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Mesa to fight Delta on contract suit

Mesa Air Group Inc. said Friday it will fight Delta Air Lines Inc.'s attempt to end its contract with the regional airline and Mesa subsidiary Freedom Airlines Inc.

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Mesa, Arizona Tax Preparer Arrested for Child Porn
Source: Phoenix Business Journal

Jess Alan Skousen was arrested at his Mesa accounting business Wednesday for allegedly having illegal child pornography on his laptop computer. All of the electronic records that are within the business will most likely be subject to review.

Golden Corral: Excellent

Music: Food Court Musical Disclaimer: I have no commercial interest in the Golden Corral. I am a customer and that's it. We became familiar with the Golden Corral in Jacksonville, Florida. We lived there from 2000 to 2004.

5 Arizona Police Officers Placed on Paid Leave in Criminal Probe Involving Flushed Fetus
Source: FOXNews.com

Five Mesa police officers have been placed on paid leave pending the outcome of criminal and administrative investigations including an incident where an officer allegedly flushed a small fetus down a toilet.

Home Invaders With A Previous Arrest For Having A Machine Gun?? WTH !
Source: msnbc.com

Seriously now, how do these criminals get these kind of weapons?? Home invasions happen all the time here, alot more than they used to, you cant even keep your family safe wile sleeping !

Oranges; Next Year's Crop

We go past a Mesa, AZ orange grove on our way to eat out. This is my first experience with orange groves. If you haven't had the experience, this should be interesting. I wrote a previous article, which I shall incorporate with this article.

Oranges

I have not lived around orange trees and groves. I’ve made some new observations recently. There’s a big orange grove in Mesa Arizona, and it’s inside the city. My son brought some small oranges home recently, and not only were they sweet; they were twice as  …

Mesa WWII Veteran reunited with parts of downed warplane
Source: eastvalleytribune

Holding a shiny, hand-painted model of a B-17 bomber up against the powdery blue sky Friday, Mesa resident Stanton Rickey looked back more than six decades to when he piloted the real thing in a bloody war

Arizona Newsviners - or those who just like Arizona

Hi all, I am writing this to extend an open invitation to anyone who is interested in joining The Arizona Group. I have had this group since last summer, and have yet to figure out how to individually extend invitations.

Mesa Junior High girl almost abducted, Good Samaritan intervenes.
Source: azfamily.com

Police seek abduction suspect and the good Samaritan who helped a 15-year-old victim escape the potential kidnapping

Man Trys to Kidnap Mesa Girl on her way to school
Source: East Valley Tribune

The alleged incident happened about 8 a.m. Tuesday as the girl was walking to Mesa Junior High near the intersection of Lesueur and Broadway Road, according to Mesa police detective Steve Berry This is my daughter's school, the school called us that day about it

Mesa switching to 4-day workweek Monday -
Source: msnbc.com

Mesa, Arizona - Starting Monday, Mesa will test a four-days-a-week, 10-hours-a-day workweek as a way to tighten costs and keep city employees' morale high. The new work hours for most city departments will be Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

There's Water In It Now

There has been water in the Salt River at McKellips Street in Mesa, Arizona for the last couple days.

Obama's Mesa visit, anyone going?

So, tomorrow morning President Obama will be coming to our city. He will be at Dobson high school, I wonder why they chose this place, and how will they work the school day? Will school just go on as normal around him? How will that work with security?

The Salt River In Mesa Arizona

Today, February 12, 2008, the McKellips Street crossing was closed in Mesa. The water was released Tuesday, and it took several days to get here. The pictures here were taken at the McKellips Street crossing.

Phoenix-Mesa Metro Lite Rail Opens for business

As a long time Mesa resident, I have looked forward to the opening of the Lite Rail since it's inception. In my younger days, I had used the local bus system to try to get me where I was going.

Gay-marriage backers protest during Mesa Mormon festivities
Source: Welcome to StarNet

Supporters of gay marriage were out in force when Mormons lit their Christmas displays on the grounds of the Mesa Arizona Temple. They were upset over the passage of state constitutional amendments banning gay marriage in Arizona, California and Florida in the Nov.

7 Valley banks receive letters with white powder
Source: The Arizona Republic

Five Chase Bank branches in Phoenix, and one each in Gilbert and Mesa received letters with suspicious white powder Wednesday, apparently part of a series of letters sent to branches in 11 cities.

East Valley Tribune 142 jobs, reduces publication
Source: The Arizona Republic

The East Valley Tribune on Monday announced 142 layoffs, a reduced four-day publication schedule and free distribution as it grapples with a severe slump in newspaper readership and advertising.

Wicked Phoenix lightning storm video

So I could ramble on about how I have NEVER seen lightning like this, how it looked as if we were in War of the Worlds 2, or how I have NEVER seen lightning like this before.. oh, wait,, see I would ramble. Instead I will just write about the storm.

It's 3 a.m. , what's that noise?

Okay, so it was just a Tuesday. "What's a Tuesday?" asked Pooh. "It just is".

Day Trip - Usery Mountain Park - East of Mesa

The desert is a unique place to live, and there is much to learn from it, in our own backyards.

First Big Storm of the Year!!

So.. yesterday started out like all of the other days... hot, sticky, teasing....... Then something happened. A storm, a BIG storm, moved into the valley and stayed. We ended up with over 3 inches of rain in Mesa, I would say more then that at our house.

Arizona on record pace for days over 110 degrees
Source: East Valley Tribune

Arizona's summer of 2008 is on track to break a record. Marked by a seemingly unending blast of heat, this year is on pace for the most days with maximum temperatures of at least 110 degrees.

Mesa man changes voices, argues with self -
Source: The East Valley Tribune

Mesa SWAT officers were able to end a "family fight" and take the lone fighter into custody. The man was found to be arguing with himself, and even changing his voice for the male and female sides of the argument.

Galaxy Theatre Closing
Source: The L.A. Times

A great venue in Orange County is closing. I cannot even begin to tally the number of shows I have seen there.

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