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The Haiti kidnapped missionaries: consider the costs of such trips

Pam Wanner5 years ago4 mins

Dear Editor, The missionaries consisting of 16 Americans and 1 Canadian kidnapped by the Haitian “400 Mawozo” gang on Oct. 16 is extremely scary. The gang has threatened to kill the humanitarian Christians if a million dollar per person ransom is not fulfilled. The group consists of men, women, children, and an 8-month-old baby. These missionaries have sacrificed their time and paid their own way to go to the poorest place in the Western hemisphere to try to spread God’s love and save some souls. In turn, the missionaries are experiencing a nightmare like they’ve never imagined. They’re imprisoned and…

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Community culture-shock

Pam Wanner5 years ago2 mins

Dear Editor, Imagine the culture-shock, while visiting friends in Kingman, of being visually assaulted by a guy prancing about in an adult diaper in a large glass living room window—going in and out the open front door to punch the doorbell—to then full frontal nudity, whipping off said diaper, while caretakers are in the front yard. It must be exasperating for them to try and contain this resident individual freeing willie, whenever, as he can’t keep clothes on. Obviously, he delights in the attention as he gets bored inside, and apparently gets excited doing this exposure escapade. Equally appalling is…

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The mystery of the Godhead, pt. 2

Ron Martin5 years ago2 mins

Dear Editor,Acts 17: 22-27 says, “Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, ‘Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I found an altar with this inscription: To The Unknown God. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though…

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Response to Rick Simpson’s Oct. 20 letter

Ron Martin5 years ago2 mins

Dear Editor, Responding to Rick Simpson’s question about the flavor of the “Blue KoolAid” in the Oct. 20 issue of The Standard. I will gladly explain why I think anyone making over $400K a year should be paying a bit more taxes. Maybe it’s just me, but I believe it is high time we—the middle class—get some relief from being the ones paying for most of the expenses running this country’s programs. (Travel on I-40 and see if infrastructure improvement does not need to be addressed?) Will you and your friend be so kind to please explain to the rest…

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Honor and care for our veterans

Ron Martin5 years ago4 mins

Dear Editor, During World War II, on April 9, 1942, 75,000 United States soldiers and Filipino soldiers were surrendered to Japanese forces after months of battling in extreme-climate conditions. Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese forces began the invasion of the Philippines. The capture of the Philippines was crucial to the Japanese. It would bring them one step closer to the control of the Southwest Pacific. The Philippines were just as important to the U.S. Having troops in the Philippines gave the U.S. footing in the Southwest Pacific. After the invasion of the Philippines,…

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Open Letter to Mohave County Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter

Ron Martin5 years ago4 mins

The Standard does not normally respond to comments made on social media platforms; however, in your Facebook post dated Oct. 29, 2021 you referred to a news article that The Standard Newspaper published as a ‘Hit Piece’. In your post you write: “A ‘hit piece’ is an attempt to turn public opinion against someone or something under the guise of objective reporting, and it is the lowest form of journalism. And there is always an agenda behind it – Travis Lingenfelter”. You also added: “They tried it when we placed the Kingman Airport on a track of renewed success, and…

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The Haiti kidnapped missionaries: consider the costs of such trips

Community culture-shock

The mystery of the Godhead, pt. 2

Response to Rick Simpson’s Oct. 20 letter

Honor and care for our veterans

Open Letter to Mohave County Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter

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