Metro and Valley Metro Honored for Helping People With Disabilities

The Arizona Disability Advocacy Coalition, which has numerous Valley organizations as members, is giving Metro Light Rail and Valley metro an award for helping the disabled. Valley Metro runs the Valley’s buses and oversees the light rail system. The public transportation agencies were chosen for the group’s American Disabilities Act…

“Cougar” Dating Going Mainstream, Says Republic; Older Women “Just Happier to be Alive”

  Image: www.americanpie.ugo.com While searching for real news this morning, it was impossible to miss the front-page story in the Arizona Republic about dating “cougars.” You know, older women, MILFs — Mrs. Robinson, Stifler’s Mom. The funny, feline-flavored fluff article by reporter Megan Finnerty is based on an upcoming “event’ at a Scottsdale resort called MEOW: Men…

Erin Andrews Peephole Video Links on Internet Likely Contain Viruses

  Image: Wikimedia Commons Computer hackers inadvertently came to the rescue of ESPN sportscasting hottie Erin Andrews, scaring off would-be voyeurs from downloading a peeping Tom’s video because of a threat of computer viruses. Confession: We found this out on the Internet while searching for the video. Not that we ever would have downloaded…

Harold Fish Released From Prison; Goddard Wants to Put Him Back In

  A former schoolteacher from Tolleson walked out of a Buckeye prison a free man on Tuesday following a successful appeal of his conviction in a shooting he says was in self defense. The West Valley View describes how Harold Fish, 62, (at right) plans to go camping and fishing, and that…

ASU Offers Classes for Businesses Looking to Use Stimulus Funds; Level of Scrutiny by Feds to be “Unprecedented”

Federal handouts come with long, twisted regulatory strings attached. Now, thanks to a series of new Arizona State University classes, stimulus-grabbing businesses can prepare for the bureaucratic onslaught.The classes are being offered by a side-gig of the ASU’s Ira A. Fulton’s School of Engineering called the Alliance for Construction Excellence,…

Max Dunlap, Mastermind of 1976 Don Bolles Car Bombing, Dies in Prison

  Max Dunlap, who was convicted in 1993 of masterminding the 1976 fatal carbombing of Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles, died in prison today at the age of 80. Dunlap, a jury concluded, ordered the attack on Bolles. Dunlap always asserted his innocence, and the Republic story linked above notes…

Sonoran Alliance Blog and Readers Strike Critical Note on SCA Contribution

We asked for comment, we got comment — from the Sonoran Alliance blog, anyhow. Turns out Shane Wikfors (pictured), who runs the blog, considers church-mate Dan Saban a friend. Who knew? Wikfors slams the infamous attack ad on Saban as “disgusting.” And although the blog’s only unmasked cowboy (there’s also one unmasked cowgirl) doesn’t…

Complaint Against Mesa Assistant Police Chief Looks Like Retaliation

A cop who filed a complaint against Mesa Police Assistant Chief Mike Denney (pictured) last year apparently has a grudge to bear. Still, it’s hard to tell how deep the bad blood runs between Denney, named as a possible successor to departing George Gascon, and police Commander Fred Ruhland. When…

McCain Getting Credit for New “Earmark” Definition in Dictionary

Arizona Senator John McCain is getting credit from Merriam-Webster Inc. for the company’s inclusion of a new definition of “earmark” in the dictionary. The company recently added about 100 words to its dictionary, including “sock puppet,” “staycation,” and “zip line.” Arizona may have missed out on some of its own…