VOL. 20  ISSUE NO. 19   |     MAY 7 – 13, 2014

BY LINDA BENTLEY  |  MAY 7, 2014

peter jankowskiVice Mayor Trenk usurping powers of town manager

CAVE CREEK – While it has become apparent Vice Mayor Adam Trenk has been acting more like mayor than Mayor Vincent Francia, he seems to be stepping on the toes of Town Manager Peter Jankowski as well.

BY LINDA BENTLEY  |  MAY 7, 2014

Departmental overruns dismay council

Banner program prices local events out of the market

CAVE CREEK – Call to the Public brought Korina Riggin to the podium to express her disappointment with the Cave Creek Merchants and Events Association’s (CCMEA) banner program and the cost at $400 per month.

BY LINDA BENTLEY  |  APRIL 30, 2014

SCOTUS rules on prayer in the council chambers

Opening legislative meetings with prayer that does not coerce participation by nonadherents is not a violation

WASHINGTON – On Monday, May 5, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Greece v. Galloway, with only a 5-4 consensus holding that prayers delivered prior to the town of Greece, N.Y. Board of Supervisors’ meetings, despite invoking the name of Jesus, do not violate the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

MAY 7, 2014

America, the movie, is the latest from Dinesh D’Souza

Summer release expected

Someone once observed: "America is great because she is good; if she ever ceases to be good she will cease to be great."

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