As many of you may know, for the last few years we have been honored to work together with a great group of professionals from Curis Resources on the Florence Copper Project. It has been a long struggle trying to bring jobs and economic development to Florence and Pinal County. The effort has covered the…
DetailsThere is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens -Ecclesiastes 3:1 Here are HighGround, we spend our professional lives trying to make Arizona a better place. In our personal lives, we place our time and our love into our families, our friends, our churches, and our communities. We’re move…
DetailsAs we said in our blog last week, “Real change comes from individuals, not institutions. Stop paying attention to brands, start paying attention to individual voices.” mac internet security software Republicans across the country would be wise to listen to the voice of conservative Republican Governors who have been able to successfully govern. Governor Brewer…
DetailsBy: J. Charles Coughlin “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” It has been a frustrating fall for me. Most people who know me are aware that I am passionate about Michigan Football and getting things done in politics. If at least one of those things is going well,…
DetailsAs we have said before, Arizona is our home and we are committed to working on issues to leave things better than we found it. We spend our time, our efforts, and our political capital to build a state that we can be proud of. Just as we invest in public policy efforts such as…
DetailsBy: Paul Bentz First, let me say, Justin Johnson was the hardest working candidate that I have ever worked with. He was the first one up in the morning and the last one out at night. He was willing to talk to anyone and meet with whoever wanted to meet with him. His willingness and…
DetailsMany of us paid our respects yesterday when we attended the funeral services of our good friend former State Senate President John Greene. We remember John as a sharply intelligent, enormously humble, forever patient, and supremely kind public servant. Former Governor Symington captured much of John’s spirit in his brief eulogy yesterday. Whether you knew…
DetailsAs we have said before, empathy plays a critical role in politics. Nelson Mandela understood that. Mandela knew that politics is not mainly a cerebral sport. As Bill Keller explained in his Mandela write up, “[Politics] is a business of charm and flattery and symbolic gestures and eager listening and little favors. It is above…
DetailsHow Arizona and the Federal Government Could Keep the Grand Canyon Open online essay writer Humans have been in the Grand Canyon for at least 4,000 years. Mother Nature can’t keep us out, but now our Federal Government has. In 1995, many of the current folks here at HighGround were then working for Governor Fife…
DetailsWe are just a little over a year away from the next General Election with every statewide office up for grabs. We have entered political equivalent of the Oscar nomination season where people are busy asking about who’s in and who’s out, who’s hot and who’s not. Is the primary going to be brutal? Will…
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