Navigating Change and Embracing Self-Care

This chapter delves into the impact of Dennis Mahon's prison sentence on Scottsdale, Arizona, examining the community's efforts to embrace inclusivity despite lingering disappointments. It also celebrates Valentine's Day promotions, showcasing beauty products and self-care opportunities from local sponsors.

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"They got what they wanted." Those were the words of Don Logan after a February 11, 2025 meeting of the Scottsdale, Arizona city council. Twenty-one years after Dennis Mahon tried to murder Logan with a package bomb, the city of Scottsdale finished what the klansman started: they closed the city's diversity office.

Sources:

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/scottsdale-to-gut-diversity-office-trump-anti-dei-fervor-21197066

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-strip-club-owners-troubles-started-with-bad-loan-11311674

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/to-serve-and-humiliate-6422314

https://www.scottsdale.org/city_news/new-council-whisperer-saddles-up-at-city-hall/article_06f75e0a-d12c-11ef-a528-b706d0d1dc9d.html

https://www.scottsdale.org/city_news/mayoral-candidates-face-final-exam/article_58c526d4-880e-11ef-a093-a77b3f945d6e.html

https://www.scottsdale.org/city_news/protests-fly-as-scottsdale-defunds-dei/article_6a0be9a2-eb0d-11ef-8425-27ebca019701.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/us/politics/trump-fake-electors-emails.html

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https://www.azfamily.com/2025/02/12/scottsdale-city-council-votes-end-programs-involving-dei/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/01/29/costco-double-downed-on-dei-then-19-attorneys-general-warned-them-to-stop/

https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/IACIO/2025/01/27/file_attachments/3144563/FINAL%20Costco%20Lettet%20%281%29.pdf