Koczor: Seniors can learn from headaches
By Joan Koczor
Headache is one of the most common and debilitating pain conditions in the world. The World Health Organization names headache the third...
From our Publisher: We are thankful for you
By Scott Bartle
Dear Readers,
Unbelievably, the holiday season is upon us. Halloween is in the rear-view mirror, and now folks are counting down the number...
What do you talk about at 6,000 feet without an engine?
Earlier in April, the fine folks out at Arizona Soaring invited me to go on an aerobatic ride in one of their gliders.
I can...
Senior Living: Time to downsize, de-clutter
Some of us are reaching that stage of our life when we are considering downsizing. Some are looking forward to removing the clutter and...
Smith: I endorse Bret Roberts for Arizona House
By Nancy Smith
Please join me in supporting my friend Bret Roberts for Arizona House of Representatives in District 11.
As a member of the...
Letter: Morrison well-suited to constable’s office
By Vincent Manfredi
When you go to vote this coming election, I think the choice for constable in Maricopa and Stanfield is clear.
Glenn Morrison is...
Koczor: Seniors at risk from falling
Falls are a real and growing risk to older adults’ health and independence and, in some cases, to their very lives. Falls can cause...
Mayor Price endorses Manfredi, Wade in City Council election
By Christian Price
I have known Vincent Manfredi and Henry Wade for almost a decade and proudly served with both on city council since 2014....
Letter: Gusse endorses write-in Potter for council
By Julia R. Gusse
It is with great pleasure that I provide Leon Potter with my full endorsement as he seeks election onto the City...
Letter: Brown supporting Wade, Vitiello for City Council
By Marvin L. Brown
As a council member of the City of Maricopa for 10 years, I have had the opportunity to work with and...
SPENCER: A heat vignette
For each person who died from heat this summer, an extraordinary number survived it.
It’s just after lunchtime on July 26, nearly a month into...
Opinion Editorial: Why Is Men’s Mental Health Month Ignored?
By Vincent Manfredi
Men's Mental Health Month aims to shed light on the unique mental health challenges faced by men. As a Result, it often...
Senior advocate: Dealing with annoying, maybe illegal robocalls
Robocalls, those prerecorded, unsolicited annoyances that are becoming all-too-frequent in many households, have reached epic proportions. They are the largest source of consumer complaints...
What comes after Thanksgiving?
Please do not let Thanksgiving get too far behind us without the opportunity for some reflection.By now we have not only finished off the...
Enhancing elementary school learning
The word “elementary” has two seemingly conflicting definitions. For some, elementary means basic or simple as when Sherlock Holmes said, “Elementary, my dear Watson.”...
Poll: Readers like choice of Goodman as city’s new police chief
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’...
Growing onions in the desert? No need to cry
Perhaps you’ve had the same experience: onion bulbs from the big box stores that never develop into the big, dry ones like you buy...
Master gardener: Smile-making sunflowers
Plant sunflowers for a garden that will make you smile!
Find a sunny place with well-drained soil and plant seeds in early spring or fall,...
Medical alert devices: Do you need one?
Last week, I was helping my wife install a home key box for a Province resident when she asked me what I knew about...
EDITOR’S LETTER: My hero
My grandfather never talked about the war when I was growing up. He always wore that ballcap stamped with veteran patches; so much so,...
Tipnotized
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...
Ex-colleague: Brian Simmons you knew — mentally ill after workplace radiation exposure — not...
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 need your help on Arizona’s HB2543 prioritizing rural transportation projects
As an Executive Board member of the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC), I want to discuss the progress of House Bill 2543, which is...
Doctor: What is a podiatrist?
What exactly is a podiatrist? The short answer is a foot and ankle specialist.
A podiatrist is a physician who has an undergraduate degree, a...
A love-hate relationship with oleanders
If oleanders are toxic, why do we have so many of them growing in Maricopa? Here’s the scoop on the good, the bad and...
Realtor: Real estate prices appear to be on way back up
Things are changing quickly in the real estate market.
Following a slump in the final quarter of 2022 after the Federal Reserve spent most of...
Not all upgrades worth the effort
When putting up a home for sale, a seller may look to improve a few things to either speed up the sale or increase...
Be Awesome takes on teen empowerment, involvement
By Jiselle Diaz
Teenagers find it difficult to feel empowered.
According to one study, 57 percent of teens have experienced persistent feelings of sadness, rage and...
Siegel: Math taught differently, better in other countries
Erin Richards, an education reporter for USA Today, published a Feb. 29 article about the lack of success realized in American K-12 education in...