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“Keep going and don’t worry about what’s going

Dear Editor, As of today we’ve never had

Monsoon Madness saw over 100 racers in Kingman

KINGMAN, Ariz. – More than 132 racers competed

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Stroup arraigned for sex offenses involving teen

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A young Lake Havasu City

Republican Andy Biggs campaigned in Kingman Saturday 

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Several Republican and local politicians

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Bud Mickel performs for Summer Concert Series

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Sounds of Kingman will be

Pastor Jerry Dunn
Life’s adverse situations can be praiseworthy

Several years ago, I dropped something on the

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Matthew Wanner

National Vietnam War Veterans Day

Dear Editor, March 29 every year is a special day for all Vietnam Veterans, wherever the Veteran may have served during the years 1955 to 1975 sited by the Vietnam War Commemoration https://www.vietnamwar50th.com/. We went to war because we believed in serving our country like our forefathers (The Greatest Generation) or were drafted. We followed the orders of our superiors and went off to unknown lands to serve Our Country. I recall a fair number of my high school graduating class skipped off to Canada shortly after graduation day. We did our jobs as ordered and when we came home…

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MCC expands more on campus services as county virus numbers improve

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Student Services Division employees are back to campus this week, as the college eased pandemic restrictions. A total of approximately two dozen employees are now back on the campuses, specifically to assist students and the public with a variety of services.  These services include assistance filling out the free college application, enrolling in classes, providing financial aid information, and offering assistance with any of the college virtual portals for students.   College advisors are not yet available for face-to-face appointments, but there is a designated Zoom meeting room on campus, so students can meet…

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Woke

Dear Editor, If you are like me we hear this word “Woke” every day, either on the news or in discussion. The thin is, I did not know the actual meaning of the word and I am quite sure many others are in the same boat. Here is the actual definition of the “Woke movement and when it began. The ”Woke” movement began in the African American community and the acceptance of Black liberation theology, another name for Marxism. The movement has expanded into other perceived social justice areas. In brief, “Woke is the term used to explain an awakening…

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Havasu cautiously lifts business capacity limits

LAKE HAVASU CITY – There’s a renewed sense of optimism in Lake Havasu City, western Arizona’s Colorado River tourist destination 2-1/2 hours south of Las Vegas. On March 5, Arizona State Governor Douglas A. Ducey lifted specific occupancy percentage limitations for businesses. The distribution of vaccinations locally and statewide is now underway. Local mask mandates were lifted last September based upon the significant decline of infection and hospitalization rates in Mohave County. Face coverings continue to be recommended along with social distancing, but many businesses continue to require customers to wear them in their establishments. Regarding the pandemic, “The worst is…

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Local citizen to speak on Socialism vs. Americanism

KINGMAN – The Kingman Republican Women will host Robert Del Grosso at their April 5th Meeting.  Mr. Del Grosso will speak regarding Socialism as compared to Americanism; our quickly eroding rights in this nation; extreme environmentalism; and climate change. He will explore topics such as how a socialist society functions in comparison to our two-party system of freedoms guaranteed to us by God and outlined in the U.S. Constitution; and how socialism is subverting our society today with the purpose of overthrowing our government and our way of life. Del Grosso is an Army Veteran, a former writer and publisher.  He…

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April is America First Month

Dear Editor, There was no communist party nor a fascist party in 1776. Our forefathers had it right. But today communist idea’s have changed the thinking of what our forefathers meant. You have to understand you have been under communist rule since 1945.If you use any of the communist PC, Political Correct, language that proves you have been so influenced by the communist that they control your mind. Fascist is now in today’s terms a communist “buzz” word! The communist have told America that fascism is very bad and that our Constitution under today’s terms is fascist and is totalitarian…

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