It was recently announced that “House of Cards” will come back for a fourth season. There is no doubt that it is a fun show to watch and there are certainly aspects of that program that are rather true to life. Like “The West Wing” and “The Ides of March,” these shows have archetypes that…
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This time of year brings us gorgeous weather, cherry blossoms in Washington DC, and of course, the Arizona Capitol Times Best of the Capitol awards. The 2015 nominations are in and we’re asking you for your consideration. Click here to see the entire list of nominations. Please take the time to vote for HighGround and…
It was 150 years ago today that our country lost one of its finest Presidents. Abraham Lincoln saw this nation through some of its darkest moments. In Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin recognized Abraham Lincoln’s ability to understand his own emotional needs and connected it to Daniel Goleman’s definition of emotional intelligence saying, “‘Having…
By: J. Charles Coughlin In yesterday’s Arizona Capitol Times Yellow Sheet Report, I was quoted as saying that, if the State Senator from Mohave County chose to challenge our incumbent United States Senator John McCain, that her candidacy would “die in the darkness of her own soul.” These are tough words that need, in my…
HighGround was again well represented at the 2015 Pollies in New Orleans, winning three awards from the American Association of Political Consultants at their celebration of the best in political campaigning and advertising. Considered the “Political Oscars,” the annual event is a bipartisan gathering for politicos from across the country and well known for awarding…