Letters to the Editor

In this 100th year of a woman's voting rights, we continue to have the right to choose and vote for the right candidate. Currently, we've read about some pretty troubling financial matters concerning the incumbent candidate for Pinal County Supervisor District 2. Some yell Smear! Others tune out. Neither is a good approach. For starters, we all und...

I enjoy observing the political landscape and a particular election for State House in LD8 piqued my interest. On one side, you have an incumbent, David Cook, who behaves atrociously and is indifferent to representing a major part of District 8. Cook displays untrustworthy behavior in all settings and should not represent LD8 or the GOP. Luckily, t...

We've all seen debates between incumbents and challengers. It's always the challenger's role to put the incumbent on the defensive, especially if the incumbent has been under performing. The incumbent MUST then instill confidence in the viewer that things are either good, or at least headed in the right direction. Pinal Supervisor Mike Goodman has ...

A week ago today I had to call 911 for my husband. I cannot thank the fire department/EMT team that showed up immediately, enough. They were extremely professional and kind, providing transportation to Banner Ironwood. He received excellent care there and was home in two days.  I also want to thank early morning walkers from our street. Yuko, ...

All of a sudden, voting by mail around the country, including Arizona, has become a hot issue. Yet at least 73% of voters in Pinal county vote by mail and have consistently done so for some time. It is very reliable. Attached to your prepaid-postage ballot you are given a tear-off receipt, where you may go online and follow up to see if your ballot...

Arizona PIRG Education Fund and Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) said a recent vote by the Arizona Corporation Commission, the state's utility regulators, failed to provide the short-term relief many Arizona Public Service ratepayers need now and the long-term relief many APS ratepayers will need for months to come. APS proposed tak...

Now more than ever we need people who are from medicine in elected office. We need to elect doctors, nurses and physician assistants. We need people who have been on the front lines clinically caring for patients, dealing with the important issues of our day and fighting for your health and welfare. They alone know this complex healthcare system in...

It's been weeks and we are still locked down at home. That is, if you are not one of the 40% in our society who are considered "essential workers". Many of us are staying put, sitting inside and binge watching TV or taking long lonely walks outside, giving the dog exercise. But what will happen when these restrictions are lifted and we can go about...

Arizona is in the early stages of our COVID-19 crisis. Every day our cases increase, our hospitalizations rise and our death rate climbs. Our health care providers are our heroes and we want to encourage them to keep going, even when the going is very rough. We need all our nurses, doctors and providers now more than ever. There is work to be done ...

The relentless and divisive attacks on Trump's presidency are a disgrace to the Constitution. The FBI insurgency, Mueller investigation, obstruction and impeachment are unthinkable. Now Trump is being blamed for the Coronavirus crisis. This has never happened in the history of the United States. It is an insult to our founding fathers, an...

If your household has been analyzing alternate routes to avoid the long traffic lines on Combs good luck! Most or all of the alternates my husband and I considered are also under construction with slow downs and lane closures as per SanTanValley.com. They may be as bad! LEFT TURNS RESTRICTED FROM COMBS TO ELLSWORTH RD THROUGH THE END OF MARCH.Combs...

Please reach out to members of the Queen Creek Town Council with your concerns regarding the impact this will have on traffic and safety in our area (email addresses listed below). TRAFFIC ALERT: Combs lane closures Feb 10 – May 30. One lane in each direction will be maintained at all times. However, all left turn lanes from Combs onto Gantzel...

Did you know that you cannot have an occupied RV on your property in unincorporated (outside city limits or HOAs) in Pinal County? Under a 1962 Ordinance (58 years old) you can by fined up to $700?  Learn the truth at RVRightsAZ.com (website) and RV Rights Pinal County Arizona (Facebook). Since 2013 a group…mostly in the western part of Pinal ...

Queen Creek and Shea Homes officials claim that Encanterra has officially been annexed into Queen Creek. However, under Arizona State law, the Encanterra annexation will not be final until after the appellate court reviews all appeals and determines whether or not the annexation is valid. HISTORY At the October 16th, 2019 Queen Creek Town Council m...

This week the Pinal County Board of Supervisors held a Special Session to consider a single agenda item – a media access agreement between Wall to Wall Media Limited and our Pinal County. Under the proposed agreement, the film producer would be given access to our taxpayer-funded Sheriff's Office operations, personnel and county facilities -- all w...