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Barber vs. Kelly
The crowd was smaller at Jesse Kelly’s primary-election-night party at the Viscount Suite Hotel bar last week, but the outcome was the same as in 2010: Kelly outpaced his GOP rivals for a congressional seat and won the chance to advance to the general election. Kelly captured 35 percent of the vote in the four-way…
Surf With Protection, Folks
According to anti-virus vendor Symantec, web users are more likely to have their computers attacked with malicious code while surfing religious sites than porn sites. From Phys.org: Websites with religious or ideological themes were found to have triple the average number of “threats” that those featuring adult content, according to Symantec. “We hypothesize that this…
Talking Comics: The Shadow Edition
Eric’s unbridled glee at the beginning of this segment is somewhat disconcerting for me. I’m not sure why. Also, this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day at Heroes & Villains, so stop by and get something for free. Info from their event page on Facebook: Heroes and Villains plans to give away thousands of comic…
A Not-So-Modest Response to Klout: Klouchebag
If you’ve paid attention to Weekly Wide Web, you know how Dan Gibson feels about Klout — though for those unaware, he’s not the biggest fan. As a young journalist slowly growing in stature and public awareness (a part of me is eagerly awaiting the moment I finally get more than 100 Twitter followers —…
WaPo: Carmona vs. Flake
The Washington Post examines a likely Senate race between Richard Carmona and Jeff Flake: Carmona has yet to leap a tall building in a single bound, but Democrats here are counting on him to provide some political heroics: They’re hoping Carmona will not just take a Republican seat but also give President Obama the boost…
Coming Soon: Firehouse Subs
The new Firehouse Subs in Marana inches ever closer to its opening. The chain eatery – which was founded by a family with serious roots in the world of firefighting – has more than 400 locations across the country, but the location opening soon in the Marana Marketplace on the corner of River and Orange…
CD8 Televised Debate Set
The candidates in the race to finish Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional term have agreed to a televised debate. Democrat Ron Barber, Republican Jesse Kelly and Green Party candidate Charlie Manolakis will meet for a one-hour debate at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, on KUAT-TV, Channel 6. That’s one day before early voting begins in the June…
Cheap Drinks, Cheap Eats at El Charro
All five of the Tucson-area El Charro Café locations are throwing down in a most serious manner for the Cinco de Mayo weekend. While the festivities seem to largely include super-cheap drinks – 90 cent mini-Mexican beers and Sauza margaritas – there will also be 90 cent chicken tacos and tamales to be had. That,…
Mitt Romney Likes Chimichangas, It Turns Out
Romney Courts Hispanic Vote With Animated Sombrero-Wearing Parrot Personally, this seems like a great idea with no possible downside whatsoever. I probably would have tried to license Go Go Gomez from the old Dick Tracy cartoon, but that might have cost too much.
Very Good Things Are Happening at Food Conspiracy Co-op (With Special Animated Veggie Action!)
The only thing that’s stopped Food Conspiracy Co-op at 12 N. Fourth Ave. from expanding the numerous local, organic and otherwise interesting and/or healthy items it sells is a bit more room. But that’s starting to change thanks to an expansion that kicked off recently. Coley Ward, who handles marketing for the co-op, says the…
CD8: In Giffords’ Race, GOP Supporters Rally for Dem Barber
We mentioned in last week’s cover story on the race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly to complete Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional term that Barber was attracting cross-over support from Republicans. Today, a group of those Republicans gathered at Barber’s office to talk about why they were supporting him. Bob Walkup, the former mayor…
The Food Truck Diaries, Volume 29: Ryuu Sushi Express
A gravel parking lot on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Grant Road is fast becoming a sort of United Nations of local food trucks. Jamaican food truck D Island Grill JA has called the spot home for more than a year, as has the small truck with the big tacos, Taco Fish. And if…
Mind Our Own Businesses Rallies Customers Around Downtown Businesses
It’s been nice to see local organizations get together to support local businesses along the modern streetcar construction zone (our editor Jimmy Boegle encouraged this behavior in his editor’s note a few weeks ago), and Mind Our Own Businesses has popped up on Facebook to organize “cash mob” type events, bringing a group of customers…
Want to Win Tickets to Thirsty Thursday?
