Jon Talton grew up in Phoenix and treasured it. But he brought a business journalist’s eye to the city’s development in his Republic columns in the early 2000s.
Jon Talton, a former Arizona Republic columnist whose columns skewered and shepherded the development of his hometown of Phoenix through the early 2000s, has died. He was 69.
Talton died Jan. 28, according to his wife, Susan, ending a brief stay in a… [7148 chars]
Source: The Arizona Republic | Published: 2026-01-29T20:28:26Z
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