Editorials

Day in and day out, part of a newspaper’s mission is to make a difference in the community it serves.

When you wait long enough to tackle something, the challenge can be insurmountable.

It has been happening for a long time. It has been happening in our backyards. On the roads we drive. In proximity to schools.

What truly happens comes down to words and intent, and left to the courts — it is words that speak the loudest.

A bill to pay less than the minimum wage to people younger than 22, working 20 hours or less, has been pulled. It needs to remain that way. Dead.

Arizona is on the verge of becoming the easiest state in the nation for out-of-state residents to relocate and get to work.

In 2016, voters approved increases to the minimum wage in Arizona. As a result, it has been steadily increasing.

State lawmakers are betting on tribes in Arizona through possible new wagering on sporting events.

The attached photographs — one from a reader and one (the truck) from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office — show people driving with little snow, very little, removed from their vehicles’ windows.

Get ready for more snow! The National Weather Service has predicted anywhere from 9 to 21 inches of snow for the tri-city area Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21-22, in a Winter Storm Watch.

The debate ensues — whether children should be vaccinated or not. Decades ago it was without question. If you wanted your child to attend school or just be healthy you took them to get their shots.

Change is inevitable; however, some changes are regrettable.

While this past week’s rainfall — with a touch of snow — produced minor problems in the Prescott area and Yavapai County, it bears emphasis that this is the peak time of year for flooding.

Legislators are looking to hike minimum insurance coverage for Arizona’s drivers. To that we say, “It’s about time!”

The past year has not been the best for Rep. David Stringer of Prescott.

The state’s governor, Doug Ducey, fresh off re-election in November is riding a wave of popularity and increased revenues.

The question is whether our lawmakers deserve or need “legislative immunity.”

Today, as we stand on the jumping off point of another state legislative session, some goals have emerged from leadership.

Generations of Americans smoked cigarettes, and tobacco use accounts for nearly one-half million deaths each year, according to the American Lung Association.

With new leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, one of the Democrats’ plans is to revisit gun control — timed for the anniversary of the shooting of former Rep. Gabby Giffords.

The Christmas bows and wrappings have been put aside, and as we look to 2019 we are filled with hope and prosperity.

Hate breeds more hate. Until it overwhelms us and becomes who we are, or at least what others expect us to be.

Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, according to the latest report from the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Did you brave the crowds for Acker Night this year? More pointedly, where did you park to get there?

Last week the Courier ran another front page story reporting the arrests of more alleged local fentan yl drug dealers in our community.