Samantha Sais [UPDATE: the tickets are gone! Wow!] Yes, we sometimes have Tucson Padres tickets to give away, especially for Thirsty Thursday since we sponsor that beautiful collision of cheap booze and high quality baseball, but somewhat strangely, we have 23 tickets for Thursday’s game. It’s going to be super simple to win…just head to…
Someone Actually Thinks Jan Brewer Should Run for Vice President
Aleksa Brown This opinion appeared in an actual magazine. Someone really believes that Jan Brewer would bolster the Mitt Romney campaign for the presidency. Oh man, thanks Edward Morrissey. My allergies are killing me today, so I’ve been generally miserable all morning, but the laughs provided by this idea brightened everything. One name that hasn’t…
You Asked for It: Information About Sex Robots
Yesterday, commenter Bob Cap asked: Whats going on with the Japanese sex robots……functional yet??? While I don’t have any information about Japanese robots specifically, The Week has an article online covering the future world of robotic prostitutes: What are the benefits of robotic prostitutes?Beyond being tireless, “commercial sex robots would be free of disease and…
Hey, There’s a New Bobby Womack Song
I’m not entirely sure why Damon Albarn (one of the albums producers) had to make this song sound like a Gorillaz record, but hey, it is a new Bobby Womack song and since the soul legend is fighting cancer and recently spent time in the hospital, I’ll try to be thankful for whatever I can…
Robot to Serve Humans Drinks Before Enslaving Our Race
I believe I’m on the record regarding my prediction of our future as slaves of a hyper-intelligent class of robots , so, for me, even seemingly positive advances in robotic technology are a harbinger of our forthcoming doom, but I guess if you’re interested in a machine bringing you the soda you asked for, enjoy…
Well Played, Rep. Chad Campbell
Since it’s apparently it’s “let’s consider all the crazy bills” day at the Arizona Legislature today, a tip of the hat to Rep. Chad Campbell for this moment of levity added to SB 1083, which would create an “Arizona special missions unit.”
TUSD Would Like to Ask You a Few Questions
Only 4,000 characters? That’s going to be tough. There are plenty of political bodies and organizations that end up being punching bags around Tucson, but I don’t think anything that absorbs the same amount of ire as the Tucson Unified School District, fairly and unfairly. However, TUSD is at least paying lip service to the…
Tucson’s NBA Alumni List Could Soon Increase By 33 Percent
Despite the presence of the nationally-recognized University of Arizona men’s basketball program, Tucson has by no means ever been considered a hotbed of local basketball talent. To this day only three players who attended high school in the region have gone on to play in the NBA. That could soon be four, with the news…
Iron Chef Events Galore!
Well maybe “galore” is a bit of hyperbole, but we do have two local Iron Chef-ish tidbits to talk about today. The first is the Local Foods Iron Chef event happening this Saturday, May 5. Feast your eyes on this description: Six chef teams will prepare gourmet dishes featuring local ingredients from partnering local farms…
CD8: The Surrogates Battle in Race To Finish Giffords’ Term
As we mentioned in last week’s feature story about the race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly to finish Gabrielle Giffords’ term, we’re likely to see a lot of national money pouring into the district. The National Republican Campaign Committee rolled into town over the weekend with a TV ad that hits Democrat…
Mezcal, Sotol, Bacanora and Tequila
Hotel Congress is throwing its annual Agave Fest this Friday, May 4, with more than 40 different liquors to sample, $2 street tacos and a performance by the Latin Funk Project. More on all that here. This year’s event will also include an Iron Chef-style bartending competition in which contestants can make any drink they…
I Love Tacos. You Love Tacos. We All Love Tacos.
Dan Gibson Yes, Virginia…there is such a thing as certified taco judging. I began my day at the Tucson Taco Festival as a judge for this premiere event. The event is part of the National Taco Association, of which I am now a certified judge. There were 23 other judges, including food writers, Karyn Zoldan…
You Boil the Water, You Get the Giant Cannibal Shrimp
CNN Yes, evidently American’s coastal waters are being invaded by giant cannibal shrimp, or just really large Asian tiger shrimp that like to eat smaller shrimp. And yes, there are some issues that only scientist really understand, just know this — you can eat them.
