Another Look Behind the Curtain – the Rodeo and the Recall Save the Rodeo? Again? What’s that got to do with the effort to recall Mayor Phil Goode? Well, apparently the Recall Committee thinks the two are related. The latest angle in the never-ending “recall reason roulette” is that residents are hearing from petition circulators …
By Deb Thalasitis and Mary Beth Hrin All around Prescott there are yard signs, petitioners, hand fans, radio spots from council candidate Chad DeVries, even texts with a link to the 1888 Buckle Club website where you can sign the petition to “Save the Rodeo.” So we want to know: Who exactly is trying to take …
The 1888 Buckle Club Rodeo Petition: The Mengarelli Misinformation Machine is Back Read More »
A recent article in The Daily Courier outlining total donations at the end of the second quarter of spending in the Prescott mayoral and City Council races was eye-opening. A large number of supporters of Mayor Greg Mengarelli’s re-election campaign are developers, builders, and others who could benefit from business as usual at City Hall: …
Fundraising Report Shows Developers Love Mengarelli Read More »
Suppose you owned a business that sometimes required knowledge or competence outside your personal level of expertise. Wouldn’t you hire a person with the specific skillset and experience you needed? Well, apparently that’s NOT what is happening with the City of Prescott’s legal department. Prescott City Attorney Jon Paladini announced last month he was resigning …
Charter Requires Prescott City Council to Hire New Attorney Read More »
By Joe Zarnoch Dear Prescott Residents: Are you aware that the Prescott City Attorney, Jon Paladini, was involved in an alleged domestic violence incident last year, in August 2020 involving a former city employee, former Deputy City Clerk Cindy Pemberton? Mr. Paladini was never placed on administrative leave pending a thorough investigation of the matter. …
City Needs to Sever Ties with Compromised Attorney Read More »
Lack of Ethics, Disrespect for Citizens Should Be Cause for Complete Termination Legal Definition of Moral Turpitude: 1: an act or behavior that gravely violates the sentiment or accepted standard of the community 2: a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be present in the commission of a criminal offense …
Council Needs to Reassess Retaining Paladini’s Attorney Services Read More »
Greg Mengarelli, incumbent and Mayor candidate, says he makes decisions based on his Christian values. Yet multiple times a week his campaign, of which he is the Chair, sends out mailers and newspaper ads attacking his opponent with lies. Nightly, Mengarelli’s campaign runs ads attacking his opponent on Fox, CNN, MSNBC, and the History Channel …
Hypocrisy, Ethics, Self-Dealing, and Greg Mengarelli Read More »
Prescott voters have been making their voices heard objecting to rapid, damaging growth at City Council meetings, in letters in local publications and in opinion pieces. Most recently, the Daily Courier published a “Talk of the Town” column in which long-time Prescott resident Kathleen Murphy wrote about her disappointment in how past City Council members …
Citizen Opinion Piece Crystallizes Candidates’ Failures Read More »
By Mary Beth Hrin I was the victim of a vicious smear campaign when I challenged Mr. Mengarelli for Prescott mayor in 2017. Time to break my silence. Part of my decision to come forward now involves both an acceptance of my disability, and an understanding of my ensuing private humiliation. But my decision also …
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