Goodbye, Dr. Rodgers…and Good Luck

It only took five short days for at least one of the Scottsdale Cultural Council rumors to be borne out: Tim Rodgers, director of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (a Cultural Council division), is moving on to greener pastures…which would be about anywhere other than the Scottsdale Cultural Council. I’m surprised that Tim (who […]

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David Smith’s Real Tax Reform is No Substitute for Real Budget Discipline

David Smith’s Feb. 24 Scottsdale Independent column “Scottsdale City Council to debate real tax reform,” describes nothing more than a publicity stunt. First of all, eliminating the food tax wasn’t Smith’s idea. It was first proposed several years ago by the late, great city councilman Tony Nelssen. Smith can’t even be original, let alone intellectually […]

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Tax Scraps and Crumbs

Voice of Scottsdale (aka Virginia Korte) posted a commentary today on new Scottsdale city council member David Smith and his grand plan to save our city from the food tax that threatens to put us all in the poor house and leave a deserted…er…desert, where Scottsdale used to be. The question posed: Is Smith sincere […]

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