Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, I want to thank Darrell R. Scott for his editorial, “What will you do on judgement” article. I know that President Trump has his way of doing and saying things that’s not liked by some but I don’t know of any other president that has worked so tirelessly to maintain the sanctity of religions and re-instill morals back into everyone’s lives. Inside and some outside sources have been swaying Americans away from these ideals for many years now and they are turning our country into an anti-constitutional state, costing many lives, dividing our people against each other and…

Dear Editor, I want to thank Darrell R. Scott for his editorial, “What will you do on judgement” article. I know that President Trump has his way of doing and saying things that’s not liked by some but I don’t know of any other president that has worked so tirelessly to maintain the sanctity of religions and re-instill morals back into everyone’s lives. Inside and some outside sources have been swaying Americans away from these ideals for many years now and they are turning our country into an anti-constitutional state, costing many lives, dividing our people against each other and…

Dear Editor, October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. The goal is to heighten awareness so victims get the strength to leave their abusers, so neighbors have the courage to call police and for individuals to recognize when a toxic relationship is unhealthy for you and your family.  Physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, emotional abuse, psychological aggression and intimidation are all forms of domestic violence. Many victims do not leave relationships out of fear, lack of support, minimum legal resources and economic barriers.  Most people are already aware that domestic violence happens. But everyone needs to be aware of their own…

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…