VOL. 19  ISSUE NO. 52   |    DECEMBER 24 – 31, 2013

BY LINDA BENTLEY  |  DECEMBER 24, 2013

adam trenkIt’s going to be a recall free-for-all

Everyone but the mayor, so far, on the chopping block

CAVE CREEK – On Dec. 18, Susan Clancy and Hani Saba, president and treasurer, respectively, of the Cave Creek Caring Citizens Political Action Committee (PAC), filed applications with Town Clerk Carrie Dyrek for the recall of the four slate candidates, Vice Mayor Adam Trenk and councilmen Mike Durkin, Reg Monachino and Charles Spitzer, elected last spring.

BY LINDA BENTLEY  |  DECEMBER 24, 2013

Federal judge issues scathing order highlighting DHS’s criminal activity

‘Despite this setback, the goal of the conspiracy was successfully completed thanks to the actions of the United States government’

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – On Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanon issued a scathing order admonishing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for assisting a criminal conspiracy in achieving its illegal goals instead of enforcing our border security laws.

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Youth mentor wins top honors at Scottsdale employee awards program

SCOTTSDALE – Senior Assistant City Attorney Kelly Ward (l) was recently honored for his commitment to the betterment of youth. Ward received the 2013 Herbert R. Drinkwater Award at the city’s annual awards ceremony.

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Lawmakers, Goldwater Institute will work to expand education savings accounts in 2014

The Goldwater Institute will work with Arizona lawmakers next session to expand the state's first-in-the-nation education savings account program to low-income families, according to Goldwater Institute Education Director Jonathan Butcher Monday.


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