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A 10/9/97 letter from Sen. John McCain to a constituent about the so-called Phoenix Lights is making the Internet rounds (at http://frankwarren.blogspot.com/2008/02/senator-john-mccain-tasked-air-force-to.html) just in time for next month’s anniversary commemoration in Scottsdale. But to the amazement of Dr. Lynn Kitei, no one has bothered to press the de facto Republican presidential nominee for an updated response. Kitei is a Phoenix physician whose world view went sideways when an apparent V-shaped UFO surprised untold numbers of Arizonans on the evening of March 13, 1997. Kitei had seen and even photographed strange lights in the night sky two months earlier, but the...

UFOs may be fodder for comedians and science fiction but there was no joking Monday when a group of pilots and officials demanded the US government reopen an investigation into unidentified flying objects. The 19 former pilots and government officials, who say they have seen UFOs themselves or been involved in probes of strange flying objects, told reporters their questions can no longer be dismissed more than 30 years after the US case was closed."We want the US government to stop perpetuating the myth that all UFOs can be explained away in down-to-earth, conventional terms," said Fife Symington, former governor...

Former Arizona Governor Fife Symington will be moderating a November 12 event at the National Press Club where he will discuss the Phoenix Lights incident. He says he will be joined by 14 former high-ranking military and government officials from seven countries who will share evidence from what they call their own UFO experiences and investigations. Fife Symington says he nearly had a close encounter while governor of Arizona. (CNN) -- In 1997, during my second term as governor of Arizona, I saw something that defied logic and challenged my reality. I witnessed a massive delta-shaped, craft silently navigate over...

All the candidates for office in GOP Legislative District 11 (Phoenix) belonging to the Sen. John McCain faction, in an effort to capture the district leadership from conservatives, lost in Tuesday night's election. Former governor Fife Symington was defeated by incumbent district chairman Rob Haney, 215-166. Symington was not a gracious loser. On his way out, he suggested that proxy voting should be done away with. Symington and McCain have been friends for a long time. John Acer won the race for first chair, and all of the other conservative candidates won against McCain's slate of RINOs. The margins in...

<p>Editor's note: This is a post featured on the “Plugged in” Weblog. Go online to pluggedin.azcentral.com to read regular commentary by informed Arizonans.</p> <p>On the prison standoff.</p> <p>When Terry Stewart was my director (of the Department of Corrections), we had a "no negotiation" policy with prisoners. The real issue here is whether negotiation (appeasement) creates a long-term precedent and fuels future prison problems. I hope not. Like everyone else, I am glad there was no loss of life this time.</p>