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A win for Jodi Arias, but not just for Jodi Arias
So, after five excruciating months of all things Arias… …after the media circus and the sex… …after an over-the-top prosecutor and a killer who is perhaps the most despised person on the planet … … after one grieving family that served as a reminder that this was about so much more than America's latest reality TV show… … the jury has spoken. Naturally, the extended court gallery – America, that would be -- isn't happy. Within minutes of the announcement that no death sentence would be forthcoming, everybody's favorite cable TV gladiator lost her head. It popped right off and was last seen orbiting the Maricopa County Courthouse, in search of jurors to divebomb. "Only one person wins today," Nancy Grace barked, "and that is Jodi Arias." Actually, Arias wasn't the only winner. From the start, this case was destined to be a made-for-TV sensation. This was a cold-blooded killer who fretted about the fact that she wasn't wearing makeup for her booking photo, one who boldly went on national TV to proclaim that no jury would convict her. She was young, the victim was handsome, the sex talk was hot and America was hooked. Commence lighting the torches, fanned by cable TV crimebusters until the finally the flames were raging two weeks ago when hundreds took to the courthouse steps, demanding "Justice for Travis." It would have been the easy thing to sentence Jodi Arias to death, especially after her insane plea this week to let her live so that she could start a book club and sell T shirts. It would have been the emotionally satisfying thing to demand that woman's blood, the wildly popular thing. But in the end, the jury couldn't give America what it wanted. Four jurors believed, based upon the testimony they heard – not the media hype they couldn't have avoided -- that Arias should get life, not death. They stood their ground and voted as they believed. Just as they voted as they believed when they found her guilty of first-degree murder, a decision that America applauded. We should be applauding now, regardless of whether we agree. We should be celebrating the fact that jurors didn't bow to unbelievably enormous public pressure or to the inevitable threats in the sometimes-scary court of cyber opinion. Every one of those jurors did what they believed was right, not what was popular. Would we really prefer to have it the other way around? "It took real courage," former U.S. Attorney Mel McDonald told me. "That was justice. That's the system we voted for. It's the greatest system in the world and yes, sometimes you don't like the result… But that's the system we've got. We've got 12 jurors, not 12 advocates, making that ultimate call." Hearts across the country go out to the family of Travis Alexander. Those who loved him should take solace in the fact that his murderer will be punished. Jodi Arias will likely spend the rest of her life in prison. That is, unless Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery can find 12 people somewhere on the planet who don't have an opinion, so that he can stage a do-over. Until then, this jury deserves thanks, not threats. The men and women who served gave up five months of their lives to this trial. "When people make that sort of sacrifice because they're an American and this is your responsibility and you have the courage of conviction to see it through and to vote and not be overcome with public pressure and peer pressure within the jury room, you usually have the result of the American justice system working as it ought to work," said former Maricopa County prosecutor Bill Culbertson. So it's win for the murderer, according to Nancy Grace. But it's an even bigger win, I think, for the criminal-justice system, which threw Jodi Arias not to the lions but to 12 impartial citizens who went above and beyond the call of their civic duty in pursuit of that elusive ideal we call justice. Take heart in the fact that this odious woman's fate was decided in a courtroom, not the coliseum. In the end, it was rule of law over lynch mob. Arias may have won, if indeed the prospect of life in prison is a victory. But so did we all.
(Column published May 25, 2013, The Arizona Republic.)
Jodi Arias jurors should be thanked, not threatened
Breathe, people. The justice system worked today. Twelve jurors gave up five months of their lives to decide what to do with Jodi Arias. They couldn't reach a unanimous verdict to sentence her to death. Someone or a group of someones on this jury believed, based upon the testimony they heard, that Jodi Arias should not be executed. They stood their ground and voted as they believed, literally holding this killer's life in their hands. Just as they voted as they believed, when they found her guilty of first-degree murder. We shouldn't decry their decision. Instead, we should celebrate the fact that jurors didn't bow to unbelievably enormous public pressure or to the inevitable threats that will come their way, once people find out who they are. Every one of those jurors did what they believed was right, not what was popular. Would we really prefer to have it the other way around? Hearts across the country go out tonight to the family of Travis Alexander. The family should take solace in the fact that the cold-blooded murderer of the man they held dear will be punished. Jodi Arias, no doubt, will grow to be a very old woman in prison -- that is, unless Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery can find 12 impartial people to serve on a new jury. On the moon maybe, or in a cave.
Voting for Medicaid expansion is like bombing Pearl Harbor? Seriously?
