The Navajo Nation is in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo People, like the Hopi in Coconino and Navajo Counties, the Hualapai (in Coconino, Yavapai, and Mohave,) and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community have been plagued by the Coronavirus and, like all of Rural Arizona, need help to get through the public … Read more
Recent Coronavirus Demographic data for Arizona has revealed disturbing trends for senior citizens and members of the Navajo Nation. As of April 13, 2020, 78 of the 115 fatalities attributed to the Coronavirus were senior citizens. Sixteen percent of the deaths have come from the Native American Community. They only represent six percent of the … Read more
One of the many disastrous effects resulting from the closure of all Arizona schools and libraries from the Coronavirus was that children who were impoverished or lived in rural and more remote areas of the state could no longer secure access to high-speed Internet and computer usage. According to reporting by AZ Central, approximately 100,000 … Read more
Governor Ducey has issued a Stay at Home Proclamation for people until April 30, 2020. The schools are closed until at least August 2020. The legislature has allocated $105 million in addition to the billions in federal aid to meet the Grand Canyon State’s needs to counter the adverse socio-economic effects of the virus. What … Read more
Arizona Voters have an important decision to make in the 2020 elections. Make no mistake about the significance of the 2020 elections. They are a referendum on what direction to steer Arizona and the country. Do Arizona and the country go forward, stand still, or move backward? Does the nation continue on the path of … Read more