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April 23, 2024

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Taxpayers are owed an explanation when school district raises costs
Given the stakes, we would expect district officials to explain their concerns and justify their decision for such a dramatic policy change.
Dysfunctional GOP is unable to govern, undeserving of power
Sixteen months ago, incoming House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., was riding high. Despite the lack of an anticipated “red wave,” Republicans had successfully taken control of the ...

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Elected officials failing America
At least 35-40% of Americans are strong believers in political fantasies and wild, false conspiracy theories.
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By Robert Bulmer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Trump has clear racial preference
For years, former President Donald Trump has been clear about the kind of immigrants he wants coming to the United States: people from “(white) places like Norway,” and not from “(expletive) countries like Haiti and Africa.”
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By Mike Barrett, Ashburn, Va.
Clean energy is a feel-good story
I used to work in oil and gas drilling, but now I’m happier because I’m working in clean energy.
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By Tim Romeyn, Henderson
Voting rights are not negotiable
With the reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), it’s crucial to have Congress prioritize this bill for the betterment of all communities. Throughout the years, there have been far too many unjust voting laws implemented that aim to ...
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By Eddie Pierce, Las Vegas
Extend beneficial internet program
The Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 provides a monthly benefit that allows eligible low-income households to receive discounted internet service. The program also provides a one-time discount that may be used to purchase a connected device, such as a computer ...
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By Mary Hansen, Las Vegas
Talk of war at home is surreal
I recently came across a story on the internet that highlighted the best places to shelter in America, in the event of a war ...
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By Bob Ory, Chicago
Don’t turn US into Russia
For many years, the United States has gravitated toward a subtle and sinister upheaval threatening our country. Trust in Congress and the Supreme Court has nosedived. My top grievances are: ...
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By Nancy Kleinkopf, Henderson
TikTok ban is self-destructive
Congress has attached the ban on TikTok to larger security bills and spending packages, namely the aid packages being considered for Ukraine and Israel. They have absolutely nothing to do with each other. It’s deceitful, egregious and disappointing to the 170 million people who enjoy TikTok ...
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By Ricky Kendall, Las Vegas
Housing crisis is national in scope
Waldon Swenson’s Vegas Inc guest column April 15 makes a great argument for the benefits of affordable housing ...
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By Willie Dickerson, Snohomish, Washington
Military just keeps expanding
George Washington in 1775 had no real army, navy or even uniforms. His volunteer force often had minimal food, blankets and medical care ...
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By Mark Bird, Las Vegas

Other Voices »

  • Resolving border crisis requires increasing legal migration
    Given former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric during the Republican primaries, we can expect immigration enforcement on our southern border to be a major focus of his presidential campaign.
  • Ohio, Alabama playing ballot games with Biden
    Call it political tit-for-tat. Election officials in Ohio and Alabama have warned President Joe Biden that he might be left off their ballots in November because the Democrats’ mid-August nominating convention is past their deadlines.
  • Arizona’s outrageous abortion rollbacks will backfire in November
    Arizona’s outrageous abortion rollbacks will backfire in November
    Arizona’s Supreme Court judges just joined others in a line of states taking foolish measures to roll back abortion rights, reasserting an 1864 law banning the procedure outright. Meanwhile, groups working to put abortion rights on the ballot in the state have gathered ...
  • Objections to student debt relief expose GOP hypocrisy
    Objections to student debt relief expose GOP hypocrisy
    The political world is in an uproar over President Joe Biden’s dispensing of student debt relief. It’s not so much that Biden implemented the relief program at all; what got politicians and pundits ...
  • Rate changes are looming: Follow long-term game plan for winning capital decisions
    Four key strategies for borrowing during interest-rate uncertainty
    While basketball fans everywhere are following NBA schedules, business owners are tracking the 2024 Fed meeting schedule.
  • Brian Greenspun
    Nevadans lead the charge against antisemitism
    This bill simply says that the United States will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism for the purposes of the federal anti-discrimination laws ...
  • Hush money trial is already not a good look for candidate Trump
    Whenever he enters or leaves the Manhattan courtroom in the case of People of New York State vs. Donald J. Trump, defendant Trump makes a beeline for the cameras, to rant about the goings-on. But to ...
  • Decisions about pregnancy should not be made by courts
    Decisions about pregnancy should not be made by courts
    The U.S. Supreme Court is once again taking up abortion, this time in a case deciding whether state-level abortion bans can override federal protections for pregnant people and stop doctors from providing life-saving emergency medical care ...
  • Guest Column: Stakes of election could not be higher for Black women in Nevada
    Guest Column: Stakes of election could not be higher for Black women in Nevada
    This past week was Black Maternal Health Week, a time to highlight the importance of Black maternal health. We are in a maternal health crisis in this country and in Nevada. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than ...
  • Misplaced outrage over WNBA contract should spark change
    Misplaced outrage over WNBA contract should spark change
    America’s gender pay gap is real, extremely real. Women with full-time wages and salaries earned 83.6% of what men did in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now, the world is losing its mind over WNBA No. 1 draft pick Caitlin Clark’s rookie contract: four years totaling $338,056 — about $84,500 annually ...
  • No one likes this kind of surprise
    Clinical lab tests are at the top of the chart when it comes to consumers’ ongoing concerns about surprise bills, according to some industry reports ...
  • RFK Jr., like Nader, would help the Republican presidential candidate
    On “Let’s Make a Deal,” either a dream vacation or a worthless “zonk” might be behind Door No. 3. But in November ...
  • A cancer survivor’s advice: Research, persistence and second opinions
    In the fall of 2022, Robin Clough and Dr. Gene Dorio were going about their lives as they had for many years, serving older adults in Southern California. Clough was busy with her work as an administrator at the local senior center while Dorio, a house-call geriatrician ...
  • Just say no to Christian chaplains in public schools
    Just say no to Christian chaplains in public schools
    There is a growing movement to install Christian chaplains in public schools. The Washington Post reports that bills are pending in nine states, have passed in one legislative chamber in three states, and Florida has a bill waiting for the governor’s signature. This is clearly unconstitutional; it is bad for ...
  • How can evangelicals tolerate Trump?
    At the 2016 Republican National Convention, when I told Donald Trump’s “God whisperer” Paula White that he referred to her as his pastor, she said she was his spiritual adviser — as if that were some sort of “get out of jail free” card for her. And yet White worked hard in our conversation to convince me that ...