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Congress is back from its August recess, the weeks-long period away from its always-contentious, mostly unproductive business.

By Joe Guzzardi Syndicated Columnist September 22, 2023
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Have you heard about it? Likely, because of all the brouhaha over the proposed Sundog Connector, you’ve forgotten about the one-mile stretch of Highway 69 from Holiday Hills to the Prescott Gateway Mall.

By Tim Wiederaenders September 21, 2023
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Did you survive the budget cuts from the last debt ceiling fight?

By John Stossel September 21, 2023
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Kermit Hunt’s second career was about to launch in 1997 as he completed his Vineyard Bible and Leadership Training and his 22-year employment at Ross Labs in Columbus, Ohio.

By Wil Williams September 20, 2023
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I suppose it was just a matter of time before casual dress hit the U.S. Senate.

By Tom Purcell September 20, 2023
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The United States is a creation of “We the people.” We own it. Something I don’t often hear in the public forum.

By RICK BILLS, Special to the Courier September 19, 2023
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The Biden administration’s infatuation with electric vehicles is no secret, with billions in subsidies lavished on them in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act and now direct bribes to vehicle manufacturers to shift their production.

By PHIL KERPEN, Syndicated Columnist September 19, 2023
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I recently took delivery of a Sony lavalier microphone that I ordered online. A lavalier microphone is a small clip-on device ...

By Wil Williams September 19, 2023
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I come from a long line of anti-fascists.

By Christine Flowers September 18, 2023
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NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” hasn’t cracked a Joe Biden joke since April 15, when cast member Michael Che quipped, “President Biden has tried to downplay the recent leak of classified U.S. documents that were posted on social media, because when you’re over 80 a couple of leaks are nothing to be embarrassed about.”

By Peter Funt September 17, 2023
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Way back in my “Environmental Regulations” column (Feb. 19), I laid out how well the Clean Air Act had cleared our air, even with many times more cars on the road than when the CAA was approved about 50 years ago.

By KELLY W. KADING, Courier Columnist September 16, 2023
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Having come from a metropolitan area and working primarily in big companies, I came to Prescott with a firm if invisible line between business colleagues and friends.

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When the Chicago Cubs called up Ken Holtzman from the Rookie Pioneer League in 1965, some within the organization predicted that the lefty would be the next Sandy Koufax. Both were tall, lean, and Jewish flamethrowers.

By Joe Guzzardi Syndicated Columnist September 15, 2023
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I would laugh out loud, if I thought it was a joke. Nonetheless, California politicians this week are proposing to raise the minimum wage in their state to $20 per hour ...

By Tim Wiederaenders September 14, 2023
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Want a soda? You’ll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it.

By John Stossel September 14, 2023
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My mother placed a deathbed curse on me: I would have children as difficult and challenging as I had been. She did not live long enough to see her black magic thwarted.

By S.G. ROBINSON Special to the Courier September 13, 2023
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So, now the fuzzy purple critter isn’t the only “grimace” I’ll associate with the McDonald’s chain.

By Danny Tyree September 13, 2023
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The three certainties of life: death, taxes and the animosity Arizonans have for Californians.

By Aaron Valdez September 12, 2023
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NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” hasn’t cracked a Joe Biden joke since April 15, when cast member Michael Che quipped, “President Biden has tried to downplay the recent leak of classified U.S. documents that were posted on social media, because when you’re over 80 a couple of leaks are nothing to be embarrassed about.”

By Peter Funt September 12, 2023
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The last time that I wrote anything about the Proud Boys, I got into some hot water.

By Christine Flowers September 11, 2023
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President Biden’s Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, the Elon Musk-founded company.

By JOE GUZZARDI, Syndicated Columnist September 10, 2023
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This weekend, I finally went to see the Healing Field in Prescott Valley.

By Tim Wiederaenders September 9, 2023
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I was raised to be polite and respectful, so “poking the bear” doesn’t come naturally for me, even when it’s a topic I feel strongly about.

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“So, Dan - what are you doing tonight?” After 40-plus years, I can still hear one of my best friends from college asking that dreaded question.

By Danny Tyree September 8, 2023
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It has always been my belief that what politicians do, we often don’t see the true impact until 12 to 24 months later (sometimes longer).

By Tim Wiederaenders September 7, 2023

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