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Safer driving is only way to prevent more crashes on highways

Slow down, put the cell phone away, and pay attention to the road. If more drivers followed these three basic principles of safe driving...

Thanks, mom, for putting up with me for all these years

??People don’t seem to fully appreciate their parents until they become adults. This rings particularly true when I think about my mom. She used...

Wine symposium marks milestone in Verde Valley’s quest

Wine is beginning to flow like water in the Verde Valley. Just a few years back, the wine industry had yet to take its...

Take stock of what you do to lessen footprint on planet

While preparing our Green publication, which comes out next week, I’ve learned about practices local businesses employ to lessen their footprint on...

Letter policy may be 3 months old, but we’re still following it

Since we instated our newest letters to the editor policy in early January, letter writers have done a great job of complying with our...

Moving ceremony welcomes Vietnam veterans back home

Verde Valley veterans, their families and friends stood in the sun on a warm spring afternoon while the American flag fluttered in the breeze...

Think about how water affects you when you use it

If we stop and think about it, even in the desert there isn’t much we do without water. Going through my normal morning routine...

Snow arrives just in time to dampen our spring spirits

If you asked last week, anyone in Northern Arizona would have told you spring was just around the corner. The mercury rose above 80...

Struggling nonprofits not in clear, but there is hope for the future

It’s no secret many businesses, organizations and individuals have yet to regain the financial health they once enjoyed prior to the recession. The...

Schools celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday by urging reading

Students huddle around hanging on every page as I read them the story of two children sharing their bounty of mangos. The colorful drawings...

No reason not to vote due to voting centers & mail-in

It’s becoming harder to come up with an excuse not to vote. First, Arizona voters approved an initiative allowing vote-by-mail elections, and now Yavapai...

Lack of education holds back person, their family, society

Most of us take reading for granted. When we see words, our brains automatically interpret them with little effort or concentration. Imagine if this...

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Kyle Larson