AZ authorities bust Phoenix assault-rifle distributor
A Phoenix gun-shop owner and two Mexican citizens have been arrested and charged with supplying Mexican drug cartels with hundreds of assault rifles, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard announced May 6.
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Should Arizona's independent school districts be consolidated into larger, unified districts?
UpClose with Rep. Eddie Farnsworth
Eddie Farnsworth has a reputation, and he’s OK with that. Whether he gets praised or vilified, commended or criticized, he is resolute in what he believes. A fiercely conservative Republican, the Gilbert representative is known for his no-nonsense approach to legislative work as much as he is for his unwillingness to compromise his principles.
UpClose with Keith Maio
Keith Maio is president and CEO of National Bank of Arizona. He was appointed CEO in 2005, and has served as President since 2001. Since taking the helm of the 24-year-old bank, Maio has seen the meteoric rise and fall of home prices, a free-flowing credit market gone awry, the government bailout of a major U.S. investment bank and a record number of foreclosures.
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Eva Lost Her Head
When asked about the execution of Eva Dugan, Florence prison warden Lorenzo Wright said he felt capital punishment should not be used when the only evidence is circumstantial. Eva Dugan stated before her execution “I feel jinxed…you know how it feels to be dogged by something that keeps putting you down all the time – something that hoodoos you.”
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Pima County Sheriff Ed Echols
Five-time Pima County Sheriff Edward Franklin Echols, born in Stockton, Texas, had little formal education. Echols, a giant of a man with a big smile and a soft lazy drawl, personified the image of the Western sheriff. Echols recalled when first leaving Texas with his brother Art, “we didn’t have any idea where we was going so we took our time getting there.”
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