Political Roundtable: SB1070 at Supreme Court, Barber vs. Kelly, Carmona vs. Flake and the Plan To Shut Down Funding for Planned Parenthood Funding
Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Tucson Tea Party organizer Trent Humphries talk about the Supreme Court hearing on SB1070, Obama’s chances against Mitt in Arizona, the Republicans’ challenge in capturing the Latino vote, the Democrats’ challenges in getting out the Latino vote, the special congressional election between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican…
Chow Down and Drink Up at the Tucson Taco Festival
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner and the Tucson Taco Festival, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, is the perfect place to build up taco-eating and tequila-drinking endurance before the big day. The Taco Festival is at Rillito Downs, 4502 N. 1st Ave., and costs $10 per person, kids under 12 are free,…
State Budget Deal Reached?
Gov. Jan Brewer, House Speaker Andy Tobin and Senate President Steve Peirce say they’ve reached a budget deal at the state Capitol. Their joint statement: Today, we can proudly announce that we have reached agreement on an FY 2013 state budget plan that enjoys our full support. This agreement adheres to our conservative principles by…
Another Funny Commercial From Funny Commercial People
Sure, it’s another ad from the guys responsible for the fame of Chuck Testa, so this is essentially the product of a meme-generating machine, but I’m always going to support the roller-skating industry. They’ve given so much to me, so it’s all I can do to be a little supportive in return. BONUS ROLLER SKATING…
Last Chance for Butterfly Magic!
The Butterfly Magic exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens is open through Monday, April 30. Don’t miss the last chance to be enveloped in a greenhouse kept at tropical temperatures while vibrant butterflies fly around you. Check out the video above for a sneak peek of what you’ll see. For more information visit the Botanical…
Political Roundtable: SB1070 at Supreme Court, AZ Latino Politics, Barber vs. Kelly & More!
On Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable tonight: We’ll talk about the Supreme Court hearing on SB1070, examine whether the case will affect Latino politics in the 2012 election, look at how the presidential and U.S. Senate races are shaping up and check in on the latest between Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber in the…
Finally, We’ve Developed the Worst Band in History
I had previously assumed that Albuquerque “crunkcore” act Brokencyde would hold the title of “worst band in the world” for some time, but now there’s Skip the Foreplay (sigh), a Montreal band working with the magical formula of “metal + screamo + dubstep” (triple sigh). If you want to frighten rats out of your home…
Is Arizona a Swing State in 2012?
Polling guru Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com/The New York Times looks at Obama’s chances in Arizona. He notes that Obama will have a rough road here, but doesn’t totally dismiss his chances. However, Silver doesn’t see Arizona as a swing state: None of this is to say that Mr. Obama couldn’t win Arizona — he certainly…
In Case You Didn’t Get Enough Bon Iver Monday Night
I’m not sure what prompted someone to start a Tumblr pairing photos of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon with strange, disconcerting subtitles imagining erotic scenarios featuring the indie rock star, but here it is.
KVOA’s New Camera Gimmick Will Lead to Our Certain Doom
So, KVOA has unveiled one of the TV station news ideas that no one really asked for, but seems to be a big deal anyway called News 4 Tucson SKYNET, a series of HD cameras (or “observation network” as their promo video puts it) around town that allows them to show more clear live footage…
GOP Lawmakers: Give Russell Pearce a Quarter-Million Dollars
Conservative Republicans at the Arizona Legislature are notoriously tight-fisted with public dollars, but they are considering giving former state lawmaker Russell Pearce a quarter of a million bucks to cover all the inconvenience of being recalled last year. Jim Small of the Arizona Capitol Times reports: Former Senate President Russell Pearce is facing a wealthy…
This Week in Tucson Bicycling
View 2011 Bike Count: Top locations in a larger map Slightly more cyclists were counted in Tucson during the 2011 bike count. Find out how many more were counted and other interesting details about the count. Tucson lacks a national reputation for bicycle friendliness. See why. Tour of the Tucson Mountains, the companion ride to…
Let’s Watch Some Stuff Get Destroyed in Slow Motion
Here is six minutes of slow motion video of various objects being destroyed by fire, wrecking balls or other forms of mayhem from the Danish show Dumt & Farligt, which translates as Stupid & Dangerous in English. Doesn’t it seem like America should have already had a TV show by that title? What are network…
Help Two Bands With Tucson Ties Leave the State
There’s part of me that rejects the very nature of the Faster Than Light/Young Mothers Kickstarter project, since it will take two musicians I really like out of the state I still live in, but I suppose it’s probably better that they chase their dreams, share their music with a larger audience, try to make…
CD8: NRCC Makes Big Ad Buy on Jesse Kelly’s Behalf
The National Republican Congressional Committee has made a major ad buy on behalf of Jesse Kelly, who is facing Democrat Ron Barber in the race to determine who finishes Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional term. National Journal reports: The National Republican Congressional Committee will begin airing TV ads in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District tomorrow. The $150,000 buy…
Win Tickets to See Gabriel Iglesias and Ozomatli!
