The global economic crisis is a chance to reflect on what will be needed to launch a worldwide recovery. Something to consider: when women and girls are afforded equal opportunity, the results in terms of economic advancement are striking. The ...
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Prop. 102 intrudes on individual rights 
I am not gay. I represent the organization Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, better known as PFLAG Phoenix. Some readers may be shocked to read that an organization exists solely to provide support, education and advocacy for ...
Read More »Medical Choice initiative will improve health care 
On Nov. 4, Arizonans have the opportunity to make a key decision about their rights. Proposition 101, the Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act, secures your right to spend your money on the health care of your choice. It ...
Read More »Prop. 101 could hamstring future health care reform 
The Arizona Academy of Family Physicians (AzAFP) opposes Proposition 101, the Medical Choice for Arizona initiative. Family physicians are on the front line of medical care. We see daily the effects of arbitrary decisions by health insurance companies, and we ...
Read More »Health care initiative protects choices 
Many proposals swirling around Arizona and the rest of the country would increase government’s role in health care. Their common denominator: reduced individual choice and control over medical decisions.Proposition 101, the Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act, would preserve ...
Read More »Unintended health care consequences of Prop. 101 
Proposition 101, the so-called Freedom of Choice in Healthcare Act, is a vague and poorly written proposition that will decrease health care choices and increase health care costs for Arizona residents. Arizona’s pediatricians want families to know that we oppose ...
Read More »How-to guide for voters with disabilities 
No one can refute the fact that we are heading into one of the most historic U.S. presidential elections that many of us will see in our lifetime. Regardless of which side of the political fence we claim as our ...
Read More »Putting public safety first 
When I entered the race for Maricopa County attorney eight months ago, I knew I had an uphill climb. But I believed that if I was able to focus attention on my opponent’s mismanagement and on my positive message of ...
Read More »Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS aims to meet rising need for low-income support services during tough economy 
Last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that the number of AIDS infections in the United States has been underestimated by 40 percent every year for more than a decade. The CDC’s research cites 56,300 ...
Read More »AZ needs better executive succession plan, otherwise called a ‘lieutenant governor’ 
In today’s business world, one of the first things a business consultant asks the CEO or owner of a company is, “Do you have a succession plan≠” In Arizona’s case, today’s answer would be: “Yes, my plan calls for my ...
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