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Media outlets duped by bogus polls
Regardless of what you may have read elsewhere, no one has a decisive lead in the GOP primary race to replace Congressman John Shadegg, who is retiring at the end of the year. There have been three "polls" released by candidates in the race so far, and none of them are worth a lick.
McCain legislation benefits mining companies, hurts environment
Obama's Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Interior Secretary Salazar recently met in Arizona with proponents and opponents of McCain- sponsored copper mine "land swap" legislation. Mine supporters participated in the meetings, as did opponents such as local townspeople, Native Americans and conservationists.
Help, I’m doing a report on Arizona
Dear Editor, Hello, my name is Vanessa Espinoza. I am a fifth grader at Napa Valley Language Academy in Napa, California. The reason I am writing to you is that my class is doing state reports and I have chosen your magnificent state, Arizona.
Support for payday lenders grows where money flows
In the March 5 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times, three of the state's chambers of commerce ran a full-page ad on page 2 supporting the "short-term consumer financing industry," or in English, the payday lenders.
An open letter on health care to Sens. McCain and Kyl
Here we go again. I've lost track of what round this is over health care, but it doesn't change the fact that the federal government cannot "mandate" American citizens to purchase health care coverage.
Tougher penalties needed for pedophiles
I am a local political activist. I brought up the issue of child endangerment to the local press during the school override election for Apache Junction Unified School District. I also raised the issue during city council meetings and in the blogs.
Third parties must print public notices
H2244 was appropriately defeated because, by definition, removing print publication of public notices defeats the very purpose of public publication of the notices. The intention is to provide as broad a public notice to the citizens as is economically and reasonably feasible without preferring, by the method of publication, which group should get the information while intentionally not providing [...]
Keep the public noticed
If public notices were not published in newspapers, the community would not know about hearings, requests for proposals, companies that are forming and other actions by government.
Put Arizona prisoners to work on cleaning duty
I toured some our neighborhoods recently, and you know what I saw? Feral cats everywhere. Does no one in this town care that these animals are potential reservoirs of diseases like rabies that might affect our children?
Western Union settlement a turning point in smuggling war
Our $94 million settlement with Western Union ranks as one of the most important legal agreements in Arizona's history.
35-page pot initiative too complex
Anyone who thinks a 35-page law is a good idea needs a brain scan. With so many lawyer words in one place, the mischief the marijuana- regulation law is bound to do will be enormous and filled with stupidity. I would never vote for any initiative so complex that I cannot readily understand it.
Adoption bill doesn’t exclude single adults
In the Feb. 5 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times, the story headlined "Married parents would get preference in Adoptions" stated that H2148 would prohibit the Arizona Department of Economic Security from "approving an adoption by a single adult unless no qualified married couple was available."
