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BY DON SORCHYCH | SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The mayor’s fluff • Joint Cave Creek-Carefree court being studied

I received Mayor Vincent Francia’s third mailed message in my mailbox on Aug. 31.

Clearly he is trying to convince the community that the council turnover and the lynching of Town Manager Usama Abujbarah is a good thing. Sometimes lies in politics work, which is one reason the slate was elected. Mostly they backfire and Francia’s letters are lies that don’t conform to what is going on in town hall. He also painted a rosy picture of town government and Interim Town Manager Rodney Glassman to Kiwanis and it didn’t work there either.

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BY STEVEN LAMAR | SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Slate Council won't fight for General Plan Trails ... the question is why not?

From the first General Plan of Cave Creek, circa 1986, and in every amendment to that Plan to date, the Citizens of Cave Creek have recognized that one of the main components of our rural lifestyle is the completion of the trail system that gives horsemen, cyclist, hikers, runners, and casual walkers access to our open space.

BY MARITA NOON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Environmentalists want you powerless

The power plant closures are coming!  The power plant closures are coming!

While no one is riding through town to announce the news, the results to America could be nearly as dire as the coming of the Redcoats. Despite millions already spent on modifications, fully functional coal-fueled power plants are being shut down — not because they are not needed but due to ideology. In fact, the Energy Information Administration predicts that electricity demand will continue to grow 0.9 percent per year until 2040 as we plug into electricity that is becoming increasingly expensive.

BY GLENN MOLLETTE | SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The American Jobs Crisis

On any given day, Congress debates cutting entitlement programs versus strengthening them. Programs such as food stamps and supplemental nutrition for women, infants and children are part of the debate. Free lunch programs feed as many as 60 percent of children in some impoverished counties.  

BY LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD | SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

If Obama can be president, then so can Ted Cruz

TPATH– In order to understand the controversy regarding Presidential eligibility, Americans must first disabuse themselves of the notions that politicians obey the law and journalists tell the truth. As a class, neither is driven by service to the nation, but by political expediency to protect and enhance their own financial interests.