APRIL 18, 2011
Ayn Rand Archives Comes to Facebook
IRVINE, Calif. – “‘Atlas Shrugged’ and Its Ideas,” an innovative online manuscript exhibit on Facebook, launched this week as the latest public programming of the Ayn Rand Archives, a special collection of the Ayn Rand Institute. The exhibit features 15 high-resolution reproductions of handwritten pages selected from the manuscript of Rand’s controversial novel, including commentary by exhibit curator Jeff Britting. Twelve of the 15 manuscript pages are published for the first time. Keep reading...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 13, 2011
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Hoplophobic Heather Carter votes with Democrats
Hoplophobe: A person who is afflicted with an irrational fear of firearms
PHOENIX – On April 5, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s law allowing tax credits made to school tuition organizations (STO), which then use the contributions to provide scholarships to students attending private schools, including religious schools. Keep reading ...
APRIL 13, 2011
Historic Stamp Mill being restored is now upright
Cave Creek Museum to Host April 19 Hoedown Fund-raiser
CAVE CREEK – Volunteers working to restore Cave Creek Museum’s historic stamp mill are celebrating a major milestone: the 20-foot uprights were set firmly in a concrete foundation last week, making the stamp mill one step closer to being completely restored. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 13, 2011
Cave Creek planning commission seeks input from businesses on sign ordinance
CAVE CREEK – On April 7, the planning commission convened a special session to continue its review of the zoning ordinance beginning with Chapter 4, Open Space. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 13, 2011
Corruption runs deep in Maricopa County as lawsuits continue
Maybe Andrew Thomas was right about Judge Gary Donahoe
PHOENIX – Last week, Andy Kunasek, chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, issued a news release that began, “This has been a good week for Maricopa County.” Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 7, 2011
Divided council approves faux cactus DAS permits for Crown Castle
CAREFREE – The main two items on the April 5 agenda dealt with a right-of-way (ROW) license agreement with Crown Castle (formerly NewPath Networks) and applications for 16 individual conditional use permits (CUP) for a distributed antenna system (DAS) wireless communications facility disguised as faux saguaro cactus. Keep reading...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 5, 2011
CCUSD sued to halt misuse of bond funds
Goldwater Institute challenges Barto’s unconstitutional special law
PHOENIX – On Tuesday, April 5, the Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation at the Goldwater Institute filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in Maricopa County Superior Court on behalf of Jayne Friedman to bar Cave Creek Unified School District from entering into contracts or otherwise expending remaining bond funds on purposes not listed in the Nov. 7, 2000 Special Election Publicity Pamphlet. Keep reading...
