Category: Opinion

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,…

Dear Editor, Fall season officially begins September 22 this year. For every season there is a change. Most of us like the seasons especially if we can have four of them. I like the fall as the weather seems more stable in our part of the country. For our neighbors in California they are desperate for anything that will bring rain and an end to the devastating fires. This has been a cruel, harsh time that we pray passes by and ends very quickly for California. On the east and gulf coast there is always another looming hurricane this time…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Standard holds to the belief that every person has the unalienable right to express their opinion in this forum. However, we advise our readers to exercise prudence and conduct their own independent research when facts are in question. The following was obtained from the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) official website, last updated on Sept. 14, 2020. An average in the U.S., of 1,984 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed per 100,000 persons tested, equaling 0.0194% of the population tested. The U.S. has 193,705 deaths confirmed from COVID-19 with hot spots in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Standard holds to the belief that every person has the unalienable right to express their opinion in this forum. However, we advise our readers to exercise prudence and conduct their own independent research when facts are in question. The following was obtained from the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) official website, last updated on Sept. 14, 2020. An average in the U.S., of 1,984 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed per 100,000 persons tested, equaling 0.0194% of the population tested. The U.S. has 193,705 deaths confirmed from COVID-19 with hot spots in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and…

Dear Editor, Valle Vista Property Owners Association, Inc. is governed by our CLRs and By-Laws. Valle Vista is within Mohave County. Valle Vista has several requirements for construction that may be additional to those of Mohave County. To construct within Valle Vista, each builder must obtain a copy of the CLRs and By-Laws. The following requirements and procedure must be followed in addition to all federal, state and local building requirements. 1.Pick up copy of CLRs and By-Laws at the administration office at the club house building. 2.Obtain a Mohave County building permit from Mohave County Development Services. 3.Return to…

Dear Editor, It would seem some individuals think those of us who possess differing opinions are ignorant, and then go on to write letters which reveal just the opposite. A writer (Sept. 2 edition of The Standard) accuses some of us of using the Constitution to destroy America, purportedly by advocating some support for social programs. (I have to assume the writer of the letter in question sent her $1,200 stimulus check back, and thinks Social Security is an idea cooked up by a bunch of conservatives.) Since the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, even if the content of…