Opinion

I would like to make a some comments about a recent story on Rise & Shine School to clarify what really occurred, but before I...

Mr. Hunt, I have seen you many times in town and have said hello and shook your hand. In all, the exchanges have been...

People always ask me if I miss Los Angeles.Having lived there for half of my 35 years, I would have to say there are...

Are you ready for the politics, commercials, billboards, opinion pieces, articles and so on where the Democrats and the Republicans are going after each other?  I...

One week ago, I wrote a protest on corruption, harassment and employee dignity. From that protest, I dealt with a variety of reactions. Some...

I am disappointed and disconsolate regarding the recent article published in The Maricopa Monitor about several candidates running for justice of the peace who...

Over 2,000 years ago, one man changed the world. Soon, Christians will celebrate the most important day of the year: Easter. For many, Easter...

During the last several elections in Arizona, candidates for non-judicial offices have aligned with each other and formed teams. This has proven, in several...

In business, the bottom line is profit. In public service, the bottom line is the public good. This is reality … this is fact....

Recently, I and my campaign manager stopped in for a visit at one of the city’s four firehouses. It was off the cuff and...

When you are a snowbird from Canada, or from any of the northern American states spending your winter in Maricopa, you become very popular...

It’s not easy to see something you have put your energy into, not come to fruition. Yes, I am talking the override vote, and...

It is one thing to pat yourself on the back for something you may have accomplished. It is quite another when you are an...

There was so much going on in western Pinal County in February hardly anyone was bored – and if they were, it was their...

At the last council meeting, during the mayor’s report, I had the opportunity to recognize “Women’s History Month.”National Women’s History Month’s roots go back...

The average price-per-square-foot of Maricopa homes sold in the summer of 2021 is more than four times the same period a decade earlier. Yet...

This past Tuesday at the city council meeting, I expressed my thanks to Chief (Steve) Stahl, Lt. (Michael) Campbell and especially Officer Sean Marchese...

It is no coincidence that November is Native American Heritage Month. As Thanksgiving approaches, we begin to think of the warm memories of our...

Unless you are at least an occasional reader of the sports section of InMaricopa you probably have no idea who I am, or what...

When I first started teaching photo classes in Maricopa, a fellow photographer complained that I was “teaching others how to take our jobs.” I...

We’ve all heard them … Whether we’re spending time with family, taking care of our children, reading a book, or just getting things done...

The Attorney General is the stateʼs chief law enforcement officer. He or she also works closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials...

It all begins with a quality lease. The relationship between landlord and tenant is governed by the lease. Landlords are encouraged to invest into a...

I am running for the Maricopa City Council because I firmly believe the citizens of Maricopa deserve leadership that has the community’s best interests...

By Jeff Crane The stench and mantra about Maricopa is not from the lovable Milky Way dairy (the cows are quite happy and so is...

There have been lots of changes in how we view land use since1962 when the county passed the current zoning ordinance.

Opinion Can't we get some brand-name restaurants?  Garcia’s, Outback, Applebee’s, Chili’s, Carabba’s, Cheddar’s -- Golden Corral, even. I have been here almost three years and I...

On Oct. 19, the Board of Supervisors heard several proposed major amendments to the 2009 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan. The comprehensive plan is the...

Memorial Day, foremost, is the start of summer; swim parties, BBQs, hanging out with family and friends. Tradition states it’s a day that we...

I have lived in Maricopa for more than two years. Through that time I have had the opportunity to witness a burgeoning city hindered...