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Commentary on Mohave County group homes: Part 1 of 2

Ron Martin4 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, My name is Jake and you’ve probably never met me or even heard of my plight. I am also willing to bet my next meal that many of you have never been to where my friends and I live. The place I’m currently staying at with Barney, Gertrude, Shorty, and about 180 others isn’t a four-star luxury hotel. It is an older modest single-story facility. It can be a bit cramped; sometimes there are more than four of us living in the same room at any given period of time. Some of my friends also live in an…

Opinion

Commentary on Mohave County group homes: Part 1 of 2

Ron Martin4 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, My name is Jake and you’ve probably never met me or even heard of my plight. I am also willing to bet my next meal that many of you have never been to where my friends and I live. The place I’m currently staying at with Barney, Gertrude, Shorty, and about 180 others isn’t a four-star luxury hotel. It is an older modest single-story facility. It can be a bit cramped; sometimes there are more than four of us living in the same room at any given period of time. Some of my friends also live in an…

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Faced with temptation

Ron Martin4 years ago2 years ago3 mins

I remember as a little kid watching the old Looney Tunes cartoons that showed a little devil on one side of the characters shoulder and a little angel on the other side. The little devil would always be leading the character into trouble while the little angel warned against following what the little devil said. Most of the time the character would follow the advice of the little devil and get into trouble. Real life can seem a lot like that to many of us. We try and do good in our life but there are times when faced with…

Community News

Faced with temptation

Ron Martin4 years ago2 years ago3 mins

I remember as a little kid watching the old Looney Tunes cartoons that showed a little devil on one side of the characters shoulder and a little angel on the other side. The little devil would always be leading the character into trouble while the little angel warned against following what the little devil said. Most of the time the character would follow the advice of the little devil and get into trouble. Real life can seem a lot like that to many of us. We try and do good in our life but there are times when faced with…

Community News

Enough

Ron Martin4 years ago2 years ago3 mins

When will we heal? If you are like me, I am fatigued to the point of exhaustion. Every day it seems we are accosted with another reason not to like one another. This group against that one. These types of people to avoid. This person to label, and on and on. And so, I ask again, “When will we heal?” Arguably, mankind has been at one another’s throats for eons. We seem predisposed against keeping the peace whether on a small or grand scale. In my lifetime alone, there have uprisings and times of discontent, but it is different now….

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Enough

Ron Martin4 years ago2 years ago3 mins

When will we heal? If you are like me, I am fatigued to the point of exhaustion. Every day it seems we are accosted with another reason not to like one another. This group against that one. These types of people to avoid. This person to label, and on and on. And so, I ask again, “When will we heal?” Arguably, mankind has been at one another’s throats for eons. We seem predisposed against keeping the peace whether on a small or grand scale. In my lifetime alone, there have uprisings and times of discontent, but it is different now….

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Commentary on Mohave County group homes: Part 1 of 2

Commentary on Mohave County group homes: Part 1 of 2

Faced with temptation

Faced with temptation

Enough

Enough

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