Commentary: Mingus’ greater challenge lies in court of public opinion
Just when you thought that school district consolidation could not get any more interesting, Mingus Union elevated this fight to a whole new level by legally challenging the merits of the planned November election.
Letter: Sign thefts prove it’s the season for political thuggery
My neighbor supports two candidates for city council so she put up their signs to show her support. Within days the signs were stolen -- and it wasn’t the wind as each was weighed down with rocks that were also taken.
Letter: Campaign season ethics hit new low with theft of signs
On July 12th I put up a campaign sign for “Brill for Congress” at the intersection of Broadway and Main in Clarkdale at about 4 in the afternoon.
Letter: In the right hands, handgun offers the ultimate protection
After reading this letter you may consider me to be a bit crazy. You may be right, however consider this; I not only subscribe to several gun magazines but also National Geographic, Smithsonian and Discover, so if I am a nut, I am a well-read nut.
Letter: Read Matthew 25:40-45 and then justify U.S. immigration policy
Mother Teresa”s favorite text in the Bible was Matthew 25 verses 40-45. If you read it you will understand why.
Letter: American labor rights are on the line and that line keeps getting thinner
During the Great Depression, fifteen million Americans were unemployed and many of the few who did have jobs were exposed to horrific working conditions.
Letter: When will ‘World’ learn that American is not the enemy?
What I really don’t get, though, is how you are so willing, eager, and able to ignore the fact that for nearly two centuries the United States of America has saved you time and time again, and/or paid for massive improvements in global commerce (e.g., Panama Canal) both regionally and worldwide.
Editorial: Marriage of consolidation also a date in divorce court
At this stage though, make no mistake about it, this betrothal is a shotgun wedding. Mingus is the reluctant groom to Cottonwood-Oak Creek’s bride. It’s you, the voters, who are holding the gun.
Commentary: Lack of transparency continues to be part of Mingus culture
For more than a year now, Mingus Union High School officials have displayed a pattern of carelessness when it comes to complying with Arizona’s open meeting and public records laws.
Letter: The good news is the books were saved
Talk about volunteer service beyond the call of duty. FCML’s Bag-a-Bargain book sale was off to a great start last Saturday. Suddenly, a fierce wind converged on the Clark Memorial Clubhouse. The blue sky turned dark. Rain came in alternating light and heavy batches.
Letter: We should not have to bypass VVMC for emergency needs
Talking with others in the community about my experience, I learned they choose not to go to VVMC but to go the distance to Flagstaff or Phoenix hospitals.
Editorial: Consolidation fact-finding mission in very good hands
While the Upper Verde Valley’s efforts at reaching consensus and educating the community on school district consolidation were plagued by turf protection and institutional bias, it’s refreshing to see the no-nonsense approach being employed by Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim Carter to achieve the same goal.
Commentary: Public vote on school district consolidation takes another forward step
Upper Verde Valley voters are now one step closer to deciding school district consolidation.
Commentary: Volunteers, not money, the greatest need for Old Town Assn.
The similarities between the plight of Cottonwood’s Old Town Association in many ways mirrors the problems experienced in recent years by Camp Verde Promotions.
Letter: There must be a better solution to recycling problem in Camp Verde
As a Camp Verde resident for over 20 years, I do not have much to complain about. I love this town and its people.
Letter: You are your own keeper; your brother is somewhere else
Well, what do you know? My Saturday, June 30 issue of the Wall Street Journal tells me that five people were killed and a dozen others were wounded by a man with a 12-gauge shot gun. The location, a newspaper office in Laurel Maryland.
Letter: What has become of integrity of our Constitutional process?
Those of us who were born after the end of WWII and before 1956, give or take, remember the civil unrest over the Vietnam War. Protests were everywhere, it seemed, and as the war raged on they grew ever more frequent, populated, and even violent.
Commentary: Price paid for freedom can never be repaid
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Editorial: Rep. Stringer badly misses mark on ‘apology tour’
Prescott Rep. David Stringer went on the road last week to mend some fences.
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- Cottonwood man dies following vehicle-pedestrian crash on SR 260
- Life in prison … plus 122 years … or
- Fatality on SR 260 between Western and Del Rio
- Former police officer sentenced to minimum jail time for prostitution conviction
- Mingus sues to stop November consolidation election
- NWS: Flash flood warning in Northern, Central Arizona
- Turning tables: Couple aims to serve fresh produce from Verde Valley Farms
- Bear in Sedona captured, relocated to remote area
- UPDATE: 7-year-old girl safe following domestic kidnapping
- Gallery: Verde Valley gets healthy dose of monsoons
- Cottonwood man dies following vehicle-pedestrian crash on SR 260
- Life in prison … plus 122 years … or
- Woman who claimed she was kidnapped arrested in Prescott homicide case
- Prescott PD actively investigating murder scene; suspect believed to be in Verde Valley
- Verde Valley ready for festive 4th of July
- Fatality on SR 260 between Western and Del Rio
- One person killed in semi-truck crash on I-17
- Suspect in Prescott murder sought in Rimrock area manhunt
- Two young women arrested for burglarizing Cottonwood businesses
- Obituary: Michael D. Ralston 1965-2018
