Americans often reflect on Robert Frost’s meditation on roads not taken. Today, we might reflect on speeches not given — and on truths unspoken.
Devastating American Dream
If you could choose one word that people would forever use to describe you, what would it be? Would it be tough, firm, loyal, honest, energetic or loving?
The overt racism and anti-Semitism written in the Buffalo shooter’s 180-page “manifesto” has been rightly denounced by civilized people. The usual questions are being asked. These include how did he get the gun after he was admitted to a hospital last year for symptoms of mental illness?
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Controversy has burned in the Casa Grande Union High School District this week over grades, hiring and other matters. True, it is near the end of a school year and the next fiscal year will start soon, with a new budget and new hiring. But the temperature should be turned down a little.
For about a half-second after the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion in the case that may throw out Roe v. Wade, people who support Roe dropped the talking points and told the truth. California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted that if men could get pregnant, of course abortion would be legal. …
This week we get two SUVs from Subaru. First up is the Outback. It came equipped with the Wilderness package. This raises ride height to 9.5 inches for more serious off-roading. This also includes upgraded suspension, all-terrain tires, duel-function X-mode program for dirt use, skid plate a…
President Biden likes to blame inflation on the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine — or, as he says, “Putin’s price hike.” But the fact is, Biden’s own actions, and those of his party, have also contributed significantly to the rise in the cost of living that is making it harder and harde…
State Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, has done some crazy things, but her recent social media post suggesting that a mass shooter in Buffalo, New York, was a federal agent may be the worst. That is why her fellow senators wasted no time in voting 24-3 for an investigation by the Senate Ethic…
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The Wall Street Journal believes recent SCOTUS decision on campaign loan cap is integral to political free speech
SIGNAL PEAK — Greg and Rachel Sommers sat behind the backstop. They had arrived from the San Diego area the day before. It was a May 6 regional playoff game between the Central Arizona College Vaqueros and the Yavapai College Roughriders.
I’d like to make a suggestion. It’s one that I know will make your life demonstrably better.
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As we approach a return to normalcy, we must reflect on our COVID experience to assess what can be done the next time a pandemic hits. Much has been written about the actions of the Trump and Biden administrations. State governors and other elected officials were analyzed about what they cou…
In 1974, when the inflation rate was 11.04%, President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: “Whip Inflation Now.” WIN buttons were manufactured by the millions and people were asked to wear them to demonstrate grassroots solidarity to combat the economic scourge. The campaign was later describ…
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The Wall Street Journal argues that the April jobs report doesn’t tell the whole story
When you dial 911 in an emergency, you rightfully expect your local fire department to show up promptly. If you live in an urban area where 911 response times typically average about five or six minutes, a rapid response is the norm. However, if you live or even travel outside the more dense…
The state of Arizona on Wednesday morning executed Clarence Dixon, 66, for killing a 21-year-old Arizona State University student in 1978 — about 44 years ago. The crime was committed when Dixon was in his 20s, and he died when he was elderly. He was caught after three decades because of DNA…
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It’s time to face facts: The Chinese Communist Party is determined to dominate the world, militarily, economically and educationally. They are on the march, and America must have the strength and resolve to resist them.
One of the mysteries of the Hunter Biden matter is how the president’s son, with no obvious sources of income, manages to maintain a grand lifestyle. For the last year or so, he has been living in a $20,000-a-month rental house in Malibu, California. (The taxpayers are footing the bill for t…
Think about it this way: If Justice Samuel Alito gets his way and the Trumpist Supreme Court majority voids Roe v. Wade, many states will be forced to begin criminal investigations of women who suffer miscarriages. Don’t give me that crying act, sweetheart. In this state, abortion is murder.
Pinal County continues to grow rapidly and people know it just driving down the streets of Casa Grande. Restaurants and stores are more crowded than they would be in the past at this time of year. Casa Grandeans see thousands of new homes being approved, and they frequently talk about whethe…
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All but lost in the cacophony of the news of last week — continued fighting in Ukraine, continued economic worries, continued strife over abortion — were three of the most important sentences of the season. They came at the end of a 1,300-word speech that began “Happy Sunday!” and addressed …
What is the most important ingredient in life? I would say that it is love.
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Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the accuracy of a leaked document that revealed an initial majority vote to overturn Roe vs, Wade. In that memo, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the 1973 case overturning restrictive state abortion laws was “egregiously wrong from the start.” So where…
According to the Los Angeles Times, the mere threat of overturning Roe is a caller to action for voters
Pinal County always has had many people living outside city limits, and it is a popular choice. That certainly hasn’t changed with recent rapid growth in population. While many people enjoy life in outlying areas, they sometimes are challenged by lack of services. One of those, fire protecti…
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This week we get two bright red performance cars, starting with the Acura TLX. The base price is $37K, and for this you get a 2.0-liter engine rated at 272 horsepower. But for those who want more, this is the upgraded Type S with plenty of performance upgrades.
