Opinion

Many parents my age are currently experiencing empty nest syndrome/euphoria as they send their children off to college in hopes that, someday, their “babies” will graduate and come back home to pick up all of the junk they left crammed under their beds.

The Bureau of Land Management is giving away Arizona’s public lands.

We will not reach herd immunity until more than 80% of our population is vaccinated. As long as anti-COVID vaxers continue to resist, COVID will stay, increase and mutate.

Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and a leader during the First War of Scottish Independence against the English. In 1297, he and his ragtag troops defeated a formidable English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. ...

Editorial cartoon (2): Sept. 7, 2021

Editorial cartoon (1): Sept. 7, 2021

Regarding the Courier column by Editor Tim Wiederaenders, “Trust sprouts wings with Yavapai Ranch development,” and the PAD zoning extension, all citizens have skin in this game because it involves and impacts United States Forest Service land — which is owned by all citizens.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York got a special Emmy last year for his nauseating daily pandemic press conferences.

Just an update on my previous (rant) — Just this week, a possible update to the idea of boosters, although boosters were not directly tested at all.

I was at the Humboldt school board public “meeting” at which the board listened to the public; mostly parents, a representative from Yavapai County Community Health Services and a licensed medical practitioner.

We interrupt our regular programming of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan to bring you this bulletin about the Taliban takeover in Texas.

Editorial cartoon (2): Sept. 6, 2021

Editorial cartoon (1): Sept. 6, 2021

Editorial cartoon (1): Sept. 5, 2021

Editorial cartoon (2): Sept. 5, 2021

Judging from recently published letters, airport noise and noise complaints are surfacing as a community issue.

Most people who are still working think of retirement as unlimited leisure, every day a Saturday. At least that’s what I thought.

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Editorial cartoon (2): Sept. 4, 2021

Editorial cartoon (1): Sept. 4, 2021

For Major League Baseball teams and their fans, Labor Day is a benchmark to project which teams will make it to the playoffs.

The Town of Prescott Valley is bringing retired Department of Public Safety Director Col. Frank Milstead in this month to consult “to make sure the town sets a level of expectations, and gains an understanding of how officers view and feel about the department.”

Editorial cartoon (1): Sept. 3, 2021

Editorial cartoon (2): Sept. 3, 2021

Politicians love force. The idea of leaving us alone to make our own decisions goes against their nature.