Green Valley Moments

If your mail boxes and newspapers (like mine) are full of invitations for free investment lunches, you should read this article.
The 40 firms being examined by the SEC over “free lunch” programs are in Florida, California, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina and Alabama, said Richards.
The seminars are often held in local restaurants and hotels, promoted as […]

Always low prices, but not at the cash register!
Attorney General Terry Goddard accused Wal-Mart Stores and AutoZone of a pattern of violations of state pricing laws going back to at least 2001.
He said six-figure fines levied against both firms under those statutes have failed to get either to comply with the law, with each […]

Beth has some beautiful photos to prove it. Check ‘em out!

Maybe there’s a good reason for this. Maybe not.
On a plaque in Oatman:
If it were not for these burros, in all probability, neither you nor the plaque would be standing here today.
Almost every day, a dozen or so wild burros come down from the foothills of the Black Mountains of northwestern Arizona onto the main […]

Anyone who has had occasion to visit an emergency room in Tucson probably already knew this.
Arizona gets a D when it comes to providing emergency-room care.
The average rating nationwide is C-, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians, which has compiled its first report card on the nation’s emergency medical-care system. The grade […]

The seniors sweepstakes kicks into high gear this weekend as the first baby boomers turn 60 and states, cities and small towns mount ad campaigns to attract up-and-coming retirees.
States rushing to lure retirees - Yahoo! News

Border Romance Blurs Official Roles
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — The forbidden romance between the Border Patrol agent and the illegal immigrant began in a gym.
Maria Terrazas, 31, met Jose Ruiz three years ago at LM’s Body Builders in this remote border town. Terrazas, a waitress and mother of two, knew Ruiz was a catch. As a Border […]

Arizona would get nearly 300 miles of new border fencing along key stretches as part of a new congressional effort to crack down on illegal immigration.
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a measure to build a fence along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border as an amendment to a controversial GOP bill that also […]

The proximity of Mexico has a major influence on Green Valley. When we first moved here four years ago, Mexicans who crossed the border in violation of U. S. Law were referred to as illegal aliens, or just plain illegals. It then became politically correct to refer to them as undocumented immigrants. Now, I hear […]