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Post office should get electric vehicles

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The U.S. Post Office is not a part of the U.S. government. It is, however, overseen and subsidized by it.If the high-ranking officials in our government are so concerned about our burning of fossil fuels to power our cars, why don't they pressure the... Full story

No one is responsible for scandals?

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Watching the latest House hearing on the activities of the IRS revealed two starkly different groups in their attempt to learn what IRS employees did for the past two years.One group of questioners attempted to get the facts while the responder offer... Full story

United Nations is waste of dollars

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When is this country going to wake up to the fact that the U.N. is just a waste of U.S. taxpayers money? It was commendable idea in the 1940s when it was conceived, but in practice it has become a money pit which does nothing to better our country. W... Full story

City's response to voucher idea disappointing

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At the Yuma City Council work session on May 14, I had the opportunity to suggest to the council that the population growth of feral cats in our community might be further decreased by using the current voucher system to also offer a TNR $20 coupon (... Full story

Keep eye on medication pricing

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As one that has already experienced the problem, I would hope everyone checks around for prices being charged for all of their medications. As they do differ depending on the medication. Some pharmacies in our area charge much more than they should,... Full story

Evolution makes no sense with God

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Evolution makes no sense to me and if Darwin didn’t believe it, why should I? Darwin came up with it for the money and the blind masses bought into it. There is no other explanation for us being here except through Creation. There is too much e... Full story

Letters to Editor spark book idea

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Based on local letters to your paper, I am going to write a book. The working title will be “ Everything I need to know I learned in Sunday School and That’s All You Need To Know Too.” Lola DurazoSomerton... Full story

Frontage Road still bad situation

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Well, last week added more misery to the misery. They did a real nice slurry coat to Foothills Boulevard. It is the kind of good work that should have occurred on the frontage roads.I guess the businesses on Foothills rank higher on the list then tho... Full story

Constitution should be restored, not ravished

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I see that our once libertarian paper has yet again written placidly about the ever-growing police state (even implicitly supporting the use of drones to spy on private citizens), which makes Orwell seem ever more prescient. There was nary a referenc... Full story

Those who work here should learn English

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I just wanted to point something out, in hopes that businesses here in Yuma will read this. And I do mean from major department stores to grocery stores and so on. To me as an AMERICAN, it is as I put it.I was born in the United States, I am not Mexi... Full story

Streets, highways need to be safer for all

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First I want to make clear that I am truly saddened by news of another good citizen being killed in what seems to be a senseless “accident” on our streets and highways. The services being held in his honor are no doubt deserved, and are h... Full story

Free-trade agreements need to be scrapped

At some point this year, either the Federal Reserve or Congress, or even the president of the United States, is going to have to tell the American public what is going on. The American news media has been muzzled about what is happening to our curren... Full story

Theory of evolution is just a theory

I was raised in public schools being taught that people came from the deep blue. That by some anachronistic timetable and natural favor, we were led on a path to intelligence. We were told that there were data and data of empirical proof that these t... Full story

Why is senator still walking streets?

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Hypothetical question regarding the Sen. Shooter fiasco.Let's substitute the surname Shooter with Flores (Fuentes, Hernandez, Munoz, Moreno, Mendoza, you get the idea) and change the occupation from state senator to field worker. Now the question: Do... Full story

Council needs a shift in leadership

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Mr. Mayor, the public display of your “my way or the highway” leadership approach has failed. Your management of your travel budget, as shown by your request to reallocate funds budgeted for other Yuma City Council members, shows your ina... Full story

Situation is part of bigger picture

Cover-ups, more cover-ups — Benghazi, this Boston thing stink to the high heavens. The immigration fiasco and its foot-dragging by both parties and the covert passage of that health plan and take over of 1/6th of the economy is not a coincidenc... Full story

Local drivers cause roadway holdups

Let’s set things straight. First of all, I am a snowbird. After reading a few letters blaming the snowbirds for driving slow in the passing lane, I decided to take a survey. During several trips between Foothills Boulevard and Algodones t... Full story

Banks not fair to customers

I am in a state of confusion. The last time I checked, the banks were paying me a half percent for my savings account. Now I just read a few weeks ago where the CEO of Wells Fargo was awarded $19.3 million. He was one of the highest-paid CEOs in t... Full story

Far West increase is not the answer

Last fall when we came back, we could not open our windows at night due to the nasty, foul smell in the air coming from the pumping station from Far West Water not too far away. When more winter visitors returned, the odor seemed to magically disa... Full story

Obama doesn’t understand Constitution

I long suspected that President Obama’s appointment as an adjunct professor of Constitution was a sham, a staging prop for his political ambitions. Now I am convinced. His commencement speech at Ohio State is definite evidence of the fact that ... Full story

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