by David Safier According to a Star article this morning: Nearly 600 people at four of Freeport's Arizona mines were left jobless less than two years after breaking ground on the Safford mine — the first major new U.S. copper mine in more than 30 years. Copper prices have dropped dramatically this year after reaching … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sarah Palin stars in the situation comedy hit of the new television season, The Wasilla Hillbillies. This week, the show presents its Thanksgiving Special (episode 13). In this episode, Sarah decides that if she can’t be president she can still pretend to be one by pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving. Only Sarah … Read more
by David Safier Bob Jones University has taken the bold step of apologizing for its past racism. Bob Jones University is apologizing for racist policies that included a one-time ban on interracial dating and its unwillingness to admit black students until 1971. In a statement posted Thursday on its Web site, the fundamentalist Christian school … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) It seems tax-and-spend liberals are coming out of hiding these days. The latest voice is the Citizen in an editorial, The case for higher taxes. The subhead says it all: "Study finds cuts — not spending increases — to be the major cause of state budget deficit." Who woulda thunk that … Read more
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