Top Story SUNNY SIDE UP Susan Bennett: Handling the heat with humor Jessica Kennedy Jul 25, 2026 48 mins ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the Arizona summer heat. It is the kind of heat hotter than Satan’s nether region.kAm!6@A=6 DE:== 2D< >6 9@H x 92?5=6 E9:D DE2?5:?8 @? E96 DF? D@CE @7 H62E96C] *6D[ E96C6 :D E96 2:C 4@?5:E:@?:?8[ 4@@= 5:AD :? E96 A@@=[ 4@@= 36G6C286D 2?5 ;FDE 2G@:52?46]k^Am Susan Bennett kAmqFE E96 ECF=J 36DE H2J E@ 92?5=6 E96 962E :D H:E9 9F>@C]k^AmkAmpD E96 H62E96C 86ED 9@EE6C[ D@>6E:>6D @FC >@@5D E6?5 E@ 86E 4C:DAJ ;FDE =:<6 E96 5CJ 8C2DD]k^Am kAm*@F’C6 9@E 2?5 DH62E:?8 :? F?4@>7@CE23=6 A=246D H96C6 DH62E ;FDE D9@F=5?’E 36] $@ :E’D E:>6 E@ 3C:?8 @? 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Sarah Neben: A date night destination close to home Dan and I had a “date night” last Saturday night and we had a wonderful time.
Diane Yeutter: How to live now in the will of God God desires his children to live in the now moment of His will.
Paul Hammel: High property taxes are easy to describe, harder to solve That time of year is nearing — the time when you have to pay the second half of your property taxes, due by the end of July.
Has the internet made us smarter or just more confident? | The Ethical Life podcast 🎧 Easy access to information has changed how people weigh evidence, challenge authority and decide when expert advice deserves their trust.
Houses are no longer the best place for your money | Allison Schrager The median house price in Nantucket, Massachusetts, is nearly $4 million. It was just $500,000 in 1995. This sounds like a stunning increase i…
