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OPINION — Why are we not insisting that Governor Katie Hobbs publicly debate her opponents before the November election?
Arizonans, we live in the home of the Wild West. Questioning authority, …
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By Regan Mays | Scottsdale
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10/6/26
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OPINION — We long-time Scottsdale residents chose to make the city our home. Simply being born here fails to make a candidate qualified.
Years of drought and Colorado River cuts have made …
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By Steve Colombo | Scottsdale
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10/6/26
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Twelve years ago, I was a fifth grade teacher at Warner Elementary School, one of six Wilmington schools identified by then-Gov. Jack Markell and the Delaware Department of Education as “priorities.”
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By Mike Matthews
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10/6/26
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OPINION — I am Jennifer Johnson, a candidate for the SUSD Governing Board. As a native Arizonan, educator, parent and community member, I will bring proven leadership to the SUSD governing …
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By Jennifer Johnson | Candidate, Scottsdale Unified Governing Board
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10/6/26
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OPINION — This is in response to the writer enthralled with the One Big Beautiful Bill. I didn’t get a penny off my taxes; I checked with my accountant. And, it is temporary, as the reduction ends in two years.
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By Rita Gildner | Surprise
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10/6/26
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OPINION — I am amazed at the many, many campaign signs Andy Biggs has had on most every Surprise-area street corner, even three or four on some corners. I saw a flashing neon billboard sign for him in Sun City on Grand Avenue. I get a kick out of his “Biggs will fix it” signs. He sure will fix it and in any way his leader King Trump wishes!
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By Paula Parkel | Surprise
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10/6/26
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OPINION Peace is a big word, and one of the hardest to turn into everyday action. So, this Peace Week, instead of talking about peace in the abstract, we honored people in Chandler who practice it.
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By O.D. Harris, Chandler City Council
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10/6/26
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Most commercial quantities of solar power come from two kinds of installations. They are: 1.) rooftop solar panels on homes or businesses or in businesses’ parking lots; and 2.) “farms” with large arrays built on acreage amounts of land.
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By Arthur E. Sowers
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10/6/26
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OPINION — France was supposed to be finished with Christianity. Apparently, Christianity wasn’t finished with France.
That is the surprising story now emerging from one of Europe’s most …
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By Gregg Dudash | Fountain Hills
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10/6/26
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OPINION — Recently, the Independent reported on Scottsdale’s large revenue increases. Normally, such good fortune would be greeted with applause and high-fives for everyone that made it …
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By David Smith | Scottsdale
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10/6/26
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OPINION — I have volunteered in elections since the 1960s. There is one truth: honest people make honest elections. The government can “modernize” and spend millions of our tax dollars, but only honest people can give us fair elections. It’s priceless and costs us no tax dollars.
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By Scott Mitzner | Sun City West
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10/6/26
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OPINION — I'm voting yes on the Scottsdale Unified School District bond, and I hope you'll join me.
Through my work on SUSD's Spark Committee, I've seen how much our district is planning for …
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By Kevin Maxwell | Scottsdale
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10/6/26
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OPINION — I read with disgust the article, Sun City Fire yet to receive full county tax money. I am a programmer. I bought property tax liens for eight years. No more!
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By Oran Charlson | Sun City
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10/6/26
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On Sept. 28, I attended a good portion of the meeting of Dover City Council’s Committee of the Whole in Council Chambers. The rest of the meeting I viewed from home.
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By William G. Faust Jr.
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10/6/26
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OPINION — As a former Tempe City Council member and small-business owner, I’ve spent years listening to families, first responders and local employers talk about what they need to succeed in our city. It always comes back to the same basics: safe neighborhoods and ways to get around that work.
That’s why I strongly support Proposition 424.
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By Robin Arredondo-Savage | Tempe
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10/6/26
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OPINION — I wanted to meet with Congressional District 8’s Rep. Abe Hamadeh to form my own opinion and ask some questions which I felt were important before I could give this man my vote.
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By Dolores McCaslin | Sun City West
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10/5/26
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When families in Oak Orchard, Long Neck, Angola and northeast Millsboro asked whether their drinking water was safe, some were told the culprit was nitrates. That simple answer was never going to be enough.
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By Rep. Jeff Hilovsky
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10/5/26
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OPINION — Scottsdale Councilman Barry Graham has endorsed Alexander Kolodin for Arizona Secretary of State. Voters should look past the campaign shorthand and at what that endorsement and …
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By Bridget Coleman | Scottsdale
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10/5/26
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OPINION — After my family marked the first anniversary of my grandfather’s passing in September, I found myself thinking about him, my “güelo,” more than usual.
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By Edith Allen, M.D. | Phoenix
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10/5/26
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How do the people in Delaware feel about Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Sarah McBride, both D-Del., refusing to debate the Republican candidates?
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10/5/26
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