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Our Opinion: It’s graduation week!

May 21 2012

It’s high school graduation week Southeast Arizona!

At Buena, Tombstone and Bisbee we’ll see seniors line up, parents snap pictures, friends hug and cry, and all sorts of special moments will be shared.

There’s no other time like it when your life consists of 18 years, or less.

Congratulations to those receiving diplomas this week. You’re entering a world much different from any generation before you.

Consider, when these kids were born, cell phones were carried in bags, computers used 3 1/2-inch floppy disks, and the...

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May 21 2012

Commentary: Getting by on less than $18.82 per hour

A Cochise County family headed by one adult with two children (one attending school and the second preschool-aged) must earn at least $39,...

May 20 2012

Our View: Race for Congress holds high interest

Are we feeling hot in the kitchen yet? Day by passing day, the significance of the Congressional District 8 election becomes more...

As I See It ... Barber, Kelly need to be wary of the money trap

“All politics is local.” It was a favorite saying of the late Democrat Tip O’Neill, who for a time was the...

May 19 2012

Our View: We don’t need this controversy

Is the Arizona Secretary of State adding to the birther controversy surrounding President Obama’s citizenship, or is the secretary...

May 18 2012

Easier Said Than Done: A workshop to get you healthy

With any chronic health problem it may be easier to focus on what you can’t do — rather than on what you can. You may want to...

Our View: Tough budget talks in Bisbee

If you thought the weather was hot this week, you obviously haven’t been living in Bisbee. The cold, stark wind of reality blew...

May 17 2012

Our View: A good reflection on the community

We’re all about kudos today. This community has plenty to feel good about this week after about $6.5 million in scholarships...

May 16 2012

Our View: When a good idea beats philosophy

Here comes big government with its proverbial iron fist crushing the will of cities and towns with a new law requiring these local...

Midweek Morsels: It's time to enjoy a movie in the park

Quote of the day: “Your families are extremely proud of you. You can’t imagine the sense of relief they are experiencing. This...

May 15 2012

Our View: Leave well enough alone

One characteristic of a good manager is the ability to listen. Managers who listen to their employees often address problems before...

May 14 2012

Our Opinion: Letter a political move

We understand the political support brought by State Sen. Gail Griffin in a recent letter she signed with fellow Arizona Senators Al Melvin...

On Your Mind

May 21 2012

On Your Mind: May 12 to May 15

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Your Mind is a section of the newspaper that allows people to voice their opinions anonymously.Read the entries with the idea that sometimes it is the same person making multiple comments; that opinions of callers may or may not be based on facts. In some cases, entries are edited. Comments are limited to 100 words. Some comments submitted are not published for a variety of reasons. The printing of these opinions does not...

On Your Mind: May 11 to May 18

LOCAL-STATE May 12 A Palominas Fire District employee files a complaint with the board chairperson. The complaint is against a board member for sexual harassment. The chief is also accused of harassing the same employee. To save embarrassment the chairperson calls for an executive session but refuses to inform the other board members of the reason for the executive session. These board members must have come fromWashington, D.C...

May 14 2012

On Your Mind: May 4 to May 11

LOCAL-STATE May 4 Thank God for Larry Dever, an army of one, battling on the front lines to save Arizona’s integrity. May 5 I see in the paper today where the commissary is going to get a new parking lot and Bill Hess…has written that during the monsoon there is reason to get the new parking lot because there is standing water in the parking lot. He states that in some places in front of the commissary the water is 12 to...

May 07 2012

On Your Mind: April 27 to May 4

LOCAL-STATE April 28 I have no children myself in school but was asked to proctor part of the AIMS testing that was recently going on in the school district. There was an OYM about teachers not teaching after the AIMS testing was completed for the day. I haven’t seen the teachers teaching all year…If they have a question they go to a fellow student. The teachers can’t answer the questions. Are you aware that Arizona has...

Apr 30 2012

On Your Mind: April 21 to April 27

LOCAL-STATE April 20 Dutch Nagle was right on. God help Cochise County, the city of Sierra Vista and Fort Huachuca if they get their way in court. The BLM is right on. Also, we can’t let all the developers, Pat Call, and the City of Sierra Vista telling its “BLM” what they can do and not do. Castle and Cooke will mess this town all up if they can now build another 2,000 acre neighborhood development. If the county and...

Letters to the Editor

May 20 2012

Our Readers' Views: Partisan balance is a good thing

To the Editor:

Even before I was able to vote, more than 50 years ago, I have watched the partisan politics of that half century play out. Most lately I have considered the voting and governing majorities in Arizona where I have live for the past 42 years. As a result of this watching, learning, and participating I am finding the imbalance between the two parties to be more than a...

May 19 2012

Our Readers’ Views: Celebrate Armed Forces Day

To the Editor:

As we celebrate Armed Forces Day on May 19, 2012, it allows us an opportunity to say thank you to all our military members, our veterans, and all the family members who support our military on a daily basis.

It is also a time to reflect on the treatment of our heroes and ask ourselves if we are doing enough to support them as they return from war. I...

Our Readers’ Views: Equal pay for equal work

To the Editor:

“Equal pay for equal work!” Who in today’s America can possibly be against this? I, among millions of others, supported this concept in the early years. I still do.

However, when our president and his cohorts exploit this concept as a means to divide and conquer (win the election). They are engaging in...

May 18 2012

Our Readers' Views: Earned Every Penny

To the Editor:

In response to the ...

Our Readers' Views: Websites for the educated voter

To the Editor:

Early voting ballots arrive this week. It is...

Our Readers' Views: An enthusiastic response

To the Editor:

When the Sierra Vista Community Chorus and their director Sharon Keene began to work on the music for “How The West Was Fun” they hoped to share with you, the audience, the joy and fun of our western heritage through our music.

You cannot begin to imagine how much your enthusiastic response on May 12 meant to the chorus. Just to walk out on...

May 17 2012

Our Readers' Views: Voting on the environment

To the Editor:

As the editorial of May 14, 2012, “...

Our Readers' Views: What you might know about water

To the Editor:

I would like to make just a few comments about the BLM and the water issues currently being discussed.

The public needs to get as much information as possible. That is each and every one of us. We are responsible for what happens here and now. If you do not like what the feds, county or city officials are doing, let them know....