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Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts
Friday, October 09, 2026
How to Protect Water for 40M People on the Colorado River
Feds Suspect Arizona State University (ASU) of Visa Fraud plus 8 other elite universities
Bad news! Is the Vice President on to something or are these just allegations?
"Vice President JD Vance on Thursday named Arizona State University among nine schools facing a federal investigation into suspected visa fraud involving foreign researchers.
J-1 visa holders account for about 61% of researchers on federally funded grants at ASU and the eight other schools, compared with a national average of 38%, Vance said.
The practice undercuts wages for American graduate students and researchers, he said. Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT are among the other universities named.
ASU denied wrongdoing, saying it educates more STEM majors than any other university and follows U.S. laws and policies in its hiring."
Thursday, October 08, 2026
DNA Doe Project identified remains found in 1982 as a teen who vanished in the late 1970s
Amazing stuff!
"A teenage boy from Buckeye has been identified more than four decades after remains of his body were found in 1982.
The DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that uses investigative genetic genealogy to determine unidentified bodies, said Tuesday that they have identified “John Maricopa County Doe” as Mitchell John Pauli.
Pauli vanished in the late 1970s when he was around 14, according to the nonprofit. His remains were found on April 22, 1982, in a remote part of White Tank Mountain Regional Park. ..."
Buckeye teen identified 43 years after remains found in White Tanks Mountains
DNA Doe Project "Across the United States, more than 50,000 bodies remain unidentified—unmourned, unnamed, but not forgotten."
Why is alfalfa grown in Arizona?
Food for thought!
"... an analysis found agriculture uses nearly three-quarters of the state’s water.
Golf courses, data centers, and population growth are often cited for straining Arizona’s water supply, but an analysis found agriculture uses nearly three-quarters of the state’s water.
Farms use about 5 million acre-feet a year, with alfalfa accounting for about 1 million acre-feet and cotton a distant second, the analysis found. ..."
"Arizona's alfalfa is essential to our ecosystem, along with economic and local food supply systems." Really! (Arizona Farm Bureau)
Wednesday, October 07, 2026
Florence Copper launches 1st new U.S. major copper operation in 20 years in Arizona
Good news! A renaissance of mining in the US!
"Florence Copper marked an historic moment as the company officially launched commercial production at its Florence facility on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The move is the first new U.S. major copper operation in nearly 20 years and the world’s first commercial‑scale in‑situ copper recovery project.
For Arizona, a state built on the “Five Cs” — copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate — the milestone signals both a technological leap forward and a reaffirmation of copper’s place in the region’s economic identity.
An in-situ copper recovery (ISCR) or in-situ leaching (ISR) project extracts copper directly from underground ore deposits without open-pit mining, underground tunnels, blasting, rock crushing, waste rock piles or traditional tailing impoundments. ...."
Saturday, October 03, 2026
Arizona Could Soon Get a 4th National Park. Really!
Next time I step out of our home in the Phoenix metro area, I will be in a national park if this goes on! Just kidding!
When are there too many national parks!
I think the power of US presidents based on the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create new national monuments needs to be restricted! Too much temptation to abuse it to go down in history (latest example the senile, demented 46th President, he declared 10 new sites).
"Congress passed the Chiricahua National Park Act, sending President Trump a bill that would make the southeastern Arizona monument the state’s fourth national park.
The 12,000-acre preserve sits 36 miles southeast of Willcox, where a volcanic eruption 27 million years ago left the rock spires visitors come to see. The land has carried federal protection since 1924; park status mainly means a new name and more tourists."
Thursday, October 01, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Unearthed Musical Masterpieces from the Southern Kingdoms of Ancient China (an exhibition)
This should be an interesting exhibition coming to Phoenix, Arizona soon!
"Opening November 6, MIM’s new special exhibition Unearthed Musical Masterpieces from the Southern Kingdoms of Ancient China invites you to experience the resounding splendor of long-buried musical treasures. Organized by MIM and the Hubei Provincial Museum under the guidance of the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China, this landmark exhibition explores one of the most sophisticated traditions of the ancient world and presents an unprecedented collection of more than 70 ancient musical instruments and associated objects, including 40 objects never before seen in the United States and 10 Grade One Cultural Relics—China’s highest designation for national treasures.
