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Somers: Thank you for welcoming me to Peoria Unified …

9/10/2024
I am pleased to introduce myself as the new superintendent of the award-winning Peoria Unified School District.

Cecala: Effective financial literacy programs can …

9/10/2024
“What’s the one thing you wish you learned in school?” That’s a question many Americans answer with “personal finance,” “how to manage money” or …

Mayor: New helicopter a momentous achievement in …

9/9/2024
It is with great excitement that we celebrate a momentous achievement for our community: the ribbon cutting of Peoria’s brand-new public safety helicopter.

Speak Up: Arizona group sues 15 county recorders over …

9/6/2024
Unhappy with the response it got to its queries, an Arizona group that has claimed election irregularity in the state is now suing all 15 county recorders, accusing them of failing to do their jobs to ensure only citizens are voting.

Somers: Peoria Unified making campuses more secure to …

9/6/2024
We recognize that yesterday was an incredibly difficult day as we mourned the lives lost in a tragic school shooting in Winder, Georgia.

Green: No more Biden; more Kelly!

9/6/2024
One of the biggest developments of our state in the past few years is the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. campus in north Phoenix that will be home to thousands of jobs and supply our country …

Hurtado: C.O.P.S. is critical to infant safety

9/5/2024
September is National Baby Safety Month, a time to educate expectant and veteran parents alike as well as extended family and caregivers on the small-but-critical steps that can exponentially …

Peterson: Kari Lake can’t be trusted to defend our …

9/5/2024
I served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, including service in Vietnam and Operations Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom. Believe me when I tell you I have seen firsthand just how catastrophic a …

Woods: How to improve your business’s corporate …

9/4/2024
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays a vital role for American companies, and we want to urge other local businesses to consider their giveback. To contribute in an effective way means …

Vanderplow: Political cartoon is reprehensible

9/4/2024
By Dennis Vanderplow | Sun City West The subject matter in the cartoon published Sept. 3 in the Daily Independent is beyond reprehensible. It is pure ignorant, blasphemous and totally …

Laven: Dirty Deleting, a lack of accountability and …

9/3/2024
Perhaps you’ve heard the term “teachable moment” in recent years. It is a way of framing or reframing a mistake or misfortune into a learning opportunity or chance for growth. …

Dudash: Responding to Troy Foster on political speech …

9/3/2024
I take issue with a letter by Troy Foster, “What workers, employers need to know about political speech at work.” Foster asserts that political speech is protected in the public sector …