Rants and Raves | November 15, 2018
Donations of rare electric vehicles on Nov. 11: The perfect place for a new electric car museum would be in the closed Kmart store. It’s on old Rt. 66 and just off of Interstate 40, easy access, lots of usable space and plenty of parking.
Column | California’s leaders didn’t learn from past deadly wildfires
For California natives like me, the wildfires are a real gut punch.
Column | Beating the stuffing out of Thanksgiving
This year I can’t think of Thanksgiving without thinking of Barry Manilow’s melancholy song “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again.”
Acosta flap proves it’s time to end white house briefings
The ugly confrontation between the president and a reporter in the White House briefing room should remove whatever doubts existed over whether the daily briefings should continue or be scrapped.
Macron to Trump: ‘You’re no patriot!’
In a rebuke bordering on national insult Sunday, Emmanuel Macron retorted to Donald Trump’s calling himself a nationalist.
Distributed Energy Resource Alliance (DERA) urges collaboration after failure of Prop 127
With the elections behind us, including the failure of Prop 127, it’s time to get to work collaborating among all stakeholders to build a plan for the future of energy production, distribution and use that benefits everyone in Arizona.
Community View | Clearing up some confusion around evolution
The Nov. 9 Community View commenting on evolution teachings is confused and confusing.
Column | Effective wit a dying art in politics
Among today’s most regrettable trends is the dying art of effective humor and satire in politics.
When the press fights the president, the president wins
The East Room of the White House – with its vaulted ceilings, ornate chandeliers and gold curtains – is the closest thing to a throne room the United States has.
Rants and Raves | November 13, 2018
Got something on your mind? Tell us about in 40 words or less. If your rant or rave is about a specific story, please mention the headline.
Nine takeaways from the midterms
The much-anticipated “most-important-midterm-election-in-our-lifetime” is over. Democrats have a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Republicans have slightly increased their majority in the U.S. Senate.
Letter | Thank you For the First Responders
Thank you for your salute to our First Responders! I have nothing but good things to say about the Kingman Police Department and Fire Department.
Column | Another election has come and gone. Now what?
That’s over with. And not a moment too soon. It’s usually at this point when I start reviewing what I’ve seen and heard over the past several months and try to make some sense of it, not unlike what a psychologist might do with a particularly vivid and disturbing nightmare.
Letter | Thank you to our supporters
The Kingman High School Athletic Department would like to thank you to Mike, Justin, and everyone from Graves U-Haul for hosting a fundraiser for Kingman High School athletics.
Column | Blue wave meets red wall: Split decision for a divided nation
Charles Dickens wrote this about the French Revolution: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair … ” There’s no better way to describe America on the morning after the midterms.
Letter | The Unknown Veteran
On Oct. 15, 2018 my husband and I ventured out in the crispy mid-morning air with the intention of making a stop at Goodwill. I hoped to find a bread keeper for my countertop there because they are so hard to find in retail stores.
Community View | ‘We the People’ need to take the blame
This is in response to the Community View column published Nov. 7, “Everything Wrong in the U.S. is the Fault of the Democrats.” The writer places the blame on today’s turmoil on the Democrats, but it is truly on the shoulders of “We the People.” We are the ones electing our representatives in our government and expect them to govern responsibly.
Letter | Confederate Krusaders should have been allowed to parade
I am writing in regards to the city’s decision to exclude the Confederate Krusaders from the Andy Devine Days parade.
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