“These objects were among the finest treasures buried with rulers and nobility,” says Eddie Chia-Hao Hsu, curator for Asia and Oceania. “They are extraordinary expressions of the technical mastery and artistic imagination of the artisans who created them, reflecting the remarkable musical achievements of the southern kingdoms of ancient China.”"
Monday, September 28, 2026
10 places to get naked in Arizona in 2026
Who said Americans are prudish? 😊
How about Lake Pleasant — Northwest of Phoenix?
"Do people really run naked through the Arizona desert? Believe it or not, they do. Hundreds of brave souls will run wild when the Bare Buns Desert Run returns Oct. 17 at Shangri La Ranch in New River. Billed as Arizona’s only nude run, the 5K race winds through desert trails, a dry wash and the ranch property. Clothing is optional, but tennis shoes are highly encouraged — along with avoiding any cactus along the race route. But if running is not your thing ... there are other options to feel the freedom of going naked in Arizona in 2026 … without getting yourself in trouble ...
Arizona doesn’t have official nude beaches, but it has a long tradition of clothing-optional spots — mostly private resorts and remote BLM and National Forest land where nude use is tolerated."
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Four captive-bred California condors were released into the wild at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona
Good news!
"... marking 30 years since the first birds were set loose in northern Arizona."
"... Condors reached the brink of extinction in the late 1980s, and are now the subject of a multi-agency recovery program. The regional effort to reintroduce condors and develop a self-sustaining population ..."
Source: Condors in northern Arizona Notice the condor is tagged.
Sunday, September 06, 2026
A High Burden: The Growing Cost of Permitting Compliance in Arizona’s Home Improvement Market
Bad news! Are the bureaucratic hurdles in Arizona even for home improvement too high! It seems so!
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Friday, September 04, 2026
Latter-day Saints Church set to build its seventh Arizona temple
The Mormons are on a mission! 😊
Mormon temple in Mesa, AZ (Source)
Thursday, September 03, 2026
US Border Patrol Arrests 95 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers In Yuma - AZ during four days in August with 82 of them having Commercial Drivers Licenses from CA & NY
Good, but shocking news! In one southern border city alone within four days?
"Federal authorities arrested 95 commercial truck drivers identified as illegal aliens during a multi-agency enforcement operation in Arizona’s Yuma Sector, with more than three-quarters carrying commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) issued by California.
The U.S. Border Patrol conducted the operation with local law enforcement partners from Aug. 10 through Aug. 14, resulting in 143 arrests involving individuals from 18 countries, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Of the 95 truck drivers arrested, 76 possessed California CDLs, while six held licenses issued by New York. CBP said the remaining licenses came from other states but did not identify them individually. ..."
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Sunday, August 30, 2026
The 35-acre property in Arizona built by former State Senator Bob Worsley hits market llamas included
Arizona is not only about horses! 😊
I have seen other properties in the Phoenix area with camels (see e.g. my Google account profile picture below)!
This 35-acre property in Heber, Arizona, is listed for the first time at $9.5 million.
Friday, August 21, 2026
Kyrsten Sinema Reveals New Details Of Affair With Married Veteran Bodyguard While a US Senator
Another Me Too event! Welcome to the Age of Gender Equality! Human, all too human! 😊
Maybe Ms. Sinema watched The Bodyguard movie (1992) one too many times! Just kidding!
Men watch out!
"... A new narrative of the affair was made available through depositions filed in the ongoing lawsuit initiated by the bodyguard’s ex-wife under North Carolina’s homewrecker law, which enables an individual to sue the person they believe to be the cause of their divorce. ...
Matthew Ammel (Ammel), Sinema’s former bodyguard, had been married to the plaintiff, Heather Ammel (Heather), for 14 years. The Ammels had three children together. Ammel began working for Sinema in the spring of 2022.
