Last issue's feature article, "The Child in Janet Napolitano's Closet," evoked a number of responses from readers. The majority thanked us for providing them with such thought-provoking information. The article, written by John Jacubczyk (permission was granted by him to…

As 2006 approaches and this publication enters its ninth year, the excitement grows over recent and upcoming changes. Over the last twelve months, we've added a new web site, with visitors increasing in steady numbers. New equipment has been purchased…

Over the last few months I've been paying more attention to the numerous drug commercials on television. On any given day, viewer programs are saturated with commercials for "remedies" that "treat" a variety of ailments, from arthritis to cholesterol-lowering drugs…

We recently ran an article on the website on the Marines in Battle Care Package program. It occurred to me that not everyone, for whatever reason, reads the articles we post on the site. It was for this reason we…

When you thought I wasn't looking (by a child).... A message every parent should read, because your children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. Each of us, parent or friend, influence the life of…

If you haven't visited the Tonto Basin News website recently, you might want to take another look. Numerous articles have been added to several sections, including, "Roosevelt History," "Arizona History" and "Arizona News." We've also added a section for "Other…

In times of need, help arrives from those who seem least likely to give it. In the face of their own war-torn and ravaged country, a group of Iraqi soldiers found it within their hearts to give to those affected…

The devastation from Hurricane Katrina has left unprecedented destruction in her path. At one point, I heard there were 40,000+ homes underwater. The sheer magnitude is nearly incomprehensible. Again, as always, America, along with numerous others, is coming through to…

The summer heat is waning and that's a good thing. Instead of triple digits, we're now seeing some double digit temperatures. They laugh at us back east when we tell them it's "cooling down into the 90's." My reply is…

Congressman Rick Renzi has garnered a spot in both articles on the front page. In the first, the Congressman's dedication to preserving American freedom becomes obvious as he elucidates his thoughts on preserving the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of…

Wildfire season is here! The "Three" fire prompted a temporary closure of Arizona Highway 188 between El Oso Road and Roosevelt Dam on Thursday evening, June 23. The lightning-caused fire, located 6½ miles northwest of Roosevelt Dam, began on Tuesday,…

The picture you see here is "Zorro," mascot of Tonto Basin News. As you can see, he's been lying down on the job lately. I guess all this posing for the new web site has him "plum wore out!. It's…