Category: Ethics

Drink Till You Become A Resident

It’s a New Year and I sort of resolved to be politically nicer this year. However…there are some stories that write themselves and I am duty-bound to let them do so. Former Cave Creek city councilman Adam Trenk seems like a nice guy. I chatted with him once a few years ago before he graduated […]

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Suing The City Over Sereno

The attorney for one of the property owners in the Sereno Canyon development has filed a “notice of claim” with the City of Scottsdale, as a prelude to an almost-certain lawsuit. You may recall that the developer sold a handful of large lots in this rural, North Scottsdale development prior to the real estate bust […]

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Ben Quayle’s Farewell

From Ben Quayle’s final (at least for now) constituent email: Late on Tuesday night, the House passed the Senate’s compromise package to avert the fiscal cliff.  Although I wanted to have a compromise deal that I could support, I could not vote in favor of this bill.  We all know Washington has a spending problem, […]

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