Opinion

I own a house in Maricopa, attend church in Maricopa and currently have a first grader at Legacy Traditional School.  I am writing to urge all Maricopa Voters to vote YES on the Maricopa Unified School District override. 

While Maricopa has a prosperous future, its proud history has a few black marks. Western author and historian C.M. Curtis writes about one in...

Over the last several months we've spent some time together talking about some of the challenges and options involved in the creation of the County's Tentative Budget for fiscal year 2010.

By Rep. Tom O’Halleran This year, Americans have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to participate in one of our government’s most important processes: the census. The census was...

I was deeply troubled by the Jan. 8 attack in Tucson, where Representative Gabrielle Giffords and a number of bystanders were shot. My heart aches for all the victims, especially the family of Christina Green, who was 9.

By Ben Owens For the past several years, MUSD 20 has just been getting by. Class sizes are continually growing and, in many cases, have...

By Gerry Hahn What Did You Do This Summer? The question that nearly every parent and teacher asks their children as they go back to...

Why was this information requested? Was this an attempt at retaliation against me for starting the recall on the sheriff?

We should all give thanks today for the words of President Barack Obama. Amid the pain, the heartbreak and the anger that has followed the horrific events here in Tucson, President Obama reminded us that above all else this is a personal tragedy.

Dear Maricopa,   Thank you very much for the incredibly warm welcome to Maricopa. In our first two weeks of business, we washed a...

Education is about providing the best for all of our kids. As parents, we can give our children money, real estate, cars and even...

This month, Maricopa a took step toward adding a new segment to its growth mix by purchasing 230 acres that it plans to resell...

In the concluding paragraphs of my column last month, I spoke at some length about the county's push to review and revise its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (more commonly referred to as the Comp Plan - it's the equivalent of a city's general plan).

I want to share a story that I am hoping to raise awareness about. On September 13 my children's school, Sequoia Pathways Academy here in Maricopa, had a ceremony named "A Day to Remember, September 11." I was informed this event was to honor rescue workers, police and fire.

It will soon be time for me and my husband to choose a school for our 5-year-old son Alex. We hope to leave him in the school we choose until at least middle school. I know life happens, but I feel for those students who for some reason or another have been made to play academic "musical schools," bouncing from one school to another.

 

By Dayv Morgan When COVID-19 reached Arizona, the number of homebuyers decreased, as did the number of sellers. This has kept the supply of houses low,...

My name is Steve Smith and I currently serve in the state Senate, but this year I am running for the state House of...

Times are very difficult for our schools. A YES vote on the temporary 1-cent sales tax will not fix all the budget woes; cuts are going to be required no matter what. But voting YES will prevent cuts at a level that would be devastating to our elementary, middle and high schools.

In the wake of the tragedy in Tucson there has been a lot of talk in the media from politicians, lawmakers, reporters and liberals about proposing stricter firearm legislation.

By Henry Wade Once again, America has witnessed another series of horrific murders by a single gunman bent on expressing his anger and sickness in...

Congratulations to Tony Smith on winning the election for mayor.

By Gloria Eddy I am writing this letter for my continued support in the upcoming election for Marlene Pearce for Pinal County Supervisor, District 4. I...

Are you determined to meet your weight loss goals this year? If healthier habits and weight loss are among your New Year's Resolutions, give yourself a pat on the back for making health a top priority!

Anxiety is a pervasive mental-health condition affecting millions of people worldwide. Feeling anxious in certain situations is normal, but when anxiety persists and impairs daily...

By Dan Frank As a civil engineer, I work on design, construction and maintenance of the physical and built environment, seeking solutions to solve everyday...

By now most of us have received the "blue paper" from the current Pinal County assessor.

The Pinal County Democrats passed a resolution at their June meeting in support of a single-payer government run health care plan now being discussed in Congress.

As a former Suite 16 Girl, I took the chance and gave up almost everything I had to be apart of life long dream. I said goodbye to my family, friends and my job.

I served my country from 1988 through 1994, in the United States Air Force, but when I was younger, I never told people about my service or acknowledged that I am a U.S. Veteran. After 9/11, as many other Americans did, I revitalized my patriotism and have been heavily involved in veteran causes ever since.