The Humane Society of Southern Arizona presents Carlton
Reference no. 786396 – 2.5 Years Old – Chihuahua Mix – Male


Carlton is a demure and dapper little gentleman searching for a quiet, stable home. This special champ was transferred to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona from another shelter for a second chance. Before that, Carlton was roaming the streets of Casa Grande with nobody to call his own. Carlton arrived at the HSSA with little understanding of human affection and went into a loving foster home so that he could gain some socialization skills and confidence. Within just a few days he blossomed into a well-adjusted companion. His foster mom brought him to the office every day and couldn't say enough good things about him! Carlton gets along great with other pets and has shared a kennel with a number of dogs. Bring yours for a meet and greet! Carlton will need an all-adult home with dog-savvy caregivers who can help him thrive. Once you earn Carlton’s trust, you’ll have a tremendously loyal sidekick with personality, charisma and intelligence galore. Carlton is back at the Humane Society’s main campus but he is relaxing behind the scenes as a Hidden Gem, so please be sure to ask for him by name! Carlton is waiting for his chance to be someone’s best bud. Do you have what it takes to make his tail wag again? HSSA is located at 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd.

With the State Superintendent of Public Instruction race serving as the single primary for blue candidates, the Pima County Democratic Party spent Tuesday night showing support for their fellow candidates.

Before the speeches kicked off at the JunXion Bar, Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Don Jorgensen spoke to the strength of the party throughout the state.

“It really is a testament to the quality of our candidates," Jorgensen said. "{It’s such a critical year and it’s more important to get elected officials who will get Arizona back on the network news and off of Comedy Central. So we’re all rallying around these terrific candidates.”

Legislative District 9, Jorgensen said, remains a key focus for Democrats, who aim to unseat Republican Ethan Orr with Democrat Randall Friese. Jorgensen added that beating Orr after only a single term was key.

“Orr ran a good race last time, but folks didn’t really know his positions on anything," Jorgensen said. "Now that he’s been exposed as someone who’s essentially pro-gun and anti-women’s rights, folks who voted for him, even Democrats two years ago, realize that’s not representative of that district.”

Victoria Steele, a Democrat, has held the other LD9 seat since 2012.

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The Associated Press calls Az Republican Gubernatorial primary for Doug Ducey #azvotes #havasuvote #duceyvsduval

— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 27, 2014

Republican Primary CD1  (326 of 327 Precincts Reporting)

Gary Kiehne                   15,054                       34.85%
Adam Kwasman            12,372                       28.64%
Andy Tobin                     15,586                       36.08% 

Republican Primary CD2 (193 of 194 Precincts Reporting)

Shelly Kais                      5,371                              7.71%
Martha Mcsally             47,631                           68.41%
Chuck Wooten              16,353                           23.49%

Republican Primary, Governor (1564 of 1566 Precincts Reporting)

Ken Bennett                    51,759                        11.82%
Doug Ducey                   161,348                       36.84%
Christine Jones               72,961                       16.66%
Frank Riggs                     19,969                          4.56%
Scott Smith                       94,273                       21.53%
Andrew Thomas              36,165                         8.26%

Republican Primary, Secretary of State (1564 of 1566 Precincts Reporting)

Wil Cardon                        89,315                       21.75%
Justin Pierce                   142,139                      34.61%
Michelle Reagan            177,346                      43.18%

Republican Primary, Attorney General (1564 of 1566 Precincts Reporting)

Mark Brnovich                  223,690                     52.78%
Tom Horne                        198,245                     46.78%

Republican Primary, Treasurer (1564 of 1566 Precincts Reporting)
 
Jeff Dewit                           175,719                     44.87%
Hugh Hallman                   126,380                    32.27%
Randy Pullman                   88,611                     22.63%

Republican Primary, Superintendent of Public Instruction (1220 of 1566 Precincts Reporting)

Diane Douglas                    235,313                   57.78%
John Huppenthal                169,011                   41.50%

Democrat Primary, Superintendent of Public Instruction (63 of 1566 Precincts Reporting)

David Garcia                       134,817                    52.83%
Sharon Thomas                  118,530                   46.45%

When I wrote the post, Militarizing Cities, Criminalizing Schools, following the first few days of protests in Ferguson, one commenter said it was an "extremely biased column against law enforcement." Another said I had a "Ward and June on 'Leave It To Beaver'" mentality (I kinda liked that one). I wrote a similar column in the Explorer and was called a "loyal Democrat and consummate liberal" — guilty as charged — who is "detached from reality, a condition which plagues progressives" — hey, wait a minute! I even had a two page, hand written letter sent to my home telling me how awful I am with an attached article proving that Obama is "tied to a surreptitious socialist/communist revolution and [has] strong leanings toward Islamic causes, and perhaps, he is a non-acknowledging Muslim himself."

Good times.

Well, it's beginning to look like some people who lean right are just as biased against law enforcement and detached from reality as I am, because they're complaining about the over-militarization of our police forces as well. The latest example is in the REDBLUE AMERICA series in the Star where they run two columns, one from the left, another from the right on a single topic. Today's topic: Are America’s police over-militarized and under-accountable? The liberal guy said yes. The conservative guy also said yes.

Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, will play Spider-Man. This is a huge win for meaningless, failed Internet campaigns and fans of the comic book series, Ultimate Spider-Man. 

From USA Today:

USA Today reports the actor will voice the character next year in an episode of Disney XD’s animated “Ultimate Spider-Man,” which in its upcoming third season carries the subtitle “Web Warriors.” In the “Spider-Verse” story arc, a dimension-hopping Peter Parker (voiced by Drake Bell) tries to prevent the Green Goblin from collecting the DNA of Spider-Men from parallel universes, including Iron Spider, Spider-Man 2099, the Amazing Spider-Girl and Miles Morales.

The prolific actor/comedian/rapper tried to play Peter Parker in the Sony Pictures Spider-Man reboot, but Andrew Garfield got the job. The Internet was 50/50 when it came to changing the ethnicity of the beloved fictional character from Queens. Glover has used this "Black Spider-Man fame" in his comedy, rap and on The Community.

Morales is the half latino, half black high schooler that becomes the wall crawler and replaces Peter after he took a bullet for Captain America. That sounds a bit grim for daytime cartoons for kids. 

Billy Crystal was given the honor to the give a touching tribute for the legendary Robin Williams on the Primetime Emmy Awards Monday night. He told a couple of touching stories about their time working together, and how they celebrated family functions like birthday parties and bar mitzvahs.

USA Today transcribed Crystal's story from the Mets baseball game in 1989, and included the video:

“Robin, Whoopi and I once were in Shea Stadium in the broadcast booth with the great Tim McCarver. It was “Comic Relief Day” for the New York Mets. Robin knew nothing about baseball. I asked him, “What’s your favorite team?” And he said, “The San Franciscos.

“So, he was a little lost in the conversation so I got an idea and I said, “Ya know, Tim, we’ve got a great Russian baseball player with us.” I looked over and his eyes got all bright, his ears perked up–it was like he was a little dog that was inside all day and the master came and said, “Hey, ya wanna go for a walk?

“So, I said, “What’s baseball like in Russia?” Without missing a beat he said, “Well, we only have one team … the Reds.” The next pitch, the batter fouled one back, it came screaming back at us. We ducked down, it slammed against the wall … Robin turned around, it bounced into his hands and he stood up and screamed, “I love America, I’m going to defect!”

"Robin Williams. What a concept."

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has cleared four members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors of charges that they violated the state's open-meeting law.

Republican Supervisor Ally Miller charged that the other four members of the Board of Supervisors secretly planned a vote to move $872,000 in road-repair funding from her District 1 streets to a major improvement project on Colossal Cave Road in Supervisor Ray Carroll’s District 4.

You can read all about the switcheroo here, and about how it lead Miller to call 911 to complain about the Weekly’s coverage of the issue here.


Miller, a Republican serving her first term representing the Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley and Marana, accused the other four board members of plotting before the meeting to move the money from her district.

But Arizona Assistant Attorney General Christopher Munns told Miller in an Aug. 21 letter that he “cannot substantiate a violation” of the state’s open-meeting law and “the matter is now closed.”

Tucson lost one her funniest and kindest souls over the weekend. Walter Edward Maxam Jr. passed away on Saturday. Aug. 23. The Vietnam veteran fought a tough struggle against cancer. Maxam has been telling jokes all over the southwest for the last 15 years.

The 67-year-old comedian would perform regularly for local law enforcement, charities and he traveled overseas to perform for the troops in Iraq four years ago. Maxam retired with the Marana Unified School District. He would invite some comedians to tell jokes during the Senior lock-ins.


He will forever be known for his kindness, honesty, wisdom and great hair in the local comedy scene. Maxam spent his weekends going to Laffs Comedy Caffe (almost) every weekend. He would do guest sets, feature and headline. He became a fixture and friend to everyone that toured the club. Someone adequately stated on his Facebook page, "If Laffs were Cheers, they just lost their Norm." 

After unsuccessfully trying to push comprehensive immigration reform, U.S. Sen. John McCain is rejoining the "build-the-dang-fence" crowd. During an appearance on Phoenix's Sunday Square-Off, McCain said he believes that the border must be secured before any other immigration legislation can pass. Brahm Resnik reports:

Sen. John McCain is retreating from the goals he set for immigration reform in last year's "Gang of 8" bill that passed the Senate.

McCain tells 12 News on this weekend's "Sunday Square Off" that the border must be secure before any other laws are changed.

"People in Arizona are so cynical about the promises that have been made about a secure border, " he said.

We asked him whether border security now comes first in immigration reform. "I think it's going to have to," he responded.

McCain had often said over the last two years that immigration reform was necessary to win over Latino voters and a shot at the White House. His GOP detractors have argued that comprehensive reform would drive away conservatives and wouldn't capture a significant percentage of the Latino electorate.

We'll find out who was right in 2016.