Letters to the Editor

I have been keeping up on the proposition 495 measure, and I must confess, I am still on the fence on this matter.  I've seen government in action long enough to know that you should never fully trust the institution of government, not the officials that run it. After all, giving someone authority to tap into your life in many ways will bear c...

What is incorporation about? It is about incorporation of select parts of San Tan Valley that was decided who would be in and who wouldn't by a select group. There is no plan, no budget and the incorporation committee all claim they don't want any positions if it passes which I find hard to believe. There are several big money donors (law firms, la...

Mr. Chairman and members of the board, I respectfully recall that last fall while presiding as board chairman, Mr. Goodman, despite twice being cautioned by legal counsel, violated the chairman's neutrality and impartiality by openly expressing his personal opinion enthusiastically endorsing presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying he did so on ...

I'm glad to consistently be here exercising my freedom of speech regarding public policy issues affecting Pinal County residentsResponding to challenges facing public education, housing, health, social security, veterans, and the economy, and our country's original sin of racism. Responding not against a political party, but against the insanity em...

In honor of Black History Month, and in the spirit of America's African American original freedom fighters, I dedicate this statement."You should have never started it!"  With these words, President Trump yesterday blamed Ukraine for defending itself against Russia's attacks -- a most despicable attempt at blaming victims of an autocratic...

Mr Chairman and members, I speak again in the spirit of Truth, Transparency and Accountability. We're living in a bizarre time and place where words and actions have lost their meaning. Where respect for the rule of law depends on political affiliation and an unquenchable thirst for power. I want to emphasize that I clearly ally myself with speaker...

Mr. Chairman, I've provided you Board members for the record a copy of the document I'll be referencing. As a new season of public service begins in Pinal County, we welcome newcomers to our Pinal County government. A new member of the Board of Supervisors, a County Sheriff, and a County Attorney. Recently, the county closed the books on this past ...

Mr. Chairman, This is a time for respectful allegiance to Truth, Transparency and Accountability.As Ecclesiastes 3 tells us: To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance. In that s...

My name is Charleigh. Tonight, 11/26/24 my two year old son locked me out of my house.  After calling 911, the San Tan Valley Fire Department came and helped get through my garage door to get me to my only child. During the incident, a firefighter named Jason hugged me and talked me through everything that was happening. I have never met a per...

Mr Chairman,Congratulations to Dana Lewis and all employees at Pinal County's Elections Office for ensuring a smooth election and for affirming that this presidential election as the previous one correctly reflected the will of the voters. It's time to bury the Big Lie.I hope we now will turn our focus on the Big Truth. The Big Truth that this elec...

Chairman and Members of the Board:Not surprisingly, today's agenda reflects the Board's continuing entanglement in costly allegations of election fraud. Allegations currently centered on one Board member. However, today's costly mess exists because several county officials openly promoted the 3-years-long MAGA Big Lie, without the Board challenging...

Mr. Chairman and members of the Board; Two days ago, we celebrated Labor Day, a holiday that Congress established in 1894 as a tribute to America's workers. Celebrated individual workers and trade and labor organizations who have improved everyone's standard of living and whose labor contributes to our economic strength as the most powerful economy...

I'm glad to be here in celebration of our democratic republic.Today we celebrate the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Another of our country's various attempts at bridging the gap between the hope and the reality of equal justice under the law. A hope reflected in Constitutional amendments, a...

The letters to the Editor in the past 2 weeks were from folks who clearly are afraid to think for themselves by ignoring the obvious. As far as educations goes, are the children graduating from public education being given the tools to succeed? Yes or No? Is the latest Trump trial politically motivated? Yes or No? There is no need to...

In the spirit of transparency, I want to say I'm a previous president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and continue being an active ACLU member.This past week 12 fellow Americans helped restore faith in the power of Truth, Transparency, and Accountability. The jurors who found the former president guilty on all 34 felony counts sign...