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When you reach for that bottle of wine this Valentine’s Day, do you know how healthy it is?

By Deidre Popovich, Texas Tech University January 27, 2024
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Goodbye, goofy road signs. Oh, Arizona Department of Transportation, we have had many giggles from your wild and witty electronic messages that give us, the bored and tired drivers, something to ponder. Now the Feds have sent their own message to all states – “Electronic Road signs must be simple, direct, clear and brief.” Why take away our joy?

By Judy Bluhm January 27, 2024
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Business growth is a delicate thing. The local economy can be impacted by something as far away as Wall Street and as gossamer as a petty rumor.

January 23, 2024
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Seeing the inner workings of a hand, or the nervous system surrounding the spleen, doesn’t seem appealing to most people. However, “Gray’s Anatomy,” the corpus of medical students and artists for over 100 years, has the staying power of the world’s greatest novels.

By The Foundation for a Better Life January 23, 2024
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It is “Polar Bear Season” once again. Yep, that time of year when the frigid winter temperatures are causing some people (fools) to run half-naked into freezing lakes or ice-cold oceans.

By Judy Bluhm January 20, 2024
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South Africa’s case against Israel is the fourth genocide-related case at the International Court of Justice.

By Victor Peskin, Arizona State University January 20, 2024
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For most of human history, the best a lunatic could do to inflict widespread harm was hurl rocks at people nearby. The Industrial Revolution led to today’s sophisticated weaponry. And this century, dozens of nations will likely have military capabilities far exceeding what leading strategists can now imagine.

By WILL COOPER, My Turn January 16, 2024
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Phil Mortillaro is the son of immigrants. He has worked as a locksmith since he left school in the eighth grade. All five of his children grew up watching their father work hard in his Greenwich Village shop, but only his youngest son followed in his footsteps and became a locksmith as well.

By The Foundation for a Better Life January 16, 2024
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We would like to address recent claims made regarding the actions and decisions of our City Council. The recent meeting on Dec. 19, indeed, marked a significant discussion, one that we believe necessitates further explanation.

By Lisa DuVernay, Stephen DeWillis and Michael Mathews January 13, 2024
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Have you ever wondered - what is the real purpose of the kitchen’s center island? Ponder this question no more, Dear Readers, as I think I have found the answer.

By Judy Bluhm January 13, 2024
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I have been saddened but not surprised at the resignation announcements by both our city attorney Jenny Winkler and more recently our city manager Scotty Douglass.

By Mayor Tim Elinski, My Turn January 9, 2024
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Nome, Alaska, January 1925. Home to roughly 1,400 hearty people who live off what they can pull from the rugged landscape.

By The Foundation for a Better Life January 9, 2024
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Banning books is an old American tradition that began before we were a country. Initially it was between religious groups where ideas clashed. There was a pamphlet published in 1650 that said anyone faithful could get to heaven, which contradicted Puritan beliefs that said only special people get to heaven.

By Geni Hart, My Turn January 6, 2024
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No more cocoa? Not exactly making headlines, yet a full-blown disaster is heading our way. My sister-in-law gifted me a small box of chocolates for Christmas with a note that read, “Enjoy now. The world is running out of chocolate.”

By Judy Bluhm January 6, 2024

The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters.

January 2, 2024

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