Windmills in Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec Screw Over Landowning Farmers

At first glance, the Arizona Republic’s business-section article today on windmills in La Venta, Mexico, looks like more happy news about “clean” energy. It’s headlined, “Living off the wind,” and shows a bucolic scene of cows grazing near towering windmills. A graphic about the ultra-windy Isthmus of Tehuantepec is titled,…

Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams Airs Series About Budget Crisis on YouTube

  State House Speaker Kirk Adams, a Mesa Republican, has launched a series of YouTube videos that explain Arizona’s budget crisis — from the point of view of Republican legislators like him, of course. Sonoran Alliance, (where we first read about the videos), calls the series a public-relations offensive. Adams has apparently decided Governor Jan…

Lowrider Magazine Pimps Out Pages With Pix of Phoenix Event

You might have missed this spring’s “Lowrider 2009 Tour” in Phoenix, but you can check out pictures of some of the sweet rides that were showcased there in a just-published online story. The March 1 event at the Arizona State Fairgrounds impressed Lowrider Magazine’s Saul Vargas, who says its popularity proves that lowrider…

Ethnic “Solidarity” Class Prohibition Bill Faces Vote by Lawmakers; Intent is to Ban “Raza Studies” in Tucson High Schools

  The State Senate is scheduled to vote today on a bill that would prohibit Arizona schools from offering classes that encourage “ethnic solidarity.” The bill also bans classes “designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group.” Pushed by state schools chief Tom Horne, its main target is a $2-million “Raza Studies”…

Pastor Left Bloodied at Border Patrol Checkpoint Releases Taser Report

Steven Anderson today released the Taser report from his bloody and shocking encounter with authorities at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 8 near Yuma. We mentioned the report earlier this month, but didn’t have the actual paperwork. Anderson’s wife, Zsuzsanna, e-mailed us a copy today. One very minor difference from…

“Platinum Gas Saver” Ads Push Debunked Product

  The Arizona Republic has a noticeable ad on its page A5 today for bogus fuel-saving devices. The ridiculous products, known as “platinum gas savers,” have been debunked as worthless wastes of money by independent testers. The ads and the publications that print them have received criticism when run in other cities.    …

Eminem Lyrics Shouted to Stabbing Victims, Says Killer of Family

  “Here comes Satan. I’m the anti-Christ. I’m going to kill you…” Those are supposedly the lyrics from an Eminem song that Michael Miller says he screamed to his wife before stabbing her and his daughter to death on May 30, according to a recently released 911 tape. Media reports…

Peoria Speed-Enforcement Program to Begin on 91st Avenue

  Image: Wikimedia Commons What’s the difference between a “speed-enforcement campaign” and a “speed trap?” Well, maybe it’s just the terminology, says Mike Tellef, spokesman for the Peoria Police Department. But speed traps are typically set up where the posted speed limit is artificially low, and where cops try to stay hidden, he adds…

Grand Canyon Skywalk Company Seeks New CEO

Image: www.grandcanyonskywalk.com   The Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, which runs the glass-bottomed Skywalk path on the Canyon’s rim, is seeking a new front man. The company put a prominent ad in the Arizona Republic on Sunday seeking a new CEO, and has also advertised the position on at least one…