Politics – A necessary evil
Many, maybe even MOST, Americans say they have no interest in politics.
After all, it’s a dirty business and we’re all busy living our lives and taking care of business.
Yet, all Americans 18 and over should VOTE, and voting responsibly means getting a little dirty understanding politics and what politicians have in mind for your future and present life.
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Sometimes You Just Have To Answer Back!
On June 23rd, 2015 at the Glendale City Council meeting Justin Harris, President Glendale Law Enforcement Association (GLEA) and Co-chair of Glendale Police Officers Association, stood up in the public comments section of the meeting to make comments about the Recall Committees for CMs Turner and Tolmachoff. (Click here for video) (Please note Harris is allowed…
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Recall Petitions Will Be Circulated in Glendale
There are now two committees in place to recall Glendale (AZ) Councilmember Bart Turner and Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff. Both members were elected in the November 4, 2014 election. The committees were formed by four Glendale citizens. Reasons for Recall The 200 word summary, a required component when forming a recal committee, is intended to summarize the reasoning behind…
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Glendale City Council Recall Effort
Four sets of recall packets were retrieved from the Glendale City Clerk yesterday (June 15, 2015) afternoon by Glendale resident Larry Feiner. Mr. Feiner stood up at the June 10 City Council meeting and expressed his displeasure with the direction of Council. Go to the video (click here) and Mr. Feiner appears at 1:03:09. This preliminary…
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Glendale Open Meeting Law Violation
There’s been a run of fingers pointed in many directions at Glendale City Hall. It was always like that, probably every city of similar size has similar personal clashes. One of the favorite weapons is registering open meeting law violation complaints. Why? They’re free, and the rules are actually a little vague. It’s hard to do…
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Temporary Truce for Glendale Boycott
Sometimes cooler heads should prevail and take a step back from an obvious action. The obvious, and completely legitimate, reaction to the ill-advised June 9 actions of the Glendale City Council is to boycott every merchant in Glendale to hit the sales tax revenue of the city. Maybe it’s premature. Grounds For Divorce On June 9, the Glendale…
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They’re Baaaaaaack!
Anna and Ronald Lee are back to take another run at recalling Glendale Councilman Gary Sherwood. They filed for a petition serial number (RC-15-01) earlier today. Despite being well funded by the Gila River Indian Community, their previous multi month effort failed miserably. Despite hiring a professional petition circulating company to gather the necessary signatures,…
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Second Anti-Casino PAC Likely To Be Fined $65k
One of the political action committees (PACs) opposing the Tohono O’dham casino in Glendale is likely to follow the tracks of their “sister” PAC and be fined by Glendale, according to a letter from the Glendale City Clerk. Reasonable Cause A campaign finance reporting complaint was lodged by this author on October 6 against “No More Bad…
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Sherwood Recall Effort Doomed From The Start
The Glendale City Clerk notified the “Recall Councilman Gary Sherwood” (RCGS) political action committee that the 398 sheets of petitions they handed in December 19 were all being rejected because the format of the sheets and the information on them was wrong. A rejection of this sort means the signatures on those sheets, the ones…