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Candidates respond
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ELECTION SEPT. 2: Signs for Chandler City Council candidates dot the area prior to the Tue., Sept. 2 election.
by Natalie Morris
The campaign season is “To win in the primary
in full swing for Chandler for a city offi ce, you must
City Council candidates as receive a majority of the
Small businesses
residents prepare to head to ballots cast, 50 percent plus
the polls. The Sept. 2 primary one,” says Marla Paddock,
election determines partisan
bridge economic gap
city clerk for Chandler.
candidates in numerous “So, for instance, if only
by Sharon Schnakenburg
state and national races, but one candidate receives a
More than a dozen local small
also plays an important role majority of the vote, and
businesses and franchises closed their
in Chandler’s nonpartisan
Mayor Boyd Dunn
we have two remaining
doors in recent months because of
City Council and Mayoral Council seats, the top four
the economic crunch, as previously
races. Mayor Boyd Dunn is running vote getters – two for each seat – will
reported by the SanTan Sun News
unopposed, but the September election advance to the Nov. 4 election.”
(June 21, 2008), and Creation Station
could determine at least one of three In addition to state and national races,
preschool on Riggs and Nothing but
open Council seats and will certainly the November vote will include a ballot
Noodles restaurant at Germann at
narrow down the list of six candidates
See Primary Page 8
Alma School are a couple of the latest.
before the Nov. 4 general election.
However, many others are surviving STSN photo
as customers shift focus and business
ECONOMIC CASUALTIES: In one of the harder hit
owners follow suit to meet the bottom
strip malls at Riggs and McQueen, at least three
Times changing
businesses closed recently, including Way 2 Play
line. Meanwhile, the City of Chandler
Café, Wise Buys and Hermosa Furniture.
continues to reach out to property
owners and their representatives
for CUSD students
experiencing high vacancy rates.
See Economic gap Page 10
New “blocks” allow deeper lessons
by Natalie Morris
Acclaimed area lawyer
Two signifi cant schedule changes
are on the daily agenda at Chandler
defends moms
Unifi ed School District’s four high
schools this school year. The district by Jen Bondeson
tacked on 15 minutes to each school Many defense attorneys say it isn’t
day and standardized the class format, their right to judge whether an accused
implementing a “modified block” client is guilty. It is only fair, they say, to
schedule that has been in place at assume innocence until proven guilty.
Perry High since it opened, at Horizon Local attorney Tom Ryan has another
Community Learning Center’s Honors
STSN photo
opinion. When it comes to pro bono
High School in Ahwatukee for eight
NEW TIMES: Students at Hamilton and other
work, he has and will only defend the
years, and now in HCLC’s middle school CUSD high schools are learning about block innocent.
since last year.
scheduling this year.
For seven years and more than 4,000
According to Craig Gilbert, director how many hours each subject requires hours, Ryan has counseled mothers STSN photo by Gordon Murray
of secondary education for CUSD, for the whole year,” states Gilbert. “But across the nation accused of purposely PROTECTING THE INNOCENT: Chandler
the extended school day is based on a we’ve had to evaluate making sure that injuring their children or reporting
resident Tom Ryan gives free legal advice and
representation to those wrongly accused of
new interpretation of guidelines set by we have the right amount of time per false illnesses in order to gain attention,
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
the Arizona Department of Education day within those statutes and those otherwise known as Munchausen
regarding requirements for being a full- guidelines they’ve put out there. In Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP).
one count of diaper rash that can be
time student. doing that, we’ve added 15 minutes to Ryan follows one rule when agreeing
assessed,” Ryan says.
“The guidelines are very clear on how the day.” to take on the controversial cases.
many subjects a student must take and
See CUSD Page 6
“If I take the case, there cannot be
See Lawyer Page 12
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