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The 12 Days of Williams: May 2014

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43acb_4a26The national government jumped on the Arizona State Hospital after only one death while it was alleged that VA hospitals were allowing veterans to die. Daniel M. Dellinger, Commander of the American Legion, called for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. Sergeant Major barrasMartin R. Barreras, an Army Ranger from Tuscon, died from wounds received in Afghanistan. He was one of the men who rescued Jessica Lynch.

A seventeen-year-old girl unseated a Democrat to become the youngest legistator in the history of West Virginia.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Christian prayers at the start of city council meetings.

A professor at UC Santa Barbara allegedly threatened to to kill “Ted Cruz-Teabaggers.” High school text books found re-writing the Bill of Rights.

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The human-caused Slide Rock fire began about a mile north of Slide Rock State Park began. It would ultimately consume thousands of acres. The fire threatened evacuations from areas of Flagstaff and even Williams felt the effects of the fire. But there was one bright spot.

ADOT launched a new drivers license process and design. It was recently defeated by a Federal Judge who ordered Arizona to give licenses to illegal aliens.

The State Library of Arizona was nationally recognized as the Library of the Year.

Using distracting electronic devices while driving was made illegal by the Coconino County Board of Supervisors. They also banned the sale and use of consumer fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Coconino County. The Coconino Community College district raised property taxes.

A single vehicle accident seriously injured a person on Snowbowl Road. Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the murder of David Allen Christine.

kzbz-92-radioIn Williams, KZBX radio FM 92.1 continued to grow. You can listen online. The cars started coming through. First the Route 66 Fun Run.

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Williams began preparing to receive the annual participants of Run For The Wall. Run For The Wall arrived May 14. In the group was active-duty Army Staff Sergeant David Lee.

At the same time, a video of a secret Vietnam War Memorial went viral on the Internet.

The election season began with Mayor John Moore seeking a third term.

Bearizona Wildlife Drive Through park held a job fair to hire for the summer. They apparently required the extra help because bears have started using it as a hotel.

In crime news, the Cataract Creek Gang was spotted around Williams. The famous gang tends to arrive around spring and cause trouble throughout the summer.

Some of us did not have a Merry Christmas nor a Happy New Year

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IRAN – While you were passing presents amongst yourselves and hoisting a glass to a mythical baby with a 2015 banner, American hostages were languishing in an Iranian prison.

saeedAccording to his wife, Naghmeh, Pastor Saeed Abedini—who has been in prison for over two years and subject to harsh beatings for his Christian Faith—is in severe pain. The American Center for Law and Justice posted a portion of a letter he wrote which described his difficulty and how his Christian faith has seen him through.

The ACLJ was also gratified when Obama noted the plight of Pastor Saeed at the National Prayer Meeting held in Washington D.C. in February of 2014. In September, a UN panel “blasted” Iran over the imprisonment of Saeed.

Amir_Mirza_Hekmati_USMCPastor Saeed is not the only prisoner being held by the terrorist regime. Amir Hekmati, a former United States Marine, is also being held. Rumors have surfaced that the lawyer for Hekmati, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaei, was quoted as saying that a proposal was made for a prisoner exchange. It was allegedly sent from the Administration was sent to the Iranian government via the Swiss embassy. The rumor was denied by Washington.

Hekmati was born in Flagstaff, Arizona and served as a U.S. Marine from August 2001 to 2005. He obtained the rank of sergeant. He was a translator in Iraq but received no military intelligence training. He was arrested for spying.
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Jason Rezaian holds dual American and Iranian citizenship and was working as the bureau chief for the Washington Post in Tehran since 2012. He was arrested in July for unspecified charges. According to his family, Iranian judiciary has held him without bail and access to legal representation.

According to U.S. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke, the prisoner exchange rumor is false, but the U.S. does call for the release of American prisoners and to assist in locating Robert Levinson.

Robert Levinson was a former DEA and FBI agent turned private investigator who was in Iran allegedly researching a cigarette smuggling case. He was taken hostage, according to reports, by Iranian security forces on March 9, 2007 and has not been seen since.