This article ran last year and I’ve had it in my drafts folder for some unknown reason. It’s still timely, though, as the history of Scottsdale is always under threat from those who seek to capitalize upon it. Historians build on ways to preserve city’s story By Michael Clancy, The Republic | azcentral.com Scottsdale could […]
Arizona: The Most Corrupt State in America
Matthew Hendley covered this topic in his recent Phoenix New Times article, “Arizona’s the Most Corrupt State in America, According to Survey.” The survey of reporters was conducted by researchers Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston working under the mantle of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. What Hendley fails to mention is that […]
The David Smith Problem
First let me say that personally I find Scottsdale city council candidate David Smith to be pleasant and even likable. Second, politically he is probably not much worse than the three Chamber of Commerce candidates: Banker Linda Milhaven; Good ole boy Dennis Robbins; and opportunist Jennifer Petersen. But that’s not saying much. And it should go […]