It’s easy to think that terrorism is some far-away problem that will never come home to roost locally. But a recent development shows that that is not the case, and is a good reminder that many of our friends locally are also under a cloud of threat and potential danger. Federal prosecutors last week unsealed charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad … Read More
Guest Editorial: You have to know what’s going on- Police involved
By Councilman Adam Kwasman Dear Neighbor, I need your help. Just this week, a radical, pro-Hamas group has targeted my family and me, spewing anti-Semitic hate, and posting a photo of my family on their social media, calling me a Nazi and telling their radical supporters to “make my life hell.” The outstanding Scottsdale Police Department are investigating the matter, and I have recently completed a security assessment of my home. This … Read More
Local Legislator Wants to Increase Punishments for Protests Gone Awry: This is the Way
It is the nature of politicians to extrapolate the worst of what happens around the country and make it a local issue, regardless of whether or not it has a chance of becoming one. Both Republicans and Democrats do it, and it’s one of the more obnoxious parts of politics; after all, we should all prefer that politicians focus on … Read More