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Our city got rid of them, and you can push yours to do the same.]]> https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/op-ed-sedona-kicked-out-flock-cameras-your-city-can-too-40640026/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/phoenix-grandmother-blasts-proposed-aps-rate-hike-40636728/ https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40636728 Cheri Hall https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/phoenix-grandmother-blasts-proposed-aps-rate-hike-40636728/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:44:05 -0700 While many Arizonans have struggled to pay the bills, APS’s parent company made over $600 million in profit last year.]]> https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/phoenix-grandmother-blasts-proposed-aps-rate-hike-40636728/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/life-after-revenge-porn-phoenix-woman-explains-struggle-40634434/ https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40634434 Sasha Grant https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/life-after-revenge-porn-phoenix-woman-explains-struggle-40634434/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:30:00 -0700 Three years ago, nude images of me popped up online. 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