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The fallacy in cherry picking

Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

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Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

arrested in handcuffs
Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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Thank you from Kingman Downtown Merchants Association

Dear Editor, The Kingman Downtown Merchants Association (KDMA) would like to thank all organizers, participants, volunteers, merchants, the City of Kingman, and our community for supporting the annual kick-off to the holidays with the tree lighting, the Very Merry Christmas ‘Street of Lights’ displays, and the Mingle Jingle Christmas Bazaar. The festivities began with the City of Kingman’s ‘Light Locomotive Park’ with the dedication and tree lighting ceremonies by the Mayor Jen Miles and City Manager, Ron Foggin, followed by City Council members and Santa. The City of Kingman Maintenance Department assisted, and music was provided by the White Cliffs…

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Thank you from Kingman Downtown Merchants Association

Dear Editor, The Kingman Downtown Merchants Association (KDMA) would like to thank all organizers, participants, volunteers, merchants, the City of Kingman, and our community for supporting the annual kick-off to the holidays with the tree lighting, the Very Merry Christmas ‘Street of Lights’ displays, and the Mingle Jingle Christmas Bazaar. The festivities began with the City of Kingman’s ‘Light Locomotive Park’ with the dedication and tree lighting ceremonies by the Mayor Jen Miles and City Manager, Ron Foggin, followed by City Council members and Santa. The City of Kingman Maintenance Department assisted, and music was provided by the White Cliffs…

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Somehow, someway, may this be a Christmas worth remembering

Dear Editor, We had difficulties when we were growing up in Martin County, Kentucky but, overall, we thought we were doing okay. President Lyndon Johnson came to Inez, Kentucky in 1964 to let us know we weren’t doing very well. He began his campaign in our community and we became the poster child for American poverty.  We hadn’t really thought of ourselves as poor until we started hearing about ourselves in the news. I had numerous friends who didn’t get much for Christmas. Often it was one or two small gifts or nothing at all.   Several classmates at my elementary school…

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Praise for the Street of Lights, Mingle Jingle celebrations

Dear Editor, Following what has become a Christmas tree lighting tradition at Locomotive Park, kicked off by Mayor Miles this past Saturday, Dec. 4, Christmas celebrations in downtown Kingman were lit up. The celebrations were followed by a Street of Lights, which replaced the longstanding Parade of Lights that Kingmanites have enjoyed for many years and the 2nd year running of the Mingle Jingle. Our congratulations to Joni Millin and the Kingman Downtown Merchants Association and Matt and Pam Wanner (The Standard Newspaper) for putting on such a wonderful event, which lasted until 9 p.m. and provided several hours for…

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Praise for the Street of Lights, Mingle Jingle celebrations

Dear Editor, Following what has become a Christmas tree lighting tradition at Locomotive Park, kicked off by Mayor Miles this past Saturday, Dec. 4, Christmas celebrations in downtown Kingman were lit up. The celebrations were followed by a Street of Lights, which replaced the longstanding Parade of Lights that Kingmanites have enjoyed for many years and the 2nd year running of the Mingle Jingle. Our congratulations to Joni Millin and the Kingman Downtown Merchants Association and Matt and Pam Wanner (The Standard Newspaper) for putting on such a wonderful event, which lasted until 9 p.m. and provided several hours for…

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Monkey see, monkey do

Dear Editor, You would think newspaper publishers might fear earthquake, fire, famine, war, pestilence, maybe even divorce. But, to their credit, they flinch at none of that. What they tremble at most, more than death itself, is free speech, at least one huge sector of that public landscape. I write to publishers and their hand-picked editors regularly about every topic under the sun and they willingly entertain it, except religion. Even when the writing is done in a non-denominational, non-partisan, just-the-facts-ma’am kind of way, they turn their backs and go find a rock to hide under. I have a few…

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