Op-Ed & Letters

Thanksgiving is coming, but it’s been a difficult year for Globe-Miami. And it can be hard to drum up a feeling of gratitude in the midst of trouble and darkness, when the floods and fires, the …

Patricia Sanders, author of this week’s op-ed, wrapped up my thoughts perfectly as we head into Thanksgiving week. She quoted a Benedictine monk who said, “It is not joy that makes us …

 This has been a year like no other. We’ve been tested by floods, detours, and setbacks that touched nearly every home and business — yet what stood out most was the outpouring of …

I had my car serviced at 60’s Motors this week. They’ve been my go-to auto shop since I moved here in 2001. Located just down the street from me—a short hop and a skip past Broad …

I can’t thank you enough for being the great, solid citizen role models that you are, and for giving so freely of your time, your talent, and your treasure to make such a positive difference in the well-being of our community. 

Oct 15 - As we went to press this week, we were feeling thankful that the severe thunderstorms predicted for our area never quite materialized. And then came Sunday morning, when the skies once again …

 Miami Genesis and the Town of Miami extend heartfelt thanks to all those who made Fiesta de Miami 2025 an unforgettable success! This year’s celebration, held September 5–6, marked the 110th Anniversary of the Town of Miami and brought our community together for two full days of free, family-friendly fun.

After four months of extreme heat, which left our landscape dry-as-a-bone for as far as the eye could see, nature played an awful trick on us in late September and answered our prayers for rain by sending in a late thunderstorm that rewrote our landscape and our lives...

In our September 3 issue, we published “Reckless Drivers: We deserve safe streets,” a letter to the editor regarding speeding in our neighborhoods. We spoke with Globe residents and police to follow-up on the issue and get more insight into the problem and what is being done to address it.

What this new format offers is more than just frequency. It gives us a more immediate connection to the people who live, work, and play in this region.

When the Arizona Silver Belt was abruptly shut down by its corporate owners, it was a shock to us all. What struck me was how a corporate owner could so easily shutter our local weekly paper. So I decided to take Globe Miami Times into new territory and fill the void left by the Silver Belt. We’re moving from monthly to an every other week publishing schedule. 

BHP DONATES $800K FUNDING FOR NEW LADDER TRUCK:   Council approved a donation agreement with BHP Copper after being informed that they will be donating 800K toward the …

We have shifted all our efforts to producing a high-quality community paper which will come out every other week. Here you will find not only arts, entertainment and stories about people, culture and events in the area you’ve come to associate with us, but also local sports, business, education, police/fire and coverage of local government.

I am writing out of deep frustration and concern regarding the ongoing speeding problem in our neighborhood. For years, residents have voiced concerns about reckless drivers …

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It's hot. I know that goes without saying, but sometimes it feels good just to say it anyway. It's bone-meltingly hot. Summertime does have its perks, though – ice cream cones, swimming at the …

A Sensible Solution: Preserve Local Homes, Regulate Corporate Takeovers Short-term rentals, like those offered through platforms such as Airbnb, have become a hotly debated topic in local …

We used to be quick to say, “Sign me up!”—whether for the local bowling league, the newly formed chess club, or established organizations like the Elks or Rotary Club. But now, more often than …

The idea of “unknown unknowns” was popularized by Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of Defense prior to the Iraq War, talking about the potential that Iraq was supplying weapons of mass …

We’ve all experienced someone telling us we ought to do something we’re already in the middle of doing, or that we ought to do it a certain way when we already know perfectly well how to get it …

The 9-22-24 High Desert Humane Society raid on the Cat Rescue building was unwarranted and needlessly aggressive. Regardless of any financial constraints or reasons known only to HDHS, the transfer …

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