SB1070 Update: Continuing controversy in the Mormon Church

by David Safier The position of the Mormon Church on SB1070 wouldn't be as significant if Russell Pearce weren't Mormon and if he didn't use church doctrine to justify the law. I've posted about Mormons complaining both about the law and its effects on church members. Spanish speaking congregations in Arizona and Utah often have … Read more

SB1070 Update: Brewer’s Audacity of Hurt

by David Safier Someone in Dallas created a caricature of the Accidental Guv as Hitler's daughter. Most people, including me, have focused on her lie about her father's role in World War II. No one has really focused on this part of her quote: "It hurts. It's ugliness beyond anything I've ever experienced." The statement … Read more

Has the Star covered the Prescott mural story?

by David Safier I haven't seen the Prescott mural story in the Star, either the paper edition or on its blogs. J. Fang featured it on El Blog, and local Marlene Phillips spotlighted it in the Examiner, but the Star? Unless I missed it, the mural is a tree that fell in the forest when … Read more