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Move education forward: Voters should back School Board candidates who want needed change; Education will be a key issue in this election, and we are concerned about how the campaign for the Clark County School Board is shaping up.

Saluting those who died: Former Gov. Mike O’Callaghan on what Memorial Day meant to him; All Americans should have memories that are enriched every time Memorial Day comes around. This shouldn’t be just another day we don’t have to work or go to school.

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Where I Stand »

There’s no debate about UNLV’s success

The pros and cons of debate. It was just a few years ago — remember the university budget meltdown of 2008-09 and the redux in 2011? — that an up-and-coming debate program at UNLV found itself, along with many other excellent programs, on the chopping block.
Customs officials could learn from Las Vegas
For everyone’s sake, it’s time to reach out to Cuba

Jon Ralston »

It’s Reid vs. Heller now in U.S. Senate race

Even if they loathe each other, U.S. senators from the same state usually try to maintain a facade of collegiality.
Latest poll on Nevada reveals little – on the surface
Time for Romney to fire Trump

J. Patrick Coolican »

On the horizon: A quick look at projects poised to shape downtown

While development remains fairly moribund in the rest of the Las Vegas Valley, there’s suddenly a diverse array of projects in various states of planning and completion downtown.
Want a grocery store downtown? Change is in your hands
TVs, home goods, Gatorade and wisdom — all 99 cents at Henderson store

Letters to the Editor

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Continue investing in our future: Man’s endeavors in space development have reached a milestone.; Continues…; Dwayne Morton, Las Vegas
We don’t vote for corporate profits: We elected a president in 2000 who once owned a baseball team.; Continues…; Ken Anderson, Las Vegas
Student government crosses ethical line: Last week, the student government at UNLV justified its appointment of the editor in chief of the student newspaper, the Rebel Yell, an act it claims is legal but is unethical beyond question.; Continues…; Matthew Maxson, New York
Nevada outdoors are a treasure: I appreciate Richard Velotta’s column advocating for the Fossil Beds National Monument in North Las Vegas.; Continues…; Jeffery Long, Las Vegas
Vicious dogs are a scourge to society: I am fed up with people who own vicious dogs.; Continues…; John Tominsky, Las Vegas
Fearing the phantom menace: George Will’s May 20 column, “A Nightmare in Massachusetts,” cites an outrage that involves a budget motel owned by an honest, elderly couple.; Continues…; Fred Bilello, Laughlin
Frank’s proposal makes no sense: Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told reporters that the recent European Union elections “signal that voters across the Atlantic want to see Barack President Obama’s economic policies in their own countries,” the Washington Examiner’s Joel Gehrke writes.; Continues…; John Thompson, Las Vegas
We’re not doing walkers any favors: As a senior citizen who moved here 14 months ago, I found very little consideration for pedestrians.; Continues…; Ed Cox, Las Vegas

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Other Voices »

How a good argument for education falls flat

By Brian Greenspun

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is a smart and well-educated man.
Father Ben Franzinelli: Monsignor, social activist, baseball lover

By Ray Brewer

After missing a religion class during my elementary school days in favor of playing in a Little League game, the teacher asked me why I was absent. I told her I had a baseball game. And then it came: “What do you like more: God or baseball?” I told her, in all innocence, baseball. That resulted in a trip to Father Ben Franzinelli’s office and expectations of a stern lecture.
North Las Vegas and the Rodney Dangerfield complex

Robert E. Lang

Even in good times, North Las Vegas struggled to be taken seriously. Now, with a projected $33 million budget shortfall, the city’s ability to deliver basic municipal services is threatened.
TVs, home goods, Gatorade and wisdom — all 99 cents at Henderson store

By J. Patrick Coolican

Regina Burns got in line for Thursday’s grand opening of the 99¢ Only Store on Wednesday at 2:30 a.m. She spent 30 hours securing a spot as one of the first nine customers, each of whom had the chance to buy a 22-inch flat-screen TV for, yes, 99 cents.
Islam and Muslims: Same-sex marriages

Dr. Aslam Abdullah

Physical intimacy is not simply a biological action and reaction.