Pinnacle editorial: Health inspection fee hike spells hypocrisy
The recent revelation that the county has gradually spiked health inspection fees for booths at the farmers market is a stark reminder of hypocrisy in local government. While legally abiding businesses have played by the rules and forked over more of their money year after year – supposedly to offset inspection costs and keep the public safe – authorities have ignored enforcement of illegal street vendors.
Water Cooler: Is the Arizona immigration law racial profiling?
Richard Place: “No. Law officers are sworn to uphold the law and enforce it. Is if profiling because you’re born in the United States and required to carry a driver’s license? When a driver is asked for his drivers license, that’s not profiling it’s enforcing the law. If the Federal Government fails to follow up on its responsibility, which was given by the States to the Federal Government, then they must assume the responsibility. Someone has to stop the terrorists from coming across the border.”
