Letters to the Editor

These days we're witnessing the unraveling of the propaganda campaign within Fox News, and the propaganda spewed by Arizona's former Attorney General Mark Brnovich. A Big Lie propaganda campaign that's brought us to an unprecedented level of distrust in our voting system. A campaign that victimized all of us! The distrust that we've heard expressed...

Regardless of one's political affiliation, it's fair to say that this has been one of the most consequential elections in our lifetime. An election characterized by competing beliefs in truth or falsehood regarding trust in the fundamental integrity of our nation's election process that pitted political and factual truth versus Big Lie fantasies.As...

We've heard a reassuring Report and Review regarding the Elections Department's process moving forward for the General Election. What we haven't heard is what is the County Sheriff's process going forward. After all, this is the leader of the disarmingly named Protect America Now, whose major project is Operation Drop Box, a call for vigilante surv...

Students are home after fall break, the holidays are fast approaching, and it is time to plan for the next school year. Families have more options than ever to find the best school for their children after Arizona recently expanded education freedom for all families. With more options than ever, families can choose schools based not only on outcome...

Mr. Chairman, our nation and our world are living in perilous times.Sixty years ago this month our universe faced nuclear annihilation by an autocratic Soviet despot. Today's threat is again from another dictatorial autocrat.The undoubted existential threat to humanity becomes even more disastrously complicated by an America and Arizona at war with...

Mr. Chairman, Call to the Public is a valued component in fulfilling Arizona's statutory Open Meeting Law for our State's public bodies. It's a unique opportunity that can foster public trust and respect for our governing institutions, or it can perversely infuse mistrust, disrespect, and instill concern for the personal safety of participants in C...

Recently, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page posted a video and information regarding the prohibition of drivers from using the left lane of a roadway except for passing, purporting that 28-721 - Driving on right side of roadway; driving on shoulder; exceptions; education (azleg.gov) indicates such. Unfortunately, the Sheriff has misin...

As if news of Supervisor Cavanaugh's alleged unauthorized break-in to the Coolidge Elections Office wasn't enough, now news of what appears to be the most self-bloated budget ever incurred by a Pinal County Supervisor. This, from a guy who signed off his incendiary 2021 blog Politrak with the words "Protecting Individual Rights – Kevin Cavanaugh". ...

I'm a resident in San Tan Valley. I'm sure I am not the only resident wondering why Farmers are being restricted of water for their crops. When all these building permits are being issued? Obviously once these buildings are completed they will be in need of water. I may be wrong, but once these buildings are finished they probably will be using way...

Mr Chairman, during the Board's March 16 meeting the public witnessed a display of untruthful commentary by a speaker during Call to the Public. He spoke Big Lie remarks that have been proven false by Arizona's legal system, our Legislature, and the Maricopa Board of Supervisors. However, even more concerning was the arrogance of Pinal County's top...

Salt River Project is known for great customer service --- friendly representatives, willingness to work with customers who have fallen behind on their bills, programs to encourage water conservation, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles. However, SRP's reputation doesn't mean it deserves a pass when it rushes to spend nearly $1 billion in cust...

Last night's State of the Union by President Biden was a resounding call to all Americans and to the universe, reminding us of the global struggle between autocracy and democracy. It underscored the universal values of caring for and serving our neighbors facing existential challenges both in foreign and domestic challenges. In foreign affairs...

aWhat's going on with Arizona's formerly-Grand Old Party? Time for its genuine friends to organize a crisis intervention. Some concerning examples follow: Perpetuating the Big Lie that Donald Trump won Arizona's presidential election, exemplified by submitting fake Electoral College documents.Declaring the traitorous January 6 insurrection as "legi...

February is Black History Month, an opportunity to honor our fellow Americans whose justifiably proud history illustrates the best of humanity's values – a history written in blood, sweat and tears that give life to otherwise hollow words in our sacred Constitution . . . We the People. We celebrate a community's painful history whose sacrifices tod...

Congratulations Chairman McClure and Vice Chairman Serdy on your new responsibilities. We meet during the sad anniversary of an unprecedented violent attack on our democratic republic; the first time our nation has not had a peaceful transfer of presidential power. A time when some among us continue believing former president Trump's fraudulent cla...