Another year is in the books, and it wasn’t a good one for the cause of common sense. Political correctness, overreaction and alarmism continued their assault on our freedoms, to say nothing of our wallets and our mental health. As we dive into 2016, it’s worth recapping some of the most ridiculous stories of 2015. And, no, we’re not making any of this up.
The threat of terrorism has not significantly changed the visitor experience in Las Vegas, not since 9/11 and not since this year’s unnerving attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.
The simmering dispute between the city of Las Vegas and Clark County over uncompensated shared services could lead to an important, money-saving policy change in 2016: election consolidation.
Congress passed the federal omnibus spending bill so that we could find out what’s in it.
Clark County government is in the market for a residence with 5,000 square feet, and officials want to spend $2.9 million of your money on the home for troubled juveniles. We should all be so fortunate to have such parameters in our own house hunts.
Public support for the legalization of marijuana is on the rise. According to a recent Gallup poll, 58 percent of Americans think it should be legalized.
The cliche states, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” However, it appears the NCAA is finally thirsty enough to consider sipping from the money well that is Las Vegas.
Las Vegas has no shortage of sports goings-on. There’s the ever-prevalent UNLV men’s basketball team, and all its fans pining for a return to the huge success of the Jerry Tarkanian era. Or even the modest success of the Lon Kruger era, for that matter.
Back before Thanksgiving, government employees petitioned President Barack Obama to declare the day after Thanksgiving a federal holiday. He didn’t, so they tried again, asking the president to close federal offices on Christmas Eve. This time, he compromised, giving them a half-day off with pay.
