Calling the governor's proposal unacceptable and politically dead at the Legislature, House Speaker Andy Tobin unveiled his own new plan Tuesday to expand Medicaid, one that would give Arizona voters the final say.

According to the majority of the media and most of our elected officials we are not supposed to judge all Muslims by the acts of a few “crazies.” But the acts of a few American “crazies” are enough to judge all Americans who own guns.

The state’s jobless rate jumped a tenth of a point in January to 8.0 percent.

Dale M. Knight, 56, financial sales executive from Phoenix, suffered an aortic dissection and stroke on Monday, March 4, and died at 3:55 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, at Chandler Regional Hospital.

Kazimierz World Wine Bar will host a benefit concert for Valley singer Dennis Rowland on Thursday, Feb. 28.

When I start talking about real estate in 2012 all I can say sometimes is, “WOW!” Do you realize that in 2012 the “Phoenix median home prices jumped 36 percent from $116,000 to $158,000 in one year, November to November” (housingwire.com)?

Arch Ratliff knows in the big picture the win doesn’t matter all that much if he isn’t able to do it again next week.

Elizabeth Ann Misner Johnson, 73, passed away unexpectedly in Phoenix on Dec. 20.

Ahwatukee Girl Scout Troop 665 hosted a coat drive last month with the help of the national organization, One Warm Coat, to collect more than 100 coats for the women and children at Maggie’s Place, a community that provides houses of hospitality for expectant women who are alone or on the streets and wish to achieve their goals in a dignified atmosphere. Maggie’s Place operates four homes, including three in Phoenix.

The Corona del Sol wrestling program has more than proved itself this season in the dual meet format.

So you have made a New Year’s resolution (again?) to get fit this year. How do you begin?

I am a registered Republican and I vote in every election. I own a swimming pool maintenance company, and have had a 47-year career, to date, in the residential pool industry: new construction, maintenance and repair, mostly right here in the Valley of the Sun. I am a Phoenix native.

Local hospital emergency rooms “exploded” with patients in the last two weeks, health officials reported.

James Hasse, 67, of Ahwatukee peacefully passed away on Jan. 4 after a courageous battle with cancer. His fortitude and strength will forever be an inspiration to his family and friends.

Ahwatukee Foothills residents John King and Moses Sanchez were recently sworn in as board members for the Kyrene and Tempe Union school districts as the first governing board meetings of the year got under way this week.

Everyone could use a little help keeping those New Year’s resolutions to slim down. But if it means the government limiting junk food, the response is an overwhelming, “No.”

As school bells rang in the start of spring classes on Monday, Ahwatukee Foothills students trickled into campus from a two-week break over the holidays.