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Mesa drama students shouldn't have to get naked to score a grade

A Mesa Community College drama teacher encouraged his young female students to strip on stage for their midterm exam. The rest of the class was...

yesterday 3

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

Fighting antisemitism is honorable, but this isn't the way to do it

yesterday 8

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Judges must be safe to do their jobs

yesterday 3

Arizona Republic

Op Ed

What’s all this 'TACO' talk? Trump just found out

Donald Trump called Vice President Kamala Harris, “Laffin’ Kamala” and then “Lyin’ Kamala.” Disparagingly branding rivals or those who...

previous day 10

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Democrats ‘demanding’ answers for ICE arrests is funny — sadly

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this column misspelled Kristi Noem’s name. I’m picturing a giggling young aide skipping into...

previous day 3

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Kimberly Yee rocked Tom Horne's world, but her battle is just starting

Sen. Jake Hoffman is big mad that Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne is refusing to lay out taxpayer money for such academic imperatives as $16,000...

previous day 3

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego complains about data centers. She's wrong

The "State of the City” address is usually a well-scripted big-hall production with cinematic screens that inflate the image of the mayor and...

previous day 1

Arizona Republic

Phil Boas

Arizona's do-nothing Legislature is living up on its name

The Arizona Senate reportedly returns to the state Capitol this week after a chock-full month of doing, well nothing much, actually. This,...

wednesday 4

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

Sen. Kelly is dreaming the impossible with this bill

I do not know if Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly has read Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote.” What I do know is that during his time as a U.S. Senator, he has...

wednesday 4

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

Here’s what Maricopa County budget does that LA doesn't

At a time when many local governments across the country are dealing with deficits and cuts, Maricopa County is doing something different—we’re...

wednesday 3

Arizona Republic

Op Ed

'We can't live like this.' Could AZ leaders have saved these four lives?

A Scottsdale man murders his wife and 15-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself. His family had begged him to seek psychiatric help....

wednesday 3

Arizona Republic

Laurie Roberts

Hobbs should out-Trump with executive orders

My dear departed colleague Clay Thompson used to deal each day with questions and comments from readers, often pointing out their foibles, their...

27.05.2025 3

Arizona Republic

Ej Montini

America's colleges must reckon with twisted history taught about Israel

The person who gunned down two young people at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, did not just bring a 9 mm. handgun to the...

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Arizona Republic

Phil Boas