Editorials

Oct 18, 2005

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…

Oct 16, 2005

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…

Oct 4, 2005

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…

Sep 20, 2005

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…

Sep 6, 2005

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…

Aug 16, 2005

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…

Aug 2, 2005

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…

Jul 5, 2005

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,…

Jun 15, 2005

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…

Mar 1, 2005

It seems everyone is not only talking about Roosevelt Lake, visitors are coming from near and far (I spoke with three couples from Colorado last week) to see this wonderful phenomena of nature. The rate at which the water level…