Odds & Ends To The Week

*A scandal is brewing for one elected official in the Northeast Valley *Downtown Scottsdale businessman and activist Bill Crawford has formed an exploratory committee to run for Scottsdale Mayor *Good news.  Scottsdale City Manager Fritz Behring has been on medical leave for months but has been visiting City Hall and events about town much more lately.  A date for his … Read More

A Way For Scottsdale To Stay Best In Class

Once upon a time a group of neighbors in McDowell Mountain Ranch and a terribly odd no-growth activist teamed up to oppose the Ice Den on Bell Road near WestWorld.  Proposed by the then Phoenix Coyotes 20 years ago it was meant to serve as a training facility for the franchise, and an incredible new amenity for kids and families.  … Read More

Failure To Learn

Sean Noble’s recent take on the solar industry as outlined in his blog Noble Thinking in an entry entitled “Failure to Launch” represents a failure to learn on the part of the author. First a little background.  Nevada recently pulled the plug on “net metering” which requires utilities to pay the retail rate for the excess electricity rooftop solar customers send … Read More

SCANDAL

This week, the liberal media finally got what it was looking for: the scandalous story that’s going to stop Marco’s momentum. It’s a 1,644 word bombshell from the Washington Post: When he was 18, Marco got caught in a public park after it closed. I’m not going to go into the other embarrassing details (because there aren’t any). The problem: … Read More

The Voters Are Restless

Polling shows that Trump and Clinton hold national-primary leads in a volatile and upset electorate. By John McLaughlin & Jim McLaughlin – January 21, 2016 The latest results from our national survey of 1,007 likely voters conducted between Thursday, January 14, and Monday, January 18, shows that the voters are very upset and quite unhappy, and they want change. At … Read More

AZ Prop 123 Is Only the Beginning

By Democrats For Education Reform It’s no secret that Arizona’s public schools are hurting for state support. Over the past eight years, our schools have suffered some of the deepest cuts of any school systems in the nation. It is with this in mind that Democrats for Education Reform supports Proposition 123, which will be on the May special election … Read More

Why the world is talking about ASU

By Michael Crow Dear friends of ASU, As we enter an exciting new year of excellence at Arizona State University, I want to call your attention to just how momentous 2015 was in the evolution of our New American University. We set milestones in research, accessibility and achievement throughout our learning enterprise, and for service to our local and global … Read More

Watch Out For Her

Not to channel Hillary Clinton but it does seem women often endure a double standard in the political arena.  Donald Trump’s campaign theatrics make him a “leader,” “entertaining,” and “commanding.”  Imagine if a woman acted so.  “Bitch” would be the most frequently used term.  Like it was when Christine Jones ran for Governor in 2014.  Others have avoided such labels … Read More

Priorities

by State Senator Katie Hobbs Last Monday, as the legislative session began, the Arizona Legislative Democrats unveiled our priorities for the state. We have a clear vision for improving our state by making strategic investments to strengthen our economy, create jobs, and improve our schools. First and foremost, we know that restoring the voter-mandated inflation funding with the lawsuit settlement … Read More

Korte Announces Campaign for Reelection

Virginia Korte, life-long Valley resident and career-long advocate for a better Scottsdale, announced today that she will seek another term on the Scottsdale City Council. “I am proud of what we accomplished during my first term on City Council, but there is so much more that must get done for our community” the veteran leader said. “Over the past four … Read More