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Take a moment to answer the below question to register your opinion on the recent food co-op story. You’ll be able to see others’ answers when you select your own.   Do you think Bountiful Baskets should be required to get a permit?

A blog post by Katie Turnbow, a Parker resident and public health official, has got people talking on social media sites. In the post, Turnbow looks at what she calls some “dismal” statistics on La Paz County health: “We are second worst in AZ for premature deaths (under the age of 75). We are the worst county when it comes …

Parker Police Department Just during the last seven weeks the Parker Police Department responded to 14 Domestic Violence calls. One incident involved a Machete and another involved a woman being punched in the face and choked by her boyfriend. These are a few of many cases of Domestic Violence within our community. Many cases involve physical injuries but more times …

by Terry Stevens, Cenpatico CEO The tragic incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. has shaken our country and renewed conversations about what can be done to prevent something like that from ever happening again.  While it’s unknown if the person who committed this act had a serious mental illness, there needs to be a discussion about mental …

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Reader question: What is the plan for the Alewine property on Riverside Drive? Is it going to be turned into something? Parker Live spoke with Jimmy Alewine this morning, asking him this common question. The property, which was razed after a series of fires, is on a prominent stretch of the main drag in Parker, AZ and so it’s not …

La Paz Sheriff’s Department Press Release On October 11th 2011, at approximately midnight, a male subject picked up three of his friends and took them for a ride in his car. The driver did not tell the three occupants that he had been drinking alcohol prior to picking them up. Initially, one of the passengers had asked the driver to …

At Parker Live, we love to hear from you, the reader. Only about 30 percent of Parker Live’s readers are in Parker, AZ. The rest are reading from Lake Havasu, Quartzsite and the rest of La Paz County, Orange County, Phoenix, and many other cities around the United States. Some of these faraway readers are winter visitors. This came in …

On last Thursday’s Viewfinder: Hi John: Regarding the caption on the jet at Parker: I think that’s an L-39. Not an L-79. A google search does not show anything for an L-79 jet. Hope this helps. Mike

Each year, we get questions in the run-up to the famous Parker Tube Float about some aspect of the event. Here’s the latest: Q:  This is the first year we’re attending, just want to confirm: Will the float pass by or end at the Blue Water Resort? Where should I start, as far as purchasing tickets? Do they have tubes available there? …