Jim Rosensweet: Numbered days | Opinion
Editor: It looks like our legislature has passed a bill to allow counties to manually count votes. Well, it’s a great way to protect the election. So who counts? Are there equal numbers of Democrats, Republicans, and independents? Right! In Mojave County you would have to show your MAGA hat to be hired. There is […]
D. Rhodes: Words have consequences | Opinion
Editor: Well, the time has come for city representatives to decide whether to renew their contract with Go Lake Havasu. Our mayor has filed a lawsuit against the organization for using derogatory language and making derogatory comments about him and we all need to support Mr. Sheehy’s efforts. We, the people, have another situation to […]
Letter | Protect the Grand Canyon | Opinion
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Our View: Does Mohave County need a new sales tax? | Opinion
It’s only been a few years since Mojave County taxpayers finally exempted the quarter-cent sales tax that was being used as a sort of slush fund for Mojave County. The county had a quarter-cent sales tax for 20 years until 2019, most of which went to facilities and other buildings, most of which are in […]
Jack Ehrhardt: New national monument | Opinion
Editor: The Grand Canyon region and its national parks are one of the Seven Wonders of the Earth, protected by the President and declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. This great attention to conservation of this area was done primarily to preserve its magnificent beauty. But times have changed. With climate change […]
Emotions, GMOs and virtue signalling | GABEL | Opinion
Rachel Gabel The majority of corn grown in the United States is genetically modified, “GMO,” or bioengineered to withstand insect damage, herbicide tolerance, and plant virus resistance. A favorite old farmer friend of mine tells the story of how, before GMO corn seed became popular, neighborhood pot growers would sneak into corn fields and plant […]
Opinion: What happened to criminal justice reform? ?
It seems like just yesterday that criminal justice reform was in vogue. Progressives were elected prosecutors. Laws have been passed to reduce prison overcrowding and keep offenders who need medical treatment rather than jail time out of the system. The oversentences of the Crack and Three Strike eras have been undone. Bail and the death […]
Good Morning: Escape the heat with a trip to Kingman | Opinion
It’s been a great June so far, but the National Weather Service says temperatures will slowly rise over the next few days. Highs are 103 degrees on Saturday and 105 degrees on Sunday. Not too bad by Havasu standards, but hot by any measure. Ready for a hot weekend? ‘Go Lake Havasu’ recommends a trip […]
Our View: Rabies reports are a reason for extra caution outdoors | Opinion
The recent rabies case may not have been found in the city, but the finding in the Hualapai Mountains near Kingman shows that locals need to be more vigilant. The Mojave County Health Department announced one confirmed case of rabies in a fox in the Hualapai Mountains, along with additional reports of ferocious foxes and […]
Arizona AG takes back opinion favoring election hand counts
by Bob Christiecapitol media servicesPHOENIX — Democratic Attorney General Chris Mays has retracted an informal opinion issued by his Republican predecessor. He said counties could manually count all ballots during elections. Cochise County Republicans attempted the procedure last year based on unsubstantiated concerns that mechanical ballot-counters were fraudulently counting. Neither safe nor accurate.Mays issued an […]
