It was a slow weekend at the theaters, and while “The Words” poor opening ($5 million) didn’t do much to boost the lackluster box office numbers, its value came in another form that can be found on Hollywood’s current endangered list: creativity.

Vote no against the bonds (Question 400) on the Nov. 4 ballot that requires a secondary property tax for 25 years to fund general obligation bonds to build the town of Oro Valley Naranja Town Site Park.

I was disappointed this week when one of our readers informed me about a negative response she received for writing a letter that was published in our newspaper. It wasn’t a response sent to our paper, but instead sent directly to her, and it wasn’t a very nice message.

Pointing to “unprecedented times” with a new president, a new Arizona governor and the “significant impacts from the recession,” Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities is seeking views on public policy and economic development to share with new state leadership.

Pima County, Oro Valley and Oracle School District voters will be going to the polls May 18 to decide important matters that will affect their lives for years to come.

Healthcare reform should be based on expert recommendations, not special interest opinions.

In Arizona, homeowner associations are governed by a multitude of laws including state statutes for planned communities and condominiums, the Arizona Nonprofit Corporation Act and federal laws and regulations. Many associations in Arizona have governing documents that were drafted before certain of these laws were enacted and thus, may contain provisions that are unenforceable or conflict with current law.

You've got one day during the week to go to the World Golf Championships — Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain.

It was interesting to see the response The Explorer got last week after my editorial on what we citizens can really do to reach our elected officials. While I am deeply concerned with seemingly not having a voice unless we have enough money, I am not encouraging any residents to stop trying by any means. I still work to contact my elected officials and I always will, even if at times I feel it seems pointless.

The current debate over the morality of using of torture to secure vital information is hardly new. We had it almost 40 years ago, only in a fictional setting in the 1971 movie Dirty Harry.

Sept. 8, 2004 - Oro Valley Town Attorney Mark Langlitz will no longer serve the town as of Sept. 30, although he insists it is not a case of him leaving so much as seizing a new opportunity.

I read your article on TIAs as a wake-up call for an impending stroke. It was a great article and hopefully it will wake a few people who have ignored their signs and symptoms. I have two friends who have had diagnosed TIAs and the one went on to have a stroke. She still does not see the importance of seeing a cardiologist. The other gal is in denial that it could be anything more than a momentary thing. I have practically begged both of them to get a cardiologist to check them but so far my words have really fallen on deaf ears. I just would like your opinion as to their finding & seeing a good cardiologist. They both feel they do not need that specialist. I was hoping you had suggested that step for any and all who suffer this condition in your article.

The Explorer’s Opinion section is as good as it gets - even ranks well

A fact filled response to Dave Safier’s opinion of “global warming.”

If the Marana Regional Landfill is constructed, the value of existing, nearby residential properties would likely be "negatively impacted at a greater rate of depreciated value" than that of subdivisions built next to previously placed landfills, according to an analysis by senior property appraiser Brian Johnson of the Pima County Assessor's Office.