Letters to the Editor

Low wages aren't the problem: June 8, 2013; Pat Graves, Las Vegas; In response to the op-ed by Dorian T. Warren, “Low-wage workers rebel against modern Gatsby:” Here we have an associate professor of political science as the purveyor of bad economics.

Drop fossil fuels for better sources: June 7, 2013; Veronica Fink, Las Vegas; There is some trepidation regarding the effects of Senate Bill 123 and the proposed purchase of NV Energy on our electric bills.

Why the Tea Party objects to Obama: June 7, 2013; Malcolm Telloian, North Las Vegas; In Debbie Starr's letter, “The GOP and the presidential race,” she said, in part, “To be fair, there is enough blame to go around in both parties."

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Our teachers are being handcuffed: June 6, 2013; Skip Blough, North Las Vegas; There were several opinion pieces in the Sunday newspapers lamenting the fact that the Nevada Legislature did not provide enough tax increases to improve Nevada schools.

Don't blame state for smokers' health: June 6, 2013; Randall Davis, Henderson; Regarding “Nevada among unhealthy states” by the McClatchy News Service in Saturday’s newspaper: I read the article with interest looking for what criteria were being used to make this judgement and why the state ranked so low.

Annual sessions are for suckers: June 5, 2013; Wayne P. Brotherton, Amargosa Valley; Years ago, I listened as so many accused railroad workers of “featherbedding.”

We're encouraging illegal immigration: June 5, 2013; James White, Las Vegas; Another morning, I open my eyes from yet another tortured night’s sleep. Was it all a bad dream?

U.S. laws should put citizens first: June 5, 2013; John Tominsky, Las Vegas; We would not have one illegal immigrant living in this country if we had strong immigration laws.

Driver cards and immigration role: June 4, 2013; Mark Cook, Henderson; I can see one advantage to issuing driver’s authorization cards to illegal immigrants.

The GOP and the presidential race: June 4, 2013; Debbie Starr, Las Vegas; In response to Michael Casler’s letter, “Congress has no desire to change,” the title is fine but the letter is not.

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CCSD actually donated $5 million: June 4, 2013; Henry Soloway, Las Vegas; David Pisetzner’s letter regarding the generosity of the Clark County School District requires a $4 million correction.

Oil, gas found here should stay in the U.S.: June 3, 2013; John Walsh, Las Vegas; Apparently, our government doesn’t care much about this country being less dependent on foreign oil.

Vote against those who oppose lottery: June 3, 2013; Jim Galati, Las Vegas; We the people can write all the letters to the editor we want about bringing a lottery to Nevada, but ...

Kudos to Dotty’s for scaring big boys: June 3, 2013; Chris Schell, Las Vegas; Regarding the push against Dotty’s gambling chain:

Voter intellect and changing Congress: June 3, 2013; Claudia A. Hall, Las Vegas; In answer to the letter from Michael K. Casler, "Congress has no desire to change."

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