In a strange collision of comedy and music, Gabriel Iglesias and Ozomatli will perform at Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheatre on May 12th. We’re giving away a pair of lawn tickets to a lucky reader over at our Free Stuff page. The drawing will be held on May 4th at 5 pm. Good luck!
Can Romney Pivot on Immigration and Win Over Latino Voters?
Ed Kilgore of The New Republic examines Mitt Romney’s effort to pivot on immigration to attract Latino voters in this year’s presidential race: But as eager as Romney is to pivot, the vocal positions he took earlier in this campaign will make it very hard for him to do so. There are two lines it…
Critter of the Week: Meet Chloe
Chloe · #709882: 5 Years Old · Hound Mix · Female Chloe doesn’t understand why she still doesn’t have a forever family. This seasoned canine companion has been bounced around between different homes for the past year. Most recently, Chloe was given up for opening the pantry doors and getting into the trash and for…
Sure, a Spoons Cover of a Black Keys Song, Why Not?
This woman nearly won the grand prize on Australia’s Got Talent, and I’m not sure whether that says more about Australia or those infernal “…Got Talent” shows. Still, maybe it’s time for a spoons comeback. In these tough economic times, we need instruments that are more affordable, right? [Buzzfeed]
Joe Biden, Our Surprisingly Unaware Vice President
Oh, Joe Biden. It’s such a fun time when they bring you out of storage and let you talk. Outside of his mildly dirty unintentional pun, do you think he was supposed to read “end of quote” or was that just supposed to be a note to encourage a change in inflection? Oh, the mystery!
Have You Voted for the TAMMIES Yet?
In case you hadn’t noticed, last Saturday’s Club Crawl kicked off the beginning of TAMMIES season, with the first round of voting for this year’s Tucson Area Music Awards happening online right now. Nominate your favorite bands and musicians, celebrating what makes Tucson a great place to see and hear music. Cast your ballot before…
Southbound Town
Oro Valley is on the move—southbound, to be specific, into an area rich with sales taxes. The clock started last week on a year-long effort by the town to annex 107 acres on its southern border which encompass the northwest corner of the intersection of Ina and Oracle roads. The area includes mostly commercial properties…
Weekly Wide Web
Congratulations to laid-off pizza-delivery guy and king of Wikipedia edits Justin Knapp, who goes by the name Koavf on the site. Knapp, who is apparently 29 and has been part of the crowd-sourced online encyclopedia (and place where time goes to die) since 2005, is—likely nearly everyone else who participates in the curation of the…
Ty Segall and White Fence: Hair (Drag City)
It makes sense that Ty Segall and Tim Presley (aka White Fence) would team up eventually. Both of them traffic in similar styles of fuzzed-out psychedelic garage pop. They’re both Californians, springing from an active music scene that seems to encourage ambition. Segall and Presley have, between them, been in a ton of different projects…
The Skinny
A dispatch from the Arizona front of the GOP’s War on Women … The Arizona Supreme Court explains why Gov. Jan Brewer can’t rule over her own kangaroo court … Meet your new state lawmaker … and more!
