Guest commentary by Tom Patterson

Volunteers in Chandler are taking action to make their community better while helping those in need.

Cleaning auto parts doesn’t have to be a messy and expensive affair with The Portable Parts Washer on the job.

Foes of public financing of elections are trying once again to void parts of the Clean Elections law that Arizona voters approved in 1998.

As hungry first-graders lined up for lunch at Tarwater Elementary School, Camryn Carillo, 6, squirted globs of hand sanitizer into their palms. It wasn’t the first time the children at the Chandler school had sanitized their hands Tuesday.

A strange thing occurred as Gilbert Republican Bill Montgomery entered the final week of his bid to upset incumbent Democrat Terry Goddard in the race for state attorney general. On Monday, Montgomery agreed to pay the Citizens Clean Elections Commission $43,000 for a campaign TV ad recorded on Sept. 12, the day of this year’s primary.

We noted in May that the Citizens Clean Election Commission had the opportunity to start building a new reputation for fairness and impartiality with its handling of a complaint about the launch of Gov. Janet Napolitano's campaign for re-election.

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission will have to decide what is a legitimate newspaper and what is not.

The state Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted Thursday to investigate Gov. Janet Napolitano for potential campaign finance violations.

The state Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted Thursday to investigate Gov. Janet Napolitano for potential campaign finance violations.

Every time David Docusen goes to work, people ask about his black top hat.

Jodi and Kevin Stumpff started their company from their home in Gilbert two years ago. At the time, WindSwept Organix, had four employees — all of them related and their revenue was practically nil.

March 11, 2005

Eduarda Schroder of Chandler is starting early to expose her daughters to volunteer work.