Las Vegas Sun

May 17, 2024

Letters to the Editor

  • Replace biased judge in trial
    Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to indefinitely postpone Donal Trump’s trial for stealing and mishandling government secrets is an attack on justice.
  • Make diversity a real priority
    Black History Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, etc., all sound like good ideas in principal.
  • Lakes can’t keep up with growth
    In preindustrial times, climate historians indicate multiple civilizations faced arid cycles lasting over 100 years.
  • Grand juries are easily persuaded
    When you read the makeup of a grand jury, there’s a glaring fact that cannot be ignored. While the makeup is mixed, the absence of the defendant, his legal representation ...
  • Presidents’ track records are clear
    The pivotal question in this election boils down to which presidency was and will be more beneficial for our nation, Donald Trump’s or Joe Biden’s? The answer is crystal clear ...
  • Love forces hard choices on us
    I served as the caregiver and legal guardian for four years for my mom, who became blind with full-blown dementia, and my dad who had Parkinson’s disease and out-of-control diabetes ...
  • Don’t let Trump set the narrative
    Former President Donald Trump demonizes undocumented immigrants and promises to deport millions if he is reelected. He plans to build detention camps and to use the U.S. military.
  • Executive power must be limited
    A bill needs to be passed and made into law soon by Congress to protect our country and democracy from a potential ruthless, power-hungry, dictatorial president, such as Donald Trump.
  • Ease permitting for clean power
    In his May 6 guest column, “U.S. power grid being sabotaged by EPA,” Rich Nolan expresses some valid concerns about new Environmental Protection Agency power plant regulations.
  • EPA not beholden to mining profits
    The May 6 guest column, “U.S. power grid being sabotaged by EPA,” written by Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, suggested the Environmental Protection Agency is sabotaging power grids by not intentionally burning more fossil fuel to generate electricity. Most notably, his coal.
  • Cohen may fix our democracy
    It’s ironic that former President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen, who was nicknamed “Trump’s fixer,” may be the most important person in fixing American democracy by exposing Trump’s overvaluation of his real properties, for which he was ...
  • Stop tormenting Nevada wildlife
    ​Is Nevada effectively a private hunting ranch? Statute calls for public wildlife management benefiting all Nevadans and to protect and perpetuate wildlife for future generations ...
  • Donald Trump win would be chaotic
    Suppose Donald Trump is reelected and he terminates his prosecution by the Justice Department. If the House has a Democratic majority, what’s to stop them from ...
  • Factory farms lack humanity
    I am not a purist. I eat meat. But our reliance upon factory farms for meat products must change ...
  • Former President Donald Trump, followed by his attorney Todd Blanche, walks to speak to reporters following the day's proceedings in his trial, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York.
    Justice system being reshaped
    A judge fined Donald Trump a puny $9,000 for contempt of court during his Manhattan hush money/business crime/election interference trial. This after ...
  • Get More Stories
  • Loading More Stores...