Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, I have been following the Old Downtown Kingman Restoration project with great concern. I have been a Kingman homeowner for only about 5 years now and the small-town charm that lured me and my wife to retire in Kingman has day by day lost some of its attraction due to ever-rising issues associated with uncontrolled growth. I hear many citizens with similar stories and inevitably city residents are seeing little relief from the growth issues but rather the current focus by the city on Old Downtown and Tourism. It was not long ago the city wanted to invest…

Dear Editor, I recently stated there was no deficit in the County Finances for 2024. It was good that the County acknowledged that fact shortly after I disclosed that in early April. Further, I was pleased to see the 2024-2025 Budget proposal by Sam Elters and Luke Mournian, specifically acknowledged their commitment to the GFOA’s “Fund Balance Guidelines for the General Fund”; which I first shared then Finance Director Coral Loyd in 2015. It led to the County adopting their first Fund Balance Policy in 2016. However, there is a “deficit” in the County’s reporting practices. That is not my…

Dear Editor, Summer officially begins this weekend and most of us love summer.  Millions of Americans will enjoy having a weekend free from work next weekend. However, not everyone will be vacationing. Keep in mind that many Americans will keep the convenient stores, grocery stores, restaurants and many retail stores open for your shopping pleasure. Many of these hard-working people will have a day off but it may not be Monday or even during the weekend. They are a hard-working group in our country who will make it possible for you to be out and about having a fun weekend….

Dear Editor, This is the second commentary I’ve read by Ms. J.M. so I just wanted to give this one man’s opinion. Personally, I wish the Supreme Court had left Roe vs. Wade as it was. The courts and the government need to stay away and let people make their own choices because in the end it is God that judges us for our actions. The 1864 law is an example of government overreach into women’s lives. However, I do not believe abortion should be used as a form of birth control either as some individuals have. Abortion to save…

Dear Editor, I smiled when Mohave County claimed it was facing a whopping $18.5 million deficit for 2024.  Because I knew how much money is in the County’s General Fund. I also know how much operating surplus the County has incurred over previous years. But my smile gave way to consternation when I recalled how the County leaders wanted, but failed to continue the ? cent sales tax for capital projects that ended in 2019. Perhaps that’s the motivation for their “Woe is We!” cry. The tried-and-true method for governments to raise taxes is to declare an emergency, cajole the…