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Letters to the Editor for Jan. 18

Arizona's victim compensation program helps pay costs related to a crime victim's recovery, but it is woefully underfunded.

Backers of Proposition 209 say the ballot measure will protect Arizona residents from crushing medical debt when they're struggling keep a home and a job so they can pay their debts, but critics say the proposal is too broad and will reward the wrong people.

Mark Finchem State Rep. and Old-West cosplay aficionado Mark Finchem has always been one of the nuttier lawmakers at the Capitol, what with his bills to make gold legal tender, his links to far-right organizations such as the Oath Keepers and the Coalition of Western States, and his peculiar fashion choices. But Donald Trumps loss in the presidential race last November has led the Oro Valley Republican to buy a first-class ticket ...

Nice tie, cowboy! State lawmaker and weird-uncle-you-desperately-avoid-at-family-gatherings Mark Finchem has always been one of the nuttier lawmakers at the Capitol since his election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2014, what with his bills to make gold legal tender, his links to far-right organizations like the Oath Keepers and the Coalition of Western States, and his peculiar fashion choices. But Donald Trump’s lo...