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BY DON SORCHYCH  |  SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

• The flood
• The primary
• NRA
• Schools

Just a word of explanation. Shari Jo and I were stranded for eight days on the west side of Cave Creek thanks to raging flood waters. When it receded enough we were able to hike across in rubber boots but that is nothing akin to driving across. A friend loaned us his car so we had transportation to town. In the meanwhile we communicated with Maricopa County Flood Control, Cave Creek Planning and Cahava Springs, all of us seeking adherence to 404 Federal Regulations.

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BY ROBERT ROMANO  | SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Missing IRS emails were backed up, Justice Dept. admits to Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch has once again shown up congressional investigators on the missing IRS email snafu.

BY DR. GARY WELTON  |  SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Cell phones while driving: Should the State House decide?

According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, 14 states have enacted laws against hand-held use of cell phones by all drivers. These 14 states include 11 blue states, two swing states, and one red state. These bans are already in effect in 12 states; two of them will become effective within the next year. Be aware that when you cross a state line, you could be committing a crime.

BY RICK MANNING  |  SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Is the bell tolling for Common Core?

School bells across America are ringing again with trusting parents putting their precious cargo on yellow buses for another year of learning.

By DR. TRACY MILLER  |  SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The Obama economic record: The worst five years since World War II

In spite of the claims by President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors regarding his administration’s economic accomplishments, the U.S. economy has grown very slowly in the years since the Great Recession of 2008-09. After four years of slow growth, the latest data reveals that the U.S. economy shrank at a 2.9 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2014.