Letters to the Editor

New direction, minus McCain, needed: Letter to the editor:; Faye Gregory, North Las Vegas; It boggles the mind! Some Democrats who want to “punish” their own party are threatening to vote Republican, and are even registering voters for the opposition.

Obama as tax-raiser a GOP red herring: Letter to the editor:; Richard J. Mundy, Las Vegas; Like a rusty wheel, the John McCain camp keeps saying a President Obama would raise taxes, and I know a lot of trusting Nevadans believe that is true. Now, Sen. McCain isn’t lying to you, he’s just being misleading.

Too much is made of Obama’s race: Letter to the editor:; Carl Kaun, Henderson; The media — the press, radio and bloggers alike — are all over the announcement of Barack Obama as the “first black American to be nominated for president.” I contest this characterization.

Specter of voting booth racism not exorcised: Thursday, August 28, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Charles Long, Henderson; Regarding the Wednesday column by Bob Herbert, “How race could derail Obama’s candidacy”:

Nothing wrong with religious references: Thursday, August 28, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Charles J. Lingo, Henderson; Regarding Peter S. Canellos’ Monday column, “ ‘Judeo-Christian’ references may alienate much of the world”:

Conservatives should take another look: Thursday, August 28, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Joe Beltran, North Las Vegas; There is this constant chatter by the Republicans, especially from conservatives, about Barack Obama’s relative youth and inexperience and that John McCain, a POW during the Vietnam War, has the experience to run this great country of ours, manage its complex economic system, restore respect for the USA in the rest of the world and solve the problems so mishandled by eight years of the Bush administration.

Rape victims are never culpable in the crime: Wednesday, August 27, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Harvey Talbert, Las Vegas; I am writing in support of an editorial appearing Aug. 19 in the Las Vegas Sun, “Stop blaming the victims: State program can deny compensation to rape victims based on their ‘conduct.’ ”

Hillary fans, who’s for women’s rights?: Wednesday, August 27, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Rick Kraske, Las Vegas; OK, so my personal demographic (professional, middle-aged white male) may not qualify me to make this statement but ...

Nuclear energy needed to close gap: Wednesday, August 27, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Henry Schmid, Las Vegas; Conspicuously absent from last week’s National Clean Energy Summit was the advancement of nuclear energy.

It’s time for U.S. to rely more on diplomacy: Tuesday, August 26, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Bob Baker, Las Vegas; Who would ever want to go to war over the United States’ new agreement to set up a missile defense system in Poland? As I remember, we sure as hell didn’t like the idea of Russia putting missiles in Cuba. Didn’t we feel threatened by that? You bet we did.

Anthem etiquette: The winners, losers: Tuesday, August 26, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Glen Standridge, Henderson; I need to point out that Mark Phelps, all eight times, the great U.S. basketball team, the beach volleyball teams, the gymnasts and many others showed a lot of class by having the respect for our national anthem to do a proper salute during the medal ceremony at the Beijing Olympics.

A lottery would help schools, seniors: Tuesday, August 26, 2008; Letter to the editor:; Beverly Castle, Las Vegas; Perhaps one word would help eliminate the cutting of school budgets and would help seniors. This word is “lottery.”

Bush dishonors his office, American people: Monday, August 25, 2008; LETTER TO THE EDITOR:; James M. Donaldson, Henderson; After watching Katie Couric’s recent interview on “60 Minutes” with Valerie Plame, I feel compelled to comment on yet another breach of honesty by George Bush.

Obama shows good judgment with Biden: Monday, August 25, 2008; LETTER TO THE EDITOR:; LaRue S. Boenig, Henderson; I have been holding my breath for some time now, and at last I can take a sigh of relief.

White House needs infusion of intellect: Monday, August 25, 2008; LETTER TO THE EDITOR:; Lasurer Leverette, Henderson; A wise and intelligent man is not one who presumes to know everything and/or have all the experience.

Calendar

(8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. The Pearl at the Palms)

Bridge to Forgiveness art exhibit at Atomic Testing Museum (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Rock 'n Roll Wine tasting at Marche Bacchus (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
Jeff McBride Magic at the Edge at Palace Station (7:30 p.m.)
The LA Comedy Club’s One-Year Anniversary Weekend (7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.)
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