This year Arizona lost one of our few remaining direct connections to the events surrounding the Imperial Japanese Navy attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Betty Tackaberry Blake died in Scottsdale in April 2015. I’ve copied here the Wikipedia entry [link to article, which includes footnotes] I assembled in […]
When Chickens Come Home to Roost
While I could, I don’t often say, “I told you so.” However, this is one of those times when I will. During the last Scottsdale city council campaign after I announced my council candidate endorsements, I was strongly derided by a couple of ‘friends’ for not endorsing candidates they endorsed AFTER my endorsments. One of […]
Scottsdale’s Big Ideas Should Start With Basics
From today’s Scottsdale Republic: Again, the champions of Scottsdale’s unique character and quality of life have to endure the insults of Paradise Valley resident Jason Rose (“Before knocking the city, consider all its positives,” May 28 Scottsdale Republic). Indeed, there are many reasons to love Scottsdale. Almost all happened before Rose started getting taxpayer subsidies […]