Jan. 10 marked the beginning of Arizona’s 2022 Legislative session, which will be fraught with ultra-partisan politics in a state where many elected officials have bought into the fiction that Joe Biden is not the duly elected president of the United States. Under normal circumstances, the legislative process is an …
Op-Ed/Letters
January, 2022
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11 January
Potentially devastating school budget cuts
*Reprinted with permission. By Former Superintendents, Jim Rice and John Pedicone Many people may not be aware of an impending education funding crisis that threatens to cripple public schools across Arizona. There is a state process known as the aggregate spending limit, which is part of the state budget. The Arizona Constitution established the …
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11 January
Could a spending limit created over 40 years ago force schools to close this Spring?
Arizona’s schools may be forced to close as early as April 1 this spring. Not because of COVID this time, but because of a perfect storm of problems with our state’s school funding system. (Funding that by the way, despite recent increases, still ranks as the lowest in the nation). The irony is that this spring, school districts are …
November, 2021
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17 November
Dancing through the Chaos
November is National Gratitude Month – which makes sense, given it’s Thanksgiving month. Stretching out a focus on gratitude for the full month could only be a good thing. November’s also Native American Heritage Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and National Diabetes Month. But there’s more – it’s also officially …
September, 2021
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28 September
Chairman Rambler weighs in on legislation which would block Resolution Copper Mine.
San Carlos Apache Reservation—According to a poll conducted by FM3Research , nearly 75 percent of Arizona likely voters oppose the construction of the proposed Resolution Copper Mine that would destroy Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, a sacred Western Apache site also known as Oak Flat located on the Tonto National Forest east of …
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27 September
Superior Mayor Besich with an urgent message regarding new legislation
Mayor’s Minute: Resolution Copper Project is at Risk! Friends, Family and Neighbors, I am contacting you today with great urgency and a simple request: please contact our Senators and Congressmen and ask them to not support the “Save Oak Flat” H.R. 1884 bill that has been proposed by Representative Grijalva …
July, 2021
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4 July
What to a woman is the 4th of July?
The July 4th celebration began to commemorate the Declaration of Independence passed by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. “When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for People to dissolve the Political Bands …WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, …
June, 2021
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19 June
To all Fathers who have Daughters:
As your daughters honor you on Father’s Day, remember how much you care about them and fought or still fight to keep them safe. But have you asked why are they not safe? Inequality makes them not safe. One in four women and one in ten men experience sexual or physical violence …
May, 2021
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25 May
Learning to walk
Dear Graduate, The root meaning of the word graduation is to step forward. When you graduate, you’ve taken a step ahead, or up. It’s a big, meaningful step, and you’ve worked hard, so you rightfully celebrate and receive lots of congratulations, and hopefully take a vacation to recuperate. It’s funny …
April, 2021
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12 April
Tiny Things Matter Most
If the pandemic has brought one lesson home more than anything, it’s that teensy-tiny things can change the world. We’ve all had the experience of having a glochid stuck in your finger – those tiny bristles on some cacti – and how this can cause more discomfort and ruin …