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Adams named to College of the Holy Cross’

FT. MOHAVE, Ariz. – Samantha Adams of Fort

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No injuries in Havasu house fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Fire heavily damaged

First Friday takes it inside for August Nights

KINGMAN, Ariz. – First Friday on Beale Street

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PHOENIX, Ariz. – An Arizona Attorney General’s Office

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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – The National Weather Service

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We must educate ourselves to be balanced

Dear Editor,
Elections today pit high school grads (Republicans) against college grads (Democrats). Democracy historically needs the more educated class to win.
High schoolers are winning for two reasons: there are more of them and politicians can manipulate them more easily than college grads.
However, college grads have become a lot like high school grads. When they get out of school they stop learning and dedicate their lives to one goal and one goal only — making a ton of money the rest of their lives.

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Response to ‘Trump did some good things’

Dear Editor,

Mr. Pickering, you seem to have a never ending grudge against President-elect Trump. Did he hurt your feelings? Your vile statements reflect the mindset of the far-left’s propaganda machine. Calling our President-elect fascist and dumb only makes one think, where does all the hate come from?

One fact is our President-elect is not part of the “deep-state” that has stifled our country from becoming the nation we can and want to be. This is because some, not all, Democrats and Republicans serve themselves and not the American people!

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