Guest Editorial: Drawing the Lines in Scottsdale

By Alexander Lomax During the 2020 Scottsdale city elections, development was a common theme. The winning candidates, most stridently Mayor Dave Ortega, campaigned strongly against developments that may have been more focused on whether or not they could do such projects instead of whether or not they should. Southbridge 2 was a prime example, and was one of the topics … Read More

Guest Editorial: Lessons Learned

By Scottsdale Pinetop As many successful political campaigns know, whether it’s a candidate race or ballot measure, it isn’t just about “how to win” but also identifying how you can lose. Campaigns are all about learning from others and understanding accomplishments and mistakes when putting your best foot forward. In just five short months Scottsdale voters will be asked to … Read More

Guest Editorial: Age Is Just A Number

By Phoenix Fuel Fifty-eight laps around a pool—a mile to be exact —seems like no easy treck. However, for one 91-year-old it was no problem. Nancy Moore decided to celebrate her 91st birthday different than most. As a resident at Westminster Village retirement community in Scottsdale, a group of Moore’s friends from the community gathered together to cheer her on … Read More

Guest Editorial: Sometimes Three’s A Crowd

By Alexander Lomax I recently wrote about how crowded the race for Governor has become on the Republican side, but perhaps we can say the same about the Democratic side today. This morning (as of writing), Arizona legislator Aaron Lieberman announced that he will be running for Governor, joining Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and former Nogales Mayor Marco Lopez. … Read More

Guest Editorial: DREAMers Keep on Dreaming

By Laine Alexander The campaign to give DREAMers in-state tuition has begun again. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (Dream) Act was introduced in 2001 and has since then, repeatedly failed to pass. Arizona State Legislature voted earlier this year, to ask voters in November 2022 if they want to partially repeal a 2006 ballot measure that banned … Read More

Kari Lake for Governor Campaign Reaches Signature Milestone

PHOENIX, Arizona – The Kari Lake for Governor Campaign has surpassed the amount of signatures needed to qualify her for the ballot in 2022, based on current projections. With over 8,400 signatures collected online in just over 3 weeks, the campaign expects to have one of the highest signature turn-ins ever by next March. This is also believed to be … Read More

Guest Editorial: Peace Has Been Restored

By Scottsdale Pinetop Peace offerings can be a powerful and resourceful political instrument in the international toolbox when helping to bring peace to fractured parts of the world. Just look at the historic 1979 Camp David Accords between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, with the assist of President Jimmy Carter, that ended the 30-year state … Read More

Guest Editorial: Jump In, the Water’s Fine Part II

Ok, Now It’s a Bit Crowded By Alexander Lomax In my last post, I talked about the Secretary of State race and how there are two strong options on the Democratic side. Well as any behavioral psychologist will tell you, giving a consumer too many different options is often negative, and in the same vein, there is such thing as … Read More

Guest Editorial: Jump In, the Water’s Fine

By Alexander Lomax Statewide races in Arizona are starting to get hot and heavy on both sides of the aisle. Many consultants have been waiting for the chess pieces to move on the board, and they got a few big moves recently; after Katie Hobbs announced for Governor, former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes formally announced his run to succeed … Read More