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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
TweetPinShareMob mentality is dangerous Column By Walt Mares I was appalled by what I saw. I saw a mob throwing a statue of Christopher Columbus into a river. It appeared to be a mob that …
Editorial: Let us learn from, not destroy history Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: Three World War II veterans were honored serving as Grand Marshalls of the 2018 Duncan July 4 parade. All three are in their 90s. Sitting …
Editorial: Words liberty, freedom are profaned Read More
TweetPinShareA result of sweating it out Column By Walt Mares It was sometime in the late 1970s and I was still in my 20s. I worked for a newspaper in …
Editorial: Being recognized as a ‘racist’ Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Walt Mares BLM -Black Lives Matter? Indeed they do. Add to that ELM -Elderly Lives Matter as well. It has been almost a month now that thousands of …
Editorial: ELM – Elderly Lives Matter, too Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: White crosses at Clifton’s Veterans Park stand in preparation for the Monday, May 25, Memorial Day remembrance ceremony. The event, set for 10 a.m., will include …
‘Decoration Day’ was the root of Memorial Day Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: This is a copy of a 1980s Valley Courier front page. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, the award-winning paper serves a six-county area. In the late 1970s, …
Ah, the sound of those crashing press wrenches late at night Read More