Despite a discussion at its last meeting leading the Chandler Unified Governing Board to bump an item to action at its Wednesday, Sept. 9, the CUSD board is likely in for another long discussion …
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OPINION — My mom worked harder than anyone I know. She wanted a good life for us. It was a hard life — I remember the Christmas she had to pawn our gifts to pay the light bill — but she made it special for us. Now I have two kids of my own, and I want them to have every opportunity that other children have. The landscape is tough out there.
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For anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide, call the Suicide Hotline at 988 or Teen Lifeline at 602-248-8336 to speak or chat with a representative.
For the eighth consecutive year, Teen …
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OPINION — Affordability has become one of the defining issues in national politics. Families are understandably concerned about the cost of housing, transportation and everyday necessities. In Arizona, those concerns have been amplified by bad decisions and policy failures from our state leaders.
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OPINION — Virtually everyone in their mid-30s or older remembers where they were when they heard that an airplane struck the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001. I was in a hotel gym in Slovakia; it took two weeks to get home. That was the goal of the terrorists: to destroy the ability of the American people to live their lives normally.
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A 22-year-old man has been booked on second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges connected to a Sunday morning shooting in Scottsdale, police said.
Jeremy La’Twan …
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The Trump administration has resumed construction of a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of the Tohono O’odham tribal land, despite protests from the tribe. U.S. Customs and …
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Arizona State University is launching its first three-year bachelor's degree programs, giving education students the option of an accelerated curriculum for certain paths.
The programs are …
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OPINION — The United States has witnessed a historic level of legislative commitment to address the national housing crisis. In July 2025, Congress expanded the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to fund an estimated 1.22 million affordable rental homes over the next decade.
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By Allie Cannington and David Gonzalez Rice
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9/6/26
OPINION — As Charles Dickens might have said, “It is the best of times in medicine, it is the worst of times in healthcare.” It is a time of great medical discovery with artificial intelligence, it is a time of the poorest outcomes for the sick.
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Gilbert Town Council approved a package of short-term rental code changes increasing licensing fees and penalties while adding enforcement tools for the town.
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For years, North Peoria residents had a familiar request: more places to gather over dinner without driving across town. That wish is becoming a reality as a wave of new restaurants transforms the Lake Pleasant Parkway corridor into one of the city’s fastest-evolving dining destinations.
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