Opinion

Once, years ago, I arrived late at the Tucson Rodeo Parade. All I got to see was the last few floats, a banner-bedecked buckboard and a roping horse or two, and then the final group in the parade: five yellow street-sweeping machines and small army of guys with rakes and brooms and those pivoting dustpans […]

On the border with Mexico and home to Arizona’s largest port connecting our state with Mexico, Santa Cruz County (SCC) is poised for tremendous growth. The manufacturing sector on the Mexican side is undergoing a renaissance in investment. Reports are that the industry is in need of thousands of new employees and that there is […]

The county is moving forward on adopting a proposed health code and, in advance of the state, the 2017 FDA Food Code. The FDA Code establishes definitions; sets standards for management and personnel, food operations, and equipment and facilities; and provides for food establishment plan review, permit issuance, inspection, employee restriction, and permit suspension. Nearly […]

The October issue of the PRT featured an interview of Pat Risner, South32’s president of the Hermosa Project. The article contained references to two words that seem to be appearing with greater frequency when discussing issues of concern between the public and corporations: “stakeholders” and “shareholders.”  These words are well defined in former Secretary of […]

Experiencing acute loss can bring the simple things in life to the forefront. What you may have thought as trivial, like a hot shower or a good pair of shoes, can become your solace. When death moves you from complacency, from ambition, from expectations, from entitlement, the things you take for granted may become your […]

Gary Nabhan wrote an excellent article in the November PRT titled “What’s At Risk for Patagonia.” I appreciated how he emphasized the tremendous economic impact that birding has on the tri-counties of Southern Arizona (Santa Cruz, Pima, Cochise). As a longtime winter visitor and hunter to the area, I would like to point out the […]

Fortunately, my family comes together often. Mainly because we all live no more than an hour away from each other, but mostly because we like each other. I used to think that I couldn’t be more different than these folks with their wild ideas on politics or their excessive use of jalapenos in salsa, but […]

Improve Town Internet On October 23 the Patagonia Town Council voted unanimously for Patagonia to apply to the AZ Commerce Authority (ACA) for an Arizona Broadband Planning Grant. “Broadband” is a technical term for modern, highly capable internet service. With ACA approval Patagonia may receive up to $50,000 to pay for 12 months of planning […]