Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District has three people running for the board that are violating Arizona State Law, specifically Pursuant to A.R.S. §16-192, a person or public entity that knowingly violates, or knowingly aids in violating the prohibition, may be subject to a civil penalty up to $5,000. These three people – Rick Veradt, Jerry Lucero, and Sue Brown – have been served a cease and desist notice from NACFD Attorney, due to their unlawful use of NACFD Logo on their signage and websites. These three responded to the cease and desist notification, stating that they will not…

Dear Editor, I am a retired Los Angeles county firefighter. I served 31 years and retired in 1999. We moved to Kingman 10 years ago. We live in the NACFD district and have noticed a lot of campaign signs for former board members Lucero, Veradt, and Brown. On these signs they say if elected they will reopen five closed fire stations. Why are those stations closed? No fire chief in the world wants to close a working station. The reason a station has to close is because there is no longer the tax base to fund it. Some of those…

Dear Editor, I only go to the supermarket, doctor’s office and pick-up food now and then at one or two of the restaurants. I’ve noticed that two of our supermarkets enforce wearing a mask and one does not. I will no longer shop at that particular market. The restaurants I have gone to for take – out also enforce the mask rule and people have been abiding by the store’s rules. However, the other morning I went to one of the restaurants just after it opened. I had called my order in so it was ready when I got there….

Dear Editor, As we continue with the COVID-19 nonsense on who’s to blame. I focused on something more pressing. Much more serious and time consuming than who’s the grown up in the room. It even tops what the President and Joe Biden did at the most ridiculous debate we all witnessed. The ever present TV commercials. I’m not talking about Joe Biden or President Trump’s commercials. I’m talking about the ones that ask you about “Erectile Dysfunction ” “Bladder Leaks” and if you’ve been abused by the Boy Scout leaders, Round up commercials and the kicker, call girls who will…

Dear Editor, As we continue with the COVID-19 nonsense on who’s to blame. I focused on something more pressing. Much more serious and time consuming than who’s the grown up in the room. It even tops what the President and Joe Biden did at the most ridiculous debate we all witnessed. The ever present TV commercials. I’m not talking about Joe Biden or President Trump’s commercials. I’m talking about the ones that ask you about “Erectile Dysfunction ” “Bladder Leaks” and if you’ve been abused by the Boy Scout leaders, Round up commercials and the kicker, call girls who will…