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The recent passing of Colin Powell, former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brought forth many stories of his illustrious career. But, unfortunately, his speech at the United Nations on February 5, 2003, making a case for war with Iraq, will be what people will never forget. His speech at … Read more
Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin face the same unpopularity with voters in both Arizona and West Virginia. I don’t like either one’s “my way or the highway” attitude or Sinema’s tiresome antics. Sinema, who takes money from corporate interests that opposed the Biden agenda, appears to have sold her vote. This would explain her … Read more
This past week Senator Sinema threatened to derail President Biden’s legislative agenda for lowering prescription drug prices meanwhile taking more than $750,000 in donations from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. According to an analysis by Kaiser Health News, Sinema ranks as one of Congress’s leading recipients of pharmaceutical industry donations despite her successful 2018 Senate … Read more
I am a currently serving school governing board member of nine years and the past president of the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA). As such, I have been closely following the stories of school board meetings, especially in Arizona, that have become especially contentious. The ugliness probably shouldn’t be surprising in the uber-polarized environment we … Read more
In a 3/2 vote on this past Wednesday, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to reject a $3.4 million federal grant for improving vaccine equity. Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh (District 1), led the charge to deny the funding, questioning whether Pinal County had a need for a “vaccine equity coordinator”, which the grant mandated be … Read more