JUNE 3, 2011
Legal Defense Fund Established to Protect the Rights of Arizonans and Suffering Patients Seeking Medical Marijuana
Legality of Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Law Questioned
SCOTTSDALE – On the heels of a lawsuit filed by the State of Arizona to determine the legality of the recently enacted Medical Marijuana Law, a legal defense fund, Don’t Let Medical Marijuana Die, has been established to protect the will of the voters and guarantee ill patients access to medication that relieves their pain and suffering. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 1, 2011
CCUSD is all about spin and money
‘In Arizona, taxpayers have standing to challenge illegal government expenditures’
CCUSD – At 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, Cave Creek Unified School District parents received an e-mail from [email protected] with the subject line: “CCUSD-Press Release-GWI – A message from: Linda Shaner.” Shaner is the district’s executive assistant to the superintendent and governing board. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 1, 2011
DNA, John Doe indictment undoing of elusive ‘Rock Burglar’
‘In the end, it was cutting-edge police technology used by my Fountain Hills detectives that led us to this criminal’
PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Robert James Neese, identified through DNA as the “Rock Burglar,” on the morning of May 27 in south Phoenix.
Neese has eluded law enforcement for over 17 years as he committed burglaries in affluent neighborhoods of Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Carefree and Fountain Hills. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 1, 2011
MCSO trustees help clean up grounds at town hall
The landscaping at Cave Creek Town Hall is looking pretty spiffy these days. And, the town has Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to thank. Arpaio’s low-risk jail trustees were busy weeding, trimming trees, bagging and piling up branches on Tuesday. Not to be lost in the shuffle was District IV Commander, Lt. Rich Burden, who was out there working alongside the inmates, helping tidy up the grounds around town hall, which is also home to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Cave Creek Substation.
Photos by Linda Bentley
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 1, 2011
Sheriff Arpaio visits Cave Creek Town Hall
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, accompanied by Chief of Enforcement Brian Sands, paid a visit to Cave Creek Town Manager Usama Abujbarah (r) on Tuesday morning. Arpaio just wanted to make sure the town was pleased with Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office service, its deputies and district commander.
Photo by Linda Bentley
WASHINGTON – On May 26, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the opinion of the U.S. District Court, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, finding the plain language of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) preemption clause did not invalidate the Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) because the law did no more than impose licensing conditions on businesses operating within the state.