Editorial reflects Good Sam expansion despite CAHSA freeze
The Phoenix editorial questions Good Samaritan Hospital's $83.2 million expansion approved by the Central Arizona Health Systems Agency. It argues the move, backed by lobbying, could raise patient costs and favors one facility while other area hospitals face growth restrictions.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Good Sam
Central Arizona Health Systems Agency
CASHA
Open courts to cameras with careful rules say supporters
The argument favors allowing photographic and television coverage in Arizona courts with strict ground rules to avoid disruption. Proponents note prior success in Colorado and tests with controlled conditions.
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Colorado
Arizona
Panama Canal treaty lobbying memo exposed
Washington based Livingstone Associates advised Panamanian envoy Gabriel Lewis to court senators with meals and personal access, press Congress, and use contributions to sway ratification. Memo warned White House lobbyists lack credibility and urged grassroots pressure and media manipulation.
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Washington
Gabriel Lewis
Capitol Hill
Carter
Lewis
N.C. Livingstone
Senate
Hill
Livingstone
White House
Frank Moore
Legislative Woods
U.S. Senate
U.S
Washington Post
New York Times
Public hearing on Scottsdale hillside plan ends with unanimous support
Citizens attended Scottsdale Planning Commission hearings on hillside preservation of the McDowell Mountains. Speakers praised the aim but cited flaws and urged more work before council action. Despite this, the commission voted unanimously with one abstention to recommend passage next week.
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Scottsdale
Planning Commission
Uneven justice spans youth and adult in Scottsdale case
An 18-year-old adult sped with police pursuing him and was booked then released at Scottsdale jail. Mindy Schauer, a 17-year-old girl, was held four days in juvenile hall on a curfew charge. The author notes the charged teen faced treatment not aligned with the adult’s handling and expresses support for Mindy’s situation.
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Progress
Scottsdale
Mindy Schauer
Mindy
Progress Letters to Editor Policy
The Progress invites letters to the editor but limits length to 300 words or fewer. Signatures are required and typed letters are preferred for publication.
Pesticide ban fought in Southeast
Southeastern states seek to overturn the EPA Mirex ban arguing limited cancer risk and fire ant control value. They push to extend aerial and coastal use despite evidence of cancer links and environmental harm. Legal challenges and potential delays loom as alternative non chemical controls gain attention.
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Edward Flattau
Southeastern
Feders
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Protection Agency
Florida
South Carolina
EPA
Environmental Defense Fund
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Billy Lee Evans
D-Gai
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Les Whitten
South Africa
Steve Biko
Donald Woods
Scottsdale City Hall
Pat McElfresh
David Myer
Jonathan Marshall
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Edill Or
Ariz
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