Letters

Guess not. Going by Kahland's thinking, jail is just for "drunken, left-leaning" blue-collar columnists like Barry Graham.

And how much I wish a young Barry Goldwater were around to throw the corrupt bastards out of power again. Barry had a built-in shit detector. He refused to spout the bull that any reform-minded person must be a leftie. Me--I'm kind of a greenatarian. Yeah, I wish there was less government; but that public monies went toward national and state parks and local land conservation, and job retraining, election reforms and mass transit, for instance. Aren't there a few more indie thinkers left in the land of the free, the brave and adventurous Arizona pioneer? I mean, can't people look more at principles than the myth of progress, or refuse to vote the party line just because the latest, charismatic candidate backs their rights over someone else's rights?

I do cry for you, Arizona. But am too busy laughing, often, at the fly-on-wall Flash, the antics of John Dowd finally losing a case, the obviously self-serving coverage and editorials in your downtown competition--or Barry Graham's latest column--to stay sad for long.

Perry Sams-Papalas
Scottsdale

Correction
A story in the July 9 edition, "Shield of Dreams," noted that Sheriff Joe Arpaio is upset with County Attorney Rick Romley for allowing prosecutors and office investigators to bear identification badges that proclaim them as "POLICE." Only the investigators--who are sworn peace officers--have new badges, not prosecutors.