CASA GRANDE -- Bill Norrid grew up in Tempe. His parents instilled in him a love of nature, birds included. He went on Audubon field trips as a teenager.
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When I heard we were going to have a story on a man in Superior arrested for choking a 14-year-old boy with a phone cord because he was in his daughter’s room, I pondered if we should turn off the Facebook comments. I knew what was about to come, and it wasn’t going to be any good.
For more than 12 years I had a beard, but I shaved it off this spring.
Democratic state Sen. Martín Quezada, who represents Glendale and west Phoenix, recently announced plans to introduce census legislation that would have an unfair and costly impact to our community.
Cindy and I are not just boomers. We’re streamers now. We cut the cable a few years ago. We had 99 channels with little to show for it.
Joey Chenoweth, PinalCentral’s twenty-something county editor, recently admitted that whenever he reads columns by me, Bill Coates or Jim Headley, he sometimes has to look up our pop culture or historical references.
Winning awards is satisfying regardless of the type of award. Nearly every occupation nowadays contains a category of special recognition beyond paychecks and a benefits package. During my career, I’ve been fortunate to receive two national awards.
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CASA GRANDE -- Mary Ann Lucero sat on a small chair, her dog Snowball at her feet. Lucero was at CGHelps to ask about shelter. And getting the ID she needed for services like food stamps.
Sometimes I can’t believe how much technology controls me.
Now is the time to take stock. Look out over the landscape and note this summer’s casualties.
I get my share of PR spam. Most of it goes right into the deleted file. But recently I gave one a second look.
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