Category: Opinion

Americans hope they will never be bullied by a police officer. A man or woman with a badge and a gun can be an intimidating figure. If a cop pulls you over and bullies you, what can you do? Americans are at the mercy of bad cops. Who hasn’t been afraid of a police officer at one time or another? Police reform is obviously needed in America. Black people or any people should never have to live in fear of a police officer who wants to prove that he or she has authority. We need good police officers who will…

You bet your life was a TV series from 1950 through 1960 starring the inevitable Groucho Marx where he always asked the operative question, “What is the Secret Word?” Since the introduction of COVID we have seen many reports about the hazards of wearing a face mask, we also see as many that report otherwise. The division on wearing a face mask is also at about 50%. If we eliminate all so-called scientific reports largely remiss of empirical data, we can divide the population into two flocks of sheep. One flock (pro mask ) are sheep who believe in compliance,…

You bet your life was a TV series from 1950 through 1960 starring the inevitable Groucho Marx where he always asked the operative question, “What is the Secret Word?” Since the introduction of COVID we have seen many reports about the hazards of wearing a face mask, we also see as many that report otherwise. The division on wearing a face mask is also at about 50%. If we eliminate all so-called scientific reports largely remiss of empirical data, we can divide the population into two flocks of sheep. One flock (pro mask ) are sheep who believe in compliance,…

I have read the article about the Civil War flag controversy on the pages of The Standard newspaper here in Kingman (June 24th). My name is Wesley Maroney and I have lived in Kingman since 2012 and owned property since Jan 1999.  I retired from the US Army after 32 years of service reaching the  rank of Sergeant Major in the Military Police Corp. My son served in the US Air Force for 20 years before his retirement as a Master Sergeant  Pararescueman. My father served on the USS Nevada as a Gunners Mate during WW II, My Grandfather served in the…

Every now and then, I drift in my mind back to when I was a kid. I remember when we had penny candies, hamburgers for a quarter and sodas for a dime. Boy have times changed. No longer do the prices we had growing up reflect how the American lifestyle existed. It’s a shame that the kids today won’t remember their good ol’ days. Their memories will not show how America once had the guts to stand against the bad guy. Remember superman? Babe Ruth and baseball? Remember how families were united and had pride in the workforce, military and…