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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

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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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A Hanging with Two Horses

At a nameless turn on the trail between El Paso and Tucson lay the carcass of a young woman. Morning light found her the same time Roger did. Eyes wide and nostrils wide with terror, the grey gelding beneath Roger refused to go near the smudge of black clothes. He dismounted the pony and patted the lean neck. Roger could feel the horse still leaning back on its back legs, ready to return at the drop of a hat.

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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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