Editorials

With five of the six schools in the Prescott Unified School District at least maintaining, if not improving, their letter grade scores from the Arizona Department of Education’s recent report, one in particular stood out among the rest.

Let’s forget for a second about whether people should have access to marijuana for medical purposes or whether the drug should be legalized. What the Arizona Department of Health Services is doing – moving on Dec. 1 to digital-only medical marijuana cards – is wrong.

Next week, the 129th Red Kettle Campaign through the Salvation Army begins its yearly visit to store fronts across the quad-city area in effort to provide food, shelter, clothes and gifts during the holiday season.

With the General Election behind us and the anticipated Nov. 19, swearing-in ceremony of the City of Prescott’s council set, three incumbents have been re-elected and a newcomer is set to join the panel of seasoned members.

We are glad City of Prescott leaders have delayed action on a controversial part of their proposed water-policy changes.

Fixing the education system in Arizona still is top-of-mind for state officials; however, the actual solution remains elusive.

Joe Arpaio is not Yavapai County’s sheriff. Actually, he is no longer a sheriff at all.

Gov. Ducey won’t criticize the rates being charged by Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest electric company, knowing that 8% of its residential customers could not pay their bills this past summer and that they are reportedly paying more than the 2017 rate increase allows.

The recent “Tackle Can Wait” public service announcement has caused a stir among parents, coaches and players, forcing them to at least think about the potential harm playing tackle football at a young age can cause.

From book readings, book clubs, veteran town halls, study groups and garden talks to computer classes, adult GED tutoring and workshops dealing with dementia, the Prescott Valley Public Library has much to offer.

It is the kind of event residents love — hay rides, tractor pulls and a show, a pumpkin patch and corn maze.

Beyond the weather, if two seasons exist each year in the Prescott area they are prescribed burns and roadwork.

The Arizona Corporation Commission reviewed a drafted plan earlier this week that would block electric companies from shutting off their customer’s power if forecasted temperatures over the next five days were expected to rise above 105 degrees.

They are called smartphones. From time to time, when you call up the Weather app, it gives all of the information you want.

State lawmakers know Gov. Doug Ducey usually holds firm with his “find another way” stance when it comes to raising taxes.

Goodyear on Monday, Sept. 23, joined two other cities in Arizona acting on vaping. Tempe and Cottonwood are also working to protect our youth.

The state of education has it that still one in five classroom vacancies remain to be filled, and Arizona schools started this year with more openings than last year as more teachers chose to leave the classroom.

The Arizona Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the City of Prescott and the Town of Prescott Valley, just gave its commuters 70 hours of their lives back each year.

The Town of Prescott Valley has a new police chief.

The 22nd annual Empty Bowls event Sunday at the courthouse plaza in downtown Prescott is surely destined for a tasty-good time.

Residents have been offered a unique chance to meet four candidate finalists, who if selected, will be the next chief of police in Prescott Valley.

Today, the City of Prescott and Yavapai County welcome home the men and women of Arizona National Guard Charlie Company 1/158th Infantry from the theater of war.

Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) officers are the boots on the ground in the battle against narcotics in Yavapai County – including opioids and deadly synthetics such as fentanyl.

Ten days. That is how long you have until your ballot is due in the City of Prescott mail-in Primary Election.

Keeping housing affordable is a challenge for the entire Quad Cities, and it would go a long way in helping people stay here.