Outrageous products and scrubbing trouble – The Scooba Floor Cleaner Robot article. To quote you, Ms. Hogan: “And it definitely doesn’t do as good of a job as my Consuella.” In one sentence you did nothing but further the stereotype of Latin women. Could you have not simply made your point by saying: “And it definitely doesn’t do as good of a job as cleaning the floor by hand”? But instead you perpetuate the stereotype by using a Latin female sounding name. To further question your journalistic integrity and intelligence, you call your “Latin housekeeper” Consuella. I believe the name you were referring to was Consuela or Consuelo. Frankly, I don’t believe you have a housekeeper. I think you are just being plain hurtful and racist. I was an avid reader of the North Scottsdale Times but after the hurtful and racist statement that was made, I can ensure you that this is the last time I ever read a North Scottsdale Times. Shanna Hogan should be reprimanded, and further the publisher should be as well. I am disgusted and appalled by the lack of integrity and penmanship that this paper has bestowed.
Hi. Id like to help Jack C. McVickers to stop cringing every time he hears the media refer as Barack Obama as a’n African American. Umm, Jack, an Arab is a person who speaks the language or who lives in Saudi Arabia. It’s a little more complicated than the middle name a person takes because people come from almost everywhere. But I think that what we do when we use the term African American is we try to identify the color of a person’s skin and where it came from. It’s, uh, kind of an identity fix. If we see someone with dark skin we want to know, umm, what their ancestry is, and in this country we call people African Americans to identify them that way. Now I understand why, uh, blacks who were brought here as slaves would not consider someone whose father was from Kenya, a country in Africa, I understand why blacks might think Obama might not deserve to be called African American. He’s not American. Okay, but that’s not how the term is used. It’s just used to explain why one of your ancestors might have been black, and of course blacks come from all over the world, not just from Africa. So it’s a little more complicated than that. You can be an Arab and also be a Christian. See how tricky language is? People in Iran are not Arabs because they speak Farsi. I’m sorry, Jack, you can’t just decide who’s what.
Hey, good paper. I wanted to comment on the story you did on Rocky Point. I used to own a property down there with my best friend and his wife. He has now passed away, and we sold it about five years ago already. Anyhow, we paid an enormous pile of costs when it was sold to the real estate outfit and to the banks and seemed like everybody else. By the time we got our money we thought we’d have a nice profit, and there wasn’t much left over. Anyway, I figure we had a lot of fun and memories down there. I’m a little too old for that now, but I’d do it again. Just thought I’d say that. Sometimes the memories are more than the money. So I like reading your paper. Thank you.
I read the article regarding the condos and home fiasco in Rocky Point (“Penasco Fiasco,” December 2008) and was not surprised at the partiality of your article. You failed to mention that among the U.S. residents that went down there to invest and were later calling themselves victims of fraud, a great number of these flipped their homes or condos to other residents and made small fortunes. I know at least several U.S. citizens that enjoyed the economic wave. Moreover, you fail to include that most of the salespeople “wining and dining” potential buyers are also and again U.S. residents holding Arizona real estate licenses pushing these deals. Yes, some developers suspended activities due to “unforeseen economic conditions,” but, again, some didn’t. Your overall investigation is flawed. – Jose Heleodoro
Editor’s Note: I’m not sure where you’re coming from. I feel nothing but sorry for the folks who invested money in now-defunct projects and are out their money. What difference does it make where the money came from? There are of course thousands of people who own property all over Mexico and have no complaints, but that wasn’t what the story was about.
