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Headlines I wish we had seen These stories would have made '12 much better year by Laurie Roberts, columnist - Dec. 25, 2012 08:38 PM The Republic | azcentral.com There will be lots of talk over the next few days about the stories that defined 2012: The good, the bad and the hideous stuff that happened all around us. Me? I'm more focused on the stories that didn't happen this year. The ones we didn't read but sure wish we had. Here are a few of the headlines I wish I'd seen in 2012: Holy Fiesta Bowl! State lawmakers ban freebies and junkets Gravy train derails as end appears near for lobbyist largesse and daily free-lunch program on Capitol lawn, brought to our leaders by just about every special interest in state Mary Rose Wilcox drops her demand that taxpayers hand over $1 million Concedes fact she ran unopposed in this year's election; calls into question just how much she deserves to collect for all that damage to her reputation Phoenix city manager rejects 33 percent raise He says it's not right to feast on a $78,000 banquet while city residents forced to pay taxes to eat Suns and Coyotes ... Oh, never mind, who really cares? Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio wraps up taxpayer-funded birther probe with Hawaiian luau on W. Washington St. Claims his boots in sand have unearthed Barack Obama's ever-elusive birth certificate in a hidden location -- on the World Wide Web Congress reaches bipartisan agreement on immigration reform Hell really does freeze over Gov. Jan Brewer backs off crazy scheme to run for third term Discovers she has untapped potential as hand model, posing for the folks who design those giant foam fingers Attorney General Tom Horne announces run for governor No one notices The long-embattled, oft-victimized Scott Bundgaard at long last lands job -- in Alaska Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu declines to run for re-election; says he's discovered more lucrative calling Finds work as an underpants model Two law firms refund part of $324,000 collected from now-destitute widow "protected" into poorhouse by probate court Basking in glow of Christmas, Frazer, Ryan, Goldberg & Arnold and Gammage & Burnham see light and hand over a small settlement, allowing 91-year-old Marie Long to live out what remains of her life in comfort Reach Roberts at laurie.roberts @arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8635. |