Taxes – Scottsdale Trails

Charity, Cultural Council, Culture, David Smith, Economic Sustainability, Ethics, Golf, Guy Phillips, Jim Lane, Kathy Littlefield, Linda Milhaven, Museum of the West, Politics, Suzanne Klapp, Taxes, Virginia Korte

Quango

February 23, 2016 No Comments

I was copied on an email to the Scottsdale city council and mayor today, in which a word caught my eye: “Quango.” Quango (quasi non-governmental organization) is an acronym that describes arms-length bodies funded by government departments but not run by them. They are given power and paid for by government departments. One of my […]

Civil Dialog, Ethics, Schools, Taxes, Virginia Korte

David Peterson Expelled 2: Korte calls Kirby a “Bitch”

December 16, 2015 9 Comments

No sooner than I pushed the “publish” button on my last article, I received the latest missive from Virginia Korte in my inbox via the anonymous “Voice of Scottsdale” blog. I was rather shocked to see the normally-genteel Scottsdale city council woman refer to Scottsdale Unified School District governing board member Pam Kirby as an […]

Chamber of Commerce, Elections, Ethics, Schools, Taxes

David Peterson Expelled from School

December 16, 2015 3 Comments

Scottsdale Unified School District Superintendent David Peterson has apparently been sacked by the SUSD governing board. No reason for the expulsion was given by either the District or by Peterson. A cursory review of published agendas shows that the board met on 24 November 2015, …in Executive Session for: A. Discussion and consideration of the […]