Consider the Car
Many downtown drivers are furious right now about the closing of Congress Street. Cars have been temporarily banned while tracks are being laid for the streetcar. It may be a moment unprecedented in Tucson’s modern history: For a few months, the needs of public transit have priority over the needs of automobiles. For a few…
Unison: Unison (Lentonia)
As far as microgenre labeling goes, “witch house” is one of the more delightful inventions. It’s both indulgent and self-consciously absurd. The notion of “witch house” as a genre has some of the appeal of lurid exploitation cinema—it knows what it’s doing, and it doesn’t care if it offends you. Even if you’ve got the…
City Week
A sock hop; Fan fest 2012; Cooking with the sun; Pie, pie and more pie
The Green in Ganja
When Juárez cartel gangster Jose Antonio “El Diego” Acosta Hernandez was arrested last summer, he had an estimated 1,500 murders under his belt while operating in a city where violent death comes fast and furious. The warring Juárez and Sinoloa cartels are blamed for thousands of murders while battling for the lucrative crossing to the…
Media Watch
Life after The Mountain for Jennie and Chris
Top Ten in Books
1. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($8.99) 2. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99) 3. A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4 George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($8.99) 4. Mockingjay Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99) 5. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Rachel Maddow, Crown ($25) 6. The Affair Lee…
Problems on the Path
Shawn Patrick Cleary describes himself as a “walking addict.” Nearly every day, he walks from his house to the path along Golf Links Road, sometimes meandering on desert paths parallel to a wash and adjacent neighborhoods. Fast-moving bikes have occasionally clipped him—something Cleary considers one of the hazards of urban living. But on April 4,…
Perfectly Acceptable
Ten years ago, you could barely get a pirate movie made. Thanks to waterborne failures like Cutthroat Island and Roman Polanski’s Pirates, there were plenty of doomsayers thinking Disney was crazy to pin a $140 million swashbuckler on Johnny Depp, an actor who at that point couldn’t find a hit with both of Will Smith’s…
TQ&A
Andrew Lenards is a software engineer with the iPlant Collaborative at the University of Arizona who has an interest in gamestorming—a new way to look at brainstorming and collaboration that doesn’t require a company or a community to hire a consultant. Instead, people get together to share ideas and ask questions, drawing, or using Post-its…
Top Ten in Movies
1. Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol Paramount 2. Shame 20th Century Fox 3. We Bought a Zoo 20th Century Fox 4. War Horse Disney 5. The Iron Lady Weinstein 6. Treme: The Complete Second Season HBO 7. The Darkest Hour Summit 8. The Descendants 20th Century Fox 9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Warner Bros. 10. The…
Police Dispatch
April Fools’ Day and a putty knife; Fake receipt, real trouble
Little Orphan Oscar
While watching Disneynature’s Chimpanzee, I was reminded of some of the shows I used to catch as a kid on TV’s The Wonderful World of Disney. I remembered being wowed by the cool nature footage that Walt’s army used to get. I also remembered that the narration would bore and/or annoy me. Such is the…
Musketeers Amok
You gotta love Tucson. One night, you can settle into comfortable chairs at the historic Temple of Music and Art and watch a production of an intellectually dense play about art and artists; the next evening, you can take your seat at a small table stacked with baskets of popcorn to watch heroes and villains…
Now Showing at Home
Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol (3-Disc Best Buy) (Blu-ray); Titanic (Blu-ray); Contraband (Blu-ray)
Piecemeal Renovation
Rambling alongside the Santa Rita Mountains and bisected by the Santa Cruz River, Canoa Ranch is a place of stories. In 1821, it was part of a vast Mexican land grant, and a century later, it was home to the wealthy Manning family. In 1948, Howell Manning Jr. expanded Canoa’s main house for his glamorous…
Not Missing the Meat
Vegetarian options are often an afterthought on a restaurant menu, and vegan options are even more limited—prepared by chefs and cooks used to thinking of vegetables only as a side dish. The Tasteful Kitchen is raising the bar for vegetarian, raw-food and vegan fare in Tucson with tasty, beautiful and inventive cuisine. Each day, the…
Editor’s Note
When did it become acceptable for a candidate for office to flat-out lie? I have been pondering this query ever since Jesse Kelly—the GOP choice for Congressional District 8—started claiming that the United States has more oil than Saudi Arabia, and therefore, it’s unacceptable for Americans to be paying $4 a gallon for gasoline. I…
Noshing Around
A new locale for Cartel; Drama at Redline; and more!
