Editorials
Voters already have good deal of arena data
The Yuma City Council's vote Wednesday to negotiate a possible arena deal with Global Entertainment Corp. officially ended speculation another firm might be selected to do the deal, but it did not end speculation on whether the arena is a good idea. Global...
Consumers will pay for rules on greenhouse gas
The effort to force Arizona to go "green" by regulating greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles would have a least one big impact - it would cost new vehicle buyers some green in the form of higher vehicle prices. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano,...
Gasoline tax wrong place to start cutting
While there is certainly a lot about taxation in America that is worth debating, it is ironic that all three current presidential hopefuls - John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - have chosen the federal gasoline tax for particular scrutiny. ...
McCain still has immigration on his future agenda
Arizona Sen. John McCain has not given up on the idea of comprehensive immigration reform, despite criticism he received for trying to help push forward President Bush's plan to deal with our nation's immigration problems. In fact, the GOP's presumed...
Interlock change isn't adequate reason for veto
The legislative process is a long and winding road, and for some Arizona lawmakers it recently ended in a dead-end in their effort to change the state's drunken driving law. The proposed law involved significant changes in the driving under the...
Pursuit policy of Yuma police wisely restricted
To pursue or not to pursue, that is the question... at least it is for Yuma police officers. Fortunately, the Yuma Police Department has come up with some good guidelines that adequately deal with criminal activity while at the same time providing...
Supreme Court ruling supportive of voter ID law
Although opponents of Arizona's voter identification law remain confident they can overturn it, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday on a similar rule in Indiana indicates it likely will survive. There are some differences between the two states'...
New employer sanctions law is improvement
Revisions to Arizona's employer sanctions law against hiring illegal immigration are far from perfect but they do bring needed changes and are deserving of Gov. Janet Napolitano's signature. Final approval of the revised law came in the Legislature...
Humane Society nearing deadline for matching funds
An important deadline is almost here for those in the Yuma area who care about animals and want to ensure that they are well-treated. Wednesday is the final day for a special opportunity to help the Humane Society of Yuma build a new facility to better...
Putting election reports online easy next step
It looks like Yuma County residents won't have to wait to see if a new Arizona public information measure actually becomes law. Sue Stallworth of the Yuma County elections division told the Cronkite New Service that campaign finance reports...
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