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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. Attorney Ryan Heath urged Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney to allow what would be the fourth challenge Hamadeh has filed contesting his loss to Democrat Kris Mayes to proceed even though it came well past the quick deadlines on election challenges.

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.

Linton: Questions casino on west side

5/2/2024
I found your article from a recent issue of the Daily Independent both interesting and distressing.

Speak Up: Scottsdale No. 2 in country for fatal rush …

5/2/2024
The street can be a dangerous place, especially in rush hour. From the speed racer flooring the accelerator to be the first at his destination to the multi-tasking driver who’s also texting with his BFF, the perils are myriad. And that’s especially true in Scottsdale. A study by Las Vegas firm H&P Law broke down the Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from 2017 to 2021 to find geographically where the highest percentage of fatal crashes are coming during the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fleming: Honoring small businesses building stronger …

5/1/2024
National Small Business Week, April 28 through May 4, is a time to celebrate the entrepreneurs, small businesses and innovative startups that define our communities.

Polon: Amkor will be positive for Peoria

5/1/2024
 I worked about 35 years in the high-tech world and actually did some chip packaging prototyping for thermal, signal integrity, and packaging analysis.

Speak Up: ASU Israel-Gaza protest arrests elicit …

5/1/2024
Arizona State University joined college campus protesters from New York to California in speaking out about the Israel-Hamas war - and facing charges for the way they are doing so. ASU officials, as did other college leaders last week, moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators.

Scott: Republican theatrics have real consequences

5/1/2024
The absurd has been on display at Arizona’s Legislature: stripping women’s autonomy; praying in tongues on the chamber floor; demonizing LGBTQ through bizarre restroom scenarios; crafting …

Rumbaugh: Arizona schools rate well on list

4/30/2024
The Daily Independent carried an article on April 25 entitled “Report: BASIS Peoria Tops Best Public High Schools List.”

Plencner: Schweikert has seniority and my vote

4/30/2024
Primary ballots for the 2024 election will be coming to you after July 4. In a few weeks you will be voting on who the Democrat/Republican nominees will be. To say the future of this nation …

Shaler: Voters should provide proof of citizenship

4/30/2024
People registering to vote who do not provide adequate proof of citizenship are allowed to vote a “Federal Only” ballot. So, what prevents all of these recent immigrants from voting for president and U.S. Congress in November?

Patterson: Mounting debt accumulation can't go on …

4/29/2024
Joe Biden loves to give away money, especially if it’s not his own. He has spent trillions of dollars for political benefit that didn’t need otherwise to be spent.