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Is that the article you're talking about, Cyndi? I am surprised that you would insult the National Enquirer's journalistic integrity by comparing them to the Communicator, at least based upon this article. 

 I just finished reading it. At first I thought it was a letter to the editor. If it were, that would account for all of the unfounded accusations, innuendos, insinuations, and unfounded rumors that perpetuate themselves throughout the article. To my surprise, the article was written by a copy editor for the paper.

For example, insinuating that the people who received a variety of civic awards did so because of their membership in the church is irresponsible journalism. The outright accusation that the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce is guilty of "bias and collusion" with the Community of Hope Church to ensure civic recognition is exclusively for church members is unfair to the Chamber, the award recipients, the community, and the readers of the Communicator. It also totally discredits the entire article.

However, I haven't answered your question about the city being offered the 15-acre parcel for $58,000 per acre in February 2007. I don't know, but I am doing the research to find out. I will let you know as soon as I do. If the city was, in fact, offered this property and didn't take it then there is a legitimate question to be answered.