Nice re-hash of an old topic from the Arizona Republic, once again written with a leaning bias towards the negative, with opinion of property investors who think they know the real story but don’t, thus make up their own impressions which you go ahead and print as fact. This is just another article that makes no attempt at balancing what people are blurting out of their mouths, rooted in frustration and denial because they didn’t do their homework before writing a check. There are plenty of real, properly documented, properly owned homes, condos and land lots for sale that are free and clear of problems. No mention of that, no balance of facts, no credit to those of us here who work honestly, appropriately and with transparency to ensure people who do want to own a vacation home that they can legally and safely use for the next 35 plus years can buy with confidence. Look around Phoenix for the same scenario that is North Beach, an admittedly true failure in Mexico investing. You’ll find a dozen or more similar stories there that get no attention like this. Your article carries just enough balanced “reporting” to make it useable for wiping people’s (expletive), nothing more. But I am sure whoever wrote it is all proud that they (expletive) on Rocky Point, again. Developers are in trouble everywhere. Add up how many went under in Phoenix vs. the number here – big disparity. If or when you have the (guts) to write a truly balanced story, call me. However, since that’s not the way to sell your rag, I certainly will not be expecting to hear from you. – Larry Miles, Sandy Beach Resorts Realty
Editor’s Note: I guess I don’t see where there’s any conflict. Everything in the article was factual. The Rocky Point real estate market, like most others, is in the tank and many good faith investors are out their money – leaving nothing about which to debate.
There was a letter to the editor in the Republic, and I wrote a response, but of course they didn’t put this in. Uh, the letter said that Muslims spoke out regarding 9-11, but Americans never heard them. What did they do? Whisper? Most of mainstream America only heard silence or that it was deserved. The letter also said that Islam is a religion of peace and that Muslims believe in democracy and civil rights for all people. In most Islamic countries today that isn’t the case. There’s persecution if you aren’t Muslim. Even in the U.S.A. the Muslims I’ve met want little to do with me if I’m not of their faith. Change your attitude toward those who are different from you and most will listen and be accepting. Allah will judge by your action. Everyone, peace be with you. Goodbye.
Hello. I’m calling about the Bogus Ad. The fake ad is on page 9, “Save the Frozen Turkeys.” My name is Violet (leaves last name and the rest of Bogus Ad entry information). Thank you for entering me in the contest. Bye.
Editor’s Note: You too can enter the Bogus Ad contest by calling the Sound Off line. Once you’ve found the fake ad, simply call 480-348-0343 extension 301. Leave your full name, phone number the name of the fake ad and the page on which it appears. You will automatically be entered into our $100 monthly drawing. See page 24zz for more details.
When was the last time you didn’t see five hundred people at the carwash or the last time you saw an empty parking lot at the area McDonalds? If everybody’s so poor, it doesn’t look it for now. If they were that poor they wouldn’t be spending their money on things like they don’t need. Like I go to a coffee shop a few times a week, and there’s always a line. Next door to the shop is a yoga spot, and it’s always got ladies going in and out. I just want to say that I think the news makes it, uh, worse than it really is. So if you are so poor, don’t go to McDonald’s, and wash your own car. Things like that aren’t really needed. Thank you.
Hi, my name is Paul. To the person that called this month to say they have made Scottsdale the most Orwellian city: If you wouldn’t speed, you wouldn’t have a problem. You don’t park on baseball fields or drive on the sidewalk. Why? Because if you had you’d be given a fine, that’s why. If you don’t want a ticket, then don’t speed. They don’t even fine until you’re over 10 miles. Think about it.
Two new neighbors just moved in down the street, and they have I think three dogs, maybe more. But it’s at least three. They let the damn things roam around like they’re in some kind of foreign village. Hey, people, this is a neighborhood. I called the dog catcher on them, and I don’t know what went on there, but they didn’t have them out for a couple of weeks, but now I just saw them in the front yard again this afternoon. They’re not on a leash. They run the street, or they did anyway. They crap on the lawns. They shed. They stink. They, gosh, what else? Keep your stupid dogs home and to yourself. I don’t have a dog. I don’t want a dog, so I don’t want to put up with yours. That is what you get when you get a bunch of renters in the neighborhood, I guess.
Hide the silver. Hide the gold. The Bushes are leaving the White House. Hide the valuables. Double-ya is fleeing the scene of his crimes!
It’s possible that the financial mess, the decay in morals, the assault on the church and anything “godly” is following predictions found in the Bible that indicates these are the “last times” leading to Jesus returning. Perhaps clicking on “Rapture Ready” Web site would be a help in putting things in perspective. God bless. m
