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Tempe Mayor-Elect Corey Woods Prepares for his Inauguration on July 2, 2020
April 8, 2020
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On March 10, 2020, former City Council Member Corey Woods (a Democrat) defeated two-term Democratic incumbent Mayor Mark Mitchell to become the next leader of Tempe. With his inauguration on July 2, 2020, Mayor-Elect Woods graciously took time from his schedule to discuss his transition to take over from Mayor Mitchell this summer and his … Read more
The People will Remember the Actions of the President of Betrayal
April 7, 2020
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Entrepreneur and MSNBC Commentator Donny Deutsch’s branding of Donald Trump as the President of Betrayal last November is increasingly on point this week. Reporting by the New York Times has revealed that Trade Representative Peter Navarro (the social scientist who clashed with Dr. Anthony Fauci over the feasibility of using hydroxychloroquine to treat Coronavirus) told … Read more
Unaccountable: Trump declares war on the inspector generals
April 7, 2020
Like a mob boss, Donald Trump believes that he should never be held accountable for his actions by anyone, especially by those gumshoe government inspectors whose job it is to protect the public interest in the inspector generals office. In recent days, Trump has declared war on the governments’ inspector generals, mostly because they are … Read more
What Should be in the Next Stimulus Package
April 7, 2020
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Even before the Nation’s representatives flights had taken off from Washington D.C. after passing the massive $2.2 trillion stimulus package, most political and economic observers realized that more would be needed to prop up the economy during the later stages of the public health crisis and in the interval afterward. What should be in the … Read more
Pima County Bd. of Supervisors appoints Betty Villegas to District 5 vacant seat
April 7, 2020
On March 28, 2020 Pima County Supervisor and Chair Richard Elias (D) of District 5 died suddenly in his sleep at age 61, so the chairmanship was taken over by Vice Chair Ramon Valadez (D), of District 2. Supervisor Elias had been appointed to his seat in Feb. 2002, and was elected in 2004, 2008, … Read more
Trump and his associates stand to profit from an unproven treatment he promotes for COVID-19
April 7, 2020
America elected a grifter, con man, carnival barker, real estate fraudster, pathological liar and thief president in 2016. Why should anyone be surprised that he has transitioned into snake oil salesman? When Donald Trump Ignores Expert Opinion, And Again Promotes Use of Hydroxychloroquine as a miracle cure for COVID-19, the first question every American should … Read more
Sheriff Chris Nanos would like to serve the People of Pima County again
April 7, 2020
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Chris Nanos would like a second shot at serving as the Pima County Sheriff Position. Appointed in 2015 to complete the term of retiring Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, Nanos, a man with decades of law enforcement and executive management experience, became engulfed in an F.B.I. investigation of the department thanks to questionable acts by two leading … Read more
Surveillance in the Age of Covid-19. Be Afraid – Be Very Afraid.
April 6, 2020
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“Dictatorships and authoritarian societies often start in the face of a threat,” Umberto Bacchi from the U.N. told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview on March 31, 2020. PBS reported on 3/31/20 that the surveillance methods put into place in China during the outbreak are likely to stay in place and that people are … Read more
