Opinion

I left for work that day like I did any other day, tired and inattentive as I went through my morning salat (prayer) before leaving home and starting my car. I was in surprisingly light traffic as my car climbed a small overpass that connected me to what passes for a highway in Karachi. My […]

You’d be a fool, these days, to advocate for physical violence. There’s too damn much of it already, despite the enduring taboo. But, could it be that to renounce all violence, no matter what, is just as dumb as any rigid vow? The year was 1981. My toddler daughter, Rosie, and her hippy mother, Jan, […]

These are bizarre times with all systems, political, social, economic, natural, and spiritual in transition. There is some form of ecosystem assault everywhere on this precious planet. Our global challenge is the climate crisis; the science is undeniable that the ecosystem is in rapid decline. Our local challenge is 21st century industrialized mining repeating a […]

Patagonia Fire and Rescue (PVFD) recently sponsored its 44th Annual Steak Fry. The event was a huge success and neighbors and friends of the PVFD came out from all over southern Arizona to support the fire department’s efforts. PVFD needs fundraisers like the Steak Fry because we are a volunteer fire department. Currently we have […]

Kudos to SEFD On the afternoon of June 9, the Windmill Fire was accidentally started in Tunnel Springs Ranch Association. The Sonoita Elgin Fire Department was quickly summoned as the fire spread rapidly to adjoining properties and on to Forest Service lands. Battalion Commander Mark Bennett coordinated with several responding agencies (Sheriffs, Patagonia Volunteer Fire, […]

A Sad State A mountain lion was killed.A sad realization that Lion is considered a threat to human life and our pets.A sad state when we live in and base our decisions on fear-of.Lion dies and humane consciousness is stimulated.Hot Tears. The ‘law enforcement’ is just that ‘enforcers of the law’ which puts human protection […]

One of the most hotly debated issues of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign is sure to be the nation’s broken healthcare system, the costliest in the world on a per capita basis, yet one that yields disappointing health outcomes. One proposal that has been receiving increased attention in recent years is to replace the current […]

The March 2019 issue of the PRT listed the results of Arizona Game and Fish’s recent game survey in Unit 35 B. The data established the number of hunting permits for the coming seasons: 1315 tags for whitetail deer and 450 tags for javelina. According to Fish and Game’s website, seasons for whitetail begin in […]

As a resident of East Santa Cruz County, I am disappointed that HB2486 to formulate a study committee on County boundaries between Cochise and Santa Cruz failed in the Senate this week. The arguments presented by Senator Dalessandro to influence a “no-vote” are flawed and misrepresent this part of the county. I am offended by […]