Rough Writer

When most people think of the Dewey-Humboldt area they have a certain perception of the town and its businesses. But that perception probably doesn’t include a high-end guitar builder like Todd Keehn. “I never intended to do this professionally,” says Keehn, “[but] I wanted a guitar that was better than what I could buy.”

Prescott Valley’s YC Campus is home to the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy, or NARTA, a school for law enforcement recruits. According to Sergeant Jon Brambila, a SWAT team member, and training officer, around 30 recruits are currently enrolled in the 18-week course.

In the wake of the shootings in Tucson on January 11 there has been a veritable flurry of media activity in regards to the actions taken by Jared Lee Loughner. Many media figures, pundits and even the sheriff of Tucson, Mr. Dupnik, were quick to politicize tragedy.

Over the years there have been only a few true vigilante movies despite the popularity of the genre. The trend traces its roots back to Charles Bronson and his Death Wish series and continued on with the Scorsese classic Taxi Driver with Robert DeNiro. The nineties brought other favorites including The Boondock Saints followed by [...]