Maricopa County Republican Party Chairman AJ LaFaro is going after the six Republican senators who voted last week for Medicaid expansion. Only this time, he's not going all Biblical on his fellow party leaders. "May 16, 2013, will be remembered as a "day of infamy" in Arizona's history," he writes, on the Sonoran Alliance blog. "Their egregious actions will have serious consequences. Their political careers are all but over and their days numbered." Hey, at least he didn't call them Judas. No, instead, he compared May 16, 2013 to Dec. 7, 1941. Hmmmm. Which is worse? 2,042 Americans killed and 1,282 wounded at Pearl Harbor in the second deadliest attack ever on American soil? Or the prospect of adding 300,000 poor and low-income Arizonans to the state's health-care plan for the poor. Only among those who lead the Republican Party is that even a question. For those who don't recall which Republicans declined to toe the party line and instead did what they believed was right for the state last week by voting to expand Medicaid, they are John McComish, Adam Driggs, Rich Crandall, Steve Pierce and Bob Worsley. The sixth under attack from LaFaro is Michele Reagan who joined with most of her caucus to oppose Medicaid expansion but in the end voted for it to get it over to the House. Reagan is running for secretary of state.
Making a show of force for the families of a fallen officer and firefighter
Phoenix police this morning made a show of force at a local elementary school where the 5-year-old daughter of Officer Daryl Raetz graduated from kindergarten. The officers lining the walls of the school cafeteria couldn't replace the man who wasn't there but they could, at least, show the little girl that her daddy was someone special. Someone who kept her safe, who died trying to keep us all safe. Today, we, the people who rely on men such as these, can also offer a show of force. There is an all-day barbecue being held at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel, 2620 W. Dunlap Road, with the proceeds going directly to benefit the families of Officer Raetz and Firefighter Brad Harper. Go if you can. It will last until 1 a.m. And if you can't, please consider making a donation to help their families. You can donate directly to Officer Harper's widow at any Chase Bank, using the Professional Firefighters Association Account #2959805195. Or you can go the the 100 Club and make a donation in their memories. Firefighter Harper, was 23 years old. He will be laid to rest on Friday. The funeral for Officer Raetz, 29, will be held on Saturday.
Jodi Arias, victim to the end
Not even two weeks after proclaiming – in a TV interview, of course -- that she wanted to die, Jodi Arias stood before God, jury and the Twitterverse on Tuesday to plead for her life. Arias offered a number of really excellent reasons why she should be allowed to live despite her wholesale slaughter of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. She's a good artist. She wants to donate her hair to make wigs for cancer patients. She wants to start a recycling program in prison, and a book club, too. And oh yeah, she wants to sell T-shirts that she's designed – T-shirts that say "SURVIVOR" -- with the proceeds going to help victims of domestic violence. "Some people may not believe that I am a survivor of domestic violence," she told jurors. "They're entitled to their opinion. I'm supporting this cause because it is very, very important to me." Jodi Arias, victim to the end. Honestly, was there ever a more unlikeable character? I'm ready to vote for execution and I don't even believe in the death penalty. As this made-for-TV trial staggered toward a merciful end on Tuesday, I was in the court clerk's office reading up on other unspeakable murders in Maricopa County – grotesque crimes for which killers in the last few weeks have been sentenced to life in prison or less. Of course, those crimes were never a media sensation. There were no cocky assurances on Inside Edition that no jury would convict. No Nancy Grace hysterics. Not even so much as a flea circus, never mind the full blown three-ringer around here for lo' the last five months One case in particular stood out. Shari Tobyne killed Dwight, her 57-year-old husband of 35 years, in 2009. Then she sawed up his body and dropped various parts into three counties -- Maricopa, La Paz and Pinal. For nine months, she let her own children wonder what had happened to their father, who vanished from their Scottsdale home at Thanksgiving and was never heard from again. Eventually, various pieces of his remains began turning up, though his head, hands and feet have never have been found. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office filed first-degree murder charges against Tobyne and were seeking the death penalty, calling the case "especially cruel, heinous and depraved". But on Friday, prosecutors struck a deal, offering her life in prison. As I watched Arias beg for her life on Tuesday, I wondered why Tobyne rated mercy but not Arias. Jerry Cobb, spokesman for Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, says the cases aren't comparable. "The decision to seek the death penalty is based on an exhaustive review of the unique facts, circumstances and available evidence in each individual case, as well as the likelihood of convincing a jury beyond a reasonable doubt to both convict the defendant and impose a sentence of death...," he said in an e-mail. "Comparing them solely on the basis of the selective details you point out is highly misleading and not at all representative of the extensive deliberative process the State pursues before seeking the ultimate punishment." One would hope so. Still, as I listened to Arias plead for her life – how she, too, has suffered as she will never be a mother, never get to see her nieces, never get to paint in oils -- I wondered why one vicious killer gets a deal while another gets center ring in the circus and a $1.7 million (and counting) defense. After the Arias trial is over, maybe Montgomery will explain what made this case so deserving of so much more than your average homicidal maniac. Beyond her bedroom adventures, her big nationally-televised mouth and an upcoming Lifetime movie, that is. (Column for May 22, 2013, The Arizona Republic.)
