Opinion

Phoenix baseball team adopts Oracle as mascot

About a month ago, the San Manuel Miner published a letter to the editor from a young baseball player in the Phoenix area. His baseball team chose Oracle as its name and unofficial mascot. We asked Cooper and his dad, Jim Cook, to send us a team photo and let us know...

Letter to the Editor: Friends of the Kearny Library may disband

  On May 14, the Friends of the Kearny Library will vote to close up shop or not.   We have had a Friends committee for many years but we no longer have the members to hold office nor to do the work. Past members have aged out or moved away.  ...

Letter to the Editor: Little Leaguer representing local town

  Hi my name is Cooper Cook, I am 8 years old,  I live in Phoenix. My baseball league has assigned every team a city's name from AZ. Our team this year is the Oracle Diamondbacks. My Dad showed me where Oracle was on the map today and the city looked really...

Letter to the Editor: In support of Jeff Crawford

  The State of Arizona Medical Board should give an abundance of thought and consideration to this specific case, Jeff Crawford, M.D.  After working for him for five years,  it was quite an experience.   He taught me things about the medical care...

Along the Gila: Pioneer Days and the Arizona Trail

I helped with Pioneer Days as much as my body would allow this past weekend, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now that the four-day event is over for another year, there are a lot of volunteers who deserve not only congratulations but a long rest.   It was four years...

Along the Gila: Pioneer Days is Rapidly Approaching

I have butterflies in my stomach. It’s about Pioneer Days sponsored by the Copper Basin Chamber of Commerce Thursday through Sunday, March 15-18. My butterflies are not about the event going well – it has been done so many years that many people fall...

Family First Pregnancy Care Center asks, what was the difference?

  An exciting thing happens in our world every 4 years, it’s a time when the world sets aside differences and gets together to play games; the winter Olympics! What a thrill to watch the snowboarders fly up in the air and do the seemingly impossible. Figure...

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Dr. Crawford

  I have only been residing in Kearny for about two years but I have to say that one of the reasons I chose Kearny for my retirement area was the presence of a local doctor.     Dr. Crawford has been of great benefit to me since I have both COPD...