How many of us can say we are better off economically than we were last year? A handful of top city officials certainly can after receiving raises of about 12 percent in the new fiscal year budget.
How many of us can say we are better off economically than we were last year? A handful of top city officials certainly can after receiving raises of about 12 percent in the new fiscal year budget.
Friday, July 22, 2022
Listen up! For months, that’s what Tubac residents have been asking the Tubac Fire District Board to do before moving forward with plans to build a new fire station.
I read the opinions of Veronica Sainz (letter to the editor, July 15) and Many Trujillo (guest column, July 8). I have to agree with both of them, that the city owes the veterans an …
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Independence Day celebrations, which most American communities observe, are patriotic in nature and recognize our servicewomen and servicemen who have fought to ensure and preserve o…
Just the other day I was admiring the captivating beauty of the setting sun glistening off the shredded plastic bags weaved into the coils of concertina wire that line our border fen…
I came away with an empty feeling after sitting through the Nogales candidates’ forum on Wednesday, June 29. I thought it was hunger pangs so I ate beef jerky and pork rinds I had in…
During every election season, all counties in Arizona go through logic and accuracy testing, or L&A for short. It is to make sure the election and voting equipment function as ex…
Friday, July 01, 2022
I resent the comment, “Only in Nogales.” It’s not like we have the crazy market cornered. We do, however, lay claim to some strange happenings – good and bad – that add to our border…
Don’t know. Maybe it’s just me. But it seems to me that the issue with abortion is and always has been an issue of bodily autonomy. Who gets to have say over someone else’s body.
Overweight permits to fight illicit trade? I could not resist this headline as it seems to be a disconnect. In fact, it's true.
Friday, June 17, 2022
Managing editor Jonathan Clark made my day with his June 10 news story, “Bypass in place, crews ready to fix first part of international sewer line.” After 20 years, progress is being made.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
In 2002, Tumacácori National Historical Park was established “to protect and interpret, for the education and benefit of the public, sites in the State of Arizona associated with the…
This is an open letter to the cowards and hypocrites who make up a large part of Congress and state legislatures, including Arizona’s.
On May 13, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a letter that was sent to Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly asking for a delay in the lifting of Title 42 wit…
Friday, May 20, 2022
The counties in our beloved Grand Canyon State have a history of electing sheriffs that consider themselves hard on immigration. Whether it's throwing their weight behind SB 1070, or…
