Community Affairs
Selling The Sales Tax Is Off To A Shaky Start
March 04, 2010
Since it was recently rolled out, the YES on 100 sales tax campaign has been stumbling.
First, when the campaign was launched, its spokesperson said the best chance of the tax hike succeeding is if the issue is not seen in partisan terms. The way voters make up their minds and vote on issues has nothing to do with perceptions of partisanship - thinking otherwise is strategically flawed. Read More...
First, when the campaign was launched, its spokesperson said the best chance of the tax hike succeeding is if the issue is not seen in partisan terms. The way voters make up their minds and vote on issues has nothing to do with perceptions of partisanship - thinking otherwise is strategically flawed. Read More...
Judge Monte Morgan Gets A Root'n-Toot'n Reprieve
February 22, 2010
Before last week, hardly anybody had any idea who Monte Morgan is: a former singing cowboy ... a one-time trick roper in a Wild West Show ... a horse wrangler from Cave Creek?
Nope. None of the above.
After being the hottest topic of two City Council meetings last week, a lot more people now know that Monte Morgan has been Scottsdale's presiding city judge for the last 10 years. That means he's also a charter officer. But for a while, if the majority of the council had had their way, Morgan would be a "former judge" and a "previous charter officer." Read More...
Nope. None of the above.
After being the hottest topic of two City Council meetings last week, a lot more people now know that Monte Morgan has been Scottsdale's presiding city judge for the last 10 years. That means he's also a charter officer. But for a while, if the majority of the council had had their way, Morgan would be a "former judge" and a "previous charter officer." Read More...
Ed Phillips in the Eye of the Storm
February 11, 2010
More Rumors Than Resolutions For McDowell Road Corridor
February 03, 2010
Will Arizonans Send A Cartoon Character To Washington?
January 28, 2010
Doofus: The Smartest Guy in the Room
January 20, 2010
The Three Psychics: Pederson, Bowers and Little
January 13, 2010
What's Vernon Parker's Story?
January 11, 2010
"Uber Fuhrer" Comment Sends Chilling Message
January 04, 2010
Is The Republic Shrinking From Responsibility To Readers?
December 01, 2009
Public Clowning Has Turned Into Political Campaigning
November 24, 2009
Not Everybody Lucky After Averted Grocery Strike
November 16, 2009
Dick Bowers Tells It Like It Is
November 04, 2009
Scottsdale Bids Farewell to John Little
November 03, 2009
Bed Tax: The Option of Last Resort
October 27, 2009
KJZZ-Republic New Media Odd Couple
October 22, 2009
8,671 Magic Number To Recall Mayor
October 12, 2009
Think Tank Announces New Tooth Fairy Hotline
October 06, 2009
Mayor Lane's New Evil Empire
October 01, 2009
Is the City Clerk Next on the Chopping Block?
September 23, 2009
"Whine Flu" Spreading in Scottsdale
September 16, 2009
Justice O'Connor Kicks Off Political Jubilee
September 14, 2009
Goldwater Institute Exposes Itself
September 08, 2009
Saving Bashas' Bacon
September 02, 2009
Special Edition: Four Faces of Scottsdale Voters
August 31, 2009
Michael Crow: "We're Number 121!"
August 24, 2009
The Republic Is Helping Bashas' Revise Reality
July 29, 2009
Who's To Blame For Bashas' Bankruptcy?
July 27, 2009
Glendale Gambling With Taxpayers' Money
July 20, 2009
Goldwater Institute Gunning For Trouble
June 15, 2009
Bashas' Strategy Is Backfiring
May 28, 2009
Bashing Bashas' Campaign Taking A Toll
May 26, 2009
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sexual Healing
May 21, 2009
Now Boarding! Light Rail Conspiracy Express
May 11, 2009
Channel 8 Has Little To Crow About
April 29, 2009
Twitter De, Twitter Dumb
April 27, 2009
Sex in the City
March 03, 2009
Grant's Tome
February 25, 2009