That was Jodi Arias' plea for her life?
So, after a five-month trial… …After hearing how she was abused as a child and victimized as an adult…. …After hearing seemingly unending tales of her adventures in bed with her ex-boyfriend and unproven tales of physical abuse that led her to basically torture and kill him, Jodi Arias pled for her life this morning. She told the jury she should be spared the death penalty because… ...she would donate her hair to cancer victims, start a book club in prison, and a recycling program, and sell T-shirts that she's designed – T-shirts that say "SURVIVOR" –with the proceeds going to charity. "Some people may not believe that I am a survivor of domestic violence," she told jurors. "They're entitled to their opinion. I'm supporting this cause because it is very, very important to me." Honestly, was there ever a more unlikeable character than Jodi Arias? This morning, I was in the court clerk's office, reading of other unspeakable murders in the Valley – crimes for which killers were sentenced to life in prison or less. Crimes that never made the news. No cocky assurances on Dateline that no jury would ever convict. No Nancy Grace hysterics. Not even so much as a one-ring media circus. It'll be up to a jury to decide where justice lies in this case, though it strikes me as not so very much worse than the case of a Scottsdale man who was killed by his wife and his body parts spread over three counties. His head, feet and hands were never found. Yet in the end, prosecutors relented last week and struck a deal giving her life, not death. If Jodi Arias gets death, she'll have nobody to blame but herself. One wonders what might have happened here, had she kept her mouth shut and off of TV?
Is National Guard headed toward a whitewash?
The head of the Arizona National Guard – a place where misconduct at high levels has been common, where sexual abuse has been tolerated and whistle blowers punished -- has come up with a plan to fix things. Maj. Gen. Hugo Salazar aims to boost discipline and combat the corruption documented last year by Republic reporter Dennis Wagner and earlier this month by a Defense Department agency. The general, we are told, is working to end a culture of frat-house frolicking and favoritism with "broad systemic program change." Among the changes: -- Requiring reporting of misconduct by senior leaders. -- Revising policies to enable appropriate discipline. -- Tracking investigations into misconduct. What, they weren't doing that stuff already? State Rep. Debbie McCune Davis is calling for a public hearing into what the heck has been going on in the Guard. Unfortunately, her call is going nowhere at the state Capitol. The Phoenix Democrat questions how the guy who runs the Guard can now change the Guard. "The first conversation with the Governor's Office after I issued the call for hearings was that they didn't want hearings," she told me. "They just wanted to get the report out and allow Salazar to reestablish his good name because he had served the state for 30 years." Arizonans got a peek behind the camouflage last fall, after Wagner was approached by whistle blowers within the Guard. The resulting stories depicted a pattern of sexual, ethical and criminal misconduct over the last decade that festered because of failed leadership – in part because some senior leaders were busy, er, fraternizing with their staff. Salazar has been adjutant general since 2009 and before that was second in command for two years. Earlier this month, the National Guard Bureau verified Wagner's findings, citing lax discipline and unethical leadership that failed to rein in rogues or protect victims of sexual abuse. Then it said that current leadership is "working diligently to improve their practices." Brewer immediately pronounced the guard "not broken", noted that most of the misconduct occurred before 2010 and announced that Salazar would be retiring in the fall. Meantime, she has asked him to fix what ails the place. He might want to start with what's happening on his own watch. According to an anonymous survey of 2,176 Guard personnel conducted as part of the investigation, 15 have been sexually assaulted in the last year but didn't bother to report it. Another 79 indicated that they'd been sexually harassed and 158 said they'd been victims of discrimination. And that's just with the 29 percent who answered the survey. "It calls into question what the number would have been had the other 71 percent of personnel participated," the report said. "Sexual harassment and assault are more likely to persist in an environment where the rules are flexible, fraternization is common, and the risk for punishment is low – all of which were findings of the primary assessment." McCune Davis says Guard members who have suffered abuse or felt retaliation after reporting misconduct tell her the culture hasn't changed. "How does it get fixed if the guy who was part of the problem is asked to create the solution?" she asked. "Unless we bring it into a public forum where the whole story gets told, or gets told sufficiently, the concern is that we won't have real change." She has asked Sen. Al Melvin and Rep. Justin Pierce, who chair legislative committees dealing with military affairs, to schedule a hearing on what's going on with the Guard. Don't hold your breath waiting. Pierce, R-Mesa, says a legislative hearing would politicize the matter. Melvin said he's surprised that Salazar would be asked to write the corrective plan but that it's Brewer's call. "If that's her judgment then you have to question her judgment," the Tucson Republican told me. "But it's been my advice to date from Senate legal counsel that it really is not in the purview of a Senate or House committee dealing with military affairs to get involved with this." And so it'll be left to Maj. Gen. Salazar to, as Brewer asked, "move swiftly to address the weaknesses identified by the report". Salazar, who after Wagner's investigative report stopped releasing investigative files to the media. Salazar, who in January issued a new Code of Ethical Conduct that seeks to rein in whistle blowers – the people who prompted Wagner to look into the Guard. "Any release of agency information to the public or media," the new code says, "must go through either the Public Affairs Office or the Staff Judge Advocate's Office." (Column published May 21, 2013, The Arizona Republic.)
