Monday, Jan. 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. KXCI FM 91.3 will mark the day by offering special programming. From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., excerpts from Dr. King's speeches and interviews with Tucson African American community members will be interspersed with historic and contemporary music.

To read Dr. King's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, click here.

Patterson's prediction: Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will be indicted along Sheriff Joe Arpaio, foiling Thomas' plans to run for Arizona attorney general.

Arizona's 2010 landscape just got a little more interesting with the retirement of Congressman John Shadegg.

The Fix reports:

"Representing the people of Arizona in the House has been one of the greatest privileges of my life," Shadegg said in a statement. "And, while it would be difficult to leave this position at any time, it is particularly hard to do so now with the challenges we face as a nation, but it is necessary for me to do so."

This is the second time in as many election cycles that Shadegg has retired. In February 2008 he announced he would be leaving the House after seven terms only to revisit that decision days later. He went on to win re-election against a well-funded Democratic opponent by 12 points.

Shadegg has long coveted a spot in the Senate and was widely seen as at the front of the line in the event Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) had been elected president in 2008. His 3rd district, which takes in much of Phoenix's northern suburbs, gave native son McCain a 14 point margin in 2008 and went for President George W. Bush by 17 points four years earlier.

State Rep. David Lujan has officially launched his campaign for Arizona attorney general.

He'll be going up against Felecia Rotellini in the Democratic primary. Vince Rabago, an assistant attorney general and the former chair of the Pima County Democratic Party, is also expected to get into the race.

We could post video of Pat Robertson once again proving to be an embarrassment to the U.S., but what really needs to get around is the response of Raymond Joseph, Haitian ambassador to the United States:

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There are dozens of agencies soliciting donations for Haiti earthquake victims, like the American Red Cross (800-733-2767) and even Yele Haiti (212-352-0552), Wyclef Jean's organization. You can contribute to this group by texting YELE to 501501 to donate $5. You can also donate to the American Red Cross Haiti fund by texting Haiti to 90999 for a $10 donation.

Action Against Hunger, 877-777-1420
Agape Flights, 941-584-8078
American Red Cross, 800-733-2767
American Jewish World Service, 212-792-2900
AmeriCares, 800-486-4357
Beyond Borders, 866-424-8403
CARE, 800-521-2273
CarmaFoundation
Catholic Relief Services, 800-736-3467
Childcare Worldwide, 800-553-2328
Concern Worldwide, 212-557-8000
Cross International, 800-391-8545
Direct Relief International, 805-964-4767
Doctors Without Borders, 888-392-0392
Feed My Starving Children, 763-504-2919
Food for the Poor, 800-427-9104
Friends of WFP, 866-929-1694
Friends of the Orphans, 312-386-7499
Haiti Children, 877-424-8454
Haiti Foundation Against Poverty
Haiti Marycare, 203-675-4770
Haitian Health Foundation, 860-886-4357
Hope for Haiti, 239-434-7183
International Medical Corps, 800-481-4462
International Rescue Committee, 877-733-8433
International Relief Teams, 619-284-7979
Lutheran World Relief, 800-597-5972
Medical Teams International, 800-959-4325
Meds and Food for Kids, 314-420-1634
Mennonite Central Committee, 888-563-4676
Mercy Corps, 888-256-1900
Operation Blessing, 800-730-2537
Operation USA, 800-678-7255
Oxfam, 800-776-9326
Partners in Health, 617-432-5298
Rural Haiti Project, 347-405-5552
The Salvation Army, 800-725-2769
Samaritan's Purse, 828-262-1980
Save the Children, 800-728-3843
UN Central Emergency Response Fund
UNICEF, 800-367-5437
World Concern, 800-755-5022
World Hope International, 888-466-4673
World Relief, 800-535-5433
World Vision, 888-511-6548
Yele Haiti, 212-352-0552

Lindy Reilly of Lindy's on Fourth says business has doubled since the restaurant was featured on the Travel Channel's Man V. Food last month.

"It turned it from a bus ride into a freight-train ride," said Reilly.

The show's star, Adam Richman, took on Lindy's 12-patty O.M.F.G. burger (the show dropped the "F," calling it the O.M.G. burger). He didn't finish it in the 20-minute time frame that makes the meal free, but did eventually consume the monstrosity, which guaranteed him a spot on the wall of fame. (A patron tried to steal Richman's picture off the wall recently, something Reilly said he dealt with "with extreme prejudice.")

Lindy's used to get about two O.M.F.G challenges a week, he said. Between 20 and 25 people have taken it on each week since the episode aired.

Despite the boost in sales, Reilly hasn't let the brush with fame go to his head. He says he likes the smallish, homey digs at 431 N. Fourth Ave. and that there aren't any plans for expanding any time soon. For the time being, he's working his ass off like usual, adding a few tables and revamping the menu to include ginger-wasabi and habanero burgers.

The Drawing Studio, this year's Best of Tucson(R) winner for Best Art Classes, will hold an open house this Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. when TDS's new and returning "teaching artists" (including yours truly) will display their work and answer any questions you may have about their upcoming classes.

From its humble beginnings in 1992, The Drawing Studio has become an important part of the art scene in Tucson by bringing the power of observation and the craft of drawing to the community at large. From TDS's website: "We view the practice of art as a life-long exploration that includes continuous learning from each other."

The informal gathering is free and open to the public. So, stop by The Drawing Studio at 33 S. Sixth Ave. this Friday, Jan. 15, 5-7 p.m., and see what's going on!

• David Kish, "Baxter Building," graphite on paper

We don't know much about Owen "Buz" Mills, except that he runs a shooting school with an outstanding reputation among firearms enthusiasts. But in the YouTube video we posted earlier today, we'd have to say that he comes across as a common-sense cowboy, which is a good, ol'-fashioned Arizona archetype and a million miles away from Gov. Jan Brewer's career-politician-cursed-by-malaprops and state Treasurer Dean Martin's slick up-and-comer. (And of course you have John Munger's lawyer and Vernon Parker's up-from-the-bootstraps inspirational bio.)

But the money he has dropped into the race may make Mills a contender, as long as he comes across well on the campaign trail. He'll certainly look good in the campaign commercials that we can expect to blanket the airwaves.

That $2 million ante-up has other implications for the race, especially since U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver is expected to rule this week whether matching funds will be available for Clean Elections candidates this year. If there are matching funds, that could put up to $2 million in the pockets of Brewer, Martin and Parker, depending on how much Mills spends in the primary. That kind of money leaves Munger way in the back of the pack.

If there aren't matching funds, that leaves everyone except Mills in the back of the pack.

Either way, Mills makes the race a lot more interesting.

In her State of the State address, Gov. Jan Brewer called on voters to strip low-income Arizonans of state-subsidized health insurance. In 2000, voters expanded coverage to people who earn up to the federal poverty level, which is $18,310 for a family of three—say, a single mom with two kids. Previously, the state only provided insurance to people who were at 33 percent of the federal poverty level.

But taking away insurance doesn't mean people will stop getting sick. ASU's Morrison Institute notes that without health insurance, more people will end up in emergency rooms, which will mean more losses for hospitals and longer waits for emergency care.

Check out the report yourself here.

Here's the release from Morrison:

Recent and proposed budget cuts to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Systems, the state’s version of Medicaid, could hurt hospitals and patient care throughout the state, especially in handling emergency cases for individuals without insurance.

Among the cuts — totaling $67.7 million when factoring in the loss in federal matching dollars — is $7.8 million in state aid to Arizona hospitals that serve