As emerging cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault dominate national and local news, the dialogue is shifting towards victims’ inability to discuss abuse, commonly citing confidentiality agreements as the problem. However, Arizona may hopefully be positioning to change this. State Representative Maria Syms, a Republican from Paradise Valley, is saying enough is enough. Last week Syms proposed legislation that … Read More
How the Bureaucrats Stole Christmas
By the Goldwater Institute How the Bureaucrats Stole Christmas November 25, 2017 Every year, Lee Sepanek’s Christmas display brings joy to Phoenicians, who visit to enjoy the glistening decorations and sip the hot chocolate he serves them. But not this year. Thanks to Phoenix bureaucrats, Lee has been forced to cancel the show. The trouble started this summer, when the … Read More
Saint Dicks
Rumor has it two complaining City of Phoenix employees, possibly in the City Attorney’s Office, are to blame for ending one of Arizona’s most spectacular Christmas displays. (Here is a link a recent story on AZ Central. ) They purportedly moved into the Arcadia neighborhood that’s hosted the lights put up by Lee Sepanek for some 30 years, and didn’t like … Read More
2018 Candidate for Re-election
By Scottsdale City Councilman David Smith Today I am announcing my candidacy for a second term to represent you on the Scottsdale City Council. I am proud of Scottsdale and passionate about participating in our city’s future. When voters elected me in 2014, many only knew me from the years I served as Scottsdale’s City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. … Read More
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema Extends Lead Over Kelli Ward to 7 Points In Arizona Senate Race
PHOENIX (November 7, 2017) — A statewide Arizona survey of 500 likely Arizona 2018 General Election voters shows that just under a year out from Election Day, Democrat Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9) has extended her lead over GOP candidate Dr. Kelli Ward to a 7-point margin, 34-27. The survey, which was conducted immediately after U.S. Senator Jeff Flake announced he … Read More
The Desert EDGE is Rooted in Scottsdale's History
by Scottsdale City Councilwoman Virginia Korte Great communities like Scottsdale often share qualities that make them special — including a strong economy, a vibrant downtown, an excelling community college and public school system, engaged citizens and civic and political leaders committed to keeping the city moving in the right direction. However, one of the few shortcomings of living in the … Read More
Say no to uranium mining at the Grand Canyon
By Candidate for Governor Steve Farley To what lengths will Trump go to destroy Arizona? From the news that broke just a few days ago, apparently much further than we had ever imagined. The Hill recently reported that President Trump is considering lifting the Obama-era ban on Uranium mining in northern Arizona — a ban that was put in place … Read More
Ambulance Chasers
In years past “ambulance chasers” was a derogatory description that could find its way to certain lawyers or law firms. Here in the Phoenix area the term was often associated with the Goldberg & Osborns of the legal profession. But we appear to have a new gold medalist: The Frutkin Law Firm. In the great new age of social media … Read More
Setting The Pace For More Paradise Valley Preservation
Once upon a time people named Pettycrew, Carla, Korte, Decabooter, Rau, Drinkwater, Manross, Campana and others sat around a Scottsdale table. They had the audacity to not only dream of a McDowell Sonoran Preserve, but to make it happen. Today, it stands as the community’s greatest accomplishment. Paradise Valley is blessed to have similar landscapes. They, like Scottsdale’s, define its … Read More
Community Leaders Support the Desert EDGE
by Desert EDGE Advocates The Honorable Paul Messinger The Seven Wonders of this Great Community The accomplishments that separate Scottsdale from other Valley cities: 1. Modifying the Indian Bend Wash into a very successful flood control project and great open space and parks project 2. Scottsdale putting its electric utilities underground and requiring fire sprinkler systems in all buildings built … Read More