Letters

Congrats to Prescott’s new mayor and the new faces on our City Council as they begin their terms.

Time for Prescott taxpayers to wake up. For more than a year I’ve tried to read a statement (letter) to the Prescott school board. “No, you’re not on the agenda!” I’ve been told.

From birth to age 5, a child’s brain grows faster than any other time in life! Arizona’s early childhood agency, First Things First, is committed to fostering the healthy development of every child in the state. 90% of brain growth happens before a child reaches kindergarten.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We have so much to be grateful for in the Prescott area; beautiful weather, friendly people, great shops and restaurants. We have the ability to celebrate safely with family and friends if we choose wisely and follow the dictates of the CDC in limiting the spread of the COVID virus. A few precautions can keep us all safe and healthy.

ANSWER: A spine and A brain QUESTION: What two organs are crucial for an effective government official?

Many Americans are against vaccine and mask mandates because they consider the mandates as government intrusions on their personal freedom. Laws that prohibit driving while drunk should be viewed as similarly intrusive.

Upon reading the article about Northpoint Expeditionary Academy’s closing for two days due to COVID infections, I am amazed at the statement the director, Melissa Wagoner, makes about the degree to which our county has been vaccinated.

With the new re-districting of Arizona Congressional Districts, it appears Prescott has shifted away from the heavily Republican 4th Congressional District to the Democrat leaning 2nd Congressional District for the up-coming midterm election.

In response to Martha Ferreira’s “Clean up after your horses” letter of Nov. 18...

As you may or may not know, Prescott sewer charges are based on winter average water consumption (November through April bills).

Marxism, which is a synonym for communism, has slowly become the world view for many Americans.

I love it when I turn on the faucet in my home and water comes out. But there’s serious concern our future water supply is inadequate.

Cartoon editing is a waste of taxpayer dollars and frivolous publicity stunts disgrace our legislative branch of government.

On Oct. 5, a letter was published from William X. Waldrom with a complaint that his “life” and his “days would change forever” due to his new “money hungry investor” neighbors. We’re those neighbors.

This year marked the 14th annual Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour.

Prescott isn’t exactly the type of town where employees have ever felt the need to unionize. We are a small town with small businesses and good people.

In response to Judy Carver's letter: Those of us who are vaccinated know we can still get COVID. We know we can still transmit it to others. In my family's case, our son is immunocompromised. We felt we had no choice but to get vaccinated.

Covid-19 UPDATE, Tim Wiederaenders, Courier Editor “It is a myth that if you are vaccinated for COVID-19, you won’t get sick.” I guess all of the Mandate Now, Risk death over protecting yourself, etc. letter writers didn’t read your little blip about getting Covid and spreading it even if your vaccinated.

Thankfully Michael Reagan’s Nov. 4 column was on the Opinions page; as a piece of factual journalism it was sorely lacking.

It's been over a year now since Arizona passed Proposition 207, also known as the Smart and Safe Act, which legalizes the adult recreational use of marijuana by adults 21 and older.

Yes, it’s true. People are living longer. And even before the pandemic, each day more and more individuals are needing additional, if not 24-hour care.

Halloween day there was a protest on Willow Creek Road and Whipple Street by the hospital.

Concerning Mr. Cygan's letter published Nov. 3 in the Courier, relating data from the U.K. Health Security Agency, I just checked their information online, a detailed report on COVID-19 vaccinations/or not and their results. Nowhere could I find the dire picture made by Mr. Cygan.

John Micek’s article in the 11/2/2021 Courier outlines his belief that Mr. Biden and Congress had a progressive “mandate” (his word) and while the bill on the floor fell far short of this mandate it was essential the “seize the moment.”

In response to the letter from Judy Carver, scientific reasoning has most of us playing the odds. The odds of dying of COVID are reduced 11-fold when vaccinated.