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Bisbee Deputy Police Chief Ed Holly has resigned in the wake of an investigation that uncovered a long list of violations that include harassment, misuse of police equipment and lying to his superiors and investigators. City officials were set to fire Holly, 58, but he resigned during a meeting this week with Bisbee officials where he could have pleaded his case, said City Manager Stephen Pauken. Holly had been with the Bisbee Police Department for 27 years, he said. Violations found during the Cochise County Sheriff's Office investigation include: • Holly used his Bisbee police vehicle to take his girlfriend...

'Republicans Hate Latinos'' read the headline on Friday's front-page in red, all-capital letters. No attribution. Just stated as fact. That quote has been in the news since labor activist Dolores Huerta used the phrase in an April 3 speech at Tucson High School. The statement appeared as a quotation above four photos, including one of Huerta. Yet in the Star's presentation, the quote was not attributed, instead presented as fact and in eye-catching red... ...Managing Editor Teri Hayt, too, was troubled by the presentation. The quote "should have been attributed properly and not highlighted in red type. The reader is...