After reviewing a long-standing policy prohibiting Letters to the Editor, the Saddlebag Notes staff has decided to create a space for resident commentary both in print and on the website. Due … Read more
Letters to the Saddlebag Notes
Most of us don’t like speed bumps, but many of us like to go too fast. There is a way to eliminate the need for more speed humps which disrupt a smooth drive, potentially damage vehicles, and … Read more
SaddleBrooke has a brand-new public forum for opinions, discussions, and observations. For the first time SaddleBrooke residents can submit Letters to the Editor potentially for publication mo… Read more
Letters to the Arizona Daily Star
I'm not sure how the gentleman from Oro Valley can follow Jesus and support Trump's policies at the same time. Trying to do that would make my head explode. What ever happened to feed the hung… Read more
Re: the May 4 letter "Remembering Kent State, 50 years later." Read more
In today’s paper: how businesses trying to figure out what will make people feel safe so they will come out and go shop or spend money. I was at Walmart getting groceries a few days ago and pe… Read more
The United states has approximately 5% of the world's population. Yet, we have about 33% of all confirmed cases and approximately 25% of all deaths. Part of this is probably due to the fact th… Read more
Although I have little interest in the Rosemont Mine, I can't help but note that you always show it from a bird's eye view, which is also the ugliest angle possible. Wouldn't it be more approp… Read more
I am 70 years old so in the high risk group. Once a week I put on my mask and plastic gloves and go get groceries. The one store that feels not only safe but even uplifting is Trader Joe’s in … Read more
We asked the top scientists in our country to develop scientific and practical guidelines for how and when we can safely re-open our country with the minimum loss of life. These infectious dis… Read more
As I sit on my patio in the mornings, reading the newspaper and watching the local birds as they eat the seed I have put out, I have begun to wonder if they have noticed that we human animals … Read more
Trump has been President for 3+ years now, and he's still blaming Obama for "a bare cupboard" of medical supplies to combat the pandemic. That's highly debatable, but even if it were true, cou… Read more