Courage on display.... at the Arizona Legislature?
Mark this week, the week when something rare and wondrous was spotted at, of all places, the Arizona Capitol. There, in a place that so often caters to crackpottery, a new sort of C word was on display: Courage and common sense. With more to come next week as eight – or possibly more -- House Republicans show what they are made of when Medicaid expansion comes calling. Until then, remember these names: John McComish, Adam Driggs, Rich Crandall, Bob Worsley, Steve Pierce. The five Republican senators stood strong Thursday, bucking the party line and joining with Democrats to pass a bill that would add 300,000 Arizonans to the state's Medicaid program for the next three years. It's a vote that would help hospitals staggering under the weight of unpaid bills and cover the poor as voters have twice directed -- all at no cost to the state. Instead, the federal government would pick up most of the tab, with a state hospital tax picking up the rest. But it's also a bill that immediately transformed the Farsighted Five into Public Enemy Nos. 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 among GOP hardliners, party operatives who reserve for themselves the right to decide who is Republican enough and who is not. The blowback was immediate as they predictably started issuing threats and throwing around their favorite four-letter word: RINO. "This level of treachery has not occurred in the state legislature since the notorious Randall Gnant, who brokered a deal with the Democrats against his own caucus in 2000 order to become Senate President,'' sputtered Seeing Red Az, a right-wing Republican blog. "A historical note that should be remembered is that Gnant was never elected to any other office in this state as a result of his treachery." Funny, I recall similar threats from this crew after the vote to refer the temporary sales tax to the ballot in 2010, yet I don't recall a single legislator losing a seat over that vote. Perhaps it's because what these people call "treachery", the rest of us call decency, pragmatism and plain old common sense. Republican opponents believe Obamacare will bankrupt the federal government and eventually the state, when the feds renege on their promise to pick up the tab. Their concerns are valid. Unfortunately, they never offered a better idea, other than to quickly bleed the state dry by going it alone without federal funds. Senate Majority Leader John McComish, the Ahwatukee Republican who shepherded Medicaid expansion through the Senate, said on Friday that it was simply a matter of doing the right thing for the state. "It's kind of sad that people in my party have chosen to make this some kind of litmus test," he told me. "It's an important issue and I understand people being passionate but I don't understand the line-in-the-sand kind of thing. If you're against this you're a bad Republican or not a Republican at all when in fact most of the conservative icons have come out in favor of this." Sadly, one who didn't support Medicaid – before she did, and then didn't – was one of the Senate's more pragmatic Republicans. Sen. Michele Reagan, R-Scottsdale, opposed Medicaid expansion during a series of preliminary votes on Thursday. Then she voted for the budget containing Medicaid expansion on the final vote. On Friday, she told me she opposes Medicaid expansion but voted for the bill in order to move the budget to the House. It had nothing to do, she said, with positioning herself for her coming run for secretary of state. "If I wanted to do what was in the best interest for me and a primary challenge, I could have easily voted No on the Senate budget last night as it was passing anyways," she wrote, in a follow-up e-mail. "There should be no shame in voting to allow a debate to continue. I voted last night for the People, not Michele Reagan." Alllll righty then. Medicaid expansion now goes to the House where seven Republican votes will be needed, assuming all 24 Democrats are on board. I'm hearing eight Republicans are ready to go, with possibly more to come given Senate amendments that added a three-year expiration date and annual audits. "I'm not hearing any conversation that would make use lose votes like we were before," Rep. Heather Carter, R-Cave Creek, told me. "It's a matter of what we amend to it and how many we gain." Mark next week then, the week when the Arizona Legislature stands poised to do a monumentally good and decent – and smart – thing. I know. Who'd have thought it? (Column published May 18, 2013, The Arizona Republic.)
