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TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Hurried holiday humans rev up everyone in the near vicinity and beyond. How can you spot the marathon shopping mothers? They’re the ones with the lazed …
Editorial: Try to relax during holiday hubbub Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Field of Honor was on display for the week for Veterans Day. Dear Editor: The inaugural Veterans Field of Honor® week is now history. …
Letter to the Editor: Organizer gives thanks for those involved with Field of Honor project Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin “Let them eat cake” is a phrase attributed to Queen Marie Antoinette. But we want turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and all the tantalizing trimmings on …
Editorial: Let them eat pie Read More
TweetPinSharevictoriagreenerphotography.com Column By Melissa Martin Instead of a frazzled freak-out around the hectic holidays, what about trying laughter. Not hysterical ‘lose your mind’ chortling or ‘milk coming out of your …
Editorial: Humor for holiday stress Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: No, you aren’t seeing things while traveling on U.S. Highway 70 west of Pima, the mileposts jump from 314 to 326 as you head eastbound and …
The Ghost Miles of U.S. Highway 70 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald To Graham County voters and residents, I am writing this letter to the editor in an effort to clarify answers to questions that have been asked …
Letter to the Editor: Reasons for Woodman recall effort clarified Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Let’s be real. Buying for others is difficult. And stressful. Ah, the gifts. Let the shopping frenzy begin. Purchasing gifts that someday will be regifted to …
Editorial: A solution to gifts that nobody needs or wants Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Do you ever think about what’s going on in the three pounds of tissue inside your skull that sits on the top of your neck? The …
Editorial: Think about what’s between your two ears Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Yes, it happens to the best of us. Aging often brings on the muffin top. That jiggly piece of the stomach that is squishy and squeezy. …
Stop obsessing over your muffin top Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin At the beginning of the circle is birth and at the end of the circle is death. But, life lives on in the DNA of humanity. …
Editorial: Life is a circle and a dash Read More