Saving Scottsdale

By David N. Smith. 2014 Candidate for Scottsdale City Council Dear Friends… Last week, I became involved in a citizen initiative to save Scottsdale…pretty exciting stuff! What it really involved was appealing to the Scottsdale City Council not to sell the historic little church building that now functions as the Community Design Studio.   You see, the city has a … Read More

Phoenix Mayor Stanton Gets It. Big Apple Mayor Doesn’t

Broader school choice is as inevitable as the great civil rights fights before it. Individual battles may be lost along the way but history’s tide unquestionably flows in its direction. Most Democrats have yet to realize this. They are exemplified by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the blunt instrument of unions always seeking self-interest over student achievement. Data, … Read More

City of Peoria Taking Dead Aim At Glendale’s Westgate

A new type of urban warfare among Valley cities is upon us. And it is taking place in the West Valley. There, the City of Peoria has announced plans to greatly expand its commercial core around the Peoria Sports Complex, with the unquestioned intent of seizing spending from the current entertainment epicenter just down the 101 at Westgate. If successful, … Read More

Freedom vs. Free Stuff

Forget those foolish people who parrot the line that there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats. There is. There is an even greater difference between conservatives and liberals. The challenge for conservatives is that they want to give people liberty, which is often the freedom to go get your own stuff without interference, and liberals want to simply give … Read More

Paradise Valley: Honoring The #1 Job of Government

During a heated 2012 campaign between Scott Lemarr and Maria Syms to be Paradise Valley’s Mayor a well-known couple was murdered in the province. It shocked the Valley. Around that time too were a rash of burglaries in the northern part of the community. While Mayor Lemarr won re-election there was undoubtedly nervousness in the town. But he acted. And … Read More

New Times Stands Up For Kavanagh Stand Up Routine

By now most of you are familiar with the dust up over John Kavanagh’s use of as few ethnically based jokes to roast Sheriff Joe Arpaio at the Western Conservatives Conference. For some reason the Southern Poverty Law Center felt it necessary to send a ‘monitor’ there and secretly record the event, even though the event was live-streamed. Afterwards the … Read More

A Better Sign For Glendale?

Sure, a Super Bowl is coming and Spring Training is underway but that probably just reminds Glendale that they need to get their bill through the legislature seeking public safety reimbursements for the big game, and that Camelback Ranch is an enduring financial migraine. And today the Arizona Republic reported the City of Glendale’s bond ratings were downgraded, again. Taxpayers … Read More

Anglos Only For This Race, Can You Imagine?

Think back to 2010. U.S. Congressman John Shadegg announced his retirement. A coveted seat, largely populated by Anglos, was open. A mad scramble ensued. But during the course of the candidate positioning can one imagine if there were an orchestrated effort – and one actually signed by political leaders – to keep the seat for whites? Vernon Parker, the then … Read More

Republic’s Robert Robb Faux Conservative Not Energy Choices

Arizona Republic columnist Robert Robb often displays an independent streak in his writing.  Except when it comes to Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility monopoly. They provide talking points.  He fetches.  Like his column today. While again criticizing renewable energy initiatives – demonstrating anew how extraordinarily out of step he is with Republican likely voter public opinion – Robb … Read More