Editorials

Not so long ago, Black Friday was an actual day and the big question for residents was whether to head to the big cities for Christmas shopping.

Many years have passed.

People often forget what it took to allow us to live the way we do. For some, Nov. 11 – Veterans Day – is just another day on the calendar.

With the advent of the new Kingman 66 Fest, the city seems to be zeroing in on what makes it special – Historic U.S. Route 66.

In this divisive and divided nation that we live in, it’s nice that there’s at least one thing we can all agree about – Halloween and trick-or-treating.

The Kingman Route 66 Street Drags is the quintessential Kingman event. Everyone has heard of Route 66 – the “Mother Road.”

In the week ending Wednesday, Oct. 13, 17 residents of Mohave County were killed by the coronavirus.

Twenty years ago yesterday, more than 3,000 Americans were killed simply for being American.

Fewer miles. Less traffic. Safer cars. It sounds like the ingredients for safer highways. But not so fast.

“Eat your vegetables.” Anyone who has or had a mom has heard that line umpteen times.

A backyard pool can be a dream come true. It can also be a nightmare.

It takes a special person to be part of a swift-water rescue team. That’s because, in many if not all cases, you’re butting heads with Darwin; you’re risking your life for a fool.

In this era of partisan politics, culture wars and red meat, where discord dominates the national discourse, sports can bridge the great divide.

Many years have passed. The once sleepy desert town of Kingman has grown four-fold.

In a normal year, there are plenty of good reasons to leave the Fourth of July fireworks to the professionals.

There’s no such thing as a “no vacancy” sign at the Mohave County Animal Shelter.

Kingman is renowned for its climate. Not too hot (usually), and not too cold.

Back in the early 1950s, at the Nevada Test Site 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, the government of the United States bombed the United States.

Today will be a sad Father’s Day for many Americans.

If you vote to approve the Permanent Base Adjustment – aka Proposition 416 – in the Aug. 4 primary election, you won’t be raising your taxes.

A sidearm. A TASER. Handcuffs. A bullet-proof vest and a high-performance vehicle.

Walking across the stage and getting that high school or college diploma in front of friends and family is an American rite of passage. Maybe even a right of passage. But not for the Class of 2020.

This coronavirus is a serious thing, folks, and there’s absolutely, positively no need to panic.

Every new book, every news article, every new honor only adds to the luster and allure of Route 66, perhaps the world’s favorite and most-famous highway.

Two years is not a lot of time to make your mark as mayor.