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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Phoenix New Times letters@phoenixnewtimes.com (Phoenix New Times Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Phoenix New Times Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/PHX_1320x825-100-1.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com 144 90 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-treating-homeless-biohazards-instead-people-40664836/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40664836 Travis Seideman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-treating-homeless-biohazards-instead-people-40664836/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 14:17:20 -0700 If a new city ordinance passes as expected, after June 1, feeding wild birds could be more legal than feeding the unhoused.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-treating-homeless-biohazards-instead-people-40664836/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/phoenix-first-friday-artwalk-isnt-ending-its-evolving-40663414/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40663414 Emily Geremia https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/phoenix-first-friday-artwalk-isnt-ending-its-evolving-40663414/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 16:08:58 -0700 Change is the nature of the downtown Phoenix art walk.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/phoenix-first-friday-artwalk-isnt-ending-its-evolving-40663414/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/arizona-department-economic-security-op-ed-jessica-rose-40663370/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40663370 Jessica Rose https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/arizona-department-economic-security-op-ed-jessica-rose-40663370/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 06:30:00 -0700 I lost my job and had to navigate the Arizona Department of Economic Security. It was a nightmare.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/arizona-department-economic-security-op-ed-jessica-rose-40663370/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-more-than-a-tax-break-40659817/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40659817 Jeff Siegel https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-more-than-a-tax-break-40659817/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:17:30 -0700 As gas and rent skyrocket, viral 'heartwarming' stories of working seniors are starting to look a lot more like horror stories.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-more-than-a-tax-break-40659817/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/arizona-department-economic-security-down-syndrome-op-ed-40657935/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40657935 Michael Marion https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/arizona-department-economic-security-down-syndrome-op-ed-40657935/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:35:48 -0700 I have cancer and need care for my daughter, who has Down syndrome. The Department of Economic Security isn't helping.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/arizona-department-economic-security-down-syndrome-op-ed-40657935/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/surprise-arizona-ice-detention-center-school-op-ed-40656297/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40656297 Cali Overs https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/surprise-arizona-ice-detention-center-school-op-ed-40656297/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:43:26 -0700 My classmates must pass the facility every morning. Our representatives have responded with silence, deflection or worse.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/surprise-arizona-ice-detention-center-school-op-ed-40656297/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-circle-k-invade-privacy-when-i-buy-beer-40646149/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40646149 Ryan Brady https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-circle-k-invade-privacy-when-i-buy-beer-40646149/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:10:10 -0700 There's a difference between checking my birthdate and scanning -- and logging -- all my personal information.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-circle-k-invade-privacy-when-i-buy-beer-40646149/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-asu-needs-to-show-courage-and-stand-up-to-ice-40646030/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40646030 Tricia Redeker Hepner and Richard G. Newhauser https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-asu-needs-to-show-courage-and-stand-up-to-ice-40646030/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:31:34 -0700 Unlike some Valley schools, ASU has shown neither courage to say that ICE is unwelcome nor care for its own community.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-asu-needs-to-show-courage-and-stand-up-to-ice-40646030/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-sedona-kicked-out-flock-cameras-your-city-can-too-40640026/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40640026 Mikkel Jordahl, Sandy Boyce and Laura Masters https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-sedona-kicked-out-flock-cameras-your-city-can-too-40640026/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:30:00 -0700 Flock license plate cameras track your movements. Our city got rid of them, and you can push yours to do the same.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-sedona-kicked-out-flock-cameras-your-city-can-too-40640026/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/phoenix-grandmother-blasts-proposed-aps-rate-hike-40636728/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40636728 Cheri Hall https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/phoenix-grandmother-blasts-proposed-aps-rate-hike-40636728/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:44:05 -0700 While many Arizonans have struggled to pay the bills, APS’s parent company made over $600 million in profit last year.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/phoenix-grandmother-blasts-proposed-aps-rate-hike-40636728/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times