A typical high schooler wakes up, gets ready and goes to school to receive an education. Most high schoolers gets homework every day, and they tend to stay up every night finishing homework.

After writing about and working in politics for 25 years, I’ve come to the conclusion that everything I’ve learned can be summed up in one sentence: People vote with their hearts, not their minds.

Don’t get me wrong about life nearly two decades into the 21st century: It certainly has its share of modern conveniences.

The world has turned its eyes to Arizona after a local headline caused an international public outcry – and for good reason: “State officials investigate after patient in nursing facility gives birth.”  

As we begin the New Year, I want to say thank you once again to our community for re-electing me to represent you in the state senate for the next two years. It is an honor to serve our community, and I am humbled by your trust and support, as evidenced by our double digit margin of victory …

If you’re looking for a smoking gun of how political insiders subvert the will of citizenry, you need look no further than what City Manager Ed Zuercher did behind closed doors.

Ginny Millar, 95, is cute as a button. She looks like the quintessential grandmother, with soft white curls and eyes that twinkle with amusement.

Come year’s end, some columnists run out of things to write. This gives rise to lots of “year in review” pieces, whereby ink-stained wretches again pick over all that occurred during the past 365 days.

When does a place become home?

Some ideas get better the more you consider them. A perfect example: The East Valley NAACP’s Dec. 5th call for a boycott of the City of Prescott over a years-long string of racist remarks and vile musings spewed by the area’s state House representative, David Stringer.