Twelve aspiring firefighters have taken the first step toward fulfilling their dream of joining the ranks of first responders by graduating from the Yavapai College Fire Academy. The 12 men celebrated the achievement with loved ones, their instructors and area fire agency personnel Dec. 16 at the Central Arizona Regional Training Academy in Prescott Valley,
1 in 3 think the government should reduce alcohol taxes if inflation increases in order to keep costs low. 32% of drinkers will simply switch to cheaper, less well-known brands if prices go above their threshold. At over 6%, inflation is currently the highest it’s been since the 1920s. When costs rise and the price per unit
Employment totals surpass pre-pandemic levels, unemployment rate dips Governor Doug Ducey highlighted Arizona’s latest economic numbers – a drop in the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent – as an example of the successes the state has had in streamlining taxes and creating a pro-business environment. Speaking at an event with the Coalition to Protect American
Misinformation is not a new concept but the newly crowned online media giants of the 21st century have allowed it to propagate untethered. The avalanche of bad information that journalists and the public face today is one of the defining problems of the century. The father of modern journalism, Walter Lippmann, argued in the 1920s
Martine Garcia, a first-generation student at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, was surprised when he was asked a few years ago to be president of a new school club. He hadn’t been particularly involved on campus, and the invitation to head the Male Empowerment Network, a support and mentoring group for minority male students, didn’t really make
As President Joe Biden’s poll numbers sank this fall, and the presidentially ambitious in his party began to stir, the White House put out the word. Forget all that 2020 campaign chatter about Biden being a “transitional president.” He intends to run and win a second term. Well, perhaps. Yet, skepticism abounds. First, if Biden
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