identified by the poster as UCLA professor Ron Gochez, says as he addresses the crowd at a La Raza (“The Race”) rally on the campus [...]

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