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As the former Mayor of Prescott I blog on issues I feel are worthy of public exposure and discussion. Please enjoy the posts and your feedback will help me improve this blog!
Category Archives: Prescott Arizona
Common Knowledge–Illegal Prescott City Council Quorums
© 2011 by Jack D. Wilson Photo courtesy of spekulator. I first visited Prescott Arizona in 1995. I was living in Chicago and working for Amoco Corporation but had started to investigate potential retirement destinations. At that time I was … Continue reading
Another Prescott Public Art Fiasco
Prescott Arizona is in the midst of yet another controversy over pubic art. This time it is a park bench with religious symbols that some do not like. Continue reading
Posted in Councilman Jim Lamerson, Marlin Kuykendall, Prescott Arizona
Tagged John Birch Society, Peace sign, Public Art, Satanic Art
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Firefighter union influence in Prescott Arizona elections
Firefighter unions across the state of Arizona are contributing money and other support to three candidates in a local Prescott Ariona election. What is going on and why are they doing this? Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reports, Elections, Marlin Kuykendall, Prescott Arizona
Tagged elections, Firefighter unions
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Extra Aircraft–what happened in Montrose County Colorado
© 2011 Jack D. Wilson I wrote the article Extra Aircraft: Election candy reporting based on what I had found out about Extra Aircraft’s proposed deal with Montrose County Colorado from a Google search. In that article I wrote: “There … Continue reading
Prescott Place Episode 8 – We can buy a Trader Joe’s
© 2011 by Jack D. Wilson The satirical series continues with the humorous episode about Mayor Kooky having nightmares about his reelection prospects. The characters in this humorous video are fictitious; however, they are based on the real life stumblings and … Continue reading
Extra Aircraft: Election candy reporting
Two recent articles touted the potential move of Extra Aircraft to Prescott Arizona. However, both did not point out the $2-million plus required in incentives and the due diligence that Montrose Colorado performed that raised a number of questions. Continue reading
Prescott Place Episode 7 – Chamber of Comics
The election for mayor is fast approaching and Mayor Kooky wants to ensure he gets the endorsement of the Chamber of Comics. He is not above using some intimidation to force the chamber’s CEO to cave in and endorse him. Sit back and have a few laughs as the Chamber CEO tries to keep his job and not get Mayor Kooky mad. Continue reading
Single bid contract – Another case of stealth bid steering?
Is the City of Prescott violating its own Procurement Code? Do we have a case of illegal bid steering? Read the facts and decide for yourself. Continue reading
Prescott eNews selective publishing of comments
Guest post by Noel Breen commenting on the latest cartoon by Prescott City Councilman Jim Lamerson. Continue reading
