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...both the FBI and the CIA had a longtime habit of stovepiping--keeping information to themselves or sharing it with only a handful of people. That made for good secret-keeping but discouraged critical thinking by the people on the front lines. When an FBI agent in Phoenix, Ariz. noticed two months before the attacks that Middle Eastern men were taking flying lessons in his backyard and alerted headquarters that something ghastly might be in the offing, agents in Washington took no action. And a month later, when a group of agents in Minnesota warned that a French-born Moroccan...
...Litzky, who now lives in Sun City, Ariz., working as an usher at the Diamondbacks' stadium felt like a homecoming--one he very much needed after his wife died six years ago. "It kept me so busy there wasn't a chance to think," says Litzky, who also helps coordinate 500 volunteers at the sports complex in Peoria, Ariz., where the Mariners and the San Diego Padres hold spring training...
...citizens. I happen to live in the Phoenix area, and during the winter when the "snow birds" are here, I always have to drive in the alert position. Countless times I have come so close to major accidents because senior citizens have overestimated their driving capabilities. Jody Bowman Mesa, Ariz...
...company doing business with the city of Los Angeles to disclose whether it has ever profited from slavery [NOTEBOOK, June 9]: If there is to be no statute of limitations in this regard, then the Jews should start preparing their case against Egypt. GEORGE MURPHY Lake Havasu City, Ariz...
RESIGNED. THOMAS O'BRIEN, 67, bishop of Phoenix, Ariz.; after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident in which his car struck and killed a 43-year-old carpenter. The accident followed a year of turmoil over O'Brien's alleged role in protecting priests accused of sexual abuse, which culminated in his striking a deal earlier this month with prosecutors to avoid possible obstruction-of-justice charges. If convicted, the prelate, who led Arizona's 480,000 Catholics for 22 years, could face more than three years in prison...