OPINION — The results of the Nov. 3 election should be a wake-up call for the Republican Party. The party that once appealed to people like me — conservative, practical and focused on responsible …
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By Brenda Kalivianakis | Member, Fountain Hills Town Council
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11/10/26
OPINION — On Nov. 3, America spoke loud and clear.
We will not accept Republicans who support an authoritarian president who is not only corrupt, but continues to destroy our economy and …
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OPINION — In November 2022, Tamia and Tim Woods lost their only child. James, a 17-year-old from Streetsboro, Ohio, was known as a joyful, compassionate kid with a bright future. Then someone on Instagram, posing as a young woman, groomed him, persuaded him to send intimate photos and turned those photos into a weapon.
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OPINION — Every year, we pause on Veterans Day to celebrate our veterans for their service. But for decades now, many returning veterans have asked us for more than platitudes.
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By Ron Carver, David Cortright and Barbara Doherty
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11/10/26
OPINION — JD Vance exhibits little in the way of political acumen or skills. Exhibit A could be his post-election social media post. In it, Vance said that the Republican debacle was solely the result of the Iran war. Moreover, everyone knows it and any contention to the contrary was dishonest. This is typical of the way Vance practices politics. Any disagreement with him, according to him, is stupid or dishonest, and probably both.
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OPINION — What is with the loud exhaust? What used to be just a few annoying exhaust sounds from motorcycles, cars and trucks has now increased in frequency to where a walk outside or an evening rest on the back porch sounds like an afternoon at the Indianapolis 500.
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Nov. 3 brought a merciful end to nonstop political attack ads by candidates and political action committees in the run-up to Election Day. They unfold predictably: tear down the opponent with the …
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OPINION — At “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918, guns officially fell silent across Europe and World War I came to a military end (the political finish came in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles).
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OPINION — Hearts were racing from Connecticut to California and countless places in between. Americans were about to witness something they’d never seen before. It would bring immense relief to many households and deliver dark fear to others.
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OPINION — The Roman Republic was formed in 509 B.C. and lasted 482 years, until 27 B.C. when Octavian crowned himself Caesar Augustus, Roman emperor. By comparison, the United States’ 250 years barely crosses the halfway point of republican Rome. Aware of Rome’s longevity, America’s founders approached their project with remarkable ambition.
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