HEADLINE ARIZONA, Monday April 27, 2009: “Nations race to contain swine flu” (large bold typeset, front page story), and below (in smaller type) “Don’t panic, Americans told”. Thank you Associated Press® for the uncredited ink about suspected (though unconfirmed) deaths purportedly from influenza down Mexico way. Also on the same page, immediately below the previously […]
One of the past shining lights at the AZ Republic paper was Jon Talton. He left a few years ago for Seattle and writes a blog: Rogue Columnist where he turns (more than occasionally), a skeptical eye toward Arizona and Phoenix in particular. A recent article (24 Apr 2009) about the Phoenix real estate boom […]