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There’s Too Much Book in Bless Me, Ultima

"Why is there evil in the world?" That question and its corollaries — Where does evil come from? Why can so many create and commit it with apparent immunity? — are at the core of the film Bless Me, Ultima, whose 7-year-old hero, Antonio, wrestles with riddles that have likely...
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Ask a Mexican on Losing Jobs to DREAMers

In the past, you have defended illegal immigrants by arguing that they (paraphrasing one of your previous columns) will do the jobs gabachos won't do for the same wages. I agree. I have a white-collar job, so I'm totally content to benefit from the low prices brought about by an...
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Who Should Investigate the Employers Who Hire Undocumented Workers?

As the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office pulled off its 70th "employer sanctions operation" -- which MCSO now refers to as a "criminal employment operation -- we pointed out yet again that no employers were arrested, or sanctioned, in the operation.It was revealed last week in a federal court filing that...
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Rhyme Schemes

Those so-called “cultured” types sure love to brag about their love of poetry. We aren't sure how they get their fix of literary arts. But we like to imagine that they sport berets, hang around coffee shop open mic nights, and theatrically mope about bad breakups when they aren't giving...
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Steve Wiley: A One-Game Season for the Old Man

Steve Wiley is Jackalope Ranch's Parent Hood. He's a slightly unorthodox father of five who weighs in weekly with his mildly rebellious views and observations. If you'd like to see how he came to write this column, watch the intro video. This week he tells a little baseball story in...
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Phoenix Cold Snap Closes Quiessence Tonight

Customers planning a cozy farm-to-table supper at Quiessence tonight will be frozen out, thanks to temperamental pipes and a water heater that just couldn't hack the unusually cold weather. As reported on Facebook, the restaurant will be closed for business this evening so that problems related to the cold snap...
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What Are the Pros and Cons of Food Festivals?

As spring emerges in the Valley, so do the food festivals -- and they seem to be getting bigger and more popular every year. At last weekend's Devoured Culinary Festival, more than 45 restaurants participated. And the event sold out a month beforehand. See also: - What Are Three Cooking...
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Forget the Rules: You Can Wear a Rush Shirt to a Rush Concert

My original aim in this blog was to document what kind of non-Rush shirts were worn by Rush fans at the band's concert Sunday night. However, the results were fundamentally uninteresting. Kiss, Iron Maiden on the old guard, and on younger fans, modern proggy acts like Primus and Tool. There...