Opinion

Everything I need to know about inflation, I learned in grade school — too much money chasing too few goods and services. Supply and...

Historically speaking, foreclosures have played a role in Maricopa’s housing prices. A foreclosure, in a nutshell, is when a homeowner falls behind on their payments...

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...

To the editor: Memorial Day is a day to remember soldiers who died fighting for our freedoms. Although we can never repay that debt, we...

By Jeff Crane The stench and mantra about Maricopa is not from the lovable Milky Way dairy (the cows are quite happy and so is...

By Cyndi Ruehl I would like to address the recent survey and follow-up article, from the May 13, 2022 inMaricopa article “Poll: Readers mostly split...

By Braden Biggs Supervisor (Kevin) Cavanaugh talks a big game about being a fiscal conservative and wanting a smaller government. However, his actions and the...

Of an estimated 21,000 existing houses in the city limits of Maricopa, nearly 8,000 of them are at least 15 years old. At that age,...

It has been a few months since my last column on how the Maricopa Police Department is policing your community. In that column, I discussed...

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...

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...

Today’s news reports have been less than encouraging for exiting a globally traumatic event, such as the COVID crisis, to cope with.  While feelings...

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...

Pinal County is currently going through a redistricting process to evaluate whether to modify current county districts. It’s important to understand why this is...

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...

Over 50 million Americans rely on Social Security for at least a portion of their retirement income. When you consider that 180 million people...

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...

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...

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,...

As more housing developments pop up in and around Maricopa, complaints are lodged about roads and the transportation infrastructure needed for all these new...

Maricopa Real estate market inventory is at the highest number it’s seen in the past year. One year ago in October of 2020, there...

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...

The word “elementary” has two seemingly conflicting definitions. For some, elementary means basic or simple as when Sherlock Holmes said, “Elementary, my dear Watson.”...

The housing market is beginning to calm with inventory rising and prices flattening a bit. And with the arrival of the typically slower fall...

Let’s explore the Master Gardener program in Maricopa. But first some history on two key related organizations. The Land Grant College Act of 1862 ceded...

Quality schools help drive robust economic development in Maricopa. Literally, it is one of the most important factors businesses, retail establishments, CEOs, corporations and...

Like most Maricopa residents, I have driven past Pima Butte (“M” mountain) many, many times. But only recently did I learn that a significant event...

The average price-per-square-foot of Maricopa homes sold in the summer of 2021 is more than four times the same period a decade earlier. Yet...

On average, adults need about 7-9 hours of sleep. Researchers say people can survive longer without food than without sleep! It’s a time for...

Investors are selling their rental properties to cash out their equity in a red-hot seller’s market. Canadian landlords are also benefiting from the local...