Dispelling the myths and rumors about the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s roundup and relocation of the antelope Most of the antelope herd is now on the far east side of Prescott valley. Photo: Bill Williams The fastest land animal in North America can make it seem effortless, reaching a top speed of 55 mph, then being able to coast at 30 mph for miles. When they get their wheels rolling, there isn’t a predator that can keep up with them, let alone catch them, but there is one thing however that pronghorn roaming the Glassford Hill area near Prescott Valley cannot outrun — development, acc ..read more

Brooks Compton has announced his candidacy for the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, representing District 1. A single father with deep family roots in Yavapai county, Brooks is a small business owner and entrepreneur who lives in Prescott. An engineer by trade, Brooks also holds several automotive transmission patents. Brooks is a well-recognized member of the community, whose base is the citizens and small business owners of the county, rather than outside developers or special interest groups. He is running because he feels called to serve the community he loves. Brooks recounted ..read more

Photo: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, governors of four other states, express commitment to securing border. Bethany Blankley for The Center Square Eagle Pass, Texas, takes center stage on Sunday as 14 governors join Gov. Greg Abbott to show solidarity against President Joe Biden’s border policies and support for states’ constitutional right to self-defense. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that Border Patrol agents could destroy concertina wire barriers on state land near Eagle Pass, 25 governors said they would “stand with Texas.” The ruling was issued in one of three lawsuit ..read more

Photo: Sheryl and Bob as newlyweds Continued from Part I. Matthew Pratt Guterl, Skinfolk: A Memoir, Liveright, 2023, 320 pages Altruism and strained resources Caring for six children costs a lot of money. Bob had to sell land in New Hampshire, where he had hoped to build a vacation home. After Eddie was adopted, Matt had to move into the attic with him and Bear. They got to their new “bedroom” through a small stairway in the hall closet. The ceiling was so low, the boys had to crawl on their hands and knees. In summer, it was sweltering. The Guterl’s house Matt’s winter coat that ye ..read more

Photo: Lithium salt is collected at a lithium mine owned by Minera Exar in northwest Argentina. Lithium Americas owned the mine for more than a decade until the company separated from Minera Exar in October 2023. (Source: Lithium Argentina) The coming electric battery revolution in America will require billions upon billions of gallons of water to mine lithium – and many of the new U.S. mines will be located in the drought-prone American West. An investigative report from the Howard Center at Arizona State University. One of North America’s lithium mining powerhouse companies has lobbied for a ..read more

Third-worlders killed three Americans in Jordan over the weekend, and our political establishment is ready to start World War III. Which is more of a national security threat: terrorists 6,000 miles away, or our wide-open border? People have different ways of evaluating threats, but the most basic test is: Which one kills more U.S. citizens? Americans killed by Islamic terrorists in Islamic lands so far this year: 3. Americans killed by third-worlders who entered our country illegally so far this year: 150. I’m not even counting the 100,000 Americans who die annually of fentanyl and meth deliv ..read more

This photo provided by Sholto David shows David at his home in Pontypridd, Wales, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, announced Jan. 22 it’s requesting retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems in early January. The blogger, 32-year-old Sholto David, of Pontypridd, Wales, is a scientist-sleuth who detects cut-and-pa ..read more

Even when compared with other CEOs, who routinely get paid roughly 200 times more than their typical employees, Elon Musk’s pay package was eye-opening. A judge in Delaware on Tuesday struck down the package that Tesla established for Musk in 2018, ruling that the process was “flawed” and the price “unfair.” Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick called the package “the largest potential compensation opportunity ever observed in public markets by multiple orders of magnitude.” So, if Musk isn’t worth the maximum $55.8 billion value of the package, how much is he worth? It’s a thorny question ..read more

Photo: President Joe Biden, with from left, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen during the National Prayer Breakfast House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package next week that provides military aid to Israel and replenish U.S. weapons, but leaves out more help for Ukraine, underscoring the challenges facing supporters of a comprehensive national security package that would also include billions of dollars for immigration enforcement. The move gives Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans the chance to show support ..read more

I was shocked and saddened to learn that multiple members of Prescott’s Arizona National Guard 158th Infantry Regiment, Bushmasters were injured in the drone attack on US Military Personnel Sunday on the Syrian-Jordanian border. In the attack it was reported that 3 soldiers from a Georgia based Army engineering company were killed. The report said that 40 members of the Arizona Bushmasters were injured. The majority suffered relatively minor injuries, but a few were more severely injured. On behalf of the City of Prescott I wish to offer prayers and heartfelt support for all of the brave soldi ..read more