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- Sparking growth
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- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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- HEADS UP, DRIVERS
![Western Pinal Justice of the Peace Patricia Glover speaks during a City of Maricopa Republican Club on May 23, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260529-spencer-teeple-republican-club-1-4-768x512.jpg)
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
- InMaricopa Staff
Mr. Chapman has no education, work experience, or qualifications to serve as a judge in our community. He is a decertified former police officer (permanently barred from serving as a […]
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