As earlier reported in the media, Jeffrey Cooper of Patagonia admitted that he was guilty of felony theft in connection with funds belonging to the Mountain Empire Trails Association (META). On September 23, he was sentenced to two years of probation and four weekends in the Adult Correctional Facility. Nearly everyone who knows Jeffrey Cooper […]
Ann Katzenbach
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Montessori School Hosts Open House
Maria Montessori, born in Italy in 1870 (long before most women studied much of anything), was a doctor and educator. She developed a child-centered approach to learning that is followed today in schools around the world. Her ideas were revolutionary at the time and in many ways still are. Montessori saw independence as the aim […]
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The Cruelest Month
If T.S. Eliot had lived in Arizona, he might have declared that June, rather than April, is the cruelest month.” He chose April, as I recall from some long ago English class, because it gives false hope. June has its false hope as well—cool nights and early mornings with brittle blue skies—but the relentless heat […]
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Who’s in Charge? An Editorial Commentary
Brian and Lindsey Young, who were terminated from their teaching positions at PUHS in May due to a staff reduction, met with PRT in June to talk about their experience there. The Youngs painted a bleak picture of the work environment at the high school, describing it as a stressful atmosphere in which staff felt […]
Posted inLocal News
Forum Proposed in Response to Discord Over Mining Issue
A large number of residents attended the council meeting on July 24 in a show of support for mining. At the Town Council’s meeting on July 10, Patagonia resident Carolyn Shafer informed the Council that Wildcat Silver had listed the Town of Patagonia on its website, as one of “Our Communities,” implying that it had […]