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  • Ask a Mexican on Guns in Mexico

    Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal, in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty of supplying guns that ended up in the hands of the drug cartels. Now, if I say any more, I might be talking about facts that I don't know, and I would probably only be spouting off about what I heard on the news. I also recently saw a report about the violence in ...

  • Horne is OK with new Bisbee civil unions measure

    A spokeswoman says Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne won't sue Bisbee to try to block final approval of the southern Arizona city's revised ordinance on civil unions.Horne spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham says Horne "is fine" with the revised ordinance, believing it addresses his concerns.The Bisbee City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to formally propose a scaled-back version ...

  • Trouble for Arias jury on lifedeath

    PHOENIX - Jurors in the Jodi Arias trial said they couldn't come up with a unanimous decision when deliberating life or death as of noon Wednesday. Just before noon, Judge Sherry Stephens gave the jury further instruction on how the court can help them make a decision. The jurors were sent back to continue deliberations. This process has several more ...

  • PD at graduation for Raetzs daughter

    Officer Daryl Raetz was killed in the line of duty last weekend . His daughter graduated kindergarten Wednesday, so the hundreds of officers attended in his place. The officers lined the sidewalk and clapped for Raetz's daughter as she walked into the school for the ceremony. There were so many officers in attendance that not all of them fit inside the auditorium. Raetz was killed by a ...

  • Soldier Basin fire only 15 contained

    Fire Weather Warning issued May 22 at 12:01PM MST expiring May 22 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Graham; Greenlee… Fire Weather Warning issued May 22 at 12:01PM MST expiring May 23 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Graham; ...


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Movie Review

Cría cuervos [DVD]

Cría cuervos [DVD]

Set during the Franco regime and shot while the fascist general was on his deathbed, Carlos Saura's Cra cuervos is a dream-like evocation of the shifting lines between fantasy and reality, living and dying, past and present. It has many similarities to Ingmar Bergman's Cries a ... ...

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  • Soldier killed in attack near London

    A man thought to be a serving British soldier was killed by two armed men in a frenzied attack on a London street Wednesday, in what the government is treating as a suspected act of terrorism. Witnesses told of a gruesome scene in which the man was hit by a car, then hacked with cleavers and his body dumped in the middle of the road. The two suspects in the killing were injured in a ...

  • Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groups

    PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona Senate has passed a trio of bills that seek to lower taxes for religious institutions and make it easier for people to sue over the First ...

  • The next steps in Jodi Arias case

    When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in ...

  • Cochise College celebrates 48th commencement

    "Tonight we will be awarding over 1,400 degrees. Most graduates are from close by, from cities and towns in Cochise County and across Arizona and the Southwest," Cochise College President Dr. J.D. Rottweiler said to the hundreds of people at the 2013 commencement Friday. "Some of our graduates come from as far away as Germany and South Korea. Many of our graduates are active duty ...

  • Increase in health insurance premiums for city employees

    The mayor and city council held a special city council meeting on May 15 to discuss the renewal of health care premium rates for the City of Douglas employees and to conduct an exective session for the evaluation of Douglas’ City Clerk Brenda Aguilar.Last year the city moved to a self-funded insurance plan. After a year the city continues to have an excellent health insurance experience ...

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