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- Could you survive a tech-free weekend?
- Does it seem like your smartphone is attached to your hand? Can't go an hour without checking Facebook or Twitter? You're not alone!According to a CNN report, a new summer camp is designed to help adults take a break from technology. Organizers promi... Full story
- Frontage Road still bad situation
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Today, please remember to thank those in Yuma area in the military
- Today is a special one, although we haven't heard much about it in media reports or around the city lately.May 18 is Armed Forces Day, which is celebrated annually on the third Saturday in May.According to defense.gov, President Harry S. Truman led t... Full story
- Bullying not the way to build character
- A couple of months ago, our online commenters had a lively discussion about bullying in schools. One woman essentially said that bullying is just part of life, builds character and makes the victims stronger.I could not disagree more, especially when... Full story
- Actress Jolie’s brave medical decision could help empower others to action
- Imagine if you learned you carried a gene that gave you an 87 percent chance of developing cancer.Actress Angelina Jolie faced those odds, and took what many call a courageous step: she opted for a double mastectomy. But taking the step is not the on... Full story
- Program will give students a step up in future endeavors
- When teachers leave college, they are prepared to teach the academic subjects that have become traditional in public schools, including the famous “Three R's” – reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic.Those skills are the essent... Full story
- Beware the flu monster
- I've spent the last week struggling to recover from the flu.I haven't had it in years, which after the last week, I now realize is a blessing.Since my daughter was born, I've been very proactive about health issues. She had bad allergies as an infant... Full story
- Lunch conversation would be different today
- Back in 2002, a young journalist from Back East came to work at the Yuma Sun and brought her mother along to see what this city in the desert Southwest was all about.When the journalist arrived, her supervisor was away, so I took it upon myself to ta... 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
- Taxing power can’t be used as tool to discourage citizen activity
- President Obama has joined the outcry over what appear to be serious misdeeds by the Internal Revenue Service.We hope he takes that a step further and ensures that those who were responsible are truly held accountable for their actions, if the allega... Full story
- More than just a road rescue
- Driving down the road toward the Picacho recreation area, one man came upon another man, standing beside a broken-down truck. The first man offered help, and said he would pick him up on his way back if the man was still there when he returned. As... Full story
- Why is senator still walking streets?
- 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
- 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
- Law to keep health benefits in place offers some security
- The death of a local Department of Public Safety officer in recent days is a reminder of the importance of a piece of legislation signed into law by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer last month.It was the death of another DPS officer and the consequences for h... Full story
- PL8s cre8 messages
- No-nonsense grammarians might pull their hair, but I give credit to people who can assemble numbers and letters of the alphabet into creative combinations on personalized license plates to describe themselves, their occupations or interests.Some memo... 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
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