Five Republican senators stood tall today
Five Republican senators on Thursday evening did a most unusual thing. They bucked the party line, knowing that they immediately became Public Enemy No. 1 within the once-Grand Old Party. They bucked the party line, virtually assuring that they will face primary opposition next year. They bucked the party line and knowing the consequences, did that which they believed was right for the state of Arizona. As I said, unusual. Remember these names: Rich Crandall, John McComish, Bob Worsley, Steve Pierce, Adam Driggs. Because of them, the state is at least on the road toward a resolution of the thorniest issue to face this Legislature in some time: What do we do about Arizonans who cannot afford basic health care? Do we turn our back on a voter mandate to cover childless adults who live in poverty -- on the 240,000 Arizonans who already have been frozen out of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System? Do we tell another 60,000 Arizonans due to lose their AHCCCS coverage – including 5,000 cancer patients and 2,000 people who suffer from serious mental illness -- that they are out of luck at the end of the year? Or do we do as Senate President Andy Biggs suggests, and pay for the care of those 60,000 using state funds, to the tune of at least $850 million over three years -- all while hoping that their numbers continue to dwindle due to the ongoing freeze on the childless adult program? The options are pretty clear. Our leaders can: 1. Restore AHCCCS coverage for 240,000 childless adults in order to keep a 2-for-1 federal match, at a cost to the state of $1.3 billion over three years. 2. Say to heck with those 240,000 people and cover only the 60,000 childless adults still in the program, forgoing the federal match at a cost to the state of at least $850 million over three years. 3. Cover all of the above and another 57,000 Arizonans who earn up to 133 percent of the federal poverty line to AHCCCS. Cost to the state: nothing. The federal government picks up the bulk of the tab and if/when they stop doing it, the expansion program ends. Or 4. Do nothing and cover nobody. The Senate on Thursday evening approved Option 3, with six Republicans joining 13 Democrats to approve the Medicaid expansion bill. (The sixth, Michele Reagan, opposed Medicaid expansion but voted for the budget, she says, to move along the process.) The rest of the Republicans, meanwhile, were searching around the Senate floor for their heads, having watched them pop off as they were repeatedly stymied in their efforts to thwart Obamacare. Those Republicans opponents believe the Affordable Care Act will bankrupt the federal government and eventually the state, when the feds renege on their promise to pick up the tab. Their concerns are valid -- or at least somewhat valid, given that the expansion program would expire in three years. But here's the problem: they haven't offered up a better idea. Sen. Al Melvin, one of the Republicans who opposed the bill, offered up a warning to his colleages as the votes rolled in on Thursday. "Their names will be forever tied to that vote and their decision," he said. He's right, of course.. Their names -- Driggs, McComish, Crandall, Worsley, Pierce -- will be remembered. Who knows how many lives they might have saved by their vote today? ---Note: This column was edited to reflect Michele Reagan's opposition to Medicaid expansion, despite her yes vote for final passage of the bill.--
Black ops group targets Sal DiCiccio
He is, we are told, the resident spendthrift on the Phoenix City Council -- a liar who says he wants to get rid of the food tax yet used a sizable chunk of it to give the city manager an obscene pay raise. "Call Councilman Sal DiCiccio at (602) 262-7491 and tell him to STOP using our tax dollars for extravagant pay raises and pension perks." So says the Campaign for Better Neighborhoods, a group with a red-white-and-blue sounding name and a black-ops mission. A group that I suspect supports those pay raises and pension perks -- and, by the way, the food tax. But then, you're not supposed to know that. The group's front people -- allies of the city's most infamous food tax supporter, Mayor Greg Stanton -- are using a loophole in Arizona's campaign-finance laws to attack DiCiccio without having to tell you who they really are. Two things are apparent: 1. They want Sal DiCiccio off the City Council. 2. They badly want Sal DiCiccio off the City Council. Enough to try to put one over on voters, who in August will choose between DiCiccio and challenger Karlene Keogh Parks. DiCiccio has long railed against city spending, opposing employee raises and perks and a pension system that now costs taxpayers nearly 1700 percent more than it did in 2003. Parks, a businesswoman who was co-chair of Stanton's transition team, filed to run against DiCiccio on March 5. The next day, the Committee for Better Neighborhoods incorporated as a non profit. The group, which lists a north-central Phoenix UPS store as its address, hasn't registered with the city as a political committee. It was formed by Ken Chapman, former executive director of the Maricopa County Democratic Party, with two other party activists: Leah Gillespie and Joe Larios, who worked on Stanton's campaign and transition team and was appointed by Stanton to the powerful Board of Adjustment. Chapman, the spokesman, didn't return a call to ask when he plans to disclose the moneybags behind the campaign. I suspect the answer is never. The group describes itself as a "grassroots issue