I read the news this past week about someone destroying Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I was more shocked by the fact that there was a Hollywood Star honoring Trump than the actual criminal act of damaging this property. To me, the Hollywood...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Kudos to the residents, business owners of Superior
I’m writing to tell you how impressed I am with the transformation I’ve witnessed in Superior, Arizona over the last few years. As a resident of Phoenix, I often take out of town visitors there as well as take day trips with my family and friends. ...
Dry Heat: Operation Wetback Revisited?
The zero-tolerance immigration policy ordered by President Trump and the resultant separation of immigrant families and the imprisonment of children in cages is atrocious and a violation of human rights. Trump warned us before he was elected that...
Letter to the Editor: Former resident offers suggestion for honoring mining history
One of the key elements to "honor the mining history while preparing for the future" is establishing an operation that has the capability to provide some revenue to assist in offsetting overhead costs. As we all know, personnel, utilities,...
From Family First Pregnancy Care Center: I Have Things to Do
Some mornings I am awakened by my busy mind, doing and thinking everything a hundred miles an hour! I have things to do! In my mind I go over the list of “important things” that “have to be done”! I am not even out of bed from a night of rest and I am tired...
Along the Gila: The Rurality of Movie-Making
I possess a picture of me sitting on Alan Ladd’s lap, both of us on a Warner Brothers camera truck. I was eight or nine years old, and Ladd was at the height of his career. That day he was in Sedona, Arizona, filming the movie “Drum Beat.” I spent most of my...
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to the governor, legislature
The City of Globe, Town of Miami, and surrounding communities are home to more than 30,000 residents who rely on Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center for accessible, affordable and quality medical care. We are a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) – a federal...
Letter to the Editor: Where are all the house numbers?
To the Residents of Superior: As a resident, all my life, I have seen a lot of things go and come and every now and then I have asked myself the same question, year after year: “Why do most residential homes have no visible house numbers, somewhere on...
Letter to the Editor: Honoring Fathers
With Father's Day just around the corner, I felt the need to honor all fathers for their important roles in our lives. I especially want to honor another man who is an exceptional father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. My husband of 42 years,...
Letter to the Editor: Friends of Kearny Library disband
The Friends of the Kearny Library voted on Monday, May 14, to disband due to lack of membership. We also voted to use the money in our account for the AC needed in the annex used for children's programs. Thanks to the community for their support every...