We have already unwrapped gifts
On this perfect morning before the great celebration, we have a confession to make: We have already opened our gifts. In truth, we have opened them afresh every morning all through this year.
Bless the children
Our precious children sang their Christmas songs this week, with concerts for each of the schools. If you were lucky and wise and in need of redemption, you saw them, in all their pint-sized glory.
How can we stand against such darkness?
The incomprehensible events that played out last week in Sandy Hook Elementary School have left a nation in horrified mourning.
A terrible blow, a call to action
Our beloved community suffered a terrible blow last week, with the stunning murder of Marjeane Easley by her husband, Thomas — who then turned the gun on himself.
Fools always mess it up for everyone
Some fool, always messes it up for everyone else. Unfortunately — the fool often turns out to occupy a seat in the Legislature.
Charter school offers lessons
The small, innovative, arts-oriented Shelby School in Tonto Village has just 55 students — but enrollment in the charter school jumped nearly 38 percent this year.
Strange results arise from a bitter election
The good news: It’s harder to buy an election than the special interests figured. The bad news: That’s probably because voters rarely depart from their established patterns.
Time for Greer to end his service
Once more, the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District finds itself dogpaddling in troubled waters.
What’s more: $8 million or $1 billion?
Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey did everything he could to defeat Proposition 204 and ensure Arizona remains dead last when it comes to funding public schools.
Thanksgiving blessings in Rim Country
We have tallied our many blessings. We have offered our prayers of gratitude. We have looked up and around our beloved community.
Payson faces crucial choices
Payson has a long, rich history and a distinctive character — but economically it’s still a gangly teenager, wondering whether to go to college and what the heck to major in.
Serving the beloved community
Rim Country’s the best place you’re ever going to live. And this week, we got another reminder of why that’s true.
We must never fail them again
Words fail. We struggle to find them, but we end up caught between sorrow and admiration, guilt and gratitude.
Now, finally we must do something
Finally. No more campaign ads. No more talking about what we ought to do. Time to actually do something.
