Arizona

I agree with Arizona's new policy. What part of illegal don't people understand? If you want to live here, you need to come and apply the right way. Illegals do not pay taxes; they send their pay to where they came from. We the taxpayers are picking up the tab for them, such as their hospital bills. As for them doing the jobs others don't want to do, it is because some people are just too lazy to work. Gerald Yamin, Pikesville Event.observe(window, 'load', function()

An Arizona man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of stalking his ex-wife in Maryland after a campaign of harassment and violent threats that included mailing the woman shredded copies of protective orders she had taken out against him, the U.S. Justice Department said. David Charles Richards, 49, of Phoenix, will be sentenced in June and faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for stalking. Richards and the woman were married in the early 1990s and lived in Anne Arundel County, according to his indictment, but the marriage ended after about 10 weeks when Richards told his wife he had been previously arrested for assault and she ordered him from the home.

One has to feel very sorry for the people of Arizona. As the Sun reports ("Split decision," June 26), the Supreme Court ruled the federal government has to sole power to enforce laws against illegal immigration. The question naturally follows "What if there are no laws?" Article IV, Section 4, of the Constitution reads, "The United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion. " The people of Arizona and their lands have been and are being subjected to an invasion by people from Mexico, yet they are rendered powerless by the Supreme Court to defend themselves.

The Orioles have shown interest in young slugging outfielder Justin Upton, whom the Arizona Diamondbacks appear willing to move, but like most of the Orioles' trade discussions this offseason, the organization seems very unwilling to make a deal that would include any of its top young players. Upton, who will make $9.75 million in the fourth year of a six-year, $51.25-million deal that runs through 2015, is just 25 himself. The Diamondbacks reportedly are open to moving either Upton or outfielder Jason Kubel, whom the Orioles have also shown interest in, but Upton is vastly more attractive on the trade market because of his age and having him under team control for the next three seasons.

Congratulations and kudos to the lawmakers and the state of Arizona who passed a new and much needed bill to curb illegal immigration. If the federal government cannot and will not do its duty on immigration, then states must take up this worthwhile cause and introduce legislation on illegal immigration. Arizona's new immigration law definitely could and should have a place in other many other states that have huge illegal immigration problems. The Arizona law allows police to investigate the immigration status of people they suspect lack permission to live in the United States.

There is national agreement that the United States has a serious problem with illegal immigration. There is also national agreement that "something" should be done about it. Why, then, instead of the Obama administration, immigrant-advocacy groups and Congress trying to demonize Arizona for its new illegal-immigration law, don't they press for serious enforcement of existing federal laws on the subject and present a viable means by which...

I resent the time and effort being wasted by our local lawmakers and now our governor over the proposed Arizona immigration law. Your editorial ("Issue migrates from Arizona," July 13) fails to clarify the difference between immigration and illegal immigration. Arizona's law only relates to those in the country illegally. When the federal government won't do its job, and a situation becomes so bad, local authorities have to act. In May, the Baltimore City Council passed a resolution opposing Arizona's proposed law, and some council members wore buttons created specifically for the occasion.

State Rep. Pat McDonough stated in The Baltimore Sun ("Arizona's admirable law," July 18) that the Arizona immigration law is "nothing more" than a restatement of federal law. Of course, he is aware that the federal government has jurisdiction over areas that the states don't, and vice versa. And, of course, he fails to mention that inconvenient little sticking point. Knowing that, why would he intend to introduce such a law in the upcoming session, knowing that the Arizona law is being challenged?

With the Supreme Court taking up Arizona's "show me your papers" immigration law, we're once again thrust into a useful debate over the role of the government and the obligations of the citizen -- and non-citizen. Rather than come at it from the usual angle, I thought I'd try something different. If there were one thing I could impress upon people about the nature of the state, it's that governments by their very nature want to make their citizens "legible. " I borrow that word from James C. Scott, whose book "Seeing Like a State" left a lasting impression on me. Mr. Scott studied why the state has always seen "people who move around" to be the enemy.

Let courts do work Bill Kline The Morning Call Let's get this straight. The people of Arizona elect their legislators and their governor and they in turn establish a law — for Arizona only — that enforces something that already is illegal. And now others across this nation are calling for Major League Baseball to bigfoot the people of Arizona by pulling the 2011 All-Star Game out of Phoenix. What's next? Should baseball pull the Twins out of Minnesota because the Mall of America emits too much carbon dioxide?

Heading into a new year, the Orioles have much of the same team as they did in 2012. That's by design, and apparently there is a push to continue that trend. The Orioles have re-signed left fielder Nate McLouth, maintain dialogue with lefty starter Joe Saunders and, according to an industry source, are among the clubs showing legitimate interest in signing right-handed reliever Matt Lindstrom, whom the Orioles traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in August for Saunders. Lindstrom, 32, was 1-0 with a 2.72 ERA in 32 games with the Orioles, striking out 30 batters and walking 12 while allowing 35 hits in 36 1/3 innings.

