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Letter to the Editor
Delay does not pay

Dear Editor, Delay is not always the best

Plea for teen responsible for tourist’s death will

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A Lake Havasu city teenager charged

Lee acquitted of sex offense charges

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – A Lake Havasu

Man who threatened to blow up Laughlin Bridge

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A Bullhead City man who

Pets perish in Havasu fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Fires on residential

Letter to the Editor
Should we trade increasing affordable housing stock for

Dear Editor, Our right to vote is central

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Enjoy Labor Day America, and keep working

Dear Editor,
Labor Day weekend is upon us. Let’s celebrate the laborers.
The willing workers of America have been the backbone to making our country the greatest nation in the world. People from all over the world have come here in search of a better life by having the opportunity and the freedom to work hard in order to make their dreams come true. The will and the joy of working has made life better for millions

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Commentary on Johnson letter

Dear Editor,                                             

I could not agree more with Mr. Michael Johnson‘s piece in last week’s Standard more. I too am thankful and have thanked the City Council and have walked the street during the Beale Street rebuild to personally thank all those amazingly hard-working construction people who worked so tirelessly to get our new downtown put together.

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letter to the editor

Voting matters – now, more than ever

Dear Editor,

I have always been a music fan, especially live music, and I recall a particularly frigid night in January ’82 when friends and I loaded into cars and headed for the Meadowlands to see The Kinks (a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame “British invasion” band).  To escape the cold parking lot, we went inside to watch the opening band. Halfway through the set we realized, “This guy isn’t bad.”

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Preserving our water is of vital importance

Dear Editor,

Since most of my letters begin in a negative spirit, I’d like to start this one in a positive vein.

I sincerely offer my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Development Services Director Scott Holtry, Public Works Director Steve Latoski, the Mohave County Public Land and Recreation Advisory Commission, and the Mohave County Supervisors for their combined actions to oppose and prevent yet another underhanded resource grab against the hapless citizens of Mohave County.

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