Letters to the Editor

Wind power not worth the price: April 29, 2013; William Tarasen, Las Vegas; Regarding the letter “Wind energy is a win-win for all”: There is nothing further from the truth.

Legislature enables all of our problems: April 28, 2013; Richard Rychtarik, Las Vegas; J. Patrick Coolican is exactly right in his column about the lack of controls regarding long-hauling by taxicabs and the inability of anyone, including our Legislature, to put an end to this practice.

Letter should be read by lawmakers: April 28, 2013; Connie Brady, Las Vegas; Kudos to Richard Pratt for his letter, “A comparison of guns and cars.”

Filibuster of gun bill was cowardly: April 28, 2013; John Henry Brebbia, Henderson; It is beyond distressing to read David Brooks’ opinion, “The second wave of the conservative revolution,” in which he says Democrats “never made a compelling case that the (gun safety) bill would have directly prevented future Sandy Hooks or lowered the murder rate nationwide.”

Gun-car analogy is apples and oranges: April 27, 2013; John M. McGrail, Las Vegas; In his letter, “A comparison of guns and cars,” Richard Pratt writes, “Why would people be willing to pass driving tests, register cars and follow laws and regulations in order to own a car, but resist any and all restrictions on owning guns?”

Public supports Gold Butte listing: April 27, 2013; Anthony Barron, Mesquite; A recent news story about a possible bill in Congress to designate Gold Butte as a National Conservation Area suggested that there was a lack of local support for the idea.

U.S. intervention at what cost?: April 26, 2013; Michael K. Casler, Las Vegas; It has been estimated that our overall military intervention in the Middle East has resulted in over 20 million people being freed from living under authoritarian rule.

Government is slowing air traffic: April 26, 2013; John C. Lovelace, St. George, Utah; The government will never cease to amaze me. The Federal Aviation Administration is involved in an air traffic slowdown.

Odd places to see handicapped plates: April 26, 2013; Jack Corrick, Boulder City; No one should dispute the fact that the Americans with Disabilities Act has been a boon to people with handicaps.

Boston authorities do America proud: April 25, 2013; Earle Malkin, Las Vegas; We are so thankful to the authorities in Watertown, Mass., for their work last Friday.

Chicago of all cities should know better: April 25, 2013; Marty Allison, Henderson; I found it interesting that the Sun paper published an editorial from the Chicago Tribune (a city I once lived in before moving to Las Vegas) titled, “A vote for violence.”

Don't forget this vote on gun laws: April 25, 2013; Harold Wasserman, North Las Vegas; Republicans and some Democrats, ignoring the vast majority of Americans, bowed down and kissed the feet of the National Rifle Association by voting against strengthening background checks for guns sales.

Local options exist for superintendent: April 24, 2013; Mary Ann Toth, Las Vegas; It doesn’t take much to just ask the teachers who have taught in the district for at least 10 years to help find a great superintendent.

Wind energy is win-win for all: April 24, 2013; Tom Darin, Boulder, Colo.; “We’re so overleveraged on natural gas. If we’re not doing enough on renewable energy, then we’re really going to be caught.”

Serbian conflict is no place for West: April 23, 2013; Michael Pravica, Henderson; The massive level of endemic corruption in Kosovo (to the tune of billions of dollars), aided and abetted by the U.N. and Western powers, should come as no surprise.

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