Shame, that feeling of chagrin, embarrassment or guilt before ourselves and those we hold in esteem or authority, has been said to be sorely lacking among modern American youth.

November 4, 2004

The driver in front of me is a hot sexy mama. Next to her is the proud parent of a Highland Elementary School honors student.

We’ve all seen the bumper sticker that says “A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work,” so as the weather begins to cool off, it’s time to play hooky from the daily grind and put that axiom to the test. Here are the best fishing spots within a short drive of the Valley.

We’ve all seen the bumper sticker that says “A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work,” so as the weather begins to cool off, it’s time to play hooky from the daily grind and put that axiom to the test. Here are the best fishing spots within a short drive of the Valley.

We’ve all seen the bumper sticker that says “A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work,” so as the weather begins to cool off, it’s time to play hooky from the daily grind and put that axiom to the test. Here are the best fishing spots within a short drive of the Valley.

To the Venter who refers to what America has done for our, ”General Welfare”, as “Socialism.”

Abolish the minimum wage? Bob Mullen in his July 15 letter even said "most economists with half a brain would ... (disagree)." What about a Nobel Prize winning economist such as the late Milton Freedman who wrote the classic "Free to Chose"? Or Walter Williams, a contemporary economist with outstanding credentials who wrote the enduring essay "Minimum Wage Maximum Folly"? Half-brained? Hardly. Yet many people who know nothing about economics have a strong opinion on a pure economic question such as the worthiness of a mandated minimum wage.

“In the same paper (Tuesday), the state superintendent of education wants more educated people to teach math in the schools as the Legislature announcing that they won’t be able to give teachers any cost-of-living raise. Oh, dear!”

Scottsdale parents have created a program designed to monitor teen driving in response to four teenagers’ deaths in motor vehicle crashes in December and January.

In an age where multi-tasking is ever more being considered essential to our survival, driving and texting is without doubt the most stupid and dangerous, and yet it continues unabated.

MONTVALE, Va. - The Dodge pickup has rust on the tailgate and a Harley-Davidson sticker on its back windshield. Beside it sits a Honda Accord with a big, white butterfly on the windshield and American flag butterflies on each side of the trunk.

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State Senate President Russell Pearce, known nationally for his tough stance on immigration, said Thursday night he plans to return to a grass-roots approach in Mesa in hopes of retaining his seat in the Nov. 8 recall election.

Dan Frazier didn’t look like a wild-eyed activist as he sat in the witness chair in a Phoenix federal courtroom Thursday.

“Leave Barbie alone. She’s just a doll!”

February 15, 2005

The rampage of violence against helpless citizens in Mexico should be a lesson to all in the U.S. who hunger for restricting, then registering, then ultimately collecting our firearms.

The bumper sticker reads, “Obama Lied — Freedom Died.”

In an age where multi-tasking is ever more being considered essential to our survival, driving and texting is without doubt the most stupid and dangerous and yet it continues unabated.