Dear Editor,

Now that poor health concerns and bad weather has hopefully passed, this Wednesday, May 1, from 4-4:30, the monthly peace vigil will resume. This monthly peace vigil began two years ago in support of Ukraine and to be held one time per month at Locomotive Park on the first of each month. 

Subsequent to the initiation of this vigil armed conflicts have increased particularly in the Mideast thus the vigil is in support of world peace. Fellow peace activists please join us to stand for peace at Locomotive Park from 4 to 4:30.   Hope to see you there any questions call 928-757-4616.

Chris Meissenheimer

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Dear Editor,

4-H Cactus Critters Club would like to “Thank” Taco Bell on Stockton Hill Road, and Krystal Peterson Burge of Desert De Oro Foods, for letting us use your business facility for our car wash fundraiser. We also appreciate everyone who stopped by on Saturday, April 13, to support us with your donation. The money raised from our fundraiser will help our youth members with educational programs, services projects, summer camp fees and county fair exhibits.

Ashlyn, Fundraiser committee youth

Mohave County 4-H Cactus Critters Club 

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Dear Editor,

We want to thank High Desert Hyundai – Donnie and Lauri Ward – for holding a donation drive for the Mohave County Animal Shelter.

The drive was very successful, and the cupboards aren’t as bare!

Thank you to our amazing community for caring for the shelter animals.

Lynn Kannianen

Friends of Mohave County Animal Shelter

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Dear Editor,

Our Clear The Shelter Event held on Friday March 1, 2024 was a huge success!

26 dogs found homes! We want to thank the community for coming out and making a new dog part of their family by adopting.

Lynn Kanianen

Friends of the Mohave County Animal Shelter

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Dear Editor,

In light of the indifference of the District Attorney and Sheriffs Office about felonies against average people, perhaps it is time to consider forming vigilante committees to offer law and justice for citizens not considered worthy of protecting by the county.

Tim Wagner

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Dear Editor,

I saw in the newspapers where Sen. Jeff Flake has been nominated by President Biden to be ambassador to Turkey. Sen. Flake, who has always managed to live up to his name, was one of the worst senators Arizona ever had. Turkey well deserves him. One turkey to another.

Sandee Samoska

Kingman

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Dear Editor,

Attention to all property owners of Valle Vista: You agreed to follow the CL&Rs when you purchased residential property in the Valle Vista POA. Knowing this, current business activities are in jeopardy of receiving violation notices from the Compliance Committee. Business examples that I have noticed include auto repair facilities, B&Bs, realtors and contractors. It would be appreciated that all Valle Vista residents follow the existing CL&Rs. Thank you for reading this and cooperating to make Valle Vista a more pleasant and beautiful place to live.

Kim Gaines

Valle Vista

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Dear Editor,

Voting is vital to our American democracy and is the right of all Americans. For The People Act, HR 1 which has been pending, is an important legislative initiative that further assures this right. Principally it protects and strengthens voting rights, addresses ethics reforms, ends partisan gerrymandering, and closes the revolving door to reduce corruption and/or conflict of interests in our government.

Write your representative in Washington and ask them to vote yes on HR 1 to assure ordinary citizens in America have a voice in our esteemed democracy.

Christine Meisenheimer

Kingman

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Dear Editor,

If you live in Valle Vista and you want it to look like a north area of Kingman in Mohave County then please don’t complain.

By not complaining to the sheriff, road department, code enforcement, public health, animal control, our own board of directors, and any other applicable department we will take on the same look. If that’s what  you want then don’t complain and just go look at the area. That’s Valle Vista in the future.

All of these departments have rules and regulations for a reason and it goes for everyone and not just a few.

Complaining and doing something about the problem and broke rules and regulations being broken by a few people can be corrected only if you complain.

Complain; don’t be a chicken. Have some backbone. There are things in your life that you don’t expect but stand up and make it change. Follow the rules and you will be ok.

Kim Gaines

Valle Vista

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Dear Editor,

Poor Donald J. Trump and family, ousted from public housing, the shame! At last Americans have had it. Since the spineless Senate politicians would not vote to impeach Trump, it was left up to the people to finally say enough. Time for a change to civility and a little compassion, time to heal the malignancy allowed to fester by this administration and get over our worldwide embarrassment!

Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio all know what Donald Trump was after their debates. As soon as they found out Trump’s vicious vindictive nature, they all became sycophants, afraid to speak their minds in fear of his wrath, afraid of being ruined politically.

Based on many letters appearing in The Standard lately it seems Biden/Harris will have a rough uphill battle trying to unify this nation. Just imagine, if you will, Biden implementing some of the same policies Trump did? You think you have heard sniveling? If President-Elect Biden fired Bill Barr, and instilled Hunter Biden (who happens to be an attorney) as the new U.S. Attorney General, I am afraid the hospital’s cardiac unit would not be able to handle the onslaught.

New questions arise, will the Senate and Mitch McConnell refuse to work with Biden as they did with Obama? Remember the statement to make Obama a one-term president? But the most intriguing quandary, now that Trump can no longer wield his power to commute, (as he did with Roger Stone) will Trump head for a country without extradition laws to avoid becoming cell mates with Gates, Flynn, Papadopoulos, Cohen, Manfort, and now Bannon?

Just wondering.

Lloyd Dickson

Seligman

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