OPINION — While deaths from drug overdoses across the United States declined during each of the last three years, they have surged in Arizona. From September 2024 to September 2025, our state recorded a 17% increase in overdose deaths — twice the national average — according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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OPINION — A visit to the doctor may get you a diagnosis. A trip to the pharmacist fills the needed prescription. Your health plan has all sorts of information about benefits. Healthcare. Straightforward and easy to understand, right? Eye roll. Laugh stifled.
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Safety can change in a moment, but feeling safe again can take much longer. This is something I have come to understand through my work as a therapist in Arizona with individuals who have experienced domestic violence and other forms of trauma.
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There was a time when nothing signaled the onset of autumn like Halloween, the annual cultural celebration observed on Oct. 31, which features trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and carving …
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OPINION — When most people think about hunger, they picture an empty pantry or fridge. Yet, for families struggling to make ends meet, the challenge is often more complicated than simply having enough food to eat.
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OPINION — Everyone deserves to feel safe in Tempe, and to know that if they experience sexual assault, law enforcement has the resources needed to pursue the person responsible. Crime data Tempe reported to the FBI and Arizona DPS show 681 forcible rapes since 2022 and 28 arrests — about 4%. The national arrest rate is nearly 28%.
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OPINION — Any reasonable person supports children, public transportation and public safety. Supporting these goals does not mean giving City Hall a blank check. When government asks citizens to tax themselves — especially a regressive tax that places a greater burden on lower-income residents — we have a responsibility to ask hard questions.
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Former Army Medical Corps psychiatrist Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, for the 2009 mass shooting that claimed the lives of 13 soldiers and wounded …
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OPINION — Kyrene schools helped shape who I am and provided me with the skills to succeed. I am running for the governing board to give back to the community and district that invested in me. At a time when public schools face serious challenges related to funding and red tape, Kyrene needs leadership that advocates for students and staff.
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OPINION — I will take my completed mail-in ballot to a voting center, have the sealed envelope ID-verified, drop the ballot in the drop box and await acknowledgements from the sign-up tracking system that my ballot has arrived at the processing center and has been counted.
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OPINION — As a former Tempe City Council member and small-business owner, I’ve spent years listening to families, first responders and local employers talk about what they need to succeed in our city. It always comes back to the same basics: safe neighborhoods and ways to get around that work.
That’s why I strongly support Proposition 424.
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There has been plenty of bluster about mail-in voting, some of the negative coming from President Trump — who votes by mail himself. Do you believe in the integrity of voting by mail through …
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