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OPINION — Monday, I will propose restoring public comment to the beginning of council meetings.
The council’s decision to move citizen comments to the end of meetings effectively silenced …
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By Solange Whitehead | Member, Scottsdale City Council
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8/18/26
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OPINION — The city of Surprise is developing an ordinance to regulate Battery Energy Storage Systems, commonly known as BESS. This is an important decision because energy storage will become an increasingly important part of the infrastructure needed to support Arizona’s continued growth.
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By Bob Doyle | Surprise
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8/18/26
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OPINION — For too long, stuttering has been portrayed in the media as a negative or undesirable way of speaking. As a young man who stutters, I still see how these portrayals can shape the way people view stuttering and, more importantly, how people who stutter begin to view themselves.
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By Kaleb Brown | Phoenix
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8/18/26
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The city of Dover seems to be stuck in a time warp and cannot break the cycle of truly addressing our city’s social issues and the criminal elements that have taken a grip.
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By William G. Faust Jr.
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8/18/26
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OPINION — Michael Scott tells readers that a John Adams quotation that I used in a recent opinion is “often cited by White Christian Nationalists.” Apparently, I have wandered into an …
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By Gregg Duash | Fountain Hills
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8/18/26
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OPINION — In response to Epson Brewer’s letter about Congressional District 8 as seen in the Independent, I say, “game on!” I am a military veteran and a former snowbird who is itching to get out on the hustings and canvass for Bernadette Greene-Placentia.
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By Steve Grogan | Sun City
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8/18/26
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Mr. Peter Graffagnino’s Opinion reverts back to hatred of President Donald Trump, instead of the latest material about what Dr. Anthony Fauci said publicly and what he was doing in private (“After extensive service, Fauci deserves to plead Fifth").
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8/18/26
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OPINION — I read the opinions of Dudley Gibson, Chris LaHaie and Lori Lux, and I disagree with their positions.
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By Ron Moe | Surprise
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8/17/26
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Recent allegations of police abuse in Wilmington and Dover have reignited calls for police accountability and reform. As a former Wilmington police officer, I know firsthand the necessity of confronting egregious police abuse with speed and transparency.
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By Dr. James J. Nolan
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8/17/26
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OPINION — I had a lot of disagreement with Rick Dimes' most recent letter , which paints a dark dystopian picture of progressive rule, but I want to focus on his comments regarding immigrants.
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By Mary Jo Forman | Fountain Hills
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8/17/26
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According to two poll results, all of Donald Trump’s second-term major efforts and actions are ending up more like failures than successes.
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By Arthur E. Sowers
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8/17/26
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OPINION — We have already seen many days of extreme heat in Phoenix. When that happens, hiking trails at Camelback Mountain, Piestewa Peak and three trails at South Mountain — Holbert Trail, Hau’pal Loop Trail and access to the National Trail from Pima Canyon Trailhead — are closed.
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By Kevin Robinson | Phoenix
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8/17/26
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After reading multiple news articles from different media sites and various letters published in the Daily State News, I am writing to formally express my concern regarding the lack of transparency and communication by Dover City Council and the city solicitor.
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8/17/26
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OPINION — It’s time for all Arizonans to get serious on how we want our state government managed. After four years of Katie Hobbs, we desperately need a change.
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By Don Halter | Surprise
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8/17/26
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OPINION — I would like to correct a statement made by the journalist per this quote, "The schools being considered for closure are Copper Ridge School, Cheyenne Traditional School, Laguna Prep, …
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By Hilary Johnson | Scottsdale
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8/17/26
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OPINION — National Nonprofit Day is a timely reminder to recognize the vital organizations working every day to strengthen our communities. Across Arizona, nonprofits of all sizes play an essential role in the daily lives of our citizens ... their work is critical.
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By Amy Hysell | Phoenix
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8/17/26
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in July that religious institutions have the absolute right to define protected confessions, exempting clergy from mandatory child-abuse reporting if deemed necessary …
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8/17/26
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OPINION — I have never done political consulting. So, it was novel to me when a candidate in the midterms asked me what he should be worried about in 2027. I repeated what Harold Macmillan, British prime minister from 1957 to 1963, is believed to have said, “Events, dear boy, events.”
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By Llewellyn King
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8/16/26
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OPINION — After years of hearing politicians pay lip service to fighting corruption only to sell out to the highest bidder the minute they reach Washington, I can’t tell you what a breath of fresh air it is to see Congressman Abe Hamadeh of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District deliver on that promise.
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By Nikki Colletti | Glendale
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8/16/26
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OPINION — The U-boat skipper peered through his periscope and smiled. It looked like such an easy target. And indeed, it was. Yet going after it sealed his doom while also setting in motion a series of events that made another man a hero and triggered official denial of his valor.
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By J. Mark Powell
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8/16/26
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