Special Feature: Most Read Stories From This Week

Staff Report – 

A recap of the top three stories on Arizona Progress & Gazette from the past week.

  1. No Trouble In Paradise. PV Mall Redevelopment Roll-Out Generates Few Fireworks In Early Going

The wrecking ball will be hitting large sections of Paradise Valley Mall at Cactus and Tatum in Phoenix. Built in 1979, the mall is long past its heyday as it continues to lose business to online sales and more up to date shopping centers such as Desert Ridge. Read full article here.

  1. Guest Editorial: Kelli Ward’s Crazy Crew

Honest question: does the Arizona GOP know how embarrassing they are? How could you otherwise explain that so many of them have followed state party chairwoman Kelli Ward’s lead into the abyss of unnecessary conflict, paranoia, and conspiracy? Surely they can read and interpret election results; Arizona voters rejected such insanity. Instead, Ward has doubled down. Read full article here.

  1. Kyrsten Sinema and the Big Question for Democrats in 2020 Versus Trump

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) is very much indicative of Democrats prospects in 2020 and the fork in the road they face in their bid to beat President Donald Trump and win control of the U.S. Senate. Sinema’s moderate path helped her win the Senate seat in 2018 in red-state Arizona and has given her solid approval ratings with more moderate Democrats and even with some anti-Trump and pro-John McCain Republicans. Read full article here.