Woe, Arizona

  PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Progressive, vibrant, inclusive, this northern Arizona city seems a refuge from the “them vs. us” rage rattling a state under the political control of hard-liners.    And yet, even Prescott can’t escape it. The race question. White vs. brown. Them vs. us.   That’s what it was when a mural painted on the…

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Lawyers, guns and money

     Disregard the trail of blood they’ve wrought, the cumulative protection falsely assigned them. Say this much about guns: At least they allow certain folks to get specific about “freedom.”       Surely I’m not the only one who’s noticed. Those who get most melodic about “freedom” trail off into mumbles on lyrics…

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