I wrote a Letter to the Editor last week and got a lot of comments about being racist and questioning a woman- only right to abort a male-conceived fetus at will.

By the time you read this, I hope to have been part of the preservation of a piece of Arizona history. As I write, I’m filled with pride, because whenever you get involved with history, you hope that someday, people yet unborn can learn from it.

Perhaps Rod Livdahl (letter of 3/20) should review his Econ 101 textbook before he presents his next lesson on the subject. “Trickle Down” and “Trickle Up” are not economic terms. They are political terms, coined by Liberals to mock and distort serious economic discussion. There is no authentic “Trickle Down” school of thought that proposed the enrichment of the wealthy by government action in order to allow some of that wealth to somehow dribble down to the masses. “Trickle Up” appears to be an advanced term invented by Mr. Livdahl.

On a sun-splashed Higley High School football field blanketed with a warm autumn breeze on Friday, more than 3,000 people came to celebrate military veterans for their service and sacrifices they made through the decades for the freedoms we enjoy today that did not come for free.

Peppered with fun facts and cheeky asides, actor Roger Moore’s book looking back on the golden anniversary of James Bond on screen is a treat for 007 fans. He takes us on a lively spin around the milestones of cinema’s longest-running franchise in “Bond on Bond: Reflections on 50 years of James Bond Movies” (Lyons Press).

Jazz requires passion, improvisation and teamwork: All qualities that came into play to pull off Monday’s Lakeshore Music concert “The Cubans are Coming” at Tempe Center for the Arts.

Tampa, Fla. • Whether you’re in the Tampa Bay area for the Republican National Convention or there on a family vacation, you’re probably aware of the usual tourist spots: the beach, Busch Gardens, the Florida Aquarium.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid a weak economy and fraying government safety net.

"Viva Christo Rey!"

More than 50 confirmed participants have already registered to “Discover Cuba” through a travel program sponsored by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce – and the wide-reaching response has led the Chamber to open another 40 seats to accommodate additional interest.

In an attempt to alleviate rampant voter fraud discovered in previous elections, the state of Texas passed a new voter ID law in 2011, which the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) brazenly blocked on Monday because it claims the law would disenfranchise minority voters.

Thurston Gaines watched a private screening of “Red Tails,” which opens today nationwide, and believes it will give young people an idea of what the Tuskegee Airmen went through during World War II.

But, he added, “it would be difficult for anyone to capture everything ... the subtleties.”

Thurston Gaines watched a private screening of “Red Tails,” which opens today nationwide, and believes it will give young people an idea of what the Tuskegee Airmen went through during World War II.

But, he added, “it would be difficult for anyone to capture everything ... the subtleties.”

In "Red Tails," the famed Tuskegee Airmen get the John Wayne-style heroic rendering they very much deserve, but in a hackneyed and weirdly context-less story that does them a disservice.

Hollywood is respecting the environment and recycling - again.

Hollywood is respecting the environment and recycling - again.

NEW YORK — The Olympics, the centennial of the Titanic sinking, new rules on travel to Cuba, a once-a-decade horticultural festival in the Netherlands and increased reliance on technology and customization will all help shape travel in 2012.

“Will the guy that actually cares about the NBA season please raise his hand. No one? Come on now, someone has to care. No one, eh?. Oh well. Send the thugs home.”

"Have you seen the 9/11 memorial in Gilbert? It's nice, nice, nice! Well, I'm proud of Mesa, where we have 190 park benches downtown and are getting heat strips poured along all SRP canals."

ASU Gammage