A Visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels
Plenty of writers like to call the Cu Chi Tunnels “an underground city.” But that’s just a facile throwaway phrase that…
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Thoughts on the North-South Divide in Vietnam
Ask people in Ho Chi Minh City, and they’ll sing you the same song about Hanoi in a multitude of…
British Airways Adds Extra Flight to Phoenix Sky Harbor
Phoenix city officials breathlessly announced that British Airways will bump service to Sky Harbor from six to seven flights weekly. But let’s parse the puffery and see what that really means for Valley travelers.
Arizona Pols: Courting the Electorate Via Spam
For political hopefuls like Martin Sepulveda, kissing babies and shaking hands is passe. The power of the Internet and the telephone allow them to spread their names without effort.
Why Phoenix Can’t Be More Like Chicago
I consider Chicago an overrated city. But it has some progressive elements that I’d like to see in Phoenix. Small chance of that without a focus on improving the city’s amenities as opposed to simple-minded cost cutting.
Phoenix Councilman Supplies Info About Residents to Special-Interest Group
In the short time I’ve kept tabs on Sal DiCiccio, a Phoenix city councilman, he’s been careless with residents’ private information, misrepresented data on city employees’ salaries and whined like Glenn Beck. And he’s convinced me that he’s tied to the nofee2hikeaz.com group.