advocacy organization" which is code for it's none of your business who we are, and thus what our motivations might be. The old issues-advocacy dodge is one of my favorite loopholes in Arizona's campaign-finance laws. It's the one that says you're not expressly advocating for a candidate's defeat when you launch a campaign calling him a sleazebag who hates little children and fuzzy puppies. You're just educating voters on an issue – in this case, that DiCiccio is a liar and a spendthrift -- and thus, you don't have to disclose who paid for the ads. Think Committee for Justice and Fairness, which ran ads attacking Republican Tom Horne during the 2010 attorney-general race. It was only later that we found out the Committee for Justice and Fairness was really the Democratic Attorneys General Association. And now comes the Campaign for Better Neighborhoods, which has thus far has sent out three hit pieces and set up SalDLiar.com – all aimed at telling voters that DiCiccio supported an outrageous $78,000-a-year pay raise for City Manager David Cavazos last year. In fact, it was – outrageous, that is – and he did. So did Stanton and every member of the City Council other than Jim Waring. But the Campaign for Better Neighborhoods hasn't targeted any of them, though the message seems pretty clear to anyone thinking of following DiCiccio. The group launched its first hit piece just two days before the City Council was expected to reduce the food tax. Instead of reducing the tax, the council put off a decision until October. DiCiccio believes the city's employee unions are financing the campaign against him. "It's sending a message to the rest of the council of who's in charge," he said. "They're sending a message that it's not just about Sal. They're sending a message that this is what happens if you don't do what we want you to do." The question is, what how will the city reply? DiCiccio's lawyer, Timothy La Sota, has filed a complaint, contending the group is violating campaign-finance laws. City Clerk Cris Meyer says he will look into whether the group has crossed the line into electioneering. "I'm assuming they're being very careful and trying to argue that it's not advocating for a candidate or to influence an election," Meyer said. "But the closer they get to a campaign, to say it's not advocacy becomes difficult." Or outright impossible. Of course, the Campaign for Better Neighborhoods is a campaign to get rid of DiCiccio. I defend their right to try. But we should know who they are.
(Column published May 15, 2013, The Arizona Republic.)


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By: Marissa Stevens
Updated: October 5, 2012
Governor Mike Beebe and Mayor Lioneld Jordan recognized the manufacturing community in Fayetteville for providing jobs and for giving back to the city.
Governor Beebe also touched on the importance of keeping these jobs in our nation.
"Our consumers need to buy American as much as they possibly can... That keeps jobs in America, that creates opportunities for communities, for our families and the American work is the best work in the world anyway."
Beebe and Jordan also showed their thanks and appreciation to manufacturers for sponsoring several programs in our area.
The visit wrapped up Manufacturers Appreciation Week, and was hosted by the City of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.


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Love doing this while rubbing the rim
If you want your partner to try new things but you're afraid to ask try this Andriod game. Loads of fun.
Riding the South Face Sex PositionThis southern exposure will feel oh-so-warm ... and wet! The beauty of riding a face from this angle is that the partner performing oral sex has full range access of the other's erogenous zones, back to front. The receiver has plenty of control in this pose because they maneuver themselves to change the area of focus and intensity. This can be achieved by arching the spine, leaning forward or back, tilting the hips, and raising or lowering the body. The receiver can also gyrate their hips to really get into the spirit of Riding the South Face. If the receiver wants to reward their partner for a job well done, she can easily reach forward and perform manual stimulation on her lover's genitals. This version is a great way to introduce female on top cunnilingus because she might not feel as 'exposed' as she does in the original Riding the North Face. On the other hand, it is possible rear entry oral might make her feel even more exposed! Only one way to find out…!
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 22:24
Rim rubber
Love doing this while rubbing the rim https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.josephalves.Chicke...
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 07:24
just in right mood
Wed, 11/21/2012 - 12:06
This position is awesome and it makes it easy to lick her backdoor as well. The variation just drives some girls wild. ;)
Sun, 09/02/2012 - 21:07
Love this ladies Hmu I got u
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 18:01
Very sexy position!
I adore this position as I love to have my ass tongued and can really press down hard. I like to tell a man to stick out his tongue and then lower onto it. However far he probes, I tell him that he can do better as that always gets far greater effort :-) I love to glide over a man's face so I get my pussy and ass eaten. It feels really good in this position to get my pussy licked deep inside as I sit down and also feel his nose pressing at my ass.
