With the projected money from prop 400 become something like a billion dollar shortfall, Light Rail stations may soon lose there commonsense names and become
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/06/04/20090604metro-names0604.html">corporate billboards.
Metro light rail is considering whether to sell naming rights for its stations, trains and even the entire 20-mile system.
I can’t wait to ride the Wal-Mart Express, or get off at the Penthouse Station (pun).
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The GOP Chairman who was arrested for pushing 109mph in a 65mph zone has had the charges
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PoliticalInsider/54678">dropped, I guess it pays to have friends in high places. Now, being in Arizona, we have the opportunity to remove Judges. Can’t wait for 2010.
Keegan, a justice of the peace at the Arrowhead Court in Surprise, dismissed the charges against Mecum this week. In his decision, Keegan wrote that he found Mecum’s arrest from his central Phoenix office on the morning of May 6 to be “curious” since it came nearly a month after the speeding incident, and the crime itself involved a “nominal” fine of $181.50.
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Nina Trasoff has
http://www.opednews.com/populum/diarypage.php?did=13382">pushed for solar energy, rain harvesting and more city buses just to name a few highlights, lets hope she wins reelection, i’ll you posted on updates about the race and Nina.
I helped create a “sustainability frame work,” so that water, urban planning and transportation policies will all be developed with the environment in mind.
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