Scottsdale Election Ends in Call for Informed Choice
The editorial supports Mayor William Jenkins for a full term citing fiscal progress and leadership. It praises Charles Smith for budget insight, notes Jeff Schubert's potential, and suggests Campana or Black as viable council members while criticizing Wulfert and Carvalho Jr. as lacking. It urges readers to vote tomorrow.
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Scottsdale
William Jenkins
Bud Tims
Jenkins
Jay Gaskins
Charles Smith
Jeff Schubert
Board of Adjustment
Richard
Campana
Jean Black
Planning Commission
Black
Carl Wulfert
Mac” Carvalho Jr
Washington Birthday Date Debated in Congress
A critical column questions Congress for setting George Washingtons birthday on February 16 during the Bicentennial. The writer mocks the date controversy and argues three day weekends resemble British bank holidays, lamenting Washingtons ghost in time.
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Washington
Congress
George Washington
Yearly tax ordeal exposes a sprawling tax scandal
Washington column by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten argues the tax system is opaque and unfair. It cites inconsistent IRS rulings, hidden favors, and wealthy families using loopholes while proposing radical reform to abolish personal deductions and cut rates.
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Washington
Caesar
Skulduggery
Joe Doaks
Internal Revenue
Atlanta
IRS
Mellons
Rockefellers
Hunts
Nelson
Treasury
William Simon
Advertisement dispute over teaching assistant claim in Mayoral race
Donald Nordlund objects to a political ad about Bill Jenkins and a supposed teaching assistant. He states Scottsdale High School has no paid teaching assistant and notes a district tax rate decrease this year. Nordlund explains student teachers are unpaid trainees and not staff.
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Rockefeller
John OD. Rockefeller II
Paul Mellon
Texas
Bunker Hunt
IRS
Bill Jenkins
Scottsdale High School
Jenkins
Arizona State University
Scottsdale High
United States
Donald N. Nordlund
Scottsdale
Jean Black Emerges as Forward-Looking Scottsdale Council Hope
A community letter advocates Jean Black for city council citing her endorsements by the Business and Professional Women's club and her past work with the League of Women Voters and SCC's AWARE program. The writer praises her stance against a solar energy restriction on public buildings and urges a February 17 vote.
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Gary Klahr
Jean Black
Scottsdale
Business and
Professional Women's Club
Jean
League of Women Voters
SCC
AWARE
Black
Gaskins to attack mustiness and defend Scottsdale growth
A local endorsement urges voters to elect Jay Gaskins mayor to sweep away provincialism and entrenched officials. It portrays traffic deaths as hindrances to growth and urges a bold broom stroke against cobwebs and dust on election day Tuesday.
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Scott
West
Jay Gaskins
Birds and Nature Themed Music at Scottsdale Mall Proposal
Rebecca P Allison proposes taping bird songs and nature sounds to enhance the Scottsdale Mall experience. She asks for crosswalks, signs, and pedestrian safety measures for Osborn Road to reduce accidents and improve access to the hospital entrance.
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Osborn Road
Scottsdale
Rebecca P. Allison
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