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    Proposition 3 medicare expansion is a sound investment in the future of our state both medically and economically. Join me in voting “yes” on Proposition 3.

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    Guest Contributor - October 25, 2018
    President Trump's late acknowledgement of the role MBS and the Saudi royal family played in Jamal Khashoggi's slaying is of little comfort.

    Trump betrayed

    Blair Bess - October 25, 2018
    Trump refuses to even consider slapping sanctions on the Saudis because "people are innocent until proven guilty."

    Hugging despots

    Will Durst - October 25, 2018
    The Health Insurance Tax — or HIT — has been contributing to higher health insurance premiums, and Congress is finally ready to do something about it.

    Stop the HIT to protect American workers

    Guest Contributor - October 24, 2018
    Verizon will transfer more than 2,500 jobs to India-based Infosys as part of a $700 million outsourcing agreement.

    Verizon leaves American workers in the lurch

    Joe Guzzardi - October 23, 2018
    Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema are engaged in a high-stakes, high-spending midterm campaign in Arizona that reflects the nation's sharp political divide.

    Arizona mirrors the midterm divide

    Peter Funt - October 23, 2018
    After Saudi visit, “freedom” just another word for home sweet home

    After Saudi visit, “freedom” just another word for home sweet home

    Tom Purcell - October 23, 2018
    Dominion Energy wants to build a major gas line through the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, perhaps setting a precedent for the Northern Corridor.

    Northern Corridor is not the only threat to our beloved Red...

    Lisa Rutherford - October 21, 2018
    Every state should pass a law requiring high school students to pass a civics test to graduate high school.

    A civics test to graduate high school? Absolutely

    Guest Contributor - October 21, 2018
    If you want your state to become a fiscal and social wreck like California, vote against America: vote Democrat.

    Vote against America: vote Democrat

    Michael Reagan - October 20, 2018
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