Mike Russell
KTAR News
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Opinion: This walkout will most likely backfire on our teachers
Arizona teachers are refusing to recognize the optics of a walkout and don't seem to realize that it could alienate parents. There's a better way. → Read More
Opinion: Federal bump stock ban should worry both sides of the aisle
Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to criminalize bump stocks. Mike Russell doesn't like them, but said the ban should worry both sides of the aisle. → Read More
Opinion: Takes on the past weekend's three biggest stories
The first weekend of spring has sprung three huge news stories on us. Here’s Mike Russell's takes on this weekend’s big news hat trick. → Read More
Opinion: HSUS's accreditation drop should serve as wakeup call
The recent problems facing The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) should be a wakeup call for all of us that give to ANY charity. → Read More
Opinion: Red for Ed duped Arizonans into backing politics, not teachers
Mike Russell writes that Arizonans were duped Wednesday when they wore red to support teachers. Instead, the unwittingly supported a political candidate. → Read More
Opinion: Arizona needs to do more for teachers than wearing red
Mike Russell says it was great to see so many people wearing red in support of Arizona teachers on Wednesday, but it's time for everyone to do more. → Read More
Opinion: Keep facts in mind when discussing Florida school shooting
Mike Russell wants the gun control debate to take a break after the Florida school shooting, but he wanted to make sure both sides remember the facts. → Read More
Opinion: Three takeaways from opening weekend of Winter Olympics
We are off and running: The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Here are three takeaways from the first weekend. → Read More
Opinion: Phoenix City Council vote on bump stocks just a headline grab
Mike Russell says the Phoenix City Council's vote to encourage Arizona lawmakers to ban bump stocks was nothing more than an attempt to stay in headlines. → Read More
Opinion: Cardinals gave up moral high ground with Adrian Peterson trade
Mike Russell says that the Arizona Cardinals are moral hypocrites because they traded for child abuser Adrian Peterson just to save the run game. → Read More
Opinion: Poking holes in Jimmy Kimmel's anti-gun rant
Mike Russell took on Jimmy Kimme's anti-gun rant in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting and he found some issues with his argument. → Read More
Opinion: NFL national anthem protests are Goodell vs. Trump
The ongoing debate over national anthem protests in the NFL pits two Herculean egos against one another: Roger Goodell vs. Donald Trump. → Read More
Opinion: Concussion consequences on players, not NFL
The NFL is aware that players choose to play football and risk head injuries, so why do we expect the league to take responsibility for injuries? → Read More
Opinion: Trump sounds like a leader in his UN speech
President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations on Tuesday. He was firm. He was assertive. He sounded like the leader of a nation. → Read More
Opinion: Both sides are right in NFL national anthem standing debate
Mike Russell says that, no matter which side of the debate over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem you're on, you're right. → Read More
Opinion: DACA removal should be final straw for Hispanic community
Mike Russell says President Donald Trump's decision to end DACA should be the final straw for the Hispanic community in being used as a political football. → Read More
Opinion: Stanton cracked on police response to Phoenix Trump protest
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton had the correct support for the police's response to the protesters at the Trump rally, but then he changed his mind. Why? → Read More
Opinion: Trump pardon doesn't give Arpaio the legacy he wants
When President Donald Trump pardoned former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, he kept him our of court but didn't give him the legacy he wants. → Read More
Opinion: PETA scores accidental point after hunters hijack Facebook trend
PETA scored an accidental point this week when outdoorsemen hijacked a Facebook trend the organization intended to use to combat hunting. → Read More
Opinion: Four takeaways from Trump's rally speech in Phoenix
Now that tear gas and smoke have cleared in downtown Phoenix, Mike Russell gives his four takeaways from President Donald Trump's rally speech. → Read More