Kristijan Krajina scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds to pace the host Mount St. Mary's men's basketball team to a 58-55 win over UMBC on Saturday. The Mountaineers improved to 3-0 at home this season with the victory. The Mount used a 7-0 run early in the second half to take its biggest lead of the game, 39-31, with 14:30 remaining. Raven Barber capped the run with five consecutive points. The Retrievers (2-11) answered with a 13-4 spurt to take its only lead of the second half, 44-43, on a Joey Getz layup.  Mount St. Mary's (5-6)

A little more than a month into the season, Navy had lost to all three Football Bowl Subdivision opponents it had played, and the closest result in any of those beatings was 12-0 at home to San Jose State. Then came a road game against Air Force, which had won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for two straight years and appeared on the way to another when it carried an eight-point lead late into the fourth quarter. So when Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo recently reflected on the state of the team, he paused at some length to come up with an appropriate narrative of how the Midshipmen qualified for a ninth bowl appearance in 10 years.

If anyone wants to nitpick at Navy's football success over the past decade, a starting point - and finish line - might be the team's record in bowl games. Going into Saturday's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against Arizona State (7-5) at San Francisco's AT&T Park, Navy (8-4) has lost four of its last five postseason games and five of eight since 2003. Though two of the losses have been close - a 25-24 defeat to Boston College in the 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., and a 35-32 defeat to Utah the next year at the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego - many have been blowouts.

In their attempt to find a power bat, the Orioles have shown interest in trading for Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jason Kubel. Kubel, a left-handed batter who hit 30 homers last season, could play both left field and designated hitter, so he would be a good fit if the Orioles were unable to sign Nate McLouth. The Orioles could retain Kubel for the next two seasons. He will make $7.5 million in 2013 in the second year of a two-year, $15-million deal with Arizona. He holds a $7.5-million mutual option for 2014.

College football Navy to face Arizona State in Kraft Bowl Navy and Arizona State will meet for the first time at the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Dec. 29 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, it was announced Sunday. The game will begin at 4 p.m. and be televised on ESPN2. The Sun Devils finished the regular season 7-5 with a 5-4 record in the Pacific-12. "Based on our visit in 2004, we have seen firsthand that the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is a magnificent overall environment and event," said Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said.

President Barack Obama promised a lot when he was a candidate. The big thing was "hope and change. " We have received none of that, and, in fact, we have received an administration that is contravening the law and Supreme Court with it's response to the opinion on the Arizona illegal immigration law. He is abrogating the federal government's agreement with Arizona to support the local police and creating a hotline for illegals to complain. For a so-called constitutional lawyer to snub his nose at the Supreme Court, we as a nation are in big trouble going forward especially if he gets re-elected.

What: NCAA tournament championship gameWhere: RCA Dome, IndianapolisWhen: Tonight, 9: 12Line: Kentucky by 7How they got here: Kentucky defeated Montana, 92-54; Iowa, 75-69; St. Joseph's, 83-68; Utah, 72-59; and Minnesota, 78-69. Arizona beat South Alabama, 65-57; College of Charleston, 73-69; Kansas, 85-82; Providence, 96-92, in overtime; and North Carolina, 66-58.Conference record: Kentucky finished 15-3, second in the SEC East. Arizona finished 11-7, fifth in the Pac-10.Ranking: Kentucky was No. 5 in final AP poll, Arizona No. 15.NCAA tournament record: Kentucky is 77-34 in 39 appearances with 12 Final Four trips and six championships.

Norfolk outfielder L.J. Hoes highlights the list of Orioles farmhands that have been chosen to play in the 2012 Arizona Fall League, considered the top venue for young prospects. The others are all on Bowie's roster: left-handed pitchers Chris Petrini and Mike Belfiore, right-handers Mike Wright and Clay Schrader and infielder Jonathan Schoop. All will play for the Mesa Solar Sox. Catcher Brian Ward is on Mesa's taxi squad, meaning he will be eligible to play on Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

The Orioles hope their acquisition of left-hander Joe Saunders from Arizona on Sunday can help propel them to the playoffs for the first time in 15 years. Saunders was on Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette's wish list this season -- he signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the Diamondbacks after being non-tendered -- and Duquette had been in discussions about Saunders with Arizona for weeks before consummating a trade this weekend. So what does it mean? Saunders, 31, gives the Orioles starting rotation the veteran presence it needs and has been lacking over the past six weeks with the absence of right-hander Jason Hammel. No member of the existing starting rotation has more than 13 career wins (Chris Tillman and Zach Britton)