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Can the GOP move beyond puberty?

Dear Editor, Trumpist politicians today are like pubescent girls. When girls first come into possession of their curves, they start to realize the power they have to attract the gaze of boys. Some who lack good parental instruction take to believing they won’t need much other than hips and breasts to get what they want out of life. They lose interest in things that take effort. Ambitious Trump Republicans today have undergone a similar metamorphosis. They have found that a simple commitment to Trump and his claims provides a quick and easy pathway to what they want, whether it be…

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Can the GOP move beyond puberty?

Dear Editor, Trumpist politicians today are like pubescent girls. When girls first come into possession of their curves, they start to realize the power they have to attract the gaze of boys. Some who lack good parental instruction take to believing they won’t need much other than hips and breasts to get what they want out of life. They lose interest in things that take effort. Ambitious Trump Republicans today have undergone a similar metamorphosis. They have found that a simple commitment to Trump and his claims provides a quick and easy pathway to what they want, whether it be…

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Developing a life plan

Dear Editor, Have something to look forward to every day. Work a job. Work in your apartment or house. Have an exercise or health outing of some kind. Clean out a closet. Read a book. Your goal may be to sit on the porch and watch nature or the traffic go by. We all need leisure days. If you have an idle day then plan to enjoy your time. Work on your health, mental and physical. Occasionally do a mind check. Clean out any garbage between your ears. Your mind is where you spend your life. Do away with negativity….

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The future looks bright for the Second Amendment

Dear Editor, It’s becoming clear that one of the key legacies of Mitch McConnell’s Senate leadership and Donald Trump’s presidency, three appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States, may soon pay off in a spectacular way for staunch defenders of the individual right to keep and bear arms.   On April 26th, the 6-3 conservative majority Supreme Court decided to grant review of a case out of New York challenging the state’s requirement that a citizen show “proper cause” to obtain a permit to carry a handgun in public. The name of the case is New York State…

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The future looks bright for the Second Amendment

Dear Editor, It’s becoming clear that one of the key legacies of Mitch McConnell’s Senate leadership and Donald Trump’s presidency, three appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States, may soon pay off in a spectacular way for staunch defenders of the individual right to keep and bear arms.   On April 26th, the 6-3 conservative majority Supreme Court decided to grant review of a case out of New York challenging the state’s requirement that a citizen show “proper cause” to obtain a permit to carry a handgun in public. The name of the case is New York State…

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Is our mayor in hiding?

Dear Editor, Last month, a group of my fellow Kingman citizens invited Mayor Jen Miles to speak to us in a local church all-purpose room. As concerned Kingman residents, we wanted to ask her about current issues as they relate to everyone in our community, such as, why masks were still required in city buildings when the city mandate had been lifted, her take on recent recall efforts and why Kingman roads remain in disrepair. From the moment our spokesman contacted her, she appeared hesitant and somewhat suspicious, asking who would be in attendance, what we wanted to know and…

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