If you have Medicare and want to be tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Trump administration has good news.

Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out. Now, during the coronavirus pandemic, the most visible heroes are the health care professionals who are saving others and risking their own liv…

I spent a chunk of Wednesday at the dermatologist’s office, sitting in the waiting room. 

Think you know the West Valley? Well, think again.

As of this writing, COVID-19, a highly infectious and pernicious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is the leading cause of death in the U.S.  It is disconcerting and perplexing to millions of Americans that the deadly SARS-CoV-2 pathogen once unfamiliar to hum…

It’s dangerous to contemplate history when a historical moment remains ongoing, but when your days stretch to infinity under quarantine, what else do you have to do? 

For many Arizonans, April has been a lost month. Little to no work has been available, our normal forms of recreation became a thing of the past, economic worries came to the forefront.

The mission of the Arizona  Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is to get Arizona out of line and safely on the road, and over the past several years we’ve made great strides doing that. 

Gov. Doug Ducey ordered that constables not enforce writs of restitution (residential eviction orders) if the tenant is quarantined or if the tenant suffered a substantial loss of income due to COVID-19. 

In an effort to catch a break from anxiety, boredom and coronavirus news nonstop, I made a trip to the golf course the other day. 

Since older Americans are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), I wanted to let you know the steps we’re taking to help our Medicare beneficiaries cope with the pandemic.

The memoir will feel slight in your hands, only 165 pages long. Even so, for sheer insight per page, “Man’s Search For Meaning” has no rival among books written in the last 100 years. 

Written in stone across the front of the Maricopa County Superior Courthouse is the statement, “The first duty of society is justice.” And while thousands of people pass under these words every day, few stop to think about how important these words are to our democracy.

Newspaper writers have long made a living penning “thank you” notes to the brave. 

Free market best for healthcare

My mom spent her life as a dedicated realist. When things were going horribly, she told us, “This too shall pass.” 

The story of Sammy’s Mexican Grill and the Donald Trump haters should serve to remind us once again - in America, politics replaced the National Football League as our favorite concussive contact sport. 

Nicholas Sarwark is the father of four preteen children. In his response to the State of the Union, delivered on behalf of the Libertarian Party (for which he serves as national chair), he mentions each of them are in debt to the tune of $70,633.

It was a Wednesday morning around lunchtime and my schedule was empty for a few hours between meetings. 

She was born in September 1989, which makes her 30 in calendar years but it’s really the date of her rebirth that matters now.

Did you sign up for a Medicare Advantage health plan last year only to find it doesn’t meet your needs? Not to worry.

Once you hit the far side of age 50, the coming of a new year ranks as a solemn moment. And the dawn of a new decade? It makes you take stock.

As the calendar prepared to from 2019 to 2020, protesters stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.  As I write this, the action -- a response to U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria which killed at least 25 and wounded more than 50 -- hasn’t yet become a reprise of the Iran hostage crisis of 40 yea…

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to end certain kinds of animal research.

It’s the time of year when gift-giving is driven by thinking about filing taxes.

Most Americans like private health insurance. Fifty-six percent of voters oppose Medicare for All if it eliminates private coverage.

Arizona ranks high on the list of “most humane states,” but officials and animal advocates are still welcoming a new federal law they said will let them fight animal cruelty crossing state lines.

The miracle on Baseline Road in Gilbert began with a phone call. 

Let’s begin with a stipulation: As a straight white male, I am totally unqualified to write this column. 

What do you do when a loved one was killed by a drunk driver and it’s Christmas - again? 

Most times when you go to a concert, it’s the music you remember. With that said, it’s been a month since I saw Post Malone play in Glendale and still find myself pondering his parting message to his fans. 

The Christmas season is my favorite time of the year, probably because of the traditions. Traditions such as Christmas music and colorful decorations make everything a little brighter I think it also makes people a little happier.

Discussion about education in Arizona often results in strongly stated opinions from widely varying perspectives. Although consensus seems lacking with regard to the path toward improvement, all parties seem to agree that public education needs improvement. Herein, Peoria’s oldest elementary…

Since Nancy Pelosi became House Speaker in 2007, Republicans have spent an incredible amount of time and energy pushing back against her progressive policy proposals. That’s why it’s odd that the GOP’s newest drug pricing bill is a watered-down copy of one of Pelosi’s worst ideas.

Annie Karni, Maggie Haberman and Sheila Kaplan  of the New York Times describe US President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on flavored e-cigarette products as “a swift and bold reaction to a growing public health crisis affecting teenagers” that Trump backed away from “under pressure from his p…

As the weather cools and the season of giving upon us, many find ourselves reflecting on our blessings. We take a little bit more time to give thanks to the family and friends at our side, the jobs continuing to provide and the home granting warmth and space to rest alongside those we love most. 

Well, we are now entering the Holiday season. In America, the first holiday is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is when the Pilgrims gave thanks to God for their first harvest. It is also the time when extended families get together from all over the United States and beyond to gather for a Thanks…

While we’re all still in a tryptophan-infused haze, full of leftovers and good cheer, it feels only right to continue being thankful. Herewith, one of Arizonan’s list of people and things that inspire gratitude on a daily basis.

Voting is a privilege. It also takes time. Even when voting by mail, there is the act of drawing a line in ink and driving or walking to a post box. When the Peoria Unified School District budget override ballot came to my house, I did not hesitate. I mailed mine, and my Yes vote came with m…

My mother’s father, a dressmaker, was a man I cannot remember speaking a word, though I met him a few times when I was a little boy. 

Much of what makes life in this Valley appealing is the state’s rugged desert feel. The landscape is rough hereabouts, all scrub growth and cactus that can tear flesh.

This summer, we saw remarkable, bipartisan progress on addressing rising health care costs — an issue voters consistently rank as ‘most important’.

Now the calendar flips to November and you find yourself offering a prayer for this embattled nation of ours. 

As we move into November, a month of gratitude, the Small Business Association begins the month by celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW).

Like other fast-growing communities, public transportation is a critical service and something each city manages uniquely. There is no one-size-fits-all model when it comes to transit. Instead, each city must closely evaluate how to bring about the right kind of transit to meet the diverse a…

As a kid growing up in Queens, New York, a drive over to the White Castle restaurant on Northern Boulevard was a family tradition. 

At last count, Arizona had 4,377 women in its state prisons. You’d be forgiven for thinking there was only one female currently under lock and key.

On the first Sunday in October, the Dallas Cowboys played the Green Bay Packers. The Packers won in a rout, 34-24, but that wasn’t the story.

It’s an exciting time in the Deer Valley Unified School District—growth. With 38 schools covering northern Maricopa County from New River to Bell Road, our 367-mile school district boundaries encompass parts of Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Anthem, New River, Cave Creek and unincorporated secti…

By now, voters in nearly half the school districts in Maricopa County have received ballots asking them to decide significant local public school funding questions.