Publisher’s Column

What motivates you to take action? Is it reading about something in the newspaper that piques your interest? Is it seeing a story on television that does the trick? Perhaps it is being introduced to someone whose story is just the encouragement you need to get involved.

I always assumed the “dog days of summer” meant days so hot that even dogs didn’t want to go outside.

The days of the Arizona business community taking a couple months off during our hot summer season are gone.

Fathers are known to offer great advice. Sometimes we ask for it, other times it is simply given to us, unprompted. Maybe you’ll listen to what he has to say or maybe you’ll ignore it completely.

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele.

October marks the beginning of the fall season. Temperatures are beginning to dip back into the double digits. The leaves are changing in some parts our state. Pumpkin festivals and haunted houses are in full swing. And you might even see festive holiday decorations up in some of the stores.

Arizona is in the midst of its primary election season. Candidate signs are popping up on street corners, mailboxes are overflowing with postcards and fliers and advertisements are hitting the airwaves and the pages of local newspapers. Primary elections occur every two years, always in an even year for federal, state, county and local offices that are up for re-election.

With record-breaking temperatures hitting Arizona this week, it is hard to imagine that there are some school districts where kids are already heading back to the classroom. In the olden days (you know, when I was in school), back to school meant getting a new pair of shoes, a new outfit, a new lunch box and thermos (which I would promptly break within the first week) and of course, new school supplies.