Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, This upcoming election will be one of the most important in my 79-year lifetime and probably yours. Our current federal government is the most dysfunctional government ever. We have legislatures that want a more socialistic government and some leading to Marxism. The problem is do they really know what this could lead to? I have had the privilege of serving in our military and serving two – two – tours in the area of the Middle East, living and government traveling in Turkey, Pakistan, Iran North and East Africa. Knowing some of the depth of the governments in…

Dear Editor, The Prescott Veterans Administration needs our help to give needed items to their patients. All must be new, unused items. This list includes the Homeless Veterans Program. If anyone can give cash, the Kingman Elks Lodge #468 at 900 Gates Ave., will have a collection box for cash in the social quarters. The items can be held in the meeting room for Nani Chrimes to pick up to send to Prescott. The Elks office is open Monday through Thursday from 11:30 am. To 3 p.m. for collection items through Nov. 1. Then they have to be packaged up…

Dear Editor, To those who think Joe Biden is mentally unfit, I would ask. How smart is a president who agrees to give 18 to 19 recorded interviews to a journalist, spill his secrets, and think the information is not going to get released to the public. Should we not question Trump’s mental prowess? I posit this revelation is not going to sit well with liberal Americans, but will make no difference to those afflicted with Trump derangement syndrome. Just like the on-air ads we see for candidates on both sides, ones which claim to have seen “Joe’s America” in…

Dear Editor, It has been over one year since the Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1 (NACFD #1) has entered into the Management Services Agreement with the City of Kingman. As the Board Chairman for NACFD #1, I felt it necessary to provide the citizens an update on this agreement and the impact on the level of services to all areas of the District that encompasses the area just north of the City of Kingman, as well as the areas of Valley Vista, Hackberry, Valentine, Truxton, North Stockton Hill Road, and Chloride.  NACFD #1 approached the Kingman Fire Department (KFD)…

Dear Editor, I haven’t watched much professional sports over the last few months. Last Thursday I did tune into the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns football game. My attention grew when I saw both teams on the field, arm in arm standing together for the national anthem. I didn’t see three or four kneeling or one team in the locker room and another team on the field. I didn’t see anyone standing on their heads or someone else doing flip flops or something else. Both teams were standing, arm in arm in attention for the national anthem. I watched the…

Dear Editor, If anyone thinks tolerating this epidemic during the last seven months has been challenging, try adding a cancer diagnosis to the picture. Those dealing with this horrible disease have many stressful factors to consider, with medical and unexpected bills close to the top of that list. Bring Kingman Cancer Care Unit to the rescue!!! This group’s entire focus is to provide financial assistance to cancer patients during their treatment and recovery. Cancer has affected most folks in one way or another, and we are honored to be able to lessen the burden to any person in our area,…