By Scottsdale Pinetop As the old adage goes, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” So why the Scottsdale City Council felt the need to change the city’s flag we do not understand. To those who are not familiar with Scottsdale’s current city flag, it features the city’s seal – a mounted cowboy on a bucking bronco – with a … Read More

By Scottsdale Watchman Every week, we hear tragic story after tragic story about our military veterans and the struggles they face when readjusting to civilian life. In one 2016 study, the Department of Veterans Affairs discovered that approximately 20 veterans committed suicide daily and that veterans accounted for 14 percent of all adult suicide deaths in the U.S. It’s also … Read More

By Scottsdale Pinetop Governor Doug Ducey and Kirk Adams – a dynamic duo of Arizona politics. Few political pairs have accomplished so much in such a short period of time. From tackling challenging budgets, to the successful campaign of Proposition 123 and the historic 2018 session that included a 20 percent pay increase for teachers by 2020, Ducey and Adams … Read More

By Scottsdale Watchman You may have heard of a landmark development for the southern edge of downtown Scottsdale called Museum Square. It would replace the old Loloma Transit Station, currently an abandoned concrete jungle with tumbleweeds rolling through it. Museum Square would include a new hotel, a well-designed residential component and a large new community square for public events. It’s … Read More

The Lastest Newsletter from The Scottsdale Coalitions of Today and Tomorrow A solid lineup for Scottsdale In the coming days we’ll start hearing the phrase “pitchers and catchers reporting,” the alert that tells us spring training baseball is about to begin. It’s a phrase reminiscent of “drivers, start your engines,” which opens the Indy 500 race every year and unleashes … Read More

By Scottsdale Watchman The 1980 United States presidential election can be summed up in one word: drubbing. Republican California Governor Ronald Reagan trounced the incumbent, Jimmy Carter as Reagan garnered 489 electoral college votes, while President Carter only received 49 such votes. Another reason why the 1980 election is memorable is because it spawned one of the greatest political one-liners … Read More

By Scottsdale Watchman Imagine going for a jog on a beautiful Arizona spring day. Ten minutes in, you’re forced to stop. You start panting heavily as you double over. A sense of déjà vu grips you and you get a strange taste in your mouth. A feeling of anxiousness rises in your stomach as if you’re riding a roller coaster. … Read More

By Scottsdale Pinetop The State of the Union Address is a famous tradition dating back to the first president that is both superfluous and surreal. Last night, President Donald Trump sought to strike a bipartisan tone of unity just weeks after the longest shutdown in US history. However, there is another special tradition that represents the very best of America. … Read More

We have written before the notion outré of long-time lobbyist John Karolzak potentially running for Mayor of Scottsdale in 2020.  The only thing stranger would be Tyrion Lannister trying to play center for the Phoenix Suns.  You can see our previous writings.  Click here to read. And here.   Since we haven’t written of Karolzak in a while but with the … Read More