Phoenix, AZ / Storyteller / Aug 18, 2026 /
kA 52E2\=:7:5lQadfee`fQm|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r[ 2 =2?5D42A6 56D:8? 2?5 A@@= :?DE2==2E:@? 4@>A2?J @A6C2E:?8 D:?46 `hge[ 2??@F?46D 6IA2?565 D6CG:46 @776C:?8D E9C@F89@FE !9@6?:I 2?5 DFCC@F?5:?8 4@>>F?:E:6D] %96 4@>A2?J DA64:2=:K6D :? @FE5@@C =:G:?8 DA246 56D:8?[ :?\8C@F?5 A@@= :?DE2==2E:@? 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46[ =2?5D42A6 56D:8?[ EC66 D6CG:46D[ 2?5 92C5D42A6 D@=FE:@?D] %96 6IA2?D:@? 255C6DD6D 8C@H:?8 56>2?5 7@C AC@76DD:@?2= @FE5@@C DA246 C6:>28:?:?8 :? E96 8C62E6C !9@6?:I >6EC@A@=:E2? 2C62]k^Am
kAm|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r 2??@F?465 E@52J 2? 6IA2?D:@? @7 :ED 4@>AC696?D:G6 =2?5D42A6 56D:8? 2?5 @FE5@@C =:G:?8 D6CG:46D E@ D6CG6 9@>6@H?6CD E9C@F89@FE !9@6?:I 2?5 DFCC@F?5:?8 C68:@?D] %96 6IA2?D:@? C67=64ED :?4C62D65 56>2?5 7@C AC@76DD:@?2= @FE5@@C DA246 EC2?D7@C>2E:@? 2D pC:K@?2 C6D:56?ED D66< E@ >2I:>:K6 E96:C AC@A6CE:6D 5FC:?8 9@E >@?E9D 2?5 6?92?46 @G6C2== 9@>6 26DE96E:4D]k^Am
k7:8FC6 DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9icdcAIjQmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^23@FE^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^?6HDC@@>]DF3>:E>JAC6DDC6=62D6]4@>^DJDE6>^>65:207:=6D^:>286D^___^_fc^dhb^@C:8:?2=0;A68^A2DE65\:>286];A8Q H:5E9lQcdcQ 96:89ElQb_bQ 2=ElQ|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r DA64:2=:K6D :? 4@>AC696?D:G6 =2?5D42A6 56D:8?[ A@@= :?DE2==2E:@? 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46[ 2?5 @FE5@@C =:G:?8 DA246 4C62E:@? 7@C !9@6?:I\2C62 9@>6@H?6CD]Q DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i`__TQ ^mk^2mk7:842AE:@?m|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{rk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
kAm%96 4@>A2?J[ D6CG:?8 E96 !9@6?:I 2C62 D:?46 `hge[ ?@H @776CD 2? 6IA2?565 A@CE7@=:@ 255C6DD:?8 >F=E:A=6 @FE5@@C =:G:?8 ?665D] pD @?6 @7 E96 =625:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?5JDE2C]4@>^AC6DD\C6=62D6^DE@CJ^`_bdgh^>2DE6C2KD42A6D\==4\6IA2?5D\=2?5D42A6\56D:8?\D6CG:46D\E@\>66E\8C@H:?8\56>2?5\:?\A9@6?:I^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm=2?5D42A6 56D:8?6C !9@6?:I p+k^2m 9@>6@H?6CD 42? C6=J @?[ |2DE6Cp+D42A6D’ D6CG:46D 6?4@>A2DD 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> :?:E:2= 56D:8? 4@?DF=E2E:@? E9C@F89 :?DE2==2E:@? 2?5 @?8@:?8 >2:?E6?2?46] %9:D :?E68C2E65 2AAC@249 6=:>:?2E6D E96 ?665 7@C >F=E:A=6 4@?EC24E@CD[ DEC62>=:?:?8 E96 AC@;64E 6IA6C:6?46 7@C C6D:56?E:2= 4=:6?ED D66<:?8 4@96D:G6 @FE5@@C EC2?D7@C>2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r DA64:2=:K6D :? 4C62E:?8 7F?4E:@?2= @FE5@@C 6?G:C@?>6?ED E92E 4@>3:?6 26DE96E:4 2AA62= H:E9 AC24E:42= FE:=:EJ] %96 6IA2?565 D6CG:46 >6?F :?4=F56D 4@>AC696?D:G6] %96 E@A k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>2AD]2AA]8@@]8=^Hvs4v#fA&6B`7q9AfQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm!9@6?:I =2?5D42A6 56D:8?6Ck^2m @776CD 3@E9 7C@?E 2?5 324<J2C5 DA246D[ 4FDE@> :?\8C@F?5 A@@= 56D:8? 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@?[ =2?5D42A6 >2:?E6?2?46 :?4=F5:?8 ACF?:?8 2?5 EC:>>:?8[ 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2C62 A=2??:?8[ 2?5 DA64:2=:K65 EC66 D6CG:46D] t249 D6CG:46 :D E2:=@C65 E@ 255C6DD E96 F?:BF6 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 2?5 26DE96E:4 4@?D:56C2E:@?D @7 !9@6?:I 2C62 AC@A6CE:6D]k^Am
