OPINION — With federal cuts reducing Arizona’s Colorado River allocation by 27% each year through 2028, many people are coming to us concerned and asking: “Will I still have water?” “Will my tap run dry?” “What should we do?”
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OPINION — I grew up in SUSD and was among the first students to graduate from Desert Mountain High School. My wife and I wanted our children to follow that same path, so we bought a home within …
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OPINION — For the past four years, Adrian Fontes has served as Arizona’s Secretary of State with a focus on secure, accurate, transparent and accessible elections.
As Arizona’s chief …
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OPINION — As a future voter attending Arizona public schools since kindergarten and seeing, firsthand, the same slew of complaints, I know the biggest problem for students and me isn't a lack of …
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OPINION — Join me in making a difference by voting enthusiastically yes on the Scottsdale Unified School District capital bond.
As a former teacher and state legislator, I have seen firsthand …
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Metro Phoenix remains among the fast-growing areas in the country. But are its communities doing the best job of regulating growth and development? Are they planning wisely for housing, schools, …
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OPINION — A 4-year-old who can wait for his turn walks into kindergarten better prepared than one who can recite the alphabet. That claim surprises parents, but it doesn’t surprise kindergarten teachers.
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By Leena Hasbini, Ed.D. | Paradise Valley
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9/19/26
OPINION — Dr. Jennifer Johnson is the union-backed, Menzel-aligned progressive candidate for the SUSD Governing Board in the 2026 election.
A career educator, she campaigns on the slogan …
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OPINION — Any claim the Republican Party had to fiscal conservatism was forfeited long ago. Any doubts should be extinguished by Donald Trump’s “dividend” proposal. At the GOP’s midterm convention, Trump said that every adult citizen would receive $5,000, but only if the GOP retained control of both the House and the Senate in the midterm election.
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OPINION — Congressman Schweikert, our national debt just hit $40 trillion. Way to go. This happened on your watch, even though your congressional website states that one of your “top priorities …
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OPINION — Please join me in voting yes on the Scottsdale Unified School District capital bond.
Having served on the Scottsdale Unified Governing Board, I know firsthand that maintaining …
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Since the mid-1980s, the Valley has built its regional freeway system, which moves tens of thousands of people every day. Population continues to grow. Lane expansion is inevitable. New freeways are …
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