Editorials

Sep 18, 2007

It's nearly the end of September and the hot days are almost behind us. The cool Roosevelt evenings are a nice change and I, for one, am ready for the end of summer and the beginning of fall. With each…

Sep 4, 2007

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl According to a new Rasmussen poll, 71 percent of Americans do not think the federal government is doing enough to secure the border and reduce illegal immigration. I'm surprised the number isn't higher. As Rasmussen…

Sep 4, 2007

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Authorities in Essex County, New Jersey, recently identified a man named Jose Carranza as a principal suspect in the murder of three young people in Newark on August 4. The victims were forced to kneel…

Aug 26, 2007

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl According to a new Rasmussen poll, 71 percent of Americans do not think the federal government is doing enough to secure the border and reduce illegal immigration. Im surprised the number isnt higher. As Rasmussen…

Aug 14, 2007

"Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001? Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not…

Jul 31, 2007

Judging by all the rain in recent weeks and my request in the last column for rain dances, it would appear that numerous readers rain-danced their hearts out. Roosevelt received approximately three inches of rain a couple of weeks ago…

Jul 17, 2007

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The Senate has been considering the 2008 Defense Authorization bill, which sets the policy and spending priorities for the Defense Department. But most of the time has been spent debating our policy in Iraq and…

Jul 3, 2007

By Kevin Rogers, President of the Arizona Farm Bureau I am a farmer and I have employees. I make every effort to follow federal hiring laws. I do all of the paperwork, request the information I am supposed to and…

Jul 3, 2007

As the song goes, "the heat is on." Temperatures are expected to reach near record highs this week and all of us are anxiously awaiting fall (not that we're trying to rush time) and cooler temperatures. On the upside, gas…

Jun 5, 2007

I can't believe it's June already and we're nearly half way through the year. (I think I say this every year around this same time). The big Memorial Day weekend is over and we now head into the hot days…

May 15, 2007

I am disgusted by Congressman Jeff Flake and the far left Luis Gutierrezs betrayal to America and their constituents by proposing the Security Through Regularized and a Vibrant Economy Act; In other words "Cheap labor." The Heritage Foundation and NumbersUSA…