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		<title>Readers react: Banner Health doctors move to unionize in the Valley</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:42:56 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/08/image-4.png" alt="Sign in front of Banner&#039;s University Medical Center in Phoenix" />New Times readers accused Banner Health of a profit-over-patients attitude. ]]></description>
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		<title>Readers react: Salad and Go’s shocking closure</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Crocker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Readers react: Gov. Katie Hobbs ducks the debates</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix reacts to The Rhythm Room&#8217;s impending closure</title>
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					<dc:creator>Benjamin Leatherman</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix readers feel sorry for Jamaica about getting Kari Lake</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2024-40/kari-lake-e1779408179841.webp" alt="kari lake" />Donald Trump nominated Kari Lake to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica. New Times readers couldn't help but laugh.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix roasts Morrissey over 2026 tour stop: ‘I hear he canceled already’</title>
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					<dc:creator>Benjamin Leatherman</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:23:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>New Times readers aren’t impressed by Tempe’s new Mill Avenue sign</title>
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					<dc:creator>Benjamin Leatherman</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>New Times readers aren’t high on Mark Kelly’s presidential prospects</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:55:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/01/Mark-Kelly-Arizona-Flag.jpg" alt="mark kelly in a hat before an arizona flag backdrop" />Sen. Mark Kelly admitted he's considering a run for president in 2028. Some readers welcomed the idea, while others laughed.]]></description>
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		<title>New Times readers ready to help Kari Lake pack for move to Iowa</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:07:16 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2024-40/kari-lake-e1779408179841.webp" alt="kari lake" />Kari Lake bought a condo in her home state of Iowa and could be mulling a Senate run there. New Times readers seem relieved.]]></description>
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		<title>New Times readers blame mosquitoes on rain and, uh, Bill Gates</title>
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					<dc:creator>TJ L&#039;Heureux</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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