Dan Grimm from Mesa, 10-02-09

Sam Moorhead of Globe, 10-02-09

Mitchell Protest, 09-26-09

Mitchell Protest, 09-26-09b

For which you mainly have Gov. Jan Brewer (aka "Captain Brewab") to thank...

Much of the increase is due to the state equalization tax, which is back after a three-year hiatus. The tax, which helps fund education in Arizona, adds $58 this year for a homeowner with a property assessed at $176,000, according to an Arizona Republic analysis...

Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a budget bill on Sept. 4 that would have permanently repealed the state equalization tax.

Thanks to local photographer Susan Anderson for capturing the 9-12 Tea Party at the AZ state Capitol:

http://www.a-d-w.com/Events/9-12TeaParty/