May 10, 2011

They Thought America Was Weak

They thought we were weak.  They thought we would not come after them and hunt them down.  They thought we were too soft for a long war in difficult terrain.  They thought all we might do is lob some cruise missiles at them or drop a f...

May 31, 2010

What Memorial Day Means to a Veteran

When I was a young seven-year-old, I noticed my neighbor's mother crying. I learned that her brother-in-law, a helicopter pilot, had been killed in Vietnam. I felt bad about it, but to me, it was just a story. When I was a high school student, my Unc...

May 28, 2010

Earlier Arizona Bills

When I wrote the report on Less Well Known Legislation from Arizona I focused on this year's legislative session.  But one reader made an excellent comment about a bill that penalized employers who hired illegal aliens to work in their businesse...

May 27, 2010

Less Well-Known Legislation from Arizona

With all the excitement about Arizona's new immigration enforcement efforts, most do not realize that the state legislature also passed a number of other measures to protect its citizens. While governments from Los Angeles to Boston to Highland Park,...

May 17, 2010

Combat Operations in the Border Zone

Elites on the coasts don't want to recognize what can be described only as combat operations conducted north of the U.S. - Mexican border. On April 30, a Pinal County Sheriff deputy was wounded by drug traffickers in a shootout about fifty miles sout...

May 8, 2010

The Arizona Desert and Its People

The desert is in bloom this time of year, a short two-week period when flowers and birds abound. Cacti that were bare and spiny with sharp needles have green leaves and add color to an otherwise barren scene. Barrel cacti are sporting lovely pink flo...

May 4, 2010

Update from Cochise County, Arizona

I had hardly received word from the editor that my first report from southeast Arizona would be published before more excitement occurred here -- this time even closer to home. Saturday morning, the headlines in all the area papers covered the shooti...

May 1, 2010

Report from Cochise County, Arizona

Being an avid AT reader, and living on the Arizona border in Cochise County, I thought I would provide those who wish to be informed some insight into the truth about the state of the U.S.-Mexican border -- at least in this part of the state. I moved...