Alexandra Piacenza is a local columnist for The Daily Courier.
I love the Daily Courier. I love it despite dueling letters to the editor and the potpourri of Rants and Raves. Maybe especially because of those things!
I recently received an unexpected request to take a look at a friend’s writings. Another friend of hers had suggested that she might want to have them published in book form. ...
Despite the pandemic and what seems like endless political wrangling, there are good reasons to reflect with hope on this holiday so closely associated with the beginnings of our country.
One of the great gifts of being human is the ability to imagine something better: a better mousetrap, a better job, a better relationship, a better community.
I remember the feeling I had when I first entered a polling place to cast my vote. It was like opening the door to a totally new place called “civic responsibility.”
I’m sure I join many Courier readers in greeting the news of Ron Barnes’ last Sunday column with loving regret.
When I first moved to Prescott, I was tempted to think I’d found a lovely, out-of-the-way corner of the world that larger problems couldn’t infiltrate.
The larger outside world has come to quite a pass. Regardless of your politics, financial situation, social status, color or religion, there is bound to be something in current circumstances that chaps your hide, offends your sensibilities, runs a chill up your spine or just exhausts you thinking about it.
Once upon a time, there was a political climate that discouraged outright lying and behavior that veered away from a politician’s stated principles.
I count myself among the people in our area who haven’t been seriously impacted by COVID-19: no disease or job loss for myself, loved ones or friends (or at least quick recovery)....
