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April 27, 2024

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High-speed rail an exciting return to big thinking on US infrastructure
It was a good week for anyone who dreams about the power of technology to transform our lives and society for the better, as well as to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos ...
Hardworking Americans can cheer new rules regulating financial advisers
Kudos to the Biden-Harris administration for taking bold action to protect Americans’ retirement savings from unscrupulous financial advisers. On Tuesday, the administration announced ...

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Legalization has created hazards
The sale of retail marijuana in other states that have legalized it has already been attributed to mental health deterioration, decreased road safety, higher auto insurance premiums, increased calls to Poison Control due to ...
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By Annoula Wylderich, Las Vegas
Ease student debt, don’t erase it
I am one of many in this country with student loan debt, and I am able to make payments that are calculated at 10% of my net income, which is manageable ...
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By Christopher Owen, Las Vegas
Stop Russia’s momentum now
Winston Churchill described World War II as “the unnecessary war” because France and Britain had authority under the Treaty of Versailles to invade Germany in 1936 when Adolf Hitler entered the Rhineland with his then-small army ...
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By Douglas Bell, Henderson
Strong military is necessary
A stronger military, in the world today, is a necessity. We need to show any adversary that we have the capability to deter any aggression toward us. This cannot be accomplished by letting our military fall behind ...
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By Jim Veltri, Las Vegas
Country taking dangerous turn
The one common denominator in all of these calls to arms is sitting in criminal court in New York. Despite his uncouthness, pathological lying, hypocrisy and history of avoiding paying workers by filing numerous bankruptcies, red hats continue to worship at the Temple of Trump ...
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By David Gilyan, Las Vegas
Justice can’t stop for campaigning
Attorneys are familiar with the saying “the law is a jealous mistress,” which means good attorneys work long hours to properly represent clients, taking them away from their own families ...
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By Tom Harper, Henderson
Time to reel in tyrants’ power
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We have given too much power to too few people to hold for too long in America ...
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By Kimball Shinkoskey, Woods Cross, Utah
Donald Trump fever must be broken
Congratulations to House Speaker Mike Johnson for getting aid for Ukraine passed. It’s great to see him behaving more like a Reagan Republican than a Trump Republican ...
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By Bill Materna, Las Vegas
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.

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