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May 7, 2024

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Nevada can’t abide a senator who wants state to be nuclear waste dump
The federal government’s cavalier attitude toward the safe disposal of high-level nuclear waste created the current untenable situation in which an estimated 90,000 metric tons of nuclear waste are being stored ...
Criminalizing homelessness reveals society’s cruelty and solves nothing
The health of a culture can be evaluated by two observations: how the citizens of that culture conduct themselves in public and how well vulnerable members of a society are cared for by their culture. On both counts the homeless crisis in America highlights failures of ...

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Voters must lean in to democracy
For ordinary citizens, democracy works quite well. Some examples work better than others. None have approached perfection.
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By Robert Elliott, Las Vegas
Immunity case is a stall tactic
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding Donald Trump’s notion that presidents should have absolute immunity from prosecution for crimes committed while in office.
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By Don Hiddleson, Millcreek, Utah
Tiny fish are a big waste of money
The May 1 story “Devils Hole pupfish population reaches a 25-year high in census,” regarding the sole habitat for this tiny fish, averaging less than 1 inch in length, was enlightening. Should every American be proud of the results of spending millions of taxpayer dollars since ...
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By Pat Russell, Henderson
Beware demands of total loyalty
Donald Trump staged a televised event, after his swearing-in, where he asked each Cabinet member if they would be loyal to him. FBI Director James Comey answered, “I will be loyal to the Constitution.” He was fired ...
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By Charles Parrish, Las Vegas
Corruption of the court shows
I have a question for each of the nine justices of the Supreme Court: Is this delay of opinion as to the rule of law why you went to law school, why you became judges and why you took up the mantle of justice of the Supreme Court? ...
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By Richard Strickland, Las Vegas
Animals don’t exist to amuse us
The Las Vegas Strip is an entirely inappropriate environment for animals of any species. Trying to spin these cruel displays as anything other than money-grabbing exploitation is absurd ...
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By Philip Tripp, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Justice delayed won’t be denied
Former President Donald Trump is trying to bend American laws to his will by employing all sorts of delaying strategies and tactics, and somehow he has convinced some people to support him in his attempts to rise above our laws ...
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By Fred Underwood, Henderson
Be grateful for blessings we have
There are thousands of ways students on elite campuses can get together and talk. Ruining campus property, saying “death to America” and burning the flag only begets hate ...
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By Mary Ann Toth, Las Vegas
DMV aims for smooth transition
At the Nevada DMV, we’ve recently heard lots of feedback about the decision to relocate the Henderson location. The new Silverado Ranch facility will still be equipped to handle all ...
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By Tonya Laney, Carson City
Immunization funding is vital
When is the last time you contacted your member of Congress, whether through email, phone or in person? It may seem intimidating, but the truth is they work for us ...
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By Priyambda Kumra, Las Vegas

Other Voices »

  • Trump keeps warning us about his plans
    How catastrophic would a second Trump presidency be? Worse than you think. Worse, even, than I had feared — before I read his recent Time magazine interview in which Donald Trump lays out his plans. They are, in a word, insane.
  • Keeping up with young ’uns when you’re a boomer
    It’s hard to keep up with the young ’uns and their new trends … and new words, too. You think you’ve got your finger on the pulse, and something unexpected surprises you.
  • Noem’s cruelty fits right into MAGA gun culture
    It’s only right that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s evolving canine scandal should focus on Cricket, the 14-month-old wirehair pointer that Noem shot to death because Cricket was a bad girl. It was Cricket, after all, who took the bullet.
  • Time to take solopreneurs seriously
    According to the Small Business Association Office of Advocacy, 81% of small businesses are solopreneurs, and out of the 33 million U.S. small businesses, 22% are owned by women. As women, we recognize that our skill sets and ...
  • US power grid being sabotaged by EPA
    On April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a blitz of regulations targeting the nation’s fossil-fuel power plants. In the center of the EPA’s crosshairs is America’s coal fleet, which remains a workhorse source of ...
  • ‘Big glass’ dominance hangs on the fate of powerful new telescopes
    More than 100 years ago, astronomer George Ellery Hale brought our two Pasadena, Calif., institutions together to build what was then the largest optical telescope in the world. The Mount Wilson Observatory changed ...
  • All Nevadans have a role to play in conducting free, fair, safe elections
    All Nevadans have a role to play in conducting free, fair, safe elections
    We always encourage Nevadans to hold their elected officials accountable by learning about the issues confronting us, paying attention to the words and actions of our elected officials and candidates, and finally voting in elections, whether in person or by mail ...
  • Brian Greenspun
    President Biden clear: Campus protests are not peaceful
    We have witnessed in the past few weeks some students as well as many others who have no business on campus, under the guise of free speech, storm university buildings, camp out on university quads, prevent free passage of other students to their classrooms, libraries and ...
  • One way to make college costs realistic again
    The future of colleges depends on the future of labor. A 2023 study of nearly 6,000 human resources professionals and leaders in corporate America found only 22% required applicants to have a college degree. The labor shortage is one aspect of the conversation. The shift in ...
  • Trump has poisoned Christian evangelicals
    Many evangelical Christians have convinced themselves that voting for Donald Trump is the best way to win over the culture war, get prayer back in schools and restore the United States to its theocratic roots. This is prominent in evangelical strains across ...
  • Could Trump go to jail for next contempt charge?
    Could Trump go to jail for next contempt charge?
    Judge Juan Merchan has, in his soft-spoken but hard-nosed way, told Donald Trump something no other court has over the course of his many civil and criminal cases: He’s down to his last chance ...
  • Antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is a tightrope act
    Antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is a tightrope act
    The Justice Department has opened an investigation into claims that Live Nation and Ticketmaster are violating antitrust laws and will be filing a lawsuit soon. Maybe. Justice won’t comment on an open investigation, but The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have both ...
  • Genre-busting musician dares to try to heal nation’s divide
    Genre-busting musician dares to try to heal nation’s divide
    Born into a Louisiana family steeped in music, instruments were never far from reach. Jon Batiste picked up drumsticks and percussion and performed with the family band, had his own band by the age of 14. Yet as ...
  • Our heroes often let us down
    Our heroes often let us down
    Donald Trump is in court right now. But not everyone understands that this is not a “hush money” case. He isn’t charged with being unfaithful to his wife or even with paying a woman to keep quiet about his affair. He is charged with falsifying ...
  • Women of Trump’s GOP jockey to be the most macho
    Women of Trump’s GOP jockey to be the most macho
    Slaughtering wolves from helicopters? Castrating hogs? Shooting up Priuses with assault weapons? Murdering misbehaving puppies? Is this what it takes for a Republican woman to be a credible candidate for higher office? ...