By: Bill Norman When Washington, D.C., residents Lisa Brazil and Eileen Townsend decided they were going to move out west and buy a business, one thing they agreed on was that they would never, ever consider owning a bar. Today they’ve been proud co-owners of the Drift Inn Saloon in …
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A State is Born
The following letter was written by Don Shields, who has been channeling the former Governor and, as you will see below, bears a striking resemblance. He performs all over the State and has done extensive research into the life and times of the Governor. He performed during the Historic Home …
Read More »OUR TOWN’S PRIVATE PRISON FIASCO
By: Jim Moss Globe is not becoming a ‘Prison Town’ any time soon. The ‘official’ word is that Emerald Co. failed to secure state land for their prison proposal. Does this mean that Emerald Co., the EDC, Globe’s Mayor and majority Council, and Gila County Supervisors —- did not perform …
Read More »Wishing for My Father’s Car
By: John Gross I bought a new car this year. It came with every amenity I could imagine, and some I have yet to discover. It has an air conditioner that uses a Freon gas that will not impact our ozone leading to global warming. If driven carefully, it can …
Read More »Managing the Big Screen: a Hollis Family tradition
Frank Hollis’ name doesn’t gender the kind of name recognition that someone like Hitchcock, or Wells, or even Howard Hughes does, but make no mistake Frank Hollis has been in the movie business since the Forties. He doesn’t make movies, direct, movies, or act in movies, but what he did …
Read More »Ten Days…1000 signatures
Yesterday, the grassroots citizens group which has been called “…one of the most effective and organized yet truly grassroots groups out there” turned in over 1000 petition signatures of registered Globe voters to Globe’s City Clerk, Gina Paul. The petitions were part of a Citizen’s Ballot Initiative to force Globe’s …
Read More »Mr. Mayor, It’s Not a Game
You attempted to confuse constituents by asserting, “I don’t think we (City Council) could stop this prison project even if we wanted to.” You knew then, as you know now, that your statement was false. Since then, you have done everything in your power to bring a big private prison to Globe, no matter how many residents voice opposition.
Read More »The true origins of “The Strawberry Roan”: a poem about an outlaw
By: Mick Holder This is the story of how one poem about an outlaw horse which couldn’t be rode; a poem which became a song, started in a burg under the Pinals, and eventually traveled the world. It has been called America’s greatest horse ballad and perhaps the “…finest tribute …
Read More »Kingman Residents speak out about their Private Prison
"If I had a choice to look at a prison being built again in Kingman I would take more time, ask more questions and make different decisions."
Read More »An Open Letter to EDC Board President
January 24, 2011 Open Letter to Mr. Jerry McCreary, EDC Board President From: Jim E. Moss, Globe Resident & Business Owner Dear Mr. McCreary, During CALL TO THE PUBLIC at the January 10 Globe City Council meeting, and through other public statements, you have raised several questions/issues that deserve a …
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