Manross says state of the city ’strong’

MONTPELIER -- The two Democratic candidates for state representative won solid victories in the liberal stronghold of Montpelier, with Mayor Mary Hooper now heading to the Statehouse to serve, as well. ... - By Thatcher Moats Times Argus Staff... more

Peter T. Hansen is to be sworn in as Redding’s new police chief on Friday (Nov. 14) at 3 p.m., City  Council Chambers, 777 Cypress Ave., Mayor Mary Stegall officiating. Refreshments will be served. The public is welcome. —————————————- ... more

Following up on Adrian’s earlier post , I decided to take a look at expressed voter sentiment in my home state of Arizona. In terms of major elected positions, Arizonans demonstrated a fairly strong conservative streak: Senator McCain won his home state 54-45 percent.Voters sent back Arizona’s entire congressional delegation (including Reps. Flake and Shadegg), with the exception of Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick’s expected win in District 1 (former seat of Republican Rick Re... more

After listening to more than an hour of comments Tuesday night from parents pleading to keep their schools open, the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board made one thing clear: No decisions have been made yet.... more

Construction is well under way on a ’16 million medical bridge tower at Scottsdale Healthcare’s Shea campus.Since September, construction crews have been working on the three’story, 39,000’square’foot tower, situated near the Piper Surgery Center on the campus at 9003 E. Shea Blvd.... more

Scottsdale City Council members voted to go into a closed session late Tuesday to debate whether to fire City Manager Jan Dolan.... more

Scottsdale has joined the regional agency responsible for light’rail planning, a move intended to give Scottsdale an opportunity to participate in a study that will look at the merits of running light rail, streetcar or other transit uses through the city.... more