“Once again, a police dog’s name will be added to the capitol K9 honor memorial, killed by the incompetence and neglect of his policeman partner.”

The Sandra Day O’Conner School of Law has taken a few steps toward relocating from Arizona State University’s Tempe campus to its Downtown Phoenix campus.

Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny delivered his 2013 state of the city address last week, touching mostly on the subjects of employment, neighborhood sustainability, outreach and transparency and better health.

Time marches on.

The National Rifle Association said Friday it wants armed police officers in every school, raising costs questions from Republican legislators who normally are their natural allies but picking up support of a key Democrat.

The world of news and information, in terms of who produces it, how it gets produced and how it is delivered, is exploding with new enterprises popping up almost every day. Traditional media is struggling to find its way in this new world, both in terms of understanding how it works as well as competing in it. If traditional media is to survive it is essential that it understands this new world and to figure out how to carve out a place in it.

Editor's Note: These letters to the editor have been sorted by topic by the Tribune editorial staff in an effort to allow readers to read varied opinions on the issues, candidates, and other circumstances surrounding the 2012 general election. These submissions are the opinions of the author, not the Tribune, and have not been edited for grammar or content.