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my view by don sorchychBY DON SORCHYCH | MAY 22, 2013

May 9 campaign finance reports

The campaign finance reports are out and alters no predictions. This has to be the most money spent to get a council seat in Cave Creek – ever. The results also add to the list of the dark side of politics.

Guest Editorials:


BY SEN. RUSSELL PEARCE  | MAY 22, 2013

1070 turns three while amnesty looms

SB-1070 is now three years old. All but a few small pieces have been upheld as constitutional by the highest court in the land, and "America's toughest anti-illegal immigration law" is not only on the books here in Arizona, but working quite well. Crime rates are dramatically down.

BY LISA SCHIFFREN  | MAY 22, 2013

Benghazi scandal gets deserved attention

The scandal surrounding the Obama Administration’s actions in Benghazi, Libya, last September 11, in which four Americans died at the hands of an al Qaeda mob– as the President and the Secretary of State declined to send any kind of military help – is finally getting the coverage it deserved from the start.

BY WARREN WOODWARD  | MAY 22, 2013

ACC – due diligence or damage control?

It is my opinion that gross negligence on the part of the ACC is reflected in your May 9th press release entitled “Commission Addresses Public Concerns Over Smart Meters”.

BY DR. SHAWN RITENOUR  | MAY 22, 2013

Get government out of the student-debt business

As millions of students and their parents are preparing for life after commencement, they’re also preparing to deal with massive student loans. Increasingly, people are concerned about the student debt situation brewing on college campuses. The present state of student debt is not a pretty picture.