
I’ve written before about dark forces that are thriving to erode the character and traditions of America.

The writer Alan Furst has shrewdly observed, “Fascism famously stomps around in jackboots, but it sometimes wears carpet slippers, padding about softly on the edges of one’s life, and in a way that is worse.”

Just moments before writing this column, I received the heart-wrenching news that 14 elementary school kids and a teacher were killed by yet another mass shooter. This time in Uvalde, Texas.

Should you invest in the stock market now or wait? That is the tough question the money experts are discussing.

The shooter in Buffalo had a racist motive. He wanted to kill Black people. We don’t know exactly how he developed his hatred, but we know that it was the motivating factor in his rampage because it’s confirmed by his own words.

Life can be going along just fine and then you do something dumb, like not checking if there’s a toothpick in the appetizer you’ve just popped into your mouth and gulped down without really chewing.

We’re living in gray times, bobbing in a sea of information where there is no longer much black or white.

This week I received some emails from folks wondering where their license plate refund is. Yes, money.

The price of gas keeps rising. “The reason for that is because of Putin’s war,” said President Joe Biden.

A few weeks back I was talking television with some colleagues about TV back in the day, and I mentioned a few shows that I’ve grown to love through syndication, after not paying that much attention during their initial run.

Hi there. My name is Jim. Jim Slade. I want to set the record straight about some stagecoach “robberies” a number of years ago not far from Prescott.

Chino Valley Mayor Jack Miller wanted to be a police officer when he was young. But that was before he saw Phoenix TV coverage of a fugitive who had killed his wife and fled.

Cats are said to have nine lives. Rasputin was said to have almost as many. If only the #MeToo movement had the same brief lifespan.

If you come from a family with several children, you’ve no doubt had the experience of sharing a room with a sibling or two.

Even if you’ve only been casually following the fiery debate over abortion rights in the days since a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion eviscerating Roe v. Wade became public, you are likely well aware that there are deeply entrenched opinions among those who support and oppose abortion rights.

Earlier this week I took a break to walk over to the intersection of Highway 69 and Robert Road. Demolition crews were tearing down the old Circle K there and I needed a photo; it had stood vacant for about two years.
- Breaking: YCSO search crews find missing 74-year-old hiker dead on Mingus Mountain; dog rescued
- Editorial cartoon (2): May 21, 2022
- Prescott man, 36, charged with first-degree murder in shooting of his girlfriend, police report
- No injuries or structure damage reported as pilot makes emergency landing near Prescott Regional Airport
- Editorial cartoon (2): May 17, 2022
- Need2Know: Wendy's dining room in Prescott Valley expected to reopen by end of May; C-A-L Ranch in Prescott Valley may open in late June; Fikes Orthopedic Specialties celebrates grand opening May 20
- Water line replacement to close part of Gurley Street downtown
- Lake, Zipperman, Corona lead ‘We the People AZ Alliance’ rally in Prescott High School auditorium
- Humboldt man dies in ATV accident in Mayer; 2nd ATV death in less than 2 weeks
- Stage II Fire Restrictions begin Thursday morning in Prescott area, forest, county
- Salvage yard burns in Prescott Valley; fire crews quickly put it down
- Crooks Fire spreads to more than 8,000 acres, but containment back up to 20% April 27
- Prescott Valley Police seeks identity of suspect who allegedly broke into real-estate building May 10
- Breaking: YCSO search crews find missing 74-year-old hiker dead on Mingus Mountain; dog rescued
- Editorial cartoon (2): May 21, 2022
- Shifting winds likely to increase Crooks Fire smoke impact in Prescott area
- Crooks Fire spreads to 3,914 acres, but now 22% contained, Prescott National Forest officials say
- Prescott man, 36, charged with first-degree murder in shooting of his girlfriend, police report
- Crooks fire at 3,091 acres with 15% containment
- Winds push Crooks Fire farther south, west, reducing containment from 22% to 16% April 26