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TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “I don’t fly much but when I do, I fly Spirit. Stay flying, my friends.” Okay, a slight modification of a popular beer commercial — but you …
Editorial: Duct tape it back on! Read More
TweetPinShareDear Editor, We recently saw elephants used by a traveling circus, and we cannot unsee it. We are asking the Safford community and Graham County to take a hard look at …
Letter to the Editor: Safford Should Not Support Cruel Circus Acts Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “This season’s vaccines were around 25% to 30% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s …
Editorial: Flu Vaccines Not Very Effective (this year) Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young For one so callow, Nick Shirley is an accomplished liar. At 23, you might call him tops in the junior circuit. Listen to the big-league liars: …
Editorial: Learning to lie with the big dogs Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Scott Bennett/Graham County Attorney For nearly 25 years as a prosecutor, my job has been straightforward: stand up for victims, protect our community, and enforce the law fairly. In …
Diversion Programs Are Essential to a Strong Justice System Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “History never repeats itself but the Kaleidoscopic combinations of the pictured present often seem to be constructed out of the broken fragments of antique legends.” — The …
Editorial: Money, Guns, Hot Dogs & Mark Twain Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Clearly, he didn’t want you to know. Maybe he thought the war he started would all be over by morning’s light. A few bombs, a few …
Editorial: None of your business; war is his gig now Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Can an old crow give the mighty Bald Eagle a headache? Never gave it much thought until I came across an article on eagles and crows simultaneously …
Editorial: Giving An Eagle A Headache Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb The third attempt (that’s been reported) on President Trump’s life is getting redundant. Actually, it’s evolving closer to social unrest. People are becoming more concerned with the …
Editorial: It’s Getting Redundant Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young By now, only the Thirders are clapping for him. The Thirders — and the trained seals on the right side of the House chamber, and on …
Editorial: State of the Tantrum earns 3 on a scale of 10 Read More