Current domed stadium plan isn’t realistic

The proposed domed stadium on 42 acres owned by UNLV has serious hurdles to cross before ever becoming a reality. If I were a betting man, I’d wager the proposed deal on this site will never fly because it is located in the airport landing flight path, will need massive infrastructure improvements to handle traffic flows and will require a high percentage of the construction costs being placed on another tourist tax.

It is very interesting that casino owners fund the construction of expansive hotel/casinos, but when it comes to paying for a venue that will benefit every casino owner, the city shakers and bakers cannot get together to put together a financing package.

Let’s look at another site that requires minimal infrastructure improvements and no airplane traffic concerns. I’m talking about the acreage on the east side of Interstate 15 between the St. Rose Parkway and Cactus Road exits. Vehicular access is in place with three highway exit ramps. Plus there is ample flat land to expand Las Vegas Boulevard to three or four lanes in each direction. Moving people from the Strip corridor would be easy.

Let’s stop looking at a site and financing plan that will not work. Instead, let’s create a sensible plan to build a domed stadium that our city dearly needs.

John Turzer

Henderson

Online reading

My compliments to the Review-Journal for the online edition. While I was on a recent two-week vacation, I read the e-edition daily and when I returned home I felt as if I hadn’t missed a thing.

The e-edition is easy to navigate, and I see the pages of the newspaper exactly as they are in the printed edition. It is great.

I find it handy if I’m waiting for appointments and if I’m not able to read it completely in the morning. The e-edition is at my fingertips later in the day, whether at home or away.

Patricia J. Wunder

Las Vegas

Real conservatives

The emergence of Donald Trump as the GOP presidential candidate has prompted some interesting discussions about “Republican principles.” For instance, the Saturday Review-Journal reported that House Speaker Paul Ryan is reluctant to support Mr. Trump’s candidacy until he’s convinced Mr. Trump will bring “the kind of Republican principles and ideas that can win the support of the American people this November.”

What Speaker Ryan seems to miss is that the Republican principles and ideas which actually win the support of the American people are almost diametrically opposite to “Republican principles” as practiced in Washington. Real Republican values are conservative values, and all Republican candidates eagerly campaign as conservatives. But once elected, they join the Establishment and even work to marginalize genuine conservatives.

Republicans were given majorities in both the House and Senate based on promises to cut spending and stop Barack Obama’s lawless dictates. But they have surrendered to Mr. Obama and the Democrats on every important issue.

Speaker Ryan, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Establishment Republicans are no longer trusted by Republican voters. We’d rather take our chances with a wild card such as Donald Trump.

Robert R. Kessler

Las Vegas

Ugly alliance

In response to Gordon Brown’s May 7 letter defending millennials: I agree with much of what he said, but painting any group with a broad brush has been proven to be wrong over and over again.

Part of the reason that many millennials and others are now embracing socialism is that they’ve never really been taught about or lived under different forms of government. America for many years has been progressively moving from a free-enterprise system to a crony capitalist system — and crony capitalism is an ugly alliance between big business and government. It slams the door on entrepreneurs and competition.

A good place to start regarding economics is with some of the great minds, such as Adam Smith, Friedrich A. Hayek and Milton Friedman.

David Jaronik

Pahrump