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There's Still Time to Join Us For Cubs Spring Training in Mesa!
There's Still Time to Join Us For Cubs Spring Training in Mesa!
The clock is ticking, but there's still time (and still some room) for you to join us on a trip out to Mesa, Arizona this coming March for Chicago Cubs Spring Training. We had such a blast last March, and we heard from so many of you that wanted us to do it again--who are we to say no?
It's Never Too Early to Talk About Another Cubs Spring Training Trip
It's Never Too Early to Talk About Another Cubs Spring Training Trip
In March of this year, I was lucky enough to host an outstanding group of folks as we made the trek out to Mesa, Arizona, for Chicago Cubs spring training. The trip, which ran March 8th through the 12th, was put together by our good friend (and diehard Cubs fan) Tony Caruana at Lindstrom Travel. We had such a good time that we're going to do it again in 2018.
Know Anyone Who Moved From Rockford to Phoenix? They May Have Melted
Know Anyone Who Moved From Rockford to Phoenix? They May Have Melted
Call them transplants, or snowbirds, or whatever you want to call them, but we all know at least one person from the Rockford area who has moved out to the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Mesa area, also known as "The Valley of the Sun." I'm willing to bet that they'd love to experience a Rockford winter day right about now.
Are You Ready For Self-Driving Cars Here in Illinois?
Are You Ready For Self-Driving Cars Here in Illinois?
I was just out in the Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona area a few weeks back, and besides 85 degree weather and Chicago Cubs spring training baseball, the thing (or things) that got my attention the most was the prevalence of self-driving cars undergoing testing on the streets.
Bee Swarm Has Arizona Neighborhood on Edge
Bee Swarm Has Arizona Neighborhood on Edge
Tuesday night was not a good night to be outside for a stroll (or any other reason) in Gilbert Arizona. Thousands of bees swarmed a neighborhood there, stinging anyone and anything that they encountered, including a firefighter who took 40-50 stings after the bees got inside his protective clothing (I'm thinking this guy is due a refund at the very least): That's a pretty bad situation, but it pal
Arizona Ranchers: The Border Is Not Secure [PHOTOS]
Arizona Ranchers: The Border Is Not Secure [PHOTOS]
Each year when Riley & I are broadcasting live from FAIR’s Hold Their Feet to the Fire in DC, one of the interviews that receives the biggest response is with the ranchers on the Arizona border. We've talked with both Peggy & Fred Davis and John & JoBeth Ladd in the past few years and the stories they tell are the best evidence of what's really happening on the U.S./Mexico b... Read Mo