McCain Backer Gets Indicted
Region: ArizonaArizona Representative Rick Renzi was indicted today by a Federal grand jury on 35 counts of that include conspiracy, wire fraud, official extortion, and money laundering. This was divulged on court papers released on Friday according to Reuters. This was part of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and US Attorney Diane Humetewa in Phoenix. She plans on giving a press conference later on today regar... more
Views: 795Copper Thieves Shut off Phoenix Lights
Region: ArizonaCopper is an easy and lucrative target for thieves. So it should come as no surprise thieves managed to find their way into a substation near downtown Phoenix and cart off the copper wire. When the substation misfunctioned, the thieves unkowingly left thousands of people in the dark. Thefts involving copper and aluminum have increased dramatically with the rising costs of metals. And copper is e... more
Views: 1509Immigration Protests Much Smaller
Region: ArizonaLast year, they came by the drove, more than 100,000 in all. They clogged every street going into and out of downtown Phoenix, waving Mexican and U.S. flags to show their support for immigration reform. This year, they didn't even fill the Plaza at the State Capital. Today's march, now underway, is considerably smaller than last year's. Police have put no exact estimate on the number of protest... more
Views: 1437Living with uranium contamination
Region: ArizonaRolanda Tahani is a resident of Black Falls, Ariz. She gets all her water from Box Spring, a well contaminated with uranium. Tahani has been bathing in and drinking this water all her life, but only recently has she been informed of the contamination. But Tahani continues to use this water daily. It's her only source, she says. more
Views: 893How do you cover your Internet Footprints? The key - Proxy Site
Region: ArizonaIntroduction Introducing the technology of proxy site. A site that has the possibility of covering your online footprints with any type of platforms or hardwares. How does it works? It is actually works like a proxy server which is developed initially to help popular sites to be loaded efficiently by browsers. A proxy site is the initial site which you server connected to and any other sites that are being accessed... more
Views: 1938Hispanic workers are fleeing Arizona
Region: ArizonaHispanic workers are leaving the state of Arizona like rats leaving a sinking economic ship. Mostly to blame, say economists, is the weakening U.S. economy. As growth slows down, jobs that employed Latinos, especially in construction and landscaping, dry up. People leave, creating a domino effect on the states’ businesses. With no jobs available, people abandon their apartments, they no longer shop in the sto... more
Views: 2682Struggle Over Immigration Continues in Phoenix
Region: ArizonaThe struggle over Immigration continues in the Phoenix area, as protesters have a new target; a local business which hires off-duty police officers to provide security. According to the immigration activists, the officers have been harassing day laborers and illegal immigrants who live nearby. The owners of the business, Pruitts Furniture, deny the charges. On Wednesday, a small group of protesters marched... more
Views: 1368Car Crash Kills Illegal Immigrants
Region: Arizona
The 19 illegal immigrants had traveled a long road, some from as far away as El Salvador and Guatemala. Their dreams of living and working in the United States were almost in sight when they packed into an SUV to carry them north, away from the border. But on a rural road northwest of Tucson, AZ, those dreams came to an abrupt halt as the SUV left the road on Thursday, and rolled, just before 8 a.m. Nine died in ... more
Views: 2002Summertime in Phoenix
Region: ArizonaIt is summertime in Phoenix again. Soon, the temperature will be above 100 degrees every day, for weeks on end. Just touching bare metal in the midday sun will be enough for a mild burn under the right circumstances. But it means something more; it means that life here is about to slow down considerably. And it's not just the heat. True, the heat drives most people indoors in the summertim... more
Views: 1875Fastest Growing Kids Chore Site, My Job Chart, Launches Mobile Apps
Region: ArizonaAnswering the demand from its more than 311,000 users, My Job Chart now offers Apple and Android mobile apps, allowing parents and kids the opportunity to save, share and spend from anywhere. Mobile access to MyJobChart.com gives parents the opportunity to teach their kids financial responsibility and personal accountability throughout the day. The fastest growing online chore chart created the free apps for Apple iPho... more
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