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Saturday, February 21, 2026

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Opinion | Bureaucracy slows tribal development, raises risk

Michael Zepeda, a candidate for Arizona state treasurer running under the Arizona Independent Party, issued the following statement in response to the Navajo Times Instagram post published Feb. 10, 2026, referencing the Feb. 5, 2026, story “Watchman tells Congress tribal economic programs need fixes.” More information about his campaign is available at mz4az.com.

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Opinion | Protecting the Navajo Nation from the new uranium rush

Tommy Rock is from Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah. He is an assistant research professor at Northern Arizona University in the School of Earth Science and Sustainability and the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society. Rock has spent his career documenting the impacts of uranium mining on Indigenous lands and advocating for environmental justice.

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Letters | Painted Desert support

When Painted Desert Power was first brought before the Cameron Chapter, I was not a supporter. As chapter president at the time, my responsibility was to listen carefully, ask hard questions and protect the interests of our community. I did exactly that.

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