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- Telling a half truth equals lie
- A recent letter to the editor headlined "Obama did not lie in address," chided Gene Lemon and Congressman Wilson for their claims that President Obama "lied" when he declared, before Congress, that the new health care system would not insure illegal... Full story
- Job of sheriff is to seek criminals
- I don't usually do this, but, after reading the article in the Yuma Sun recently about Al Sharpton criticizing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for continuing to seek out and apprehend illegal aliens, I feel compelled to speak out. If a... Full story
- Yuma has major traffic problem
- The city of Yuma says we have a traffic problem. It seems there's a lot of congestion and traffic doesn't move as freely as it should. My, now isn't that a surprise! Let me review the problem as I see it. I'm using 4th Avenue and 24th Street as an... Full story
- Take care of our own border
- During the national presidential campaign, I kept hearing about how wrong the Iraq war seemed to be. One of the political parties was quite adamant in its promises (if elected) of how soon our troops would be vacating Iraq. It seems that we have... Full story
- Pickup owners say no to high fuel rating
- The Cash for Clunkers program reminds me of the old saying that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. According to a report this week, that is what happened with the government's car subsidy program, which was originally... Full story
- Agree people should be armed
- Although I no longer live in Yuma, I read the news online, and I agree with the letter writer who said a peaceful society should be armed. The state and federal mandates cripple the honest, while the criminals thumb their noses at any attempt to... Full story
- Sheriff Arpaio doing great job
- In reference to Greg Olmos' Nov. 2 letter ("Arpaio should obey law first"), he should check out the Web site sheriffmack.com by Richard Mack, former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona. It discusses sheriffs and the power they have in their counties.... Full story
- Decline in dunes crowd bad sign for season
- Communities have different ways of assessing the impact of what has come to be called the "Great Recession" of the past year or so. In Yuma, one way to measure it is the number of people on the sand. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reported... Full story
- More stimulus on the way
- For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent. A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George... Full story
- Be sure to check your store receipt
- I'm going to tell you a story that happened to me. It may also be happening to you, and you might not even know it.I was shopping at one of my favorite stores. I was busy loading my bagged items into my shopping cart, not paying attention to the... Full story
- Needed interpreter for letter to editor
- In reference to the letter from Alan Pruitt ("Yuma is social media dead zone," Oct. 29), does the Yuma Sun have a foreign language interpreter on staff? I am sure that I am not the only one who did not have the foggiest idea what Pruitt was writing... Full story
- Yuma Sun has huge 'blinders'
- The proposal in your Oct. 27 editorial ("More flexibility could help with school cutbacks") to eliminate state school mandates to help avoid the elimination of qualified teachers must be considered to be accompanied by huge "blinders."During the... Full story
- Change seems to be theme of Yuma's election
- People usually have a variety of reasons for deciding whether to vote for candidates in an election, including the just-concluded city of Yuma election for mayor and council, so care needs to be taken in interpreting what it all means.But it seems... Full story
- Government has record of failures
- The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 - they've had 234 years to get it right; it's broke. Social Security was established in 1935 - they've had 74 years to get it right; it's broke. Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - they've had 71... Full story
- Don't serve on juries as protest
- Recently, I received a summons from the United States District Court in Phoenix to serve on jury selection. While I understand that serving on a jury is my civic duty, I also understand that this same court of law does not provide me the equal... Full story
- Repetitive work also satisfying
- We have many friends in our retirement community but know very little about what they did in life prior to retirement, prior to when our lives started anew.Were they a secretary, a butcher, a pilot, a teacher? I sense that most of the people enjoyed... Full story
- Train 'station' experience bad
- I’d like this to be an open letter to the city of Yuma. My husband and I recently embarked on a new adventure for us. We had never been on a train trip and found that we could catch Amtrak here in Yuma and continue on to our destination... Full story
- Border security concern for both U.S. and Mexico
- It is not only the United States that is concerned about protecting its borders. Our neighbor to the south, Mexico, also wants to ensure its security.To help accomplish this, Mexican officials have announced that new technology will be installed at... Full story
- No toleration of animal abuse
- Animal abuse and neglect cannot and will not be tolerated in our city of Yuma. Period!It does not matter your age, race or economic condition - animal suffering will not be allowed! There will be consequences for this type of behavior - people will... Full story
- No inflation, then no Medicare hikes
- Seniors have all heard that there will be no cost of living adjustment this year because our government says there is no inflation. Do they really expect us to believe that line of bull? Our government printed billions of dollars and bailed out the... Full story
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