Las Vegas Sun

July 20, 2008

Editorials

State of denial
SUN EDITORIAL: Credit rating should be an indication that now is the time to talk about taxes
Nevada’s bond rating was downgraded last week by investment analyst Moody’s, which is bad news for a state going through a budget crisis.
Spare our schools
SUN EDITORIAL: Budget for K-12 education should be a priority despite economic downturn
The Clark County School Board’s decision to postpone a $9.5 billion building plan should not be seen by the Legislature or the governor as an opportunity to cut K-12 education funding.
Countering popular culture
SUN EDITORIAL: The pope, at World Youth Day, urges people to fill their lives with purpose
For the past several days people of all ages and all faiths have had a chance to hear inspiring words from the pope during World Youth Day festivities in Sydney, Australia.
Getting more physical
Saturday, July 19, 2008
SUN EDITORIAL: Teenagers stand a greater chance of success in life if they burn off more energy
If you want to see energy in action, spend the day with a 9-year-old child. If you can’t handle all of that physical activity, hang out with a 15-year-old.
Tanning’s deadly risk
Saturday, July 19, 2008
SUN EDITORIAL: Inveterate tanners, usually young women, chance getting cancer, study shows
In light of a report released last week, young women should be asking themselves: Is getting bronzed through prolonged tannning worth the risk of slowly dying from skin cancer?
Why take a chance?
Friday, July 18, 2008
Sun editorial: Court outsources a sensitive job and learns that it led to a security breach
Outsourcing public duties to private businesses has become a common practice for governments experimenting with ways to save money. There is rarely any real assurance that long-term savings will be realized, but there is almost always the risk of lowered service levels and security breaches.
Making airlines safe
Friday, July 18, 2008
Sun editorial: Legislation would require FAA to do a better job of looking out for the public
The Federal Aviation Administration says on its Web site, “Our mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.” But what it says and what it does are two different things.
Disclosing visitor logs
Friday, July 18, 2008
Sun editorial: Vice President Cheney once again deservedly loses court battle over public records
Vice President Dick Cheney doesn’t want the public to know much about what he really does. Maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe he realizes we would be frightened out of our wits if we knew the whole truth.
A nuclear boondoggle
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sun editorial: Yucca Mountain project costs now estimated at a whopping $90 billion
If it hasn’t been clear that the cost of building a nuclear waste dump 90 miles from Las Vegas at Yucca Mountain far outweighs any benefit, a congressional hearing Tuesday made it crystal clear.
Preventing dubious lending
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sun editorial: Federal Reserve Board acts too late to help borrowers who have lost their homes
The Federal Reserve Board, which oversees the nation’s central bank and sets monetary policy, is one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
A valiant showing
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sun editorial: Republicans should support Medicare, not promote further cuts to the program
In the middle of treatment to stave off terminal brain cancer, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., returned to the Senate last week in dramatic fashion. He walked onto the floor to thunderous applause and went to the clerk’s desk, where he cast the deciding vote on a Medicare funding bill.
Political pressure
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sun editorial: Governor’s push to get a tax break he didn’t deserve further shows how out of touch he is
Gov. Jim Gibbons and his wife, Dawn, bought 40 acres in Elko County last year for $575,000 with plans to eventually build a retirement home.
Budget-cutting victim
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sun editorial: College of Southern Nevada campus in Moapa Valley to close thanks to Gov. Gibbons
A two-room modular building in Moapa Valley that has been used as a College of Southern Nevada campus for 15 years now stands for something else. It has become an unwitting symbol of Gov. Jim Gibbons’ reckless disregard for the future of Nevada.
Grounded in reality
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sun editorial: Poverty must be redefined to reflect current economic conditions
The year that man first stepped on the moon, 1969, was also when the federal definition of poverty was last revised. That definition focuses on the amount of an individual’s or household’s pretax income that is spent on food.
Gaining public’s trust
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Sun editorial: County must add teeth to lobbyists’ disclosure forms by penalizing noncompliance
An important lesson should have been learned when four former Clark County commissioners were sent to prison in a bribery scandal tied to a former topless club owner who also landed behind bars.

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Trisha Yearwood

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