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SRP should join APS and SW Gas in not raising rates for low-income customers
Census figures from 2011 to be released this fall will show that progress in combating poverty has taken a giant leap backwards.
Families also have the right to not be exposed to indecency on TV
Most people would not disagree that American society has grown coarser. One aspect of this coarsening is the content our children may see simply by turning on TV.
The 4 big worries facing the U.S. economy
We’re in the midst of one of the most critical presidential and congressional elections in recent history — certainly the most important since 1980. Of course, we have heard and […]
Intel expansion shows GOP leads the way for job creation
You’ve probably heard lawmakers exclaiming that their priorities are “jobs, jobs and jobs.” No matter what the issue of the day happens to be, leaders on both sides of the aisle will say the focus must be on jobs and the economy.
The NFL is way better than politics
After Labor Day 2012 (Sept. 3) two big seasons kick off, i.e., the National Football League season and the 2012 election season.
‘Dreamers’ deserve a chance to remain in the U.S.
On Aug. 15, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began accepting requests for consideration of deferred deportation action for some people who came to the United States as children.
National political conventions – what’s the point?
When was the last time anything truly major happened at a Republican or Democratic national convention?
5 Cs: A vision of progress and prosperity for more than 100 years
Historians like to take the long view. When our forefathers (and they were all men) met in Phoenix slightly more than 100 years ago to adopt a Constitution for the state of Arizona, they drafted a document based on their understanding of the past and expressing their progressive hopes for the future.
Republicans ‘stole’ $50 million meant for homeowners
I am tired of the political cat and mouse game that Tea Party Republicans are playing with the Arizona Attorney General’s Mortgage Settlement Fund. It was wrong to sweep money from the fund to benefit the private prison industry at the expense of Arizona homeowners.
Tea Party McCarthy-like attacks sidetrack us from important issues
Arizona is a dream for comedians and political writers.
Unfortunately, the Arizona Capitol Times July 23 story “Tea party leader says all Muslims a ‘threat’ to U.S.; seeks recall of McCain” on Tea Party organizer Wes Harris wanting to ban all Muslims from working for the federal government and attempting to recall Sen. John McCain crowds out news on “normal” people[...]
Women facing new Tea Party-backed health care restrictions
Starting next week, women across the state will face a choice between their privacy, their health care coverage and their jobs.
Out-of-touch Pearce must be defeated a 2nd time
Undeterred from his humiliating defeat in the recall election last November, former Senate President Russell Pearce is asking the voters of Mesa’s new Legislative District 25 to redeem him politically by returning him to the Arizona Senate.
