Experts: Guaranteed rental income insurance worth considering
For some landlords, it may be especially important to protect rental income to avoid falling behind on mortgage payments or other bills.
An additional step...
Mental-health expert: 6 young adult suicides 6 too many
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among teens and young adults ages 10 to 34, according to the Centers for Disease Control (2022).
The...
Brandenburg: Post-COVID era may present challenges for seniors
Life after the COVID-19 pan-demic is becoming increasingly evident.
New cases as well as hospitalizations and deaths are on the decline. Mask mandates have ended.
Still,...
Expert: 12 tips to de-stress from parenthood pressures
The balance of work and home life may sometimes feel like being on a merry-go-round with no way off. We need to be reminded...
Celebrating Older Americans Month
May is Older Americans Month. Initially “Senior Citizens Month,” the name came from a meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and...
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...
Some of these special days will leave you in a daze
Just think about it: the opportunity to celebrate National Maricopa is a Great Place to Live Day.
Don’t laugh. You could make it a reality....
Nurtured by nature: Spending time outdoors rejuvenates, calms us
We have our son visiting from the frigid North and he is currently thawing out.
He loves Arizona, mostly for soaking up sunshine and warmer...
Choosing the right garden style usually driven by time, money and space
Before deciding on a style for your garden, here are a few things to consider. What are your goals for the garden? Food production?...
Shop Local, Support Your Community
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...
Chow down on this month’s bill of fare in our latest edition of InMaricopa
I don’t know about you, but among the things in life I do really well is eat.
Evidently, we have a community full of people...
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...
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...
Councilman opposes HB 2536 over harm to city planning and residents’ input
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...
Balance physical, mental well-being in order to live a safe and secure life
Headlines today are deeply troubling and alarming. After I read about a 6-year-old taking a weapon to class and shooting his teacher, a young...
It’s time for Little Leaguers across Maricopa to play ball
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...
Continuing-care retirement communities worth a look
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...
Unpacking the Brian Simmons story
Most of the time, my involvement with a story ends the day we upload the magazine to the printer.
That's simply not the case with...
Changes in the weather can affect health of Maricopa’s senior citizens
In theory, everyone welcomes spring. We love the warmer days and budding greenery. But spring is a time of extreme weather change that can...
The messy business of creativity
Fine arts are a funny thing. They’re often the first on the chopping block where funding is concerned, yet the movie you just watched...
Rest of the story about Brian Simmons
Some people regarded Brian Simmons as the town nuisance, and he certainly did have a history of bizarre behavior around Maricopa.
This month in our...
OP-ED: How Maricopa is preparing for train derailments, hazmat incidents
As a councilmember, I recently had discussions with our city manager, deputy city manager for public safety, and emergency manager regarding concerns about train...
Legislature is coming after local zoning
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...
Solo agers: Procrastination not a good plan in dealing with your affairs
Last month, I wrote about the importance of reaching out to those who might be facing isolation during the holidays. That prompted me to...
February is American Heart Month: Is your ticker in good condition?
In the early to mid 1960s, more than half the deaths in the U.S. were caused by cardiovascular disease.
To heighten awareness, the first American...
OPINION: Arizona lawmakers must stop holding school funding hostage — now
By Rich Nickel and Ron Butler
Rather than staying laser-focused on academics, superintendents, principals and teachers across Arizona – including Maricopa Unified School District –...
Poll: Readers split on interim solutions for SR347
State Route 347: The bane of all Maricopans’ existence, yet a constant in our lives.
After failure of Proposition 469 in November pushing solutions farther...
Buying a home? There are ways to bring down your mortgage payments
After hitting a rate of nearly 7.5 percent in November, it appears that mortgage rates might be softening as we head into 2023.
Most people...
Poll: Parents split on tackle football after Monday night incident
Seldom does a routine first-quarter play in a Monday Night Football game hold the nation spellbound the way the cardiac-arrest incident involving Buffalo Bills...
Maricopa seniors should be prepared for disasters to augment city plans
While images of hurricanes and wildfire destruction have been in recent news coverage, homeowners, renters and business owners can ill afford to ignore other...