Katsenes Named to Maricopa Board Amid East Valley Hopefuls
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed former Phoenix councilman John Katsenes to fill the District 2 seat left by Jim Bruner. Residents across Scottsdale and Mesa face a seven month wait to vote for a full term while Katsenes pledges a balanced approach amid Phoenix representation concerns.
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Phoenix
John Katsenes
Maricopa
Brunei
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Katenses
Sam Campana
Bruner
Katsenes
Mary Rose Wilcox
Betsey Bayless
East Phoenix
District 2
Paradise Valley
East Valley
Just a Few Seconds Pool Safety Campaign Reminder
Public safety crews warn that seconds matter around water as backyard pools drive most child drownings. The ongoing Just a Few Seconds campaign urges constant supervision, secured gates, nearby CPR training, a nearby phone for 911, and ready rescue equipment to prevent brain damage or death.
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Mesa Fire
Cliff Puckett
Boy Scouts
Medical monopoly and the doctor schedule complaint
In a March 26 Tribune letter, Patricia Hebert Chandler argues doctors overstate patient visits to justify high costs. She describes chronic illness patients facing urgent emergency visits while doctors juggle full schedules, delaying personal time, and still showing up for regular surgeries and office hours. She claims truly ill patients receive their allotted time only begrudgingly.
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V.A. Voeth
Tribune
Patricia Hebert Chandler
Arizona Dog Council urges to preserve Rabies Animal Control staff
The Arizona Dog Council argues RAC staff cuts threaten integral rabies and animal control programs funded mainly by licenses and impounds. They note Rabies/Animal Control has operated without a permanent director since November and warn reduced staff will raise public health costs. Ed Beakley, Phoenix.
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Maricopa General
Arizona Dog Council
Maricopa
RAC
Costly snubbing in Arizona testimony meeting
A rewritten critique denounces legislators for delaying hearings on the state’s appropriations bill and praises Sen Matt Salmon for supporting the meeting. The note extols regional ambassadors from Mesa Chandler Gilbert Globe Prescott and Wilcox for boosting tourism and trade, while calling for accountability for others.
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Grand Canyon
Matt Salmon
Mesa
Chandler
Gilbert
Globe
Prescott and Wilcox
Senate
Gun control debate shadowed by police inaction
A Mesa resident reports unlawful entry and theft of a 9mm Beretta, wallet, and planner. The officer on scene offered no investigation or fingerprinting, highlighting perceived gaps between gun control laws and law enforcement follow through. The writer questions legislative focus given apparent police inaction.
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Mesa Police Department
Hatred and political mudslinging trigger heated critique
Scottsdale Progress Tribune editor Hal DeKeyser rails at hatemongering over President and first family, blasting G Gordon Liddy and media for alleged Whitewatergate cover ups. He questions defamation norms and accuses partisans of compromising national progress while urging fair treatment of opponents.
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G. Gordon Liddy
Barry
Goldwater
Tanya Hardings
Sen. Packwoods
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