From the Arizona Republic: Phoenix could be losing its grip on spring-training baseball even as the Cactus League looks to attract more teams to the Valley from Florida. The city has been working hard to try to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in Maryvale and the Oakland Athletics at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, but both teams are…
DetailsGovernor Brewer is supporting a project that would capitalize on one of Arizona’s rich resources: copper. The Florence Copper Project will bring hundreds of good paying jobs to Florence and millions of dollars to the state’s economy. samples viagra cialis Governor Brewer is also endorsing Peggy Neely for Mayor of Phoenix. Peggy has a track…
DetailsThere is some serious revisionist history being passed off as fact about Governor Brewer and her political fortunes. It is time to bust the myth. The truth is that Brewer’s leadership is what sent her to victory. It was her leadership that helped Prop 100 pass with over 64% of the vote. It was her…
DetailsArizona political donations came mostly from individuals, data say fat loss program for men From the Arizona Republic: The popular perception that corporate giants and powerful lobbyists wield all the monetary influence in politics doesn’t necessarily ring true in Arizona. Here, the largest source of funding for candidates’ election campaigns comes from the average grass-roots…
DetailsThe New York Times has a follow up on the three states opting out of Secure Communities that we talked about on Tuesday. Professor Schuck makes some solid points about the seamless nature of this data-sharing and how it can be useful in identifying and deporting dangerous offenders. He gets a little off the rails…
DetailsFrom the New York Times, we see yet another sign that the Obama administration is not serious about enforcing our immigration laws. Under the threat of certain states opting out, they are making changes to the Secure Communities data sharing program which requires people who are arrested to put their fingerprints into a national data…
DetailsBy: J. Charles Coughlin how to get a girlfriend Arizona Republic columnist Ed Montini’s Sunday column got me thinking. Like a parent who only bemoans the challenges his child faces, Montini focuses on the negatives attached to our state, instead of celebrating our accomplishments. Arizona is not a “juvenile delinquent” our state is simply the…
DetailsNathan Cole will serve as the Tempe JROTC battalion commander next year. The Highground family is so proud! Desert Vista student will lead district’s JROTC cadets by Cathryn Creno – Jun. 6, 2011 10:09 AM The Arizona Republic Desert Vista High School senior Nathan Cole has dreamed of being in the military since he was…
DetailsFinally, someone is looking into the banking industry and their role in the collapse of the American economy. The Attorney General of New York is conducting an investigation into mortgage operations during the housing bubble. The New York Times asks some serious questions that must be addressed during the investigation, such as: how to get…
DetailsOur motto here at HighGround is “Make It Happen.” We do the hard work. We make the tough choices. We stand up for what we believe. We tend to support people who feel the same way. That is why we stand behind people like Governor Jan Brewer, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Former U.S. Transportation Secretary…
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