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my viewBY DON SORCHYCH   |  fEBRUARY 25, 2015


Francia rolls in garbage

Mayor Vincent Francia tries to be like Commissioner Frank Reagan of New York Police Department in the television program “Blue Bloods.” Reagan always refers to New York as “my town.” Francia also always refers to Cave Creek as “my town.” Well, let me tell you why he doesn’t deserve ownership. This will be a summary because there is a lot more to come in future issues.


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BY CHRIS FAULKNER  |  FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Earthquakes shouldn't dislodge the facts about fracking


The American Southwest is undergoing a spike in seismic activity. A new U.S. Geological Survey shows that a small basin on the New Mexico-Colorado border experienced 20 times more serious earthquakes between 2001 and 2011 than it had over the previous thirty years. There have been similar tremor spikes throughout the country.

By RICK MANNING  |  FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Obama's See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil summit

The headlines tell the story: evil is running amok around the world.

In just one week, 21 Egyptian Christians were beheaded in a horrifying five-minute video and 45 Iraqis were placed in cages and burned alive within five miles of a base where 300 U.S. Marines are surrounded by ISIS.

By FROSTY WOOLDRIDGE  |  FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Importing endless foreign languages into America from the Middle East

Language defines a country.  It delineates the “ethos” of an entire civilization.  It creates the energy of communities and their citizens.  Language expresses emotions, songs and understanding.

By ROBERT ROMANO  |  FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Clean Water Act regulatory whack-a-mole hurts farmers


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers are at it again, seeking to regulate every puddle, creek, and ditch in America as "navigable waters" under the terms of the Clean Air Act — even though you probably couldn't navigate a paper boat through them.