After weeks of negotiations between representatives of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, we now know what it takes to buy peace with the Clintons at the Democratic convention: A lot.

You could tell that this was a president for the first time facing a Congress controlled by the opposition party, and not coming from a position of strength. President Bush was sober, almost somber at times, and his proposals at least gave the appearance of being calculated to appeal to more than a few Democrats.

Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

The Gilbert Town Council claims it is facing a fiscal quagmire. Its dilemma: How to raise capital for expenditures.

Your dog is having fun at the dog park when suddenly another dog slams into him, sending him reeling. Fido gets up, tries to walk away and BAM! Another body slam sends him back to the ground. Fido tries again to escape but is met with a hard bite to the back leg. You rush over to your dog to see if he’s OK, and the offender’s dad responds: “That’s just the way my dog plays — he’s an Alpha.”

The football game everyone wanted to see next season won't be happening.

The fear of losing a cushy job and total control of the House and Senate has resulted in the Dems resurrecting a highly contentious part of illegal immigration reform (i.e., the so-called Dream Act — Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors). This piece of legislation now being pursued by Harry Reid would be attached to a pending defense authorization bill. This bill would give young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship by providing numerous advantages for these illegals to have access to higher education.

“Cinco de Mayo will forever be remembered as the day ‘my’ Phoenix Suns betrayed me. Los Suns?? Don’t think so. Political opinions are personal... they don’t belong in the arena.”

The Gilbert Town Council has scheduled hearings on two controversial zoning issues for its 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting:

For residents of a luxury condominium community fighting placement of an auto dealership near their east Mesa homes since 2001, Thursday turned out to be a big blot on their efforts.

Phoenix landing the 2009 NBA All-Star game may appease some Suns fans who feel their team was robbed of a shot at the title last year when Amaré Stoudemire and Boris Diaw were suspended during the playoffs. But a league spokesperson said there is no correlation between the two.

A controversial plan to construct a Lowe’s at the corner of Country Club Drive and Kiowa Avenue in Mesa was tabled on Wednesday, only a few days before it was slated to go to the City Council for a final vote.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - More than two dozen conservation groups asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to suspend a policy that they say is undermining the endangered Mexican gray wolf reintroduction program in New Mexico and Arizona.

SAN DIEGO - David Arquette was in such a rush to show footage of his directorial debut, "The Tripper," at Comic-Con that he lost the tape on the way to the convention center.

Designers of a planned three-story senior living complex in Gilbert are trying to create an illusion to appease concerned homeowners nearby. Sunrise Senior Living has redesigned the complex to look like a two-story building, in response to dozens of residents in the Lago Estancia homeowners association who had protested the plans.

Designers of a planned three-story senior living complex in Gilbert are trying to create an illusion to appease concerned homeowners nearby. Sunrise Senior Living has redesigned the complex to look like a two-story building, in response to dozens of residents in the Lago Estancia homeowners association who had protested the plans.

More than 50 Gilbert residents crowded into a Civic Center boardroom Thursday — some to decry a proposed three-story senior living complex and others to urge the construction of a rare senior home in town.

More than 50 Gilbert residents crowded into a Civic Center boardroom Thursday — some to decry a proposed three-story senior living complex and others to urge the construction of a rare senior home in town.

Suns CEO Jerry Colangelo said Friday he may pursue legal action against Dallas Mavericks forward Danny Fortson in the wake of Wednesday's flagrant foul that left Suns rookie Zarko Cabarkapa with a broken wrist.

It was not just Americans who were killed in the suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia on Monday night, and it is not just the United States that must be devoted to exterminating the terrorist plague. As Secretary of State Colin Powell said, it is the "entire civilized world" that is threatened. The civilized world must fight back.

Arthur Cyr: President Barack Obama deserves commendation for making the right call concerning deployment of anti-missile weapons in Europe. Instant criticism of the decision as weakness and appeasement of Iran and Russia is predictable but without merit.