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TweetPinShareDear Editor: In light of recent events in Greenlee County I am prompted to shed more light on a few other issues. It is easy to see that an entrenched …
Letter to the Editor: Rep. Nutt gives her opinion on operations in Greenlee County Read More
TweetPinShareCompiled and Edited By Walt Mares How do you know you might be from New Mexico? We took a few things heard here and there from the Land of Enchantment. …
You might be from New Mexico if . . . Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Library of Congress: The German actress Hedwig Reicher wears the costume of “Columbia,” with other suffrage pageant participants standing in the background, in front of the Treasury building …
Editorial: 100 years of the women’s vote: Arizona’s history of female trailblazers Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Editor’s Note: This letter was written to Safford Superintendent A.J. Taylor on Aug. 14 and then shared with the Gila Herald. Dear Mr. Taylor, You …
Letter to the Editor: Reader believes Safford Schools should reopen to in-person instruction Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Kara Harris/Cronkite News Dear Editor: Since Sept 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution has stood strongly on its tripartite system of government. The structure of checks and balances would prevent …
Letter to the Editor: Reader believes President Trump has violated the Constitution Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: A monument honoring first responders is flanked by, from left, Clifton Police Chief Omar Negrete, Greenlee County Sheriff’s Sgt. John Mennen, Clifton police officer Clayton …
Editorial: Abolishing police is absolutely wrong way to go Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: More signs such as this one are appearing in Clifton/Morenci area and other parts of Greenlee County urging people to wear protective face masks to help …
Editorial: What, real men don’t wear masks? Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Dear editor: I am a recovered survivor of COVID-19. I’m a victim of coronavirus way back from the December/January clusters that nobody tested or knew …
Letter to the Editor: Reader who identifies as an early COVID-19 survivor rejects Walmart mask mandate Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Volunteers hand out masks at an event in Morenci. Column By Melissa Martin People are adjusting and adapting protective masks to fit every occasion. Creative …
Editorial: To mask or not to mask? That is the question Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Eva Putzova For Congress Dear Editor, Right now, we are living in one of the most dire times in modern history. Over 100,000 people have died in the …
Letter to the Editor: Reader backs Eva Putzova for CD1 Democratic primary Read More