Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, An incorrect assumption has been proffered about an individual who does not share your particular point of view. Should I assume someone who calls you a socialist be considered a wannabe communist because they align with a president who seems to hold Putin in high esteem? When some individuals in the population overlook the president’s continual lying, deliberate obstructions of congressional inquiries, but then seem jubilant over their anticipated social security raises (a socialist program if ever there was one). Perhaps those individuals should not be questioning others political proclivities. It was Trump’s professor of marketing at Wharton…

Dear Editor, With the holidays upon us at a very fast pace, I want to wish you and your staff (Judeo and Christian) a Happy Chanukah and a very Merry Christmas. Traditions are important! Elks Lodge 468 is continuing its tradition with free toys to local children and bringing Santa Claus to the lodge on Dec. 24. He usually arrives at 900 Gates Avenue in Kingman around 5:00 p.m. by helicopter and sometimes by fire truck! The doors open at 4:30 p.m. for children and families to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while they wait for Santa. Children from infants…

Dear Editor, With the holidays upon us at a very fast pace, I want to wish you and your staff (Judeo and Christian) a Happy Chanukah and a very Merry Christmas. Traditions are important! Elks Lodge 468 is continuing its tradition with free toys to local children and bringing Santa Claus to the lodge on Dec. 24. He usually arrives at 900 Gates Avenue in Kingman around 5:00 p.m. by helicopter and sometimes by fire truck! The doors open at 4:30 p.m. for children and families to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while they wait for Santa. Children from infants…

A tragic mistake As a desert born person who has been around for more than a three fourths of a century and who has been deeply involved in the business and the politics of water for many years, I can claim some small authority when speaking of water issues. Having been a desert lover and desert dweller for most of those years, I can unashamedly weep at the truly tragic waste of the single most precious resource we have. Yes, truly tragic, as in an ongoing tragedy of near biblical proportions. That tragedy is the undeniable fact that we use…

Dear Editor, Thought you might be interested in an incident that happened with the sheriffs office. On the corner of 17th and Ladera in Dolan Springs, close to our place is a two-story unfinished building. It has been empty for many years. A contractor from Las Vegas had started building it and then died. I think his sister owns it. We had also been told to keep an eye out as thieves were storing stolen stuff inside it and at one time it was completely boarded up, and now several spots are open and the fence is cut. A few…