The Phoenix New Times has taken notice of one of our recent posts related to an interview one of our writers conducted with Alice Lara.

Lara, recently ran and won a seat to the Maricopa County Health Care District Board of Directors. The interview, which was posted by Candie Dates, featured a round of questions and answers on a number of issues and positions related to the seat.

When Phoenix New Times asked Lara about the interview and who from Sonoran Alliance conducted it she told them she would not reveal her interviewer.

Now I’ve gone over this many times before but I’ll review this for the folks over at PNT one more time. Many of our writers are considered political insiders. As our “About the Alliance” page discloses, “Several of us work in federal, state, county and city government while others have worked on high-profile political campaigns or for non-profit organizations. It is because of the key positions in which we serve, that it is in our best interest to write under pseudonyms.”

Unlike the writers at PNT,  we don’t get paid to write for this blogsite and it is certainly not our full-time job. Many of us take the risk of losing our livelihood or political retribution if we were “exposed.” Because of those risks, this blogsite does not and will not reveal the identities of our contributors/writers.

Getting back to the article by PNT, I have to ask, “What does it matter who conducted the interview with Lara?” It was substantive and the identity of the writer is irrelevant to the post. Besides, doesn’t PNT have to worry about selling more ad space to tattoo parlors, car audio dealers and risque nightclubs?