Sinema admitted in her July 31 deposition that despite knowing Ammel was married with children, she and Ammel had sex for the first time on May 27, 2024, while on a Memorial Day trip in Napa, California. Prior to that date, Sinema denied having ever flirted with him, let alone held or touched him in any way that could be considered romantic in nature. ..."
Kyrsten Sinema (Source)
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
University of Arizona together with the Gila River Indian Community to open nation's first MD medical school on tribal land near Phoenix
Good news!
"University of Arizona plans to open a medical school branch on tribal land southeast of Phoenix, the first MD-granting medical school within a sovereign tribal nation."
"... Program Structure & Details
- Launch Date: Begins in July 2027.Class Size: Admits 10 students annually.
- Curriculum: A three-year MD Primary Care Accelerated Program. Students spend the first 18 months in Phoenix and the final 18 months doing clinical training in Sacaton.
..." (Google Search)
"Today [8/18/2026], the University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care (GRHC), the Gila River Indian Community's tribally operated healthcare system, announced a long-term partnership to establish the nation's first MD-granting medical school branch located on the lands of a sovereign Tribal Nation. ..."
"Gila River Health Care will invest more than $25 million to establish a University of Arizona medical school branch on the Gila River Indian Community, a long-term workforce investment aimed at training and retaining physicians within tribal and rural health systems.
The tribally operated health system has committed the funding through 2034 for faculty positions, full-tuition scholarships and educational infrastructure. The partners say the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix Regional Medical Branch will be the nation’s first MD-granting medical school branch located on the lands of a sovereign tribal nation. ..."
Gila River Health Care
Monday, August 17, 2026
Arizona’s Congressional Democrats Decline To Sign Pledge Against Socialism by a coalition of U.S. House Democrats
Is the Dimocratic Party finally waking up to the threat of its socialist members and candidates?
"A coalition of U.S. House Democrats have banded together to pledge against socialism ..."
"... Timeline of Key Events [regarding the Pledge]
- June 3, 2026: Representatives Tom Suozzi and Adam Gray officially launch the "Promise to America" initiative. They explicitly declare, "We are capitalist, not socialist," as a direct pushback against the party's left wing.
- Late June 2026: Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed candidates win multiple prominent primary races in New York. This prompts immediate political maneuvering from centrist factions.
- June 25–26, 2026: In response to the progressive primary wins, 13 moderate House Democrats and candidates publicly band together to sign the pledge. The platform gains national media attention as midterms approach.
- June 29, 2026: Representative Susie Lee of Nevada and Representative Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey formally join the coalition, bringing the total number of signatories up to 15.July 27, 2026: The DSA releases its controversial "Workers Deserve More" platform, which calls for drastic structural government changes. This intensifies the ongoing debate between centrist and progressive Democrats.
- August 6, 2026: A prominent centrist Democratic think tank, Third Way, announces a $15 million campaign running through 2028 to counter the DSA movement, reinforcing the anti-socialist push initiated by House moderates.
..." (Google Search/AI)
Promise To America "The Promise to America Pledge works to align the Democratic Party around a clear set of principles to regain voters’ trust and build a sustainable majority."
Monday, August 03, 2026
Maricopa County, Arizona Bans Employees From Profiting Off Prediction Markets
Will this become a trend in the US applied to more and more government employees at all levels of government?
"The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new policy this week, prohibiting county employees from using confidential, nonpublic information obtained through their public service to personally profit from prediction markets.
County officials said the policy is intended to strengthen public trust by ensuring government decisions are made in the best interest of residents rather than for personal financial gain. ..."
Maricopa County Becomes First Major County to Approve Prediction Market Protection Policy (original news release)
Saturday, August 01, 2026
Not all Coloradans want to share their cities with Canada geese and their poop. Really!
What about Arizonans? I can tell from my neighborhood here in the Phoenix metro area that every year we have a large number of geese poop droppings on sidewalks, trails etc.
If you don't know geese poop droppings, they are huge (maybe comparable to dog poop)!
Let me briefly hypothesize that we have generally overpopulation issues with birds in Western urban areas!
Caveat: I did not read the article.
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