Payson, Houston Mesa and Hellsgate firefighters took a leap of faith when they voted almost unanimously recently to join the three departments as one. The move means a loss of identity. A new … Read more
We fear the Arizona Corporation Commission’s about to make a terrible mistake. Read more
- Incumbent Gov. Doug Ducey repeatedly throws around the phrase that Arizona is "open for business" as both a commerc… Read more
For the past year, Pine resident and Arizona House candidate retired Army Colonel Felicia French has been traveling t… Read more
Here’s an issue that can unite us — conservatives and liberals. Read more
Much of our state’s history can be told through its senatorial delegation — the 11 men who have represented Arizona n… Read more
Payson voters have a chance right now to make a big change in how the town goes about attracting new, job-producing, … Read more
So, you need to get to the grocery store on the other side of the Beeline Highway. It’s Friday afternoon. The traffic… Read more
Oh goodness. This has gotten way past our mathematical abilities. We’ve been keeping a running tally on “reasons we l… Read more
In today’s Roundup, you’ll find the most important article we’ll write about the hotly contested race for Payson Town… Read more
Figures don’t lie, as the sage observe, but liars do figure. Read more
And off they go — candidates scurrying into the underbrush, banging on tin pots. Read more
We still don’t have the full story of the disturbing sexting episodes at the Payson High School and Rim Country Middl… Read more
Teachers took to the streets — and the Legislature at long last responded. We applaud the activism of the teachers, o… Read more
You gotta admit — it’s a sweet little plan. Read more
My principles mud wrestled my common sense. Read more
We’re excited by the big turnout last week at a Forest Service-convened meeting to talk about expanding the network o… Read more
We didn’t just get left standing at the altar. Read more
President Trump this week justified the hopes of many of his supporters by taking on the lobbyists and the entrenched… Read more
How do you sustain hope and joy in such a world? Read more
Here’s one thing we learned from Richard Nixon: It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup. Read more
The horrifying revelations keep pouring in, as more and more women reveal the sexual harassment, intimidation and humiliation they have suffered. Read more
If we didn’t know better, we’d think Congress has been hired by the Russians to make democracy look bad. Read more
Hundreds of people who care deeply about this community turned out for the town hall on plans to overhaul Rumsey Park. What a great testament … Read more
Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District chairman Maher Hazine has labored long and diligently to serve his community. Read more
Laying on my back in the long grass on the banks of the East Verde, I wait for the blaze of another portent across the star-bright sky. Read more
So do we really want a 600-student prep school in town whose parents can cough up $55,000 in tuition each year? Read more
Lots of good ideas get trampled in a political buffalo stampede. Read more
Thousands of hard-pressed Gila County residents can heave a sign of relief. Read more
No one has a greater stake in helping to create a vibrant, compassionate community than Realtors. Read more
Lord, we’re sick of politicians. Right, left — don’t matter — we’re choking on manipulation, posturing and a maniacal refusal to actually solv… Read more
By a heartbreaking 11 votes, Hellsgate voters rejected the fire district’s request for a tiny increase in the property tax rate so it could we… Read more
Four years ago, 19 firefighters died in terror and agony trying to save Yarnell. We were horrified to think of their courage and desperation —… Read more
The law of unintended consequences can bite you in the butt. Read more
Sometimes, it feels like we swallowed a magic mushroom. The Red Queen’s off her head. The White Knight is talking backward. And logic and prop… Read more
What will it take to get CenturyLink’s attention? Read more
The 7,000-acre Pinal Fire certainly got the attention of the Gila County Board of Supervisors. The Forest Service quickly finished its BAER re… Read more
A broad coalition of business and education groups have united behind a comprehensive set of benchmarks to spur achievement by Arizona students. Read more
The White Mountains has endured four major wildfires in the last fifteen years, causing the evacuation or pre-evacuation of thousands of residents and burning well over one million acres of precious forest. Read more
PHOENIX -- A referendum to kill expansion of the voucher program survived its first hurdle despite efforts of the lawyers who don't want it go… Read more
On the face of it, the APS request for a roughly 4.5 percent rate increase for residential customers and a new rate structure sounded reasonab… Read more
Lou Crabtree spent 37 years showing up to work every day — educating our children. Read more
Public school advocates responded with surprising speed to dramatic expansion of the scope of taxpayer vouchers for private school tuition. A … Read more
We have to admit, it sounded like an odd idea: The Payson Food Truck Festival. Read more
Here’s the most baffling question raised by our dangerously overgrown forests, prey to crown fires, bark beetles and other catastrophes. Read more
Months after their colleagues in the House passed a bill to quash Obamacare and emboldened by a president eager for reform, the United States Senate this week faces the daunting, but critical, task of deciding the fate of health care for hundreds of millions of Americans. Read more
The effort of the people’s representatives to make the people shut up got a boost this week. Read more
Even close to the anniversary of the death of 19 firefighters in the vain defense of the unprepared community of Yarnell — they did nothing. Read more
The Payson Town Council’s on the brink of making a potentially tragic mistake. Read more
So, you’ve got cancer. You’re on chemotherapy. The tumor in your tummy has shrunk dramatically. Maybe it’s in remission. But you’re nauseous i… Read more
You gotta say this for the Arizona Corporation Commission: They doing some pretty crazy stuff to dramatize the corruption of our political sys… Read more
