FROM THE EDITOR
SMILE WITH CONFIDENCE
S SOME OF YOU WILL BE DELIGHTED TO SEE MAGA zealots jubilating on the cover of this month’s InMaricopa magazine. The less adventurous, more stubbornly principled reader may have already thrown this copy into the trash in a loathsome compulsion. Politics are a hard sell, especially in a hyperlocal newsmag, but InMaricopa doesn’t shy away from covering them. As a barometer of all things Maricopa, we can’t deny the shockwaves in Manhattan and D.C. have rippled into our far-flung little city during this historic era of paradigm turnabout. Putting Donald Trump’s face on this month’s cover — although by indirect, vestiary means — was a decision I didn’t take lightly. I am not here to endorse any candidate or political party. Rather, to begin your monthly exercise in news literacy with imagery that, unlike many of our past covers, provokes an instant, strong and polarized reaction. First Amendment exhibits elicit such reactions. As do displays of hypocrisy. Donald Trump, with his history of sexual abuse and insults hurled at women, is the only American president ever convicted of a crime. Yet, here, he is exalted by “Women for Trump” devotees. He is cast as Captain America, a fictional war hero. Questionable poetic justice of the U.S. Flag Code is taken in many gross alterations to the stars and stripes. And we see the recently vogue flags of Israel;
Why Trump is on the cover of InMaricopa
Publisher SCOTT BARTLE
Managing Editor ELIAS WEISS
WE WILL BEAT ANY COMPETITORS WRITTEN PRICE! One Dental Office for the Entire Family
that, from members of an Arizona GOP that endorsed neo-Nazis in just the last election. On the other side of the coin, anti-Trump bias
Advertising Director VINCENT MANFREDI
runs rampant in the mainstream media. Former Washington Post columnist Howard Kurtz’s evenhanded and incisive study on the issue, Media Madness , found the mainstream media’s dogmatic hatred for Trump moved ostensibly objective journalists, alarmed by the president’s success, into the opposing camp. This unsettling phenomenon is not, and never will be, InMaricopa . For us, this
Advertising TAWNI PROCTOR MICHELLE SORENSEN
• Basic Procedures • Implants • Sedation • Orthodontics WE DO IT ALL!
Writers RITA BRICKER JEFF CHEW JULIE COX KRISTINA DONNAY DAYV MORGAN BRIAN PETERSHEIM JR. TOM SCHUMAN MONICA D. SPENCER SHERMAN AND EUPHEMIA WEEKES
cover is an exercise in true objectivity. The overtness of Trump’s bipolar influence on Maricopa merits it a place on our cover. It’s topical, and topical events should not be minimized or ignored. They spark productive conversations about how we respond to the controversial images we see, in the media and in the world. I believe you will conclude our coverage is fair. So, as you read the stories in this edition about conspiracy theories, first responders and electric vehicles, think about it — and let me know — how does this cover make YOU feel?
NEW PATIENT WITH INSURANCE? Come on in! We will THANK YOU at your first visit with a FREE $25 GIFT CARD. First visit defined as comprehensive exam, x-rays, basic or periodontal cleaning. *New Patients Only. Cannot be used with AHCCCS, DHMO, medicaid or other non PPO discount insurance plans. Limited to two gift cards per household and not valid with any offer. Coupon must be presented at time of use. Limited time offer.
Photographers JEFF CHEW BRYAN MORDT VICTOR MORENO
BRIAN PETERSHEIM JR. MONICA D. SPENCER
Designer CARL BEZUIDENHOUT
MISSION Inform readers/viewers. Enrich advertisers.
ELIAS WEISS MANAGING EDITOR
BELIEFS We believe in: • An informed citizenry. • Holding ourselves and others accountable. • The success of deserving businesses.
CONTRIBUTORS
$ 19 NEW PATIENT
VALUES
• Integrity • Accountability
• Open, honest, real-time communication • Prosperity for clients, community, company
Volume 19, Issue 7 InMaricopa 44400 W. Honeycutt Road, Suite 101 Maricopa, AZ 85138
CLEANING, EXAM & X-RAYS * *In the absence of periodontal disease. Insurance will be billed if available. Limited time offer.
520-568-0040 Tel News@InMaricopa.com Advertising@InMaricopa.com
Dr. Jared Pope
Dr. Matthew Ross
Dr. Kari Zins
Call for appointment (520) 251-9490
Published advertisements are not an endorsement of products or advertising claims by InMaricopa . No part of this magazine may be reproduced by any means without the prior written permission of InMaricopa . Copyright 2024.
TOM SCHUMAN Tom catches up with a pickleball player who appeared on one of our 2018 covers. The 95-year-old retired his racquet for a YouTube career.
JULIE COX Cat whisperer Julie tells us why free-roaming felines are safer, and live longer indoors.
RITA BRICKER Master Gardener Rita tells us how to safeguard our flora against monsoons and dust storms — and which plants thrive in them.
44480 W. Honeycutt Rd., Ste. 110 MaricopaDental.com Open Saturdays for your convenience
InMaricopa.com | July 2024
4
Powered by FlippingBook