Sheriff Joe Arpaio - Good ol' Boy of Arizona USA

editorial comment: this story is related to "Shaq loses deputy badge over rap" -- the good sheriff of our little po'dunk southwestern town is by god hell bent on cleaning up the mess. Sheriff Joe woulda been good at it when the town was 300 people  ... sort of like...

Arizona politicans battling over the hot-button - immigration

Gov. Janet Napolitano came closer than ever last week to a full-blown conflict with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over their differing approaches to illegal immigration. The governor ordered $1.6million in state money to be redirected from Arpaio's operations to a...

McCain reaches out to Latinos for votes

"John McCain is in a delicate political position.The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is hoping to appeal to increasingly influential Hispanic electorates in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and other Western states while reassuring law-and-order...

Phoenix Mayor Gordon calls for FBI investigation of Sheriff Arpaio

In his letter, Gordon says, "I understand these are serious allegations," Gordon said in his letter to the nation's attorney general. "As mayor of the city of Phoenix, I must speak out when the rights of our residents are violated and the safety of our neighborhoods...