RALEIGH, N.C. — A U.S. congressman from North Carolina wants the $50 bill redrawn to feature the face of former President Ronald Reagan.

I’m really getting tired of reading columnists who invoke the principles of the Founding Fathers as their touchstone, e.g. Linda Turley-Hansen, Oct. 13, 2012. Just which Founding Father is she referring to — Alexander Hamilton, who thought state governors should be appointed by Congress; James Madison, who didn’t think the Constitution needed a Bill of Rightsl; or Patrick Henry, who said he “smelt a rat” when asked why he declined to attend the Constitutional Convention?

Cadet Lt. Col. Alyson M. Egan received the Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion for patriotic achievement and was named East Valley Cadet of the Year recently. Alyson is the battalion commander of the Army Junior ROTC unit at Mesa’s Red Mountain High. Her awards were presented by the Military Order of the World Wars.

“Give me liberty or give me death!” So said Patrick Henry at the Virgina House of Burgess on March 23, 1775. Though an American uttered this statement, Egyptians are now embodying the same ideal. But there is reason to take pause. Though Egyptians have gained their independence, there are some responsibilities associated with this new found freedom.

Despite some contemporary opinion, there is no historical evidence, except for a bit of Thomas Jefferson’s political writings, that the Second Amendment to the Constitution was designed to ensure that Americans could, if necessary, rise to remove a tyrannical government.

The games don’t start until Sept. 2, but the competition has already begun. The Arizona football team begins fall training camp this week hoping to improve on back-to-back 3-8 seasons.

Red Mountain baseball coach Henry Faccio is contemplating retirement from coaching, but if he does, it will have to wait a few more days.

Longtime Scottsdale resident Henry Browne "H.B." Wallace will be honored posthumously for his philanthropy and support of environmental causes.

Longtime Scottsdale resident Henry Browne "H.B." Wallace will be honored posthumously for his philanthropy and support of environmental causes.

EUGENE, Ore. - Arizona is turning out to be the master of upsets in the Pac-10. First Washington State, then mighty Cal, and finally Oregon — and at Autzen Stadium, no less.

Sandra Day O’Connor will swear in new citizens during Gilbert’s Constitution Week. And all it took to secure the Supreme Court justice’s presence was an invitation.

Sandra Day O’Connor will swear in new citizens during Gilbert’s Constitution Week. And all it took to secure the Supreme Court justice’s presence was an invitation.

They came from as far as South Korea and near as Gilbert to join for the first time, grasp hold of a high school diploma and toss their graduation caps after years of home schooling.

Le Templar: I’ve been thinking a lot about my first professional editor over the past week as I prepare to break away from a career of nearly two decades and embark on a new adventure. I have left the Tribune, my professional home since 1999, and a place that feasted on the glorious energy of chasing the news to get it first and get it right.

Heartfelt, devastating, beautiful and uplifting, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is undoubtedly the best film of the year so far. After winning top honors at both the Sundance and Cannes film festivals earlier this year, “Southern Wild” has finally marched into theaters and is guaranteed to captivate audiences with its raw power.

Rep. Jeff Flake has slayed his first dragon, so we’re not surprised that a congressional spending watchdog group named him as its only “taxpayer superhero.”

ARIZONA (3-7) at ST. LOUIS (2-8)

Bishop Thomas O'Brien's resignation brought widespread relief Wednesday to people who say they were victims of sexual misconduct by priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

A few months ago I happened upon an enormous cucumbertree magnolia. "Must be the biggest cucumbertree magnolia anywhere," I thought.

WASHINGTON - Republicans rallied behind House Speaker Dennis Hastert this weekend as they tried to present a united front to deal with the congressional page sex scandal that's rocked the GOP a month before midterm elections.

Otto Whittaker wrote the following essay, “I Am the Nation,” in 1955 as a public relations advertisement for the Norfolk and Western Railway. According to “Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations,” the original version did not contain the phrase, “the steaming jungle of Vietnam.” On this Independence Day, we find its message suits the meaning of the holiday well.

Southwest Ambulance’s protest against a rival emergency services firm uncovered that potential conflicts existed for both companies in the competition for Scottsdale’s 911 contract, hearing transcripts show.

Southwest Ambulance’s protest against a rival emergency services firm uncovered that potential conflicts existed for both companies in the competition for Scottsdale’s 911 contract, hearing transcripts show.