Congratulations Graduating Classes/Students of 2020. We pray and trust the next part of your life's journey unfolds with grace. As I see these… Read more

There is a looming crisis for children in Arizona, but it is not directly from COVID 19. Fortunately, children have largely been spared from t… Read more

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Sylvia Allen was elected to make decisions so she can represent the best interests of us voters in my northern Arizona district. Yet on the AZ… Read more

On Friday, May 8 Ray Jussila asked readers if we know someone who died from Covid-19. Yes, we have a friend in Michigan who died. Cousin in ru… Read more

As a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, I would be remissed if I did not respond to the remarks made by Mrs. Ethelbah-Case. As Indian … Read more

This virus thing has been going on for several months. Why don’t we have a real organized response in Arizona? Read more

On behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), I’d like to thank all those who work in nursing facilities -- doctors, nu… Read more

As seniors, it’s easy to be nervous about our health care coverage until it’s put to the test. Last year, that test came when my husband neede… Read more

The absences that we as students are allowed to miss before our grades are affected and our future can potentially be affected. We go to schoo… Read more

The global travails of COVID-19 have afflicted millions and killed hundreds of thousands while concurrently ripping gaping holes in national a… Read more

We are all experiencing a tremendous amount of difficulty as the impact of the Covid-19 virus is felt in our communities and around the globe.… Read more

Stanford General Store is prepared to continue serving our customers with safety as our focus. People have complained to the County to try to … Read more

Let’s keep this simple. This may come as a surprise to some of you, and I can’t blame you. Conflicting information is everywhere, and it’s eas… Read more

We are all the way into it now, all forms of media (rightly so) have blanketed us with the coronavirus situation. You can’t get away from it. … Read more

As a business owner in Arizona who relies on sportsmen and women who live here and those who come visit, I want to make my voice heard in resp… Read more

I owned and operated The Christmas Tree Restaurant in Lakeside for thirty years and I am appalled that some people want our Summer visitors to… Read more

You campaigned on the ideologies of an American people with the Constitution at our basis. You were voted into office on good faith that you w… Read more

We hear so many dark and negative things in our world today and let’s face it, we are in some dark and uncertain times. We would like to start… Read more

I can not find anyone who has a friend, acquaintance or family member who has died from COVID-19. I do know many elderly people who have died … Read more

Suppose your polling company gets hired by a political party. You know who they favor, and you want more of their money. How can you skew the … Read more

I would like to thank Alan Buchheit of Hatch Toyota for helping me with a window problem. My passenger side window had just got stuck staying … Read more

As a summer visitor I don’t pay property taxes but rental prices reflect the cost of owning property in Show Low. Read more

It is unfortunate that the masses, down in the valley, do not abide to the Stay at home policy. It should be known that the Valley media, with… Read more

I need to say thank you so vey much for the compassion and love shown to me when my heart was hurting so much with the decision to put my beau… Read more

I'll admit that with all the information that seems to change daily about COVID-19, it's difficult to know what is correct. Read more

Wendy Rogers has resided in Flagstaff for quite some time. In fact it is her primary residence. Wendy has her voters registration in Flagstaff… Read more

I hope you have an open mind and heart reading this. My name is Timecka Yazzie, and I am a young indigenous woman. I take pride in both my Nav… Read more

What are people thinking up here in Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside? This morning, my husband and I drove by Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart and s… Read more

Businesses routinely look at loss prevention (like the receipt checkers at Costco). They must first check for suspected theft. If theft is fou… Read more

In reading about how crowded local hiking trails have become in recent weeks, it occurred to me that maybe the silver lining of the COVID-19 c… Read more

I believe this pandemic is a much-needed sacrifice. Before this, the earth was dying from global warming and many were blind to the causes. Read more

We are caught up in the perfect storm and concurrently languish in the grip of authoritarian leadership and science-illiterate protest. It is … Read more

The government has failed public schools. As a student, I witness the problems that arise first-hand — problems that affect schools' employees… Read more

Be it kindergarten, eighth grade, high school, or college. Read more

If America feared God as we fear the coronavirus, It would be a better world. America and the world's many problems are a result of sin.The Bi… Read more

All 15 county recorders agree that they want to automatically mail a ballot to every registered voter and they have asked Gov. Ducey for this … Read more

A state of panic is a perilous condition. Like war, the truth is always the first casualty. Once taken hold, a complete abandonment of reason … Read more

Here in Arizona, the heroic work of our medical professionals and first responders has been remarkable to watch. Their tireless effort to conf… Read more

I was always taught that in order to gain respect and be a good leader, you must lead by example. Don't ask others to do the work that you are… Read more

I am the person who not only found and reported one of these despicable situations at the former home of Denise Blackwood, but also had to rem… Read more

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Each of us believes that the other side somehow stole the election and we are in the age of Light or Darkness. With so much hate and animosity… Read more

How typical of a narrow-minded Democrat to blame Trump and the Republican administration for "inadequate" response to the COVID-19 virus ("COV… Read more

Let me make this simple enough for a first grader to understand, because it seems like that’s what’s needed here. A large part of Arizona is N… Read more

Leslie Baker’s hilarious April 3 column was a much-needed break from all the depressing news. Her observations are spot-on (and politically in… Read more

This is in response to “Yesterday’s News” in the April 3  Independent. At what point does a “frenzy” become legitimate? Those, like Ms. Baker,… Read more