Las Vegas Sun

March 18, 2024

Today's print edition

Photo: A view of Kings Pool in the Ash Meadows National W
Does quest for minerals needed for clean energy endanger water supply?
Kevin DesRoberts watches as speckled dace and Amargosa pupfish dart through one of the springs at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. It’s a sight environmentalists are working to save. “Any changes in the landscape, any alteration of the soil vegetation could wind up changing how water moves across the ...
Nation’s wealthiest pay a far cry from a fair share
As tax day approaches, it’s a good time to reflect on the societal agreement that our nation funds necessary things through our tax dollars and that taxes should be progressive — placing greater obligation on those with the most ability to pay ...
Ivy League is right to revive the SAT
The back-to-the-SAT bandwagon rolls on as elite schools reverse course and once again require the SAT for admissions. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was an early re-adopter, back in 2022 ...
Red states shrug off measures to prevent lead poisoning
Here are a few things we know about lead in drinking water ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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