BY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 18, 2010
Stealing in the name of Barto?
Freeman lied to MCSO about removing Ray Barnes’ signs, despite photo evidence to the contrary
CAVE CREEK – According to A.R.S. 16-1019, it’s apparently OK to “knowingly remove, alter, deface or cover any political sign of any candidate for public office” if it’s more that 45 days before an election. More...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 18, 2010
Gay marriage, a constitutional right or ‘tyranny of elitists?’
The people decided with Proposition 8, now it‘s the
courts‘ turn
SAN FRANCISCO – On Aug. 4, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker overturned Proposition 8, known as the California Marriage Protection Act. The ballot initiative was passed by voters in November 2008, adding a new section to the state Constitution, providing “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” More...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 18, 2010
Carefree Town Clerk down for the count?
‘None of us want the perception that election law in Carefree
is not applied evenly …’
CAREFREE – During the last council meeting, Councilman Doug Stavoe announced he was working on a ballot initiative for council term limits.
Stavoe subsequently contacted Town Clerk Betsy Wise to find out how many signatures were required to get an initiative on the ballot.
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BY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 18, 2010
U.S. Attorney’s Office grandstands over old refugee fraud cases
‘Failure to report their military service was no oversight … It was a crafty abuse of this nation’s refugee policy’
PHOENIX – On Aug. 17, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona issued a press release headlined, “Former Bosnian Serb Soldiers Sentenced for Refugee Fraud in Phoenix.”
The sub-head stated, “16 former soldiers lied about military service during Bosnian war.” More...
Ben Quayle visits north valley
Ben Quayle, endorsed by Sonoran News to fill John Shadegg’s seat in Congress, visited the Black Mountain Coffee Shop in Carefree and C4 in Cave Creek last Friday morning.
Courtesy photo
