October 13, 2004

Scottsdale public relations agents are many, and here is a list of who they are, their titles and how to get hold of them.

When attorney Garrett Simpson walked into a downtown Phoenix jailhouse in Aug. 2004, he saw a spectacle before him: heavily armored police, bright lights and dozens of rabid journalists.

LAS VEGAS - Media players in personal computers have serious vulnerabilities that could allow online criminals to attach malicious code and infect computers without the user's knowledge, a researcher said Thursday.

The following column comes with a disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for anything I say.

July 24, 2004

MIAMI — As horrific images of Haiti flashed across the screens, murmurs of recognition floated through the audience at Univision Network's live celebrity telethon, many people nodding as they recalled disasters in their native countries.

LAS VEGAS - There’s an old saying that captures all the big announcements last week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show here: "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

It is the most publicized shoplifting case of the year. It is the only publicized shoplifting case of the year. When word got out Aug. 12 that KTVK (Channel 3) meteorologist Kim Dillon had been arrested on suspicion of stealing $400 worth of clothes from a northeast Phoenix Dillard’s store, television news stations breathlessly reported the development.

It is the most publicized shoplifting case of the year. It is the only publicized shoplifting case of the year. When word got out Aug. 12 that KTVK (Channel 3) meteorologist Kim Dillon had been arrested on suspicion of stealing $400 worth of clothes from a northeast Phoenix Dillard’s store, television news stations breathlessly reported the development.

Award-winning network TV reporter Bernard Goldberg first hit pay dirt in the book world with “Bias,” his 2001 best-seller exposing how the news we saw was distorted by the liberal bias of the journalists he worked with during his long career with CBS News.

SAN ANGELO, Texas - Before authorities raided their west Texas retreat, members of a secretive polygamous church spent decades holding as tightly to their intense privacy as the Scriptures guiding their way of life.

CHICAGO - Lawyers for two newspapers and The Associated Press are seeking sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly's pornography case with an emergency motion filed in the Illinois Supreme Court.

The Cardinals typical day-after news conference following a game consists of approximately 15 media folks from print, radio and TV affiliations, plus the Cardinals media relations staff.

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard visited Apache Junction this week to announce the kickoff of an aggressive statewide ad campaign to combat methamphetamine use among young people.

February 7, 2005

Democratic candidate for sheriff Dan Saban recently held a news conference to unveil his ambitious plans to reshape the office he wants to hold. But a few blocks away in Phoenix at nearly the same time, Saban's opponent, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, dominated local news coverage when he hastily called a news conference of his own to announce he was taking candy away from kids in his jails.

The saga of a missing Mesa woman screeched to a halt Thursday after she turned up near San Francisco and told police she wasn’t kidnapped, as relatives had feared.

The saga of a missing Mesa woman screeched to a halt Thursday after she turned up near San Francisco and told police she wasn’t kidnapped, as relatives had feared.

I sympathize with the upset throngs participating in "Occupy (fill-in-the-blank)." I'm upset, too! But, the blame for the current economic situation needs to be shared among all responsible parties.

I sympathize with the upset throngs participating in "Occupy (fill-in-the-blank)." I'm upset, too! But, the blame for the current economic situation needs to be shared among all responsible parties.

Right now the President of the United States is making numerous changes in his staff of phony leaders.

I would sure like to see people working together to find common ground and move the country forward for the good of all! We are better than this, or at least we can be. While we throw grenades across the aisle, other countries (China, India, Korea, etc.) are moving forward. It is somewhat shocking to students of democracy and capitalism that China's GDP (under a centrally-managed economy) has been growing substantially faster than ours. Is our in-fighting messing things up that badly?