October, 2024 - The Standard Newspaper

Do “Dog bites man” stories still exist?

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

Dear Editor,

Conrad Brean is a spin doctor for an American president in the 1997 movie Wag the Dog. Brean teams with Hollywood producer Stanley Motss to manufacture a war in Albania to distract voters from a sexual scandal involving the president. The election is in two weeks.

Brean works best under pressure and always speaks in generalities: “Why (war with) Albania? Why not?” Asked about this alleged Albanian crisis, Brean scoffs, “Well, I’m working on that.”

Pet adoption event slated

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Animal Shelter is filled to capacity with beautiful dogs who would love nothing more than to be adopted into a loving home.

ASU urged to reconsider closure of Havasu campus

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City officials had no advance indication of last month’s announcement that Arizona State University intended to close its ASU Lake Havasu campus by next June, citing funding issues.

52nd Beard & Mustache Contest slated

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – It’s time for beard and mustache wearers to strut their stuff, whether it be real or a designed masterpiece for the face.

5K run for Pregnancy Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago3 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stillbirths occur in about one to 175 five births a year. Their studies also show 21,000 babies a year are stillborn in the United States.

This is the same amount according to the national public health agency, of babies that pass away within their first year. Lake Havasu married couple Tamara and Dennis Weaver, are amongst the millions of expecting parents who have suffered this loss.

Benjamin Floyd Lohf

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

Former Hines and Lakeview Oregon resident Benjamin (Ben) F. Lohf, 88, passed away Sep 21, 2024 at the Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) Hospice facility in Kingman, AZ after a brief illness.

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Month: October 2024

Do “Dog bites man” stories still exist?

Pet adoption event slated

ASU urged to reconsider closure of Havasu campus

52nd Beard & Mustache Contest slated

5K run for Pregnancy Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Benjamin Floyd Lohf

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