Sun, 08/26/2012 - 23:13
having a bog nose
i am agree with you.. think that if you bf had a big nose... wawww lick you pussy and fuck your ass with his nose... lol... :)
Mon, 08/20/2012 - 00:47
Sounds like you know how to tease a man while being eaten out. And you can reward him by playing with his Tricky Dicky while he plays with your clit. Also a good way to go in the original 69 position.
Thu, 07/26/2012 - 17:01
hmm,,i love to do it with my
hmm,,i love to do it with my wife,,,
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 18:37
this is a great position
this is a great position ijust love ass in my face
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 09:22
I love it too.
The taste is amazing.........
Wed, 12/07/2011 - 01:19
Wow. Me want
I used to do with with my ex but now we not together it can't! Noooo. I loved it, nd she did too, my tounge is a bit on the long side :S xx
Mon, 06/11/2012 - 18:33
Mmmm.sounds like she was a
Mmmm.sounds like she was a lucky girl!
Thu, 10/06/2011 - 15:59
ex loved this of course but
ex loved this of course but this led to a 69,because as she told me later she "couldn't let good dick go to waste"
Sat, 08/13/2011 - 12:31
i luv both positions]just
i luv both positions]just swuishing their face with my v
Wed, 05/25/2011 - 00:31
ive done this with my
ive done this with my hubby,& totally love it wich women dosn't??? but instead of giving him my back i face front while he licks down under,& while he pleases me he also palys with my breast & i lick his fingers...really love it !!!!
Wed, 04/20/2011 - 05:52
My bf loves this although i
My bf loves this although i dont as much coz i can see his coq sitting infront of me begging me so sometimmes i lean foward a have a bite of cum!
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 03:22
Gettin a hj while doing
Gettin a hj while doing this.......WOW!!!!!!
Fri, 01/28/2011 - 10:44
my woman's best position
my woman's best position
Wed, 12/15/2010 - 15:43
Would love to meet a girl who loves this everyday after work as a way to unwind.
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 03:25
Yeah that would be great!!!!
Yeah that would be great!!!!
Mon, 11/22/2010 - 23:51
This is how a real woman gets what she wants....
She throws her man down, sits on his face, and ignores his pee-pee until she is ready for it later.... A great position for her to squeeze your balls, and show you who's really in control.
Thu, 12/09/2010 - 04:33
i love making them struggle
i love making them struggle for air for a change!
Sun, 12/12/2010 - 16:22
WOW!!! That is fantastic!!!!
Mon, 10/18/2010 - 04:46
Love this but wifey ain't
Love this but wifey ain't too keen.
Sat, 06/26/2010 - 23:55
would love to give this
would love to give this position a whirl
Tue, 06/22/2010 - 04:27
perfect position
Would love to meet a girl to do this with.
Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:06
Would luv sumwun 2 try it out on me
Sat, 05/22/2010 - 06:27
New twist
My finacee and I put on a new twist on this by adding some messy action to the riding of the face. First she started by sitting on a pie, she loved the sensation of the pudding and whipped cream all over her pussy and ass. Then she sat on my face rubbing the pie topping on me as I ate her out. It got pretty messy but it was great because after this we ended up taking a nice shower together. It was fun because the original sensation of sitting on the pie got her revved up and it was a nice night for both of us.
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 16:40
: )
when doing this,
Wed, 08/24/2011 - 15:23
sucking anus
There is nothing like getting a mouth full of cum with the smell of her a--hole in your face.
Fri, 12/17/2010 - 00:30
It depends, I have!!!!
Fri, 04/16/2010 - 19:00
My girl wants to try this
My girl wants to try this but watch me jerking off at the same time. She says it'll be awesome to have me eat her out and watch me cum all over myself. Anyone else done this?
Fri, 11/11/2011 - 20:40
A lot of women like to watch their guy stroke their cock and shoot their cum. Nothing wrong with that. For her, getting to ride face while watching all that is a great bonus! I always had my gf's lick me clean when we was done as a part of the deal. That way you both get visual stimulus. :P
Mon, 10/18/2010 - 01:18
Yes, I had one GF who I would get her off countless times with cunilingus in different position and at the end she would always want me to cum while she sat on my face, Some times she would sit north face and twist around to see. But usually she would sit south face. North and south face are the best positions for oral and 68 as well.
