EDITOR’S LETTER: Peaches and cream
For those of us who live a routine lifestyle, time flies by. Days blend together and fall off the calendar like peaches from a...
EDITOR’S LETTER: Christmas dinner
The afternoons remain warm, but the mornings and evenings are crisping up like well-behaved bacon. That’s how you know the holidays are upon us...
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,...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Like fine china
Fine china has long symbolized the 20th anniversary, a milestone the great city of Maricopa celebrates this month. Brimming with captivating intricacies, the gift...
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...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: A song of ice and fire
Let’s rewind to four Septembers ago.
I’m standing inside the majestic HallgrÃmskirkja, a volcano-esque chapel towering over ReykjavÃk’s seaside skyline in Iceland. As the choir...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Welcome home
Safe to say, I’ve finally found my home.
I've grown accustomed to the hustle and bustle of urban Phoenix. Maricopa, to me, is an oasis...
Publisher: How lucky we are
Gratitude is a virtue in and of itself.
For those who express it, a world of positivity is unlocked. Life is a lot easier when...
Publisher’s letter: A sense of service
Like a caterpillar escaping the cocoon for the last time as a butterfly, it’s remarkable to see how each magazine develops here at InMaricopa...
Life’s a challenge — you’ll get through it
June 6, in a year before most of you were born: My high school graduation day. It seemed like such an unobtainable goal for...
COMMENTARY: Remembering dark chapter in U.S. history 50 years later
COMMENTARY
A half-century ago today, the final U.S. troops left Vietnam.
Fifty years. How can it be that long?
Bombs dropping, bodies mangled, South Vietnamese citizens tearfully...
Editor: November a time to reflect
I’ve always loved November.
The crisp days of autumn and the smell of burning leaves — it was legal then — are pleasant memories from...
Editor: It’s a pleasure to tell your stories of a great community
Hello, Maricopa!
This is my first direct message to you as the new InMaricopa editorial director, and I have to say I am so impressed...
Editor: Inflation, the new COVID-19
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...
Editor: May InMaricopa magazine marks milestones
Maricopans should receive InMaricopa Magazine in their mailbox today. And as with every issue of InMaricopa, a theme seems to evolve.
This month, it's all...
Volunteers make our city a better place
April is national volunteer month. In Maricopa, however, it seems like every month is volunteer month.
There's no shortage of people in this community who...
Editor’s Letter: A brush with Maricopa fame
Talk about a juxtaposition.
Victor Moreno, a photographer who sometimes lends his expertise to us here at InMaricopa, was out at Don Pearce Fire Station...
Lessons learned from the pandemic
Our actions affect others.
That has to be the biggest takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic we've all lived through for the past two years now.
There...
Letter from the Editor: Resolutions worth keeping
With it being January, we've all made our New Year's resolutions.
I'm sure many of the boilerplate items include losing weight, keeping a cleaner house...
Education spurs growth
As more housing developments pop up in and around Maricopa, complaints are lodged about roads and the transportation infrastructure needed for all these new...
Pleased to meet you
As I have made the rounds during my first few days as the Editorial Director for InMaricopa, I’ve been impressed with the sense of...