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March 19, 2024

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For the sake of children’s safety, adults must tone down the rhetoric
When will we, the supposed adults in the room, stand up and say enough is enough? Discrimination, violence and hate have no place in our society.
Investment in, benefits of Mars exploration too great to cut now
By 9 a.m. May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard had already been sitting in the Freedom 7 Mercury space capsule, mounted atop a Redstone 3 rocket booster, for four hours. The United States had already lost the race to send the first person into space three weeks earlier ...

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Water purchase doesn’t add up
The March 11 story “Ranchers caught between a rock and dry place” has me confused ...
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By Evan Blythin, Las Vegas
Trump’s making the GOP pay
The Republican Party has named Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, even though her sole political campaign experience was working on her father-in-law’s 2016 presidential campaign ...
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By Tom Harper, Henderson
One man killing bipartisanship
One individual announces that the nation will henceforth go begging at the feet of the most partisan of all partisans, the one who is in it for himself, the type of leader our Founders and mothers fought a revolution to overthrow ...
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By Kimball Shinkoskey, Woods Cross, Utah
Court trying to run out the clock
The Supreme Court is aiding and abetting Trump’s bid for delay. The intentional slow-walking of this critical issue is depriving the American people of information they need to make an informed decision on Nov. 5 ...
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By Darryl Cornelius, Las Vegas
The rule of law will prevail
The justice system will ultimately prevail against offenders no matter how clever, connected or powerful, and the courts are set up to guarantee a high degree of consistency, reliability and predictability. Crime, especially when organized by corrupt officials ...
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By Robert Elliott, Las Vegas
State turns away from animal abuse
When is Gov. Joe Lombardo going to overhaul this failing commission and its enablers at NDOW, both of which represent archaic 1930 Nevada values ...
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By Fred Voltz, Boulder City
Nation’s strength is its diversity
Thank you for publishing Rev. Stephen Jones’ insightful column, “Jesus would have opposed white Christian nationalism,” on March 7 ...
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By Mary Ann Toth, Las Vegas
Degrading vets is no way to lead
As we close in on Election Day, it’s time to reflect on the horrifying statements of the likely Republican presidential nominee hopeful regarding ...
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By Bruce Schowers, Las Vegas
Medicare and Social Security in the crosshairs
If Trump is reelected in November, anyone who believes he can’t extinguish Social Security and Medicare should consider this observation ...
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By Mike Rice, Wellfleet, Mass.
President Biden stated a compelling case
I was so relieved that the State of the Union address showcased a genuine leader discussing tangible accomplishments with a clear vision for our future. It wasn’t a staged political ...
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By Gary Lewey, Las Vegas

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