Roger Corman at the Loft

by David Safier No political observations will be made here. Shorter post: That was so cool! I saw Roger Corman! For younger readers who aren't up on film history, Corman is the "King of the B's," as in B movies. He cranked out an amazing number of films, some in a matter of days, featuring … Read more

Election updates for Pima County

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Several of you have asked "how many ballots remain to be counted?" and ""where can I find this information?" Daily updates are posted by 6 p.m. on Pima County’s home page, www.pima.gov, with the total number of ballots counted that day. An update is not expected Sunday, however, since the Elections Department … Read more

Life and death on the border (video)

by Pamela Powers Hannley

Loneprotestor has done it again. Check out her poignant video about recent deaths along the US/Mexico– in honor of the Day of the Dead.

Eight days after Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie was killed by friendly fire on the U.S.- Mexican border, a sixteen year-old boy was shot seven times through the border fence by a Border Patrol agent. Yet – in spite of involving the murder of a child across international lines – one incident received national attention for weeks, but the other was largely unknown except in the town where it happened. On November 2, the Mexican Dia de los Muertos, both sides of the border in Nogales, Arizona, walked to honor Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez and the sixteen others killed by Border Patrol in the last three years, and called for an end to Border Patrol immunity.

Video after the jump.

CD2 Count Watch 10/10 21:30

By Michael Bryan Tonight Barber retains a razor-thin margin of just over 200 votes, or .11%, just outside the automatic recount limit. Still no discernable momentum by either candidate to pull away from the dead heat.