Pen-pricks

• Cal Tech reports they discovered that the upsidedown Cassiopea jellyfish is the first brainless animal ever observed that sleeps, proving that sleep is an instinctive biological function, not a brain requirement. Jellyfish have no hearts and no brains. That’s why they tend to serve in Congress.

• Melania Trump sent nine Dr. Seuss books to a Cambridge, Mass., public school library. The librarian sent them back, calling Dr. Seuss books racist propaganda. Before the librarian would accept a Seuss book today, he’d have had to have written The Grinch Who Stole the Election.

• North Korea dictator’s Kim Jong Un visited a state chemical production plant in North Korea where he hinted broadly that he’s planning an imminent nuclear attack upon the United States. Kim may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don’t let that fool you. He really is an idiot.

• President Trump relaxed at his New Jersey golf resort on Saturday buoyed by new polls which showed his job approval rating rose to 45 percent. It feels like a never-ending battle. Last week, a CNN panelist called President Trump a boob, which would explain his popularity among men.

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Thank you for the wonderful article recently showcasing Love Tree Farm. The exposure will surely help us with our mission of ending hunger in Yuma. Ms. Herzog wrote a compelling piece highlighting our development and current situation. However, I feel it is incumbent on me to write this letter to address a couple of things which didn’t make it into the final printed article.

First, we absolutely must thank and recognize the Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma, and particularly the director, Ms. Veronica Shorr, for their extremely generous support. They are our largest financial supporter to date, without whom Love Tree Farm would simply not be positioned to lease the land we’re unexpectedly looking for currently. The ACF of Yuma has provided Love Tree Farm a vital ‘shot in the arm’, propelling our expansion to acreage production this season. The ACF is planning on formally presenting Love Tree Farm with the grant we have already received at the Heart of Yuma Awards. Undoubtedly, Yuma is a better place because of the Arizona Community Foundation.

Second, a couple of notes regarding qualified charitable organizations. Ms. Herzog’s article does well to introduce them and is correct in how it details tax credit information. Please note, however, there are currently 13 QCOs in Yuma, all of which support important causes and community needs. Love Tree Farm is but one. All Yumans should check the Arizona Department of Revenue’s website for the list of these organizations and consider donating for a tax credit. The process is simple; the needs are acute. Leveraging a tax credit by donating to a QCO does not affect one’s ability to receive other types — that is, from non-QCOs — of tax credits, for schools for example. As noted in Ms. Herzog’s article, Yumans can, and Love Tree Farm believes should, keep as much of their Arizona Income Tax money local for good causes. Making this practice the ‘new normal’ in Yuma is part of Love Tree Farm’s mission. It is a paradigm shift, however, and relies on all Yumans engaging with their community better.

Together, The Yuma Community Food Bank (also a QCO!), Love Tree Farm, and the citizens of Yuma can END HUNGER in Yuma. We have the climate, the resources and the will.

Thank you very much,ISAAC

Just because the voters cannot see needed improvements it does not mean voters can believe it will

Every six months (November and April) clocks either move forward an hour or drop back an hour (except in Arizona, we Arizonians voted not to do so).

The purpose then was so children who rode a school bus could get home before dark.

Or farm children could get chores done before catching the bus for school. Does this apply now?

P.T.A.s (Parent/Teachers Association) made the push and got the petitions signed in all states and on the ballot to make daylight savings and voters made it happen (again Arizonians voted it down).

In my opinion, daylight saving time change is passé! It is antiquated, disruptive, and should be rescinded.