kAm!@@= D6CG:46D C6AC6D6?E 2 D:8?:7:42?E 4@>A@?6?E @7 E96 6IA2?D:@?] |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r AC@G:56D :?\8C@F?5 DH:>>:?8 A@@= 56D:8? 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@? 4FDE@>:K65 E@ :?5:G:5F2= AC@A6CEJ 5:>6?D:@?D 2?5 9@>6@H?6C AC676C6?46D] k^Am
kAm%96 4@>A2?J 2=D@ @776CD @?8@:?8 A@@= >2:?E6?2?46 2?5 C6A2:C D6CG:46D[ 6?DFC:?8 H2E6C 762EFC6D C6>2:? 7F?4E:@?2= 2?5 2EEC24E:G6 J62C\C@F?5] %9:D 4@>3:?2E:@? 2==@HD 9@>6@H?6CD E@ EC2?D7@C> E96:C 324<J2C5D :?E@ =FIFCJ DA2 6?G:C@?>6?ED DF:E65 E@ pC:K@?2VD 4=:>2E6]k^Am
kAmp 4@>A2?J DA@<6DA6CD@? ?@E65[ Q~FC 6IA2?565 D6CG:46 @776C:?8D 2C6 56D:8?65 E@ 96=A !9@6?:I 2C62 9@>6@H?6CD C6:>28:?6 E96:C @FE5@@C =:G:?8 DA246D :? H2JD E92E >2I:>:K6 3@E9 7F?4E:@?2=:EJ 2?5 G:DF2= 2AA62=]” k^Am
kAm“(6 F?56CDE2?5 E92E 6249 AC@A6CEJ AC6D6?ED F?:BF6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D[ 2?5 @FC 4@>AC696?D:G6 2AAC@249 6?DFC6D 4=:6?ED C646:G6 4@96D:G6 D@=FE:@?D C2E96C E92? 5:D;@:?E65 D6CG:46D 7C@> >F=E:A=6 G6?5@CD]Qk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mw@H |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r w6=AD w@>6@H?6CD rC62E6 ~FE5@@C {:G:?8 $A246Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmw@>6@H?6CD E9C@F89@FE !9@6?:I 2?5 DFCC@F?5:?8 4@>>F?:E:6D 42? ?@H 2446DD :?E68C2E65 @FE5@@C 56D:8? 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@? D6CG:46D E9C@F89 2 D:?8=6 AC@G:56C] %96 4@>A2?JVD 2AAC@249 368:?D H:E9 4@>AC696?D:G6 4@?DF=E2E:@? E@ F?56CDE2?5 4=:6?E 8@2=D[ AC@A6CEJ 4@?DEC2:?ED[ 2?5 26DE96E:4 AC676C6?46D] uC@> E9:D 7@F?52E:@?[ |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r 56G6=@AD 4FDE@>:K65 A=2?D :?4@CA@C2E:?8 =2?5D42A6 56D:8?[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^92C5D42A6D\A9@6?:I\2K^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm92C5D42A6 56D:8? !9@6?:Ik^2m D6CG:46D[ H2E6C 762EFC6D[ 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2C62D] !C@76DD:@?2= :?DE2==2E:@? 7@==@HD 56D:8? 2AAC@G2=[ H:E9 @?8@:?8 >2:?E6?2?46 D6CG:46D 2G2:=23=6 E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 BF2=:EJ 2?5 7F?4E:@?2=:EJ @7 4@>A=6E65 AC@;64ED]k^Am
kAmt?E6CE2:?>6?E 2C62 A=2??:?8 C6AC6D6?ED 2?@E96C <6J 6IA2?D:@? 7@4FD] #2E96C E92? EC62E:?8 A2E:@D[ D62E:?8 2C62D[ 2?5 82E96C:?8 DA246D 2D 27E6CE9@F89ED[ |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r :?E68C2E6D E96D6 6=6>6?ED :?E@ 4@>AC696?D:G6 @FE5@@C 56D:8?D] %96 C6DF=E 4@>3:?6D AC24E:42= 7F?4E:@?2=:EJ H:E9 C67:?65 26DE96E:4D[ 4C62E:?8 DA246D H96C6 !9@6?:I 2C62 72>:=:6D 42? DA6?5 E:>6 @FE5@@CD 5FC:?8 2AAC@AC:2E6 D62D@?D 2?5 6?;@J E96:C AC@A6CE:6D E9C@F89@FE E96 J62C]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mz6J u62EFC6D 2?5 u24EDk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8m$6CG:46 r@G6C286ik^DEC@?8m !9@6?:I 2?5 DFCC@F?5:?8 >6EC@A@=:E2? 4@>>F?:E:6D E9C@F89@FE pC:K@?2k^=:mk^F=m
kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8mr@C6 ~776C:?8Dik^DEC@?8m {2?5D42A6 56D:8? 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@?[ :?\8C@F?5 A@@=D[ A@@= >2:?E6?2?46 2?5 C6A2:C[ 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2C62D[ 92C5D42A6 56D:8?[ EC66 D6CG:46D[ 2?5 @?8@:?8 =2?5D42A6 >2:?E6?2?46k^=:mk^F=m
kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8mtIA6C:6?46ik^DEC@?8m ~A6C2E:?8 2D 2 =2?5D42A6 2?5 A@@= D6CG:46 AC@G:56C D:?46 `hgek^=:mk^F=m
kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8m$6CG:46 pAAC@249ik^DEC@?8m r@>AC696?D:G6 56D:8? E9C@F89 :?DE2==2E:@? 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46 AC@G:565 3J 2 D:?8=6 AC@G:56Ck^=:mk^F=m
kAmkDEC@?8muC6BF6?E=J pD<65 "F6DE:@?Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m"i (92E EJA6D @7 =2?5D42A6 56D:8? D6CG:46D 5@6D |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r AC@G:56nk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmpi %96 4@>A2?J @776CD 4@>AC696?D:G6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^3=@8^H92E\EJA6D\@7\=2?5D42A6\56D:8?\42?\2\AC@76DD:@?2=\=2?5D42A6\56D:8?6C\4C62E6\7@C\J@FC\AC@A6CEJ^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm=@42= =2?5D42A6 56D:8?6C !9@6?:I p+k^2m D6CG:46D :?4=F5:?8 7C@?E 2?5 324<J2C5 56D:8?[ 92C5D42A6 A=2??:?8[ 7F?4E:@?2= =2?5D42A6 4C62E:@?[ 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E DA246 56G6=@A>6?E] t249 56D:8? :D 4FDE@>:K65 E@ E96 AC@A6CEJVD F?:BF6 492C24E6C:DE:4D 2?5 E96 9@>6@H?6CVD DA64:7:4 8@2=D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m"i s@6D |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r 92?5=6 A@@= :?DE2==2E:@? 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46nk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmpi *6D[ E96 4@>A2?J AC@G:56D 3@E9 :?\8C@F?5 A@@= 56D:8? 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@? 4FDE@>:K65 E@ :?5:G:5F2= AC@A6CE:6D[ 2D H6== 2D @?8@:?8 >2:?E6?2?46 2?5 C6A2:C D6CG:46D 7@C 6I:DE:?8 A@@=D 2?5 H2E6C 762EFC6D] k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m"i (92E 2C62D 5@6D |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r D6CG6nk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmpi |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r D6CG6D !9@6?:I 2?5 DFCC@F?5:?8 4@>>F?:E:6D E9C@F89@FE E96 8C62E6C !9@6?:I >6EC@A@=:E2? 2C62] %96 4@>A2?J AC@G:56D 4@?DF=E2E:@?[ 56D:8?[ 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@? D6CG:46D E9C@F89@FE :ED D6CG:46 C68:@?]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m"i w@H 42? 9@>6@H?6CD D4965F=6 2 4@?DF=E2E:@?nk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmpi w@>6@H?6CD 42? 4@?E24E |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r E9C@F89 E96 H63D:E6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^k^2m @C C6249 @FE 5:C64E=J FD:?8 E96 4@?E24E :?7@C>2E:@? AC@G:565] %96 E62> C6DA@?5D E@ :?BF:C:6D 2?5 42? D4965F=6 :?:E:2= 4@?DF=E2E:@?D E@ 5:D4FDD DA64:7:4 AC@;64E ?665D]k^Am
