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“I’m not a fan of John McCain,” President Donald Trump said again this past week in an interview taped for Fox Business Network.

To the casual visitor, Prescott may seem to be “a quiet little town.” On closer observation though, it’s a busy place.

As a social experiment I once asked random people on the street what they would do if they won $10 million....

It’s difficult to believe, with all the information available, but people are still getting scammed.

Elisabeth Ruffner may not be happy about this, or at a minimum controversies live on.

Seven academic journals were recently hoaxed into publishing ridiculous studies on topics like “rape culture and queer performativity” in dog parks.

I’m outraged that as a popcorn enthusiast also of the most energetic proportions, I didn’t know there was a National Popcorn Day until I heard about it on the radio.

All of us have secrets, things we hope never come to light, things we would rather keep from our bosses, our co-workers, and even our friends.

It’s our fault. The fact that Russian internet trolls were able to influence the election, the fact that those who spread political divisiveness can use stories that are made up or exaggerated and get them seen far and wide, the fact that violent groups can get their message across to so many more susceptible minds than in the past, all of that is because we use social media so much.

Nothing is predictable in today’s world. Well, except for a young boy’s curiosity. ...

According to the website of dictionary maker Merriam-Webster, socialism is a political theory that advocates “governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.”

The Economic Policy Institute recently released its U.S. wage study. Titled “State of Working America Wages 2018,” the report took a critical look at income inequality in the United States and what EPI calls “sluggish wage growth” that has for four decades depressed most working Americans’ incomes.

Spring training is underway, and fans whose passion for baseball dates back decades brace themselves for more game-altering, useless and annoying changes. Major League Baseball commissioner Rob “Meddling” Manfred is back at it with more dumb ideas that will, if implemented, distract from the game on the field.

Prescott lost something this past week — its magnitude is almost unfathomable.

There are many reasons to love living in Prescott.

Since tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, many people throughout the country and the world over have been preparing for the event for quite some time.

The conservative Family Research Council is out with its latest congressional scorecard.

It would have been a way around my rather pedestrian exam scores.

• SUNSHINE— As you have seen in the pages of the Courier this week, it is Sunshine Week. This is an effort to show the importance of public records and transparency in government.

Cash is king — but here comes the guillotine!

Do you pay enough taxes? What is enough?

If I took everything I really know about the cowboy life, I wouldn’t be able to construct a lengthy sentence.

I know it is hard to believe sometimes, but our government was established on the idea that it should not operate in the shadows, but that the sun should shine on its actions.

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day is upon us — which means it’s time for retailers, and too many other Americans, to perpetuate the “drunken Irishman” stereotype.

Television’s most elegant and articulate anchor, who shepherds what is arguably the nation’s most informative nightly news program, continues to toil in relative obscurity.