Serving
Mohave County
January 2025
Volume 24 Issue 11
COMPLIMENTARY

Editorial

VA helps to avoid foreclosures

Veterans with VA-backed mortgages who are in danger of facing foreclosure just got help from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA is asking mortgage servicers to do two things: —Pause foreclosures through May 31, 2024, of VA-guaranteed loans, and —Extend the...

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Fact and Fantasy, Demigods and Myths

The ability to imagine is uniquely human. Imagination enabled the invention of our modern world with its bewilderingly complex transportation and communication systems.But building that world required more than imagination. It required imagination tempered by reason....

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National policy wrapped in razor wire at border

“A 4-year-old girl passed out in 100-degree heat after she was pushed back toward Mexico by Texas National Guard personnel. A pregnant woman became trapped in razor wire and had a miscarriage. A state trooper said he was under orders not to give migrants any...

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Tell the Three Presidents to Stop the War

By Peter Bergel A coalition of dozens of peace and justice organizations (https://bit.ly/StopWarOrgs) is collecting signers on a statement to Presidents Biden, Zelensky and Putin telling them that the time has come to end the war in Ukraine. Please consider adding...

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Republicans can’t run and hide on abortion

By Rich Lowry   Politicians are motivated by many things, among them power, fame, idealism, greed -- and fear. The last of these is not to be underestimated. It is a powerful, gut-level force that can strike the most loquacious politicians dumb and make the most...

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Public Health 101: Guns

By Tom H. Hastings A Texas "gun enthusiast," Francisco Oropeza, 39, was firing off his AR15 in his yard Friday night about 40 miles from Houston. He was known to be touchy, so, despite the noise and danger, no one approached him. Finally, after 11 p.m., his...

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Trump’s futile attack on DeSantis

By Rich Lowry   Trump's futile attack on DeSantis Donald Trump hasn't been impressing anyone with his political acuity lately, but at least he is fully aware of one of his own vulnerabilities. His early attacks on the COVID-19 record of Ron DeSantis show...

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Recent Articles

Misconceptions: IBS myths and facts

Medical Myths: Exploring Misconceptions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) This Medical Myths series explores misconceptions about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Among many misunderstandings, we address what causes IBS and...

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The OIG Always Comes Through

By Freddy GrovesThings are going to be different in 2025. If there’s one thing I hope, it’s that the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General isn’t hit with any budget or staffing reductions. As time goes on, we need them...

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The Year Past and the Year Ahead

By Mel GurtovThe global citizen agenda for 2025 is very much like that for 2024—and probably for some years afterward. It includes global warming and related environmental crises; US-China tensions; challenges to democracy and...

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The Musk Factor

By Rich LowryIt’s a testament to the energy and drive of Elon Musk that he’s now a key adviser to an incoming president of the United States who he helped elect this year—and this is a side project for him.What stamp collecting...

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What is the best type of meditation?

NATION — There are a variety of meditation methods that suit most people. However, there is no “right way” to meditate, meaning someone can explore the different types until they find one that works for them.Meditation denotes...

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