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TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin What did I do with the unexpected time off due to the pandemic? Well, I stayed at home to prevent germ-sharing and germ-spreading. And read about …
Editorial: Avoiding COVID-19 and humans Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Chris Taylor: Chris Taylor has suspended his campaign for Congress and resigned from his position on the Safford City Council to focus on his recovery and his family. …
Editorial: Safford City Councilor Chris Taylor resigns: Comes clean about drug relapse Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Emotional eating, stress eating, comfort eating, bored eating, compulsive eating, overeating, or binge eating. Using food to soothe emotions is a temporary fix. You feel better …
Editorial: Do you feed food to your feelings? Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Did you know 2020 is a leap year? I didn’t. What’s the hullabaloo about an extra day every 4 years? I’m trying to get into the …
Editorial: Surprise, 2020 is a Leap Year Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Will he “convert you or con you?” the 10 episode series trailer for Messiah asks, but does not answer. The Netflix series Messiah produced by Mark …
Editorial: Messiah Netflix Series — Who do you say Jesus is? Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto From Moms Demand Action Arizona Facebook Page Dear Editor: I wrote this to the Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action and have yet to receive a response. Dear Arizona …
Letter to the editor: Woman requests answers from group seeking gun safety legislation Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin “International trophy hunting is a multinational, multimillion-dollar industry practiced throughout the world. Trophy hunting is broadly defined as the killing of animals for recreation with the …
Editorial: Stop big game trophy hunting Read More
TweetPinShareDear Editor: My name is Sirraya Thompson, now known as Sirraya Tripp. The news has put out a report on my husband, Ethan Tripp, to warn people of him being …
Letter to the editor: Woman clarifies husband’s sex offender status Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com I don’t normally respond to things said by the Eastern Arizona Courier disparaging “online” news sources, but I feel compelled to dispel a recent advertisement it …
Editorial: Newspaper misrepresents self in radio ad Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin America, a nation of time-saving fanatics. American, a nation of time-wasting freaks. In the days of old, consumers visited the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. …
Editorial: Are you a time saver or a time-waster? Read More