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Jul 14, 2009

I have to admit I thought that just maybe, we were going to have a relatively mild summer, keeping in mind that it is, after all, Arizona. Apparently Mother Nature decided it was time for a loud wake up call…

Jun 30, 2009

Last week was a startling one for Hollywood, as well as the rest of the country. The death of Farrah Fawcett, although not unexpected was indeed sad for one who died so young. Two other deaths, one of prominently known…

Jun 30, 2009

PHOENIX - A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 130-count indictment against Trenda Lynne Halton, 37, of Peoria, Ariz, and 64 co-defendants for various offenses related to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Government out of more than a…

Jun 30, 2009

Bernard L. Madoff was sentenced Monday, June 29 in Manhattan federal court to 150 years in prison for perpetrating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in billions of dollars of losses to thousands of investor-victims. United States District Judge Denny Chin,…

Jun 16, 2009

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a stage six pandemic, raising its pandemic level from stage five. The organization raised its level to stage six to reflect widespread worldwide cases of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.…

May 19, 2009

Recently, while watching an old late-night movie, one of the characters made the comment, All we have to face our future with is the experience of our past. We have entered and fought wars (and conflicts) to help those who…

May 19, 2009

NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc will launch an innovative program to help eligible unemployed Americans and their families who have lost their health insurance maintain access to their Pfizer medicines for free. The inspiration for the new program, called MAINTAINâ„¢…

May 19, 2009

Photos courtesy Marianne Wohler While pictures of the fires raging in Santa Barbara, California look almost surreal, the Jesusita Fire, as of May 14, 2009, had burned 8.733 acres, destroyed 80 homes, 79 outbuildings, and one commercial property. Approximately 112…