Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, President Trump has taken a historic step to reduce risk on the Colorado River by signing bipartisan legislation authorizing the Department of the Interior to implement Drought Contingency Plans in the Upper and Lower Basins of the Colorado River. This action supports agriculture and protects the water supplies for 40 million people.  The Colorado River is the single most important water resource in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. All levels of government stepped up to address the Basin’s worst drought in recorded history.  We’ve seen collaborative efforts among the seven Basin states, local water agencies, Tribes,…

According to the most recent 2017 study by the Arizona Department of Transportation, a person was killed every 8 hours and 46 minutes in a traffic collision on our roads. Driver behavior was a factor in more than 90 percent of all crashes. With evidence of crashes and fatalities continuing to rise year after year, the question remains, “Why isn’t our Arizona Legislature doing more to better protect us on our open roads? Prior to October 2013, I was living my dream job as a firefighter. Among my varied duties, was responding to the tragic, yet preventable crashes caused by…

Dear Editor, You may know someone who has Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a serious genetic disorder in which cysts grow in and around the kidneys, and affects more than 600,000 people in the US. Former Kingman resident, Toni Stuart, has the disease in both kidneys. She was Business Manager for several years at Kingman Fitness and Racquet Club (KFRC) on Kino Ave, until she and her husband Dennis moved to North Las Vegas to be near medical care. She lives with constant pain since the cysts filling up with fluid cause the kidneys to grow. Her friends at the KFRC…

To my family and friends I want to thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers through this nightmare that we have been living for the past few days. This past Sunday my sister and her family were driving home to North Carolina from our tia Julia’s funeral. Early Monday morning they were in a terrible accident. Normas husband was driving and fell asleep at the wheel this caused him to crash into a center divider and the car flipped multiple times. All 3 girls were ejected from the vehicle. The girls were in such critical condition that…