jEFFSTANA on April 27th, 2009

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 […]

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jEFFSTANA on April 25th, 2009

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 […]

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