kAm':D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^k^2m E@ 6IA=@C6 |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{rVD =2?5D42A6 56D:8?[ 92C5D42A6[ A@@=[ 2?5 @FE5@@C =:G:?8 D6CG:46D 2?5 C6BF6DE 2 4@?DF=E2E:@?]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mp3@FE |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{rik^DEC@?8m k^Am
kAm|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r DA64:2=:K6D :? 4@>AC696?D:G6 =2?5D42A6 56D:8?[ A@@= :?DE2==2E:@? 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46[ 2?5 @FE5@@C =:G:?8 DA246 4C62E:@? 7@C !9@6?:I\2C62 9@>6@H?6CD] ~A6C2E:?8 D:?46 `hge[ E96 4@>A2?J AC@G:56D :?E68C2E65 D6CG:46D :?4=F5:?8 =2?5D42A6 56D:8? 2?5 :?DE2==2E:@?[ :?\8C@F?5 A@@=D[ 92C5D42A6 56D:8?[ EC66 D6CG:46D[ 2?5 @?8@:?8 >2:?E6?2?46]k^Am
kAm|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r D6CG6D !9@6?:I 2?5 DFCC@F?5:?8 4@>>F?:E:6D H:E9 4FDE@>:K65 @FE5@@C D@=FE:@?D E2:=@C65 E@ pC:K@?2VD F?:BF6 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 2?5 26DE96E:4 4@?D:56C2E:@?D]k^Am
kAmRRRk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|65:2 r@?E24Eik^DEC@?8mkDEC@?8mk^Am
kAmk^DEC@?8m|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{rk^Am
kAm`ebd ( !2C< ':6H {? Ra[ !9@6?:I[ p+ gd_gdk^Am
kAm!9@?6i We_aX hfd\becgk^Am
kAm(63D:E6i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm9EEADi^^HHH]=2?5D42A6C\A9@6?:I]4@>^k^2mk^Am
k7:8FC6mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>2AD]2AA]8@@]8=^HaCfq}pw}%E%+D57fQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^?6HDC@@>]DF3>:E>JAC6DDC6=62D6]4@>^DJDE6>^>65:207:=6D^:>286D^___^_fc^dhc^@C:8:?2=0;A68^:>286];A8Q :5lQfcdhcQ 2=ElQ|2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{rQ DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i`__TQ ^mk^2mk^7:8FC6m
kAm?6HDC@@>i k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^?6HD]bg5:8:E2=>2C<6E]4@>Qm?6HD]bg5:8:E2=>2C<6E]4@>k^2mk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mk6>mk2 C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6HDC@@>]DF3>:E>JAC6DDC6=62D6]4@>^a_ae^_g^`g^>2DE6C2KD42A6D\==4\6IA2?5D\=2?5D42A6\56D:8?\D6CG:46D\E@\>66E\8C@H:?8\56>2?5\:?\A9@6?:I0adfee`f]9E>=Qm$@FC46 AF3=:D965 3J $F3>:E !C6DD #6=62D6 U8EjU8Ej |2DE6Cp+D42A6D {{r tIA2?5D {2?5D42A6 s6D:8? $6CG:46D E@ |66E vC@H:?8 s6>2?5 :? !9@6?:Ik^2mk^6>mk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmk^Am
kAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>]DF3>:E>JAC6DDC6=62D6]4@>^:?7@^adfee`fQ H:5E9lQ`Q :5lQDF3>:E!C6DDx?7@Q 96:89ElQ`Q DEJ=6lQH:5E9i`AIj96:89Ei`AIj3@C56Ci_AI D@=:5jQ ^mk^Am