Danehy
So I turn on the TV news, and there he is, in all his splendor. My brother-in-law, Jesse Gutierrez, who is the project manager of the modern streetcar project, is being interviewed, and he looks almost lifelike in his long-sleeved shirt and tie. Having disclosed that information, I can now say that I am in…
Out of the Old Home Place
Ralph Stanley’s well-written biographical summary states that his voice is of another century (not even the 20th) and another time. While it would be easy to dismiss this as typical PR-speak, one can’t help but wonder if the publicity folks may not only have gotten it right about his voice, but about his persona as…
Imperfect Herb
I’m tired of writing about other people in this column, so please sit back and enjoy yourselves while I turn a few emotionally charged barbs and arrows on one of my favorite targets—me. I’ve written a lot about the good side of medical marijuana: how it can help people deal with illness and pain, and…
Soundbites
Festivals, benefits and CD releases.
Downing
The dachshund thing began for me, as for so many people, with one I knew as a kid. The schoolteacher who lived in the apartment next door to us when I was in second and third grade in Cheney, Wash., had an excitable red dachsie named Hot Dog. My parents became good friends with his…
Ask a Mexican!
Dear Mexican: How come there are a bunch of fair-skinned European-looking guys running Mexico? When I am in Mexico, I see them having power lunches in fine restaurants, driving Beemers and escorting absolutely breathtaking women with long legs and high cheek bones around town. Who are these guys? How can I become one of them?…
Top Ten in Music
1. New Riders of the Purple Sage 17 Pine Avenue (Woodstock) 2. Silver Thread Trio Trigger and Scythe (Prophette) 3. Ashbury Something Funny Going On (self-released) 4. Greg Morton When Pigs Fly (self-released) 5. Bryan Dean Trio Sobriety Checkpoint (self-released) 6. The Carnivaleros Happy Homestead (RootaVega) 7. Gabriel Sullivan Where the Bad Ones Go (Fell…
Celebrate Diversity
Since Tucson is only 50 or so miles from the border with Mexico, some of us have an awareness of Mexican culture that most Americans lack. Now we have a chance to expand our knowledge of the rest of the world through Fusionfest. The festival, put on by the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance,…
Nine Questions
When she’s not slinging organic produce, Vannessa Lundon is a singer-songwriter in the Old Pueblo, performing with bands like Sleep Trigger and her own project, called V Lundon and Tell Me Something Good. She is currently working on her first fully self-produced album, Mallory’s Missing Camera. What was the first concert you ever saw? It’s…
Mailbag
Tucson Iron and Metal not happy with Greyhound Park vet; Do some research, DeConcini; Finally, someone stands up for naps; Yay for downtown!
Live
Bon Iver and Feist use the immediacy of live performance to make their songs swell with much greater intensity. And though the (sadly unfilled) Convention Center Arena might seem like an awkward venue, the cavernous space is well-suited for the sound of both bands. Feist came bounding onto the stage first, opening with a rocking…
Guest Commentary
You’ve no doubt heard of rescued birds from oil spills, or even rescued beached whales—but have you ever heard of lassoing a cactus to save it from being plowed under for a shopping center or a new school? If you’re Chris Monrad, the cactus rescue program chairman of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, you…
Ancestors: In Dreams and Time (Tee Pee)
Los Angeles heavy psych-rockers Ancestors have unveiled a mind-expanding new album, recorded in the same east-side studio where cool bands like Best Coast and Queens of the Stone Age have done great work. This time, Ancestors reach deeply into their Pink Floyd record collection to bring us the kind of music—widescreen, chamber-influenced, unafraid to take…
Another Reason to Hate Debt Collectors (As If You Needed One)
Sure, people should probably make an effort to resolve their debts, but it seems like one of the largest collectors of medical debt, Accretive Health, might have taken their tactics to a new low: Collection activities extended from obstetrics to the emergency room. In July 2010, an Accretive manager told staff members at Fairview that…
Jesse Kelly on Health Care: “The Highest Quality and Lowest Cost Can Only Be Delivered Without The Government”
Republican candidate Jesse Kelly, who is facing Democrat Ron Barber in the special election to complete Gabby Giffords’ congressional term, is getting national attention today for his statement that health care is a privilege to be earned, rather than a right. Along the way, Kelly expresses his standard belief that health care, like everything else,…
