Opinion

Reader Richard Collins of Sonoita writes to us with his questions about the Hermosa Project.

I wasn’t here for the homesteading/railroad era, but I like the way they left it—rough and genuine. Sonoita is not for everybody.

In our mailbag: a warning to watch out for heartworm in dogs, plus an update from Patagonia’s recycling program coordinator.

Why is it so hard for two adults to feed themselves on a daily basis?

Corporations should not be allowed to destroy irreplaceable centers of biodiversity in their drive for profits. Some places should never again be mined.

I am part of the “walk it off” generation. I’ve been shot in the leg with a BB gun, hid the event from my mother and then extracted the projectile myself. I’ve got the scar to prove it.

South32 has been stuffing our mailboxes with fliers about the bright, sustainable future they are building for us. Their claim is premature.

In our mailbag: more thoughts on the Mearns quail hunting situation from a retired wildlife manager, and a news junkie falls hard for the PRT.

Correspondence from members of two local school district boards regarding the “A” grades recently awarded to local schools by the Arizona Department of Education.