Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, Mohave Community College is looking forward to a new academic year with great anticipation, made even more exciting as we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this college.  We look forward to continuing the long-standing tradition of providing access to an excellent education while meeting the needs of all the communities we serve.  With more than 4,000 students attending classes on our four campuses and online, our goal is to help each student reach their full potential, as we have since 1971.  Our mission states we are a college that “serves our communities, empowering students to succeed through innovative pathways…

Dear Editor, We are always learning. Life is filled with education. We learn all the time.  Every day we receive new information about health, the planet, communication, medicines, the universe and more. Life is a process of learning and developing.   Education is more than grades one through twelve, college, and beyond. There are many aspects to every job we do that we never learned in school. We learn from parents if we will listen. We learn from coworkers. We learn from our failures. We learn how not to do something because we tried it once and it failed. The good…

Dear Editor, We are always learning. Life is filled with education. We learn all the time.  Every day we receive new information about health, the planet, communication, medicines, the universe and more. Life is a process of learning and developing.   Education is more than grades one through twelve, college, and beyond. There are many aspects to every job we do that we never learned in school. We learn from parents if we will listen. We learn from coworkers. We learn from our failures. We learn how not to do something because we tried it once and it failed. The good…

Dear Editor, You will be most successful if you pursue a career that you are able to do. Some jobs do not mentally or physically suit our abilities. Some people find work to do but are only able to maintain their vocational effort until they are 50 or 55 years old. This is fine as many people are able to financially retire in their fifties. Jobs that require strenuous physical labor become less productive for many as they age.  Often, throughout life we find ourselves working jobs that are available and that pay enough for us to make our living….

Dear Editor, Our world is slowly returning to normal as more Arizonans become vaccinated and restrictions start to lift. Now it is time to catch up on critical health screenings and preventive health visits that have been suspended or delayed due to the pandemic. A recent study by JAMA Network Open revealed that more than 40% of people in the U.S. have put off medical care. Health insurance organizations, such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, have seen an estimated 12% decline in preventive medicine visits since the start of the pandemic. Despite the opportunities provided through virtual care and telehealth,…