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Councilman opposes HB 2536 over harm to city planning and residents’ input

OPINION By Vincent Manfredi As a councilmember, I am deeply concerned about the negative impacts HB 2536 (Kaiser) will have on our cities and towns. This...

Legislature is coming after local zoning

OPINION By Vincent Manfredi, Maricopa City Councilmember I have heard a quote by Ronald Reagan from 1964 (six years before I was born) that still rings...

OPINION: Arizona lawmakers must stop holding school funding hostage — now

By Rich Nickel and Ron Butler Rather than staying laser-focused on academics, superintendents, principals and teachers across Arizona – including Maricopa Unified School District –...

Poll: Readers like choice of Goodman as city’s new police chief

The vast majority of Maricopans appear to be impressed with the credentials of new police chief Mark Goodman and welcome him. In our unscientific readers’...

Ex-colleague: Brian Simmons you knew — mentally ill after workplace radiation exposure — not...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR This is an open letter to the people of Maricopa who knew Brian Simmons or who followed his story. I am Ralph...

Opinion: Tragedy waiting to happen at Porter/Alan Stephens walk light

I live on the corner of Carlisle and Jameson in Glennwilde, which is right at the Porter Road and Alan Stephens Parkway walk light. This...

Opinion: Prop. 469 would deliver better quality of life to Pinal County

We can improve the quality of life in Pinal County for years to come by voting YES on Proposition 469. Among many other projects, the...

Opinion: Passage of Pinal County transportation tax vital to Maricopa

Pinal County and many of our communities are once again leading Arizona in the rate of population growth, growing living-wage jobs and becoming a...

Poll: Most respondents have some doubts about election accuracy

Seven days after the Aug. 2 primary election the winners in the Maricopa City Council race became clear. But the multiple election mistakes by...
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Also honor those left behind this Memorial Day

To the editor: Memorial Day is a day to remember soldiers who died fighting for our freedoms. Although we can never repay that debt, we...

Letter: The shameful, dangerous contempt for red lights

By Jeff Crane The stench and mantra about Maricopa is not from the lovable Milky Way dairy (the cows are quite happy and so is...

Letter: Setting record straight on Palo Verde Regional Park plan

By Cyndi Ruehl I would like to address the recent survey and follow-up article, from the May 13, 2022 inMaricopa article “Poll: Readers mostly split...

Editor: May InMaricopa magazine marks milestones

Maricopans should receive InMaricopa Magazine in their mailbox today. And as with every issue of InMaricopa, a theme seems to evolve. This month, it's all...

Curtis: Battle of Pima Butte made history

Like most Maricopa residents, I have driven past Pima Butte (“M” mountain) many, many times. But only recently did I learn that a significant event...
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COMPA president: closing police dispatch center will be ‘catastrophic’

By Elliot Sneezy The City of Maricopa Police Association (COMPA) stands with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 78 in support of opposing the closure...
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City Manager: Challenging the status quo

By Rick Horst In today’s government, especially at the local level, the demand for enhanced services and reduced taxes remains the standard bearer. As city...
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Wade: The murders in Atlanta – is life so insignificant?

By Henry Wade Once again, America has witnessed another series of horrific murders by a single gunman bent on expressing his anger and sickness in...
Izzy Calderon Softball Benefit

Organizer: Thanks for support of annual softball benefit

By Kevin McDill On behalf of the team of people that puts this together, and on behalf of Izzy’s family, we say THANK YOU to...
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Resident: Slow down, SR 347 is not your private raceway

We need more officers out on the road. People speed through town and treat 347 like it's their own private raceway. I set my...

POLL RECAP: Not everybody’s crazy about return of football

NFL football and the Sunday game-day tradition has returned. But heading into week two of the season, we wanted to see how many of...
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