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TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Since retiring from United Parcel Service (UPS) about 20 years ago, my wife, Eilene, and I have been constructing and donating religious icons and crosses to various …
Editorial: Safford to Alpine Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or …
Editorial: Free Speech In The Pulpit Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young So much to talk about. — About the Epstein files. Republicans said they were ready to release them once. — About government censorship. Six million TV …
Editorial: Life-or-death crossroads for health care Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Ordinarily, one would think that living in southeastern Arizona for over the past seven decades, a person should be acclimated to the climate. That a little heat …
Editorial: Being uncool Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Jon Johnson So, I’m renovating a house in Safford, and after a few hours of labor, I decided to stop and get some refreshment on my way out …
Editorial: Corporate America: The real shills Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb The assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah a couple of weeks ago has reignited an old discussion — “Should the Death Penalty be allowed in some states?” …
Editorial: Reignition of an old discussion Read More
TweetPinShareEditor’s Update: On Monday, Disney announced that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show would resume airing on Tuesday. Column By John Young I know your first question: “Will the speech police …
Editorial: Speech police have boots on ground Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb “They can kill the messenger, but they can’t kill the message.” William Shakespeare, “Henry IV, Part II,” 1598 Seems obvious to me — from available information …
Editorial: Should Charlie Kirk’s Shooter Get The Death Penalty? Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young Now we know about the shooter. He was a white supremacist, captivated and motivated by the right-wing “manosphere,” and of course a nation’s gun fanaticism. But …
Editorial: Great Divider sets it on ‘boil’ Read More
Eastern Arizona College’s Music Department will present its annual Faculty Recital on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Lee Little Theater. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.
EAC to host faculty recital on September 17 Read More