Monday, March 6th, 2023, 3:00 – 7:00 PM at Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park (1300 North College Avenue Tempe, AZ 85288) See the Powerful Documentary, Meet the Survivors, Hear Their Stories of Resiliency and Hope, and Learn About the Proposed National COVID Memorial Day On what is proposed as the National COVID Memorial Day, (first Monday of March) on … Read More
A Return to Normal (Finally): Light COVID Restrictions at Just the Right Time for the WM Phoenix Open
One of the greatest Arizona’s traditions descended upon us this past weekend: the WM Phoenix Open. The raucous event, known as the “People’s Open”, has long been known as the most raucous tour stop in golf, a party that attracts incredible thrones who are there to drink, eat, mingle, and perhaps take in a bit of golf…perhaps. And after a … Read More
Open ICU Beds in AZ at their Lowest Since Beginning of Pandemic; It’s Not Too Late for Common Sense Though
By Alexander Lomax So you’re over Covid? Same here. I’m pretty confident that the only thing that isn’t sick of Covid yet is the virus itself, which seems to be reinventing itself down the Greek alphabet. We segued smoothly from Delta to Omicron, and while the deadliness of this particular strain seems to be lesser than the last, the cheerful … Read More
SUSD Takes a Risk: Schools to be Mask-Optional
As availability of Covid-19 vaccines has increased for children, schools around the country are shifting policies. Scottsdale Unified is joining them, as long with the Kyrene School District is announcing that masks will be optional after winter break. The district says that they will still strongly recommend that students wear masks while on campus, but teachers will no longer be … Read More
An Innovative Solution for a New Problem
Covid has brought out the best and the worst of us. It has brought out the most ingenuous and the most intellectually lacking. But one downside that many retailers are dealing with is an ingenuous worst: using masking as a way to steal with less of a chance of repercussions. Cities such as San Francisco and Chicago have been dealing … Read More
Carrot Instead of the Stick – GoDaddy Founder Paving a Positive Way Forward
The science is clear: the more people that are vaccinated against Covid, the more we can drive down hospitalization rates and active cases, and the quicker we can return to normalcy. Many governments and some businesses have had a very draconian and polarizing approach to it: get vaccinated or lose your job. While it may be effective in some regard, … Read More
A Standout Scottsdale Teen is Making a Difference by Fighting Covid
We know that Scottsdale has an educational system which ranks favorably in our state and nation. So it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that one of its own students is using that education, as well as an innate desire to innovate, to help fight Covid. 17 year old Nic Brown saw an unmet need for purification products after Covid started … Read More
This Week in Scottsdale COVID Successes (SUSD) and Failures (Rep. Joseph Chaplik)
We think that we can safely say that you are sick of COVID. Everyone is. We all just want to be done with this, to not hear about friends and family falling ill, and for life to return back to a healthier normal. The quest towards this end has repeatedly led to both winners and losers, but we have unusually … Read More
COVID in Scottsdale: SUSD Implements Mask Mandate
Last week we spoke about a Covid crisis underway at Scottsdale Unified; the district governing board got the message and took quick and decisive action last week and implemented a mask mandate last week. The decisive 4-1 vote sets up another potential showdown with Governor Ducey; last week he announced that he would withhold federal funds from schools that implemented … Read More
Covid Crisis in Scottsdale Unified
In a brutal setback to teachers, students, and parents alike, Scottsdale Unified School District Superintendent Scott Menzel is sounding alarm bells about the current state of Covid in Scottsdale schools. As of August 4th, there had been 78 confirmed cases on-campus, 150 symptomatic students sent home, and well over 600 that were in quarantine at that moment. The full letter, … Read More