I recently read the article in the Scottsdale Progress regarding the Civic Center Mall "renovation" project. It is amazing to me that as much as the City of Scottsdale and the council solicit citizen input they continue to disregard it on a regular basis or try to insinuate that the opinions…

The regulation of speech in any medium should naturally prompt debate amongst us, as the freedom of speech is central to our democracy; but what happens when that speech is inciting and hateful? 

Many residents have shared their frustration about the City Council spending too much time and too many tax dollars on projects no one asked for—while neglecting the projects that residents voted for in the 2019 bond election.

As a Scottsdale community historian, I’ve had the privilege of researching and sharing Scottsdale veterans’ history at events, meetings and in history columns.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was created to protect consumers and promote competition, but the FTC today, under Chairwoman Lina Khan’s leadership, has deliberately tried to dismantle our free market at every opportunity.

Imagine a new attraction for Scottsdale. Imagine a 30-foot Neon Cowboy, blinking on at dusk and lighting up the desert night in Old Town.

Littlefield knows who she likes in City Council race

I ran my first successful campaign in Scottsdale in 1994. Two years later I consulted on the campaign that elected the city’s first female mayor, Sam Campana.  

Is this proposed development an April's Fools joke?  I believe thousands of us hope so.  Or is it an "in your face" proposal from the Scottsdale Condo Czar family-the Hoveys, who now seem to be more powerful than Drew, Mark, and Bennett (DMB)? Perhaps it is their answer to the Hampton Group'…

It wasn’t long ago that Scottsdale was chosen by General Colin Powell’s America’s Promise Alliance as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People. We have created a world renowned city. Folks from all over the globe visit Scottsdale because it is safe, clean and beautiful in so many respects.

Amnesty won’t heal

A billion dollars is a lot of money even for Salt River Project. And keep in mind SRP’s money is really our money – money from payments you and I make to SRP on our monthly electric bills.

Kavanagh bullied SUSD board, insulted teachers

I am proud of Scottsdale’s General Plan 2035. On June 8 my council colleagues and I will be asked to formally adopt this document that begins: 

I have great respect for the Scottsdale Progress and its role in this community. However, its recent article about an ongoing lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale, most recently joined by the Goldwater Institute, is incorrect and quite frankly unfair to one particular nonprofit organizatio…

Emerging from a pandemic has not brought the immediate relief that I envisioned. Perhaps, like you, I have been cautious with my hopes – unsurprising given the ups and downs of the last year.

For the second time in history, the Scottsdale City Council has, to the detriment of their own reputation, fired an appointed city commissioner.

       City Council member Kathy Littlefield recently sent a disturbing email to our City Manager, calling for a moratorium on new downtown projects. Littlefield misses the mark. Badly. Her solution is wrong, and her management is heavy-handed.