Letters to the Editor

Over four decades ago, the State of Arizona instituted "equalization funding" in order to balance funding amounts for public schools across the state.Unfortunately, the state's practice has never lived up to this promise. And Arizona students are losing out.Consider students who attend public charter schools. On average, they receive $2,300 less in...

Arizona's universal ESA (Empowerment Scholarship Account) vouchers are causing significant harm to local neighborhood schools, students, and educators. By diverting over $700 million from the state's education budget to private schools that lack accountability, the program is undermining public education across the state. The Impact on Pinal County...

We are all understandably overwhelmed and disturbed by news of campus protests, news of indictments of fellow Arizonans posing as fake presidential electors, news of a former president sitting in a courtroom for allegations of criminal actions. All of us wish these weren't the reality of our times. However, rather than decry, detract, and avoid dis...

Mr. Chairman, Congratulations to both Joe Biden and Donald Trump for their expected victories in yesterday's presidential preference election here in Arizona. As this election season gets underway, now is a good time to urge all civic minded Americans to engage in truthful dialogue about candidates seeking our votes. Democracy demands no less than ...

The Pinal County Sheriffs Office is not doing enough to ease traffic issues at Combs and Schnepf. I had to run to the store from Laredo Ranch at 520pm Thursday, 01/04/2024. I noticed that there was an officer parked on the South-East corner of the intersection of Combs and Schnepf. The officer was leaning back against his front bumper and not direc...

Three years ago on January 6, 2021, you and I witnessed a day of infamy. The first time that a defeated American president attempted to retain power by violently seeking to prevent the constitutionally mandated peaceful transfer of presidential power. The violence played out while we sat in this room during a Board of Supervisors meeting.Yet, here ...

Another week, another illustration of the importance of dedication to Truth, Transparency and Accountability. Putrid words spoken recently by the campaigning leader of the Republican Party.Pimping for votes of the racists among us, with his venomous words that the immigrants coming to the U.S. (quote) are poisoning the blood of our country (unquote...

Professional deployment of law enforcement resources are essential for a safe community and is one of the basic tenets of a professional, proactive thinking, and high-performing law enforcement agency. Professional cops got into the profession to put "bad guys" in jail and rid our communities of lawbreakers. Let's move our resources back to the com...

At the last Board of Supervisors meeting, Sheriff Mark Lamb's hypocrisy and disdain for the Constitution were on full display. Disregarding his ongoing 3 years of electioneering as a political prop for the insurrectionist and now criminally indicted former president, the Sheriff candidate for U.S. Senate has the unmitigated gall to tell you Board o...

To the editor, Members of the bipartisan Congressional Animal Protection Caucus should support a massive increase in federal funding for cultivated-meat research. For readers who aren't familiar with the term, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. No other policy, with a reasonable shot of becoming law, has the potential...

Senator Sinema has fought hard for our regional airports to get the funding they needed in order to upgrade their facilities and make necessary upgrades, and now she can again through the FAA reauthorization bill.  The FAA is up for reauthorization again, and I hope that the Senator will work on two things:  Passing this thing quickly ins...

I strongly support state legislation aimed at curbing incessant and dangerous spam calls and call on our state legislators to ensure this becomes federal and enforceable law. My mother was recently scammed out of $600 when she received a "distress call" from someone pretending to be her grandchild. Beyond the immediate financial losses, she was ash...

In my 25 years as a small business owner, my career has spanned economic booms and downturns. Through it all, I have gained a great deal of experience in managing budgets, industry trends, and developing long-term strategies. It has become clear that one of the most important keys to success is having a vision. As Pinal County's population rapidly ...

Our president just violated the basic principle of nondiscrimination. By his forcing hard-working Americans with high credit scores to pay a premium on loans to subsidize those who do not maintain good credit ratings is discriminatory. His preposterous rule is not only biased but penalizes those that faithfully pay their bills. It tears at the very...

Like many Americans, I watch helplessly while current and past leaders may receive little or no punishment for violating laws they helped to create. Instead of owning up to their improprieties, they hide behind lame laws and policies.  Sitting and past presidents must stand the same test as any American and not be given special dispensation th...