Fire season is here! The Ponderosa fire started on May 12, near the Ponderosa Campground in Payson. According to Payson District Ranger Ed Armenta, there was some initial concern "about containing the spread of this fire due to increasingly windy…

We recently received an email from a reader wondering why we print information from Congressman Renzi, particularly in the wake of all the media "hype," currently blasting across television and print. On April 19, Congressman Renzi informed his constituents that…

The P-I editorial of March 29 asserts that the FBI has been "flying high on the wings of the Patriot Act," using it to collect private information, "telephone and financial records, e-mails, whateveralmost on a whim." At no time since…

This issue features a front page article about local Globe resident Joe Pusso" Perez, who was presented with the Purple Heart thirty-nine years after actually enduring his wounds at the Tet Offensive. Thanks to the efforts of Father Rosales (and…

Judge Posner's March 19 advisory on re-engineering the FBI (Opinion, "Time to Rethink the FBI") op-ed deserves a response. I don't know this judge personally, but I admire his prolific ability to comment on the widest range of complex subjects.…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl If there's one thing every American on a budget knows, it's that you can't have it all. Americans know that, if you increase spending in one area of your budget, you have to limit spending…

Spring has sprung and temperatures are heating up around Roosevelt. The latest weather forecasts are calling for highs in the 90's this week. This is a perfect time of year to get out on the water. Indicative of the nice…

Judge Posner repeats in his March 19 op-ed commentary "Time to Rethink the FBI" his now longstanding criticism of the bureau as an organization that has failed to transform in taking on an expanded intelligence mission. He says we have…

March is here with St Patrick's Day celebrations and the Globe Centennial. Easter, and tax season are just around the corner. If the feature article in this issue, the capture of a child molester by U.S. Marshals and Lake Havasu…

(STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) Senate Transportation Chairman Ron Gould, R-Lake Havasu, released the following statement regarding a proposed plan to increase sales taxes, gasoline taxes, and property taxes to pay for transportation improvements. I read with disappointment the announcement [on February…

There are few times in my daily activities that I am blessed to experience something that is both uplifting and gives me hope for our future generations. I realize that this may sound corny that a spelling bee would show…

This issue, again, is packed with a plethora of information. In addition to the regular column, "Updates from Congress," we've included bills which have been introduced in our own state legislature. Readers will also notice that Jeannine Thiele is back…