Jana has twice been named the nation’s best columnist writing in a city magazine. She has repeatedly won Arizona’s top column writing awards-in 2002, she was the first columnist to ever win both the highest feature column and news column honors.
Although the local business community supports it, Senator John Huppenthal is doing everything he can do to shut it down – he’s even distorting the facts. […]
Ten states have statewide smoking bans, and the American Cancer Society would definitely like to add Arizona to the list – perhaps as early as 2006. […]
It’s that time of year again. Time for Jana Bommersbach to assume the role of “Queen of Arizona” and share her thoughts on how the state could be better. […]
If you think Santa works only one night a year, then you haven’t met the real Santa. As it turns out, he’s helping Valley kids year-round. […]
YOUR VOTE COUNTS For men, the right to vote has always been there. For women, it came after a long hard battle. Whichever you are, come November, exercise that right. […]
GIMME SHELTER Mimicking a model that’s worked in Philadelphia, Phoenix is on a mission to not only curb homelessness, but end it altogether. […]
OUT ON A LIMB Well, the next time you’re out there, feeling down and ready to give up, remember what Winston Churchill said: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” […]
FIXIN’ UP DOWNTOWN There was a time when you could shoot a canon down the streets of Downtown and not hit a single thing. Not anymore. It still has a long way to go, but things are definitely looking up. […]
You’d think that a company that counts its profits in the billions would be able to pay its employees enough to keep them off of welfare. Not so. In Arizona, Walmart has at least 404 families collecting benefits from the state. […]
In the 10 years since his death, Arizona native Cesar Chavez has been honored with a postage stamp and the respect of Senator John McCain. More importantly, his message is now being used to educate children. […]