Sat, 04/24/2010 - 06:18
yes i have done this b4 and
yes i have done this b4 and after
Mon, 10/18/2010 - 01:28
Totally awesome
I try and find women that have never orgasmed from oral. Lets be honest, knowing anatomy and basic science play a huge part of pleasing your partner. When a woman straddles a guys face gravity automatically works in her favor, more blood can flow and swell her clit. When a woman lays back and recieves oral, honestly your tongue can only hit the top and sides of her clit. But when she is on top and her clit is engourged with blood you can pull her hood into your mouth and you can lick and suck her perfectly. EVERYTIME that I get a woman to sit on my face, they orgasm EVERTIME!!! Besides I love to have my nose tickling her asshole!
Tue, 04/13/2010 - 21:07
Shoulder massage
My ex used to love sitting on my face in this direction. While I pleasured her orifices, my hands reached up to give her a shoulder massage at the same time. We both loved it and it was a very very relaxing way to build up to orgasm. She could control my tongue movements a lot more too
Mon, 04/05/2010 - 03:41
i wish
I wish I had a girl to do this with
Sun, 04/04/2010 - 14:25
that's so beautiful!
Wed, 03/24/2010 - 02:51
Yea not for me
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:40
loves this positions!
this is a great position...i love the taste of her ass in my mouth and i can pinch her butt and she loves it we do this a lot plus she plays with my dick in this position...we usuallly go from this to 69-original...
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 22:36
Reverse Facesitting
This is "Reverse Facesitting", as it's more commonly called. It's incredibly popular and the hottest form of sexual activity there is in my mind. It lets the facesitter (me, lol) ride face as hard as I want, have as many orgasms as I want, and then just reverse facesit and enjoy the view of his giant erection... which I like to milk slowly while still reverse facesitting, lol!
Mon, 10/18/2010 - 01:23
You are fantastic!
Roxy you are so right, almost all the Women I have been with cum the hardest in this position (or northface), usually grinding on my face, mouth and tongue. I have been with a couple women who could not get comfortable in this position but we did other positions that worked well. With one I hung my head off the bed and she stood up and girding my face in a standing position. The other 68 worked.
Thu, 04/08/2010 - 22:06
Great position
I love this position (me being the guy). Having a pussy and ass so accessible for oral stimulation above my face and having my lover so relaxed and comfortable in controlling which part is over my mouth.....what a turn on. More women should be like you and enjoy this position Roxy_Rider
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 14:10
nothing like a woman sitting on your face :)
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 09:15
is it really good?
is it really good?
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:51
so the gal should do a hand
so the gal should do a hand job! that would be great.
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 22:56
Faceseat Milking
Totally! Slowly stroking the g-spot under the head of an erection makes the "faceseat" (as opposed to facesitter) have a VERY powerful orgasm.
Fri, 12/17/2010 - 00:29
So TRUE!!!
So true Roxy and I love to wait and wait till she is completely satisfied first, before i cum. When I get face sat I am turned on for a long long time after. There is just something about it, when a women gets to grinding its like my place in the universe is to be used for her pleasure I JUST SO LOVE THAT. I do anything for a GF who does this to me, wish I had one now! Rick
Sat, 01/02/2010 - 16:19
Oh god this looks so great.
Oh god this looks so great. PagesLog in or register to post comments |


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Joplin High School Student Severe Weather Preparedness
By: Jessica Schaer
Updated: March 6, 2013
"They take the drills much more seriously since the tornado, and I'm very proud of our students with the approach that they take performing drills," said Greg Boyd, Joplin High School Senior Principal.
Students say they treat tornado drills seriously because they have a whole new way of carrying out their plan since May 2011.
"Well, we used to do them on a less frequent basis and in a completely different way. You know we'd go to our classroom out in the hallway and we'd put our books over our head, you know," said Lane Freeborn, Joplin High School Senior.
Now, juniors and seniors at the Northpark campus have 37 safe rooms that provide a sense of security during severe weather.
"I don't know a lot of schools that have tornado shelter right outside, so it's very nice, after what happened because, you know, if we had been in school that day it would have been a different outcome," says Freeborn.
By taking part in a statewide tornado drill, students showed they'll be ready during a severe weather event.
"I think that our kids are going to take that a lot more seriously. That those particular students in another area that may have practiced it, but have not have seen the first-hand effects of a tornado," says Boyd.
During today's run, nearly 900 students made it into the school's shelters in only 90 seconds. Severe Weather Awareness Week continues tomorrow with the theme "Build A Kit." Everyone is encouraged to spend the day making sure they have the necessary supplies for a severe weather threat.


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Rhumbar presents Pink Sugar Mondays on the patio. Enjoy specialty Stoli and Milagro cocktails starting at $5.
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