Opinion

OPINION By Vincent Manfredi As a councilmember, I am deeply concerned about the negative impacts HB 2536 (Kaiser) will have on our cities and towns. This...

OPINION By Vincent Manfredi, Maricopa City Councilmember I have heard a quote by Ronald Reagan from 1964 (six years before I was born) that still rings...

As an Executive Board member of the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC), I want to discuss the progress of House Bill 2543, which is...

Editor: It is my privilege and honor to endorse Teresa Martinez for election in the Arizona House of Representatives in 2022. Teresa was appointed to serve...

OPINION By Vincent Manfredi As a business owner in Maricopa, I would like to take a moment to implore you to shop local. While it may...

Seven days after the Aug. 2 primary election the winners in the Maricopa City Council race became clear. But the multiple election mistakes by...

Dear Editor, On the September 1, 2021, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors acting as the board of directors for the Public Health District meeting...

As your councilmember, I am always impressed and inspired by the dedication and resilience of our community. And today, I want to encourage each...

For the last few years, the reason behind labor and material shortages could be easily summed up: COVID-19. It was the reason for empty...

We can improve the quality of life in Pinal County for years to come by voting YES on Proposition 469. Among many other projects, the...

French marigolds (Tagetes patula) have been a garden staple for decades because they’re easy to grow and add a splash of color to any...

Brainwashing: the process of pressuring someone into adopting radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible means. In hindsight, I don’t think it’s dramatic...

By Julia R. Gusse Every individual who has ever served in the U.S. military has taken an oath to support and “defend the Constitution of...

Elections are about a lot more than candidates. They are about a cause. Pinal County property taxes are too high.

As you’re leafing through this edition of InMaricopa, you might notice we rolled this paper full of stories that bear a consistent theme. It was...

By Amanda Rice Hibiscus sabdariffa or roselle, is known by a number of names across the world, including Jamaican sorrel, Flor da Jamaica, Florida cranberry,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR This is an open letter to the people of Maricopa who knew Brian Simmons or who followed his story. I am Ralph...

I am getting ready to go on my first mission trip to Mexico to build a house, and I am leaving behind my one-year-old son Zach, my five-year-old son Alex and my workaholic husband Mike alone for five days.

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

To the editor,  In the painful and often secretive world of domestic violence, knowing where to turn can mean the difference between suffering in silence...

When it's time to list their home, many sellers don’t think about the impact high fees will have on resale. It is important to keep...

When you get a new computer, it seems lightning fast. But after a few years, it gets slower... and slower.   The reasons aren’t a...

Retirement typically occurs in five stages: pre-retirement, full retirement, disenchantment, reorien-tation, and reconciliation and stability. Each stage brings its own set of choices. Understanding...

In mulling its own concealed-weapon policy, Maricopa City Council is giving everyone the opportunity to review Arizona’s gun laws. For the past couple of months...

My Maricopa home is old enough to vote — but at 18 years old, it’s in pretty good condition. However, with the holidays bringing...

The vast majority of Maricopans appear to be impressed with the credentials of new police chief Mark Goodman and welcome him. In our unscientific readers’...

What is it about the smell of fresh-cut grass, the good feeling of a warm afternoon and the pop of a thrown baseball into...

This is the perfect time of year to get out and get active right as the summer heat wave is leaving Maricopa — and...

Let’s rewind to four Septembers ago. I’m standing inside the majestic Hallgrímskirkja, a volcano-esque chapel towering over Reykjavík’s seaside skyline in Iceland. As the choir...

More than 2,000 continuing-care retirement communities exist nationally. They include all phases of senior living: independent, assisted, memory care and skilled nursing, packaged into...