Phoenix Rep. Krysten Sinema had her HB2286 killed in committee, as was well deserved. The mainstream media of course touted this as a victory for organizations such as the Minutemen and other border patrolling groups. What is lost in the media hoopla is the impact to ordinary citizens if the bill had been passed.
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HB2286 is killed!
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007Phoenix Lawmaker wants to jail crimefighters.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Phoenix Rep. Krysten Sinema would have the state declare that anyone attempting to detect alleged illegal activity while armed to be a domestic terrorist and put them in jail. HB2286 brings a new level of stupidity to the state legislative agenda! Imagine if you will, your 75 year old neighbor calling because she thinks there is an intruder outside her house. You go outside to have a look around, first grabbing a baseball bat for protection. The next thing you know you are sentenced to an 18 month prison term for domestic terrorism, while in the meantime your elderly neighbor has been raped and murdered in her bed.
Will the wind ever stop?
Monday, January 22nd, 2007It seems like the wind has not stopped blowing in Yuma for ages. Between the wind and the recent cold, going outside is becoming a chore. Some winter visitors are probably wondering if Yuma’s warmer temperatures were worth the trip. I guess I need to harken back to winters in Alaska & Colorado to remind myself why I moved to Yuma. Perhaps a hot toddy is called for to break the tedium.
Cisco and Apple Battle over iPhone name.
Friday, January 12th, 2007I had to laugh when I read that Apple thought that their iPhone device was not similar enough to the Cisco iPhone product to cause any trademark infringement. Ignoring the fact that both products are designed to provide a two way voice conversation, I thought of the obvious consequences of Apple’s contention that Trademarks do not count if the devices are not similar.
Yuma BMX track vandalized. Cash stolen from kids.
Saturday, January 6th, 2007Over the New Years weekend holiday, the BMX track snackbar was broken into with a resulting 1400 bucks of damage and an unknown amount of cash taken. This local non profit offers bike racing twice a week to Yuma kids at the S. Pacific Ave. track. It is a sad state of affairs when vandals and thiefs target the children of our community.