Sometimes in sports, we get pretty territorial, and in the heat of the season, we can pretend we don’t like another city.
The people of Los Angeles love Arizona and the citizens who live there, from the Grand Canyon to Sedona and all the sites in the desert.
So, in this time of distress, we would like to thank you for the use of your State Farm Stadium so LA can have a bit of diversion.
Christopher Burmaster, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
How will LA ever rebuild now?
It is going to take years to rebuild the structures destroyed in the Los Angeles fires this season.
President-elect Trump is going to extend that by forcibly removing illegal aliens, many of whom work in the construction trades.
He also plans to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, which supplies a sizable percentage of lumber used in the United States, raising the cost of construction materials.
What a guy!
Edward Murphy, Mesa
Give us what we want, already
Gov. Katie Hobbs proclaims she is going to work on the priorities that Arizonans have. Republicans declare that they have a mandate from Arizonans to further their conservative goals.
Since both sides are committed to giving Arizonans what they want, 2025 should go pretty smooth, right?
Why is it that we Arizonans pay so much for these politicians to play tug of war in the mud, when all they want to do is give us what we want?
Warren Kotzmann, Gilbert
Nix alfalfa. Problem solved
Arizona’s water crisis is getting worse (“It’s 2025, and Arizona is no closer to its water goals”). If you never address the actual underlying problem, you shouldn’t expect it to correct itself.
We’ve been discussing political process and “compromise” for decades and have made little progress because there are no immediate consequences for the major water users to continue wasting most of our water, and denying climate change.
Agribusiness aided by rural communities and their single-minded legislators maintain a chokehold on the political process, so they can continue to drain our groundwater and squander the shrinking Colorado River to grow stuff that humans can’t eat, like cattle feed and cotton.
There’s plenty of water for all our other uses covering the 99% of Arizonans who are not full-time farmers and for those farmers who grow human food (fruits and vegetables).
Let them grow alfalfa from North Dakota to Kansas. Problem solved.
Andrew March, Phoenix
Kyler Murray can buy players gifts
No good deed goes unpunished. Kyler Murray can do whatever he wants with his money.
Yvonne Betts, Phoenix
These 4 Dems should know better
Kudos goes to Elvia Díaz for calling out the horrible
proposed Laken Riley legislation and the vichy Democrats that support it. However, in addition to U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, she should add U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton and Gov. Katie Hobbs to her Hall of Shame.
The lack of due process in the proposal, as well as the ability for states to conduct their own foreign policies, are each unconscionable provisions. And the above four individuals should know better.
David Jankofsky, Phoenix
Bad look for Scottsdale’s new leaders
I am very proud that Scottsdale approved the Community Sustainability Plan, approved just last month after several years of hard work.
But I was dismayed to find that the Jan. 14 City Council agenda included an item to repeal this newly approved plan and to sink more taxpayer dollars into doing again what has already been done.
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The incoming mayor and 2025 City Council should understand that this proposed action on their first published agenda does not demonstrate fiscal responsibility. Nor does it demonstrate respect for the forward-looking challenges unique to life in the desert, including water, heat and general sustainability concerns, such as waste, air quality and quality of life.
This voter is already unhappy.
Cathy Arroyo, Scottsdale
Hey Axon, I support you staying
Hey, Axon, contrary to what you see in the media, there are those of us who support you staying in Scottsdale. I am one of them.
The jobs in your operations are just the type of jobs that are needed in Scottsdale. I also support you for your positive economic impact.
Yes, there will be more traffic, but there are also ways to mitigate the additional traffic. I believe that employers of your type and size will help to support the positive growth of Scottsdale and not cause blight to occur.
Please don’t leave just because the media is reporting you as having a negative impact.
David Engman, Scottsdale
Ciscomani listens to us on border
Benson is a small, rural town in southern Arizona, with limited crime and a huge winter traveler base. As police chief of this city, we consider our partnership with the U.S. Border Patrol vital to continuing to keep our city safe and secure.
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani has proven during his tenure that he is a congressman of the people. He knows the needs of Benson because he visits, asks questions and demonstrates who he is through action.
One of his best actions is sponsoring the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (H.R. 35). This dynamic piece of legislation is not just essential to the mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, but will have a dramatic effect for the entire United States of America.
Gregory Volker, Benson
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