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Ortega: Legislators wrong to double STR catastrophe

5/8/2024
As Scottsdale and other Arizona cities grapple with the chaos caused by invasion of mini hotels into our residential neighborhoods, the Arizona Legislature now threatens to double the number of short-term rentals (STRs) on single-family lots.

Koch: Developing Amkor in Vistancia disservice to …

5/8/2024
Awhile back there was a notice to change the Vistancia commercial core zoning that would allow different uses than previously allowed.

Shinkoskey: Trump gets puny fine

5/7/2024
A judge fined Trump a puny $9,000 for contempt of court during his Manhattan hush money/business crime/election interference trial.

Johnson: Nix the sweet deal for 'big liquor'

5/7/2024
For once, Washington has been grappling with issues nearly as big as those faced by their constituents.

Smyth: Civility over bedlam

5/7/2024
Another reader expresses her concern about the Independent’s civility checklist for opinions, arguing that it can constrain free speech. I respectfully disagree.  There are plenty of …

Election challenges highlight candidates' character

5/6/2024
Some extraordinary events affecting our local elections have occurred over the past two weeks. Because of that, I feel compelled to share my thoughts with all of you. During the month April an …

Stover: Concerns regarding civility

5/6/2024
I am writing to express my concern for your publication’s emphasis on civility over content.

Speak Up: Hobbs vetoes Republican legislation on …

5/6/2024
Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t let Republican lawmakers strip away the right of Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue the owners of corporate farms whose groundwater pumping dries up the wells of their neighbors.

Smith: How Arizona can solve the nursing shortage …

5/3/2024
For more than three decades, I have been part of a team helping to lead change as a nurse administrator and prepare the next generation of nursing professionals as a nursing professor and dean.

Boyle: Remarks on Mesa police SWAT anniversary

5/3/2024
Many years ago, I was a detective with the Mesa Police Department working sex crimes cases. It was tough but important work, a daily test of our resolve to pursue justice for victims of violence and …

Speak Up: Hamadeh tells judge election for attorney …

5/3/2024
Arizona’s 2022 election for attorney general that saw Republican Abraham Hamadeh lose by just 280 votes should be redone because Maricopa County failed to test their ballot printers and thousands of voters were unable to cast a ballot, Hamadeh’s lawyer told a judge Wednesday.

Smyth: It's time to go, Joe

5/2/2024
If former Donald Trump gets a second term in the White House, Joe Biden will have only himself to blame.