Even some Palestinians in Gaza knew exactly whom to blame — and it wasn’t Israel.
Opinion
The headline on John L. Smith’s Dash Pass column read, “DMV’s Dash Pass penalized poor, less tech-savvy” (July 25 Review-Journal online). If that headline were expanded, it might have read, “DMV’s Dash Pass penalized poor, less tech-savvy, so instead we will cancel the service and penalize those who are up to date with current and affordable technology.” After all, who doesn’t have a cellphone these days?
Reading state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer’s statement about the Education Savings Accounts lawsuit left me amazed (“ACLU sues to block education accounts,” Friday Review-Journal). Nevada’s assistant Senate majority leader said “the ACLU wants to go back to a system of hard zoning, forcing poor and minority students into chronically failing schools and furthering cycles of generational poverty.”
I am tired of politicians, government bureaucrats and undocumented immigrant advocates (not to mention news organizations) continually stating that the number of undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States is “11 million to 12 million.” The Social Contract Press published a 2007 article in which the Los Angeles Times cited the number of undocumented immigrants living in the country at the time as between 8 million and 12 million.
Regarding John L. Smith’s column, I am just curious as to whether Michael McDonald will donate his body to science to study when he dies (“McDonald’s loan role looking more clear,” Tuesday Review-Journal). This man’s skin has to be made of Teflon.
We are now seeing the result of socialist political policies with regard to the stock market. Between the end of last week and Monday morning, we saw a loss of almost 10 percent of the market. Yes, it is due in great part to the events in China and the Pacific Rim, but it is also due to the incredibly stupid economic policies of the United States.
Apologists Michael Yackira and Elaine Wynn shoot the messengers — reporter Bethany Barnes and the Review-Journal editorial page staff — for not fairly representing Chancellor Dan Klaich and the work he has done for the Nevada System of Higher Education (“NSHE’s Klaich deserves praise for efforts,” July 26 Review-Journal). But the op-ed by Mr. Yackira and Ms. Wynn didn’t provide any information relevant to specific issues such as: Mr. Klaich contracting a counter report to the SRI International report; the Mario Martinez funding formula and Lincy Institute actions; alleged plagiarism of intellectual property of the Brookings Institute; the hiring of Catherine Cortez Masto in apparent violation of NSHE’s Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action hiring policies; and the actions to secure budgetary support for the medical school in Southern Nevada.
In an article on NV Energy and net metering, Review-Journal reporter Steve Tetreault noted that NV Energy said, “The current 11.6 cents per kilowatt hour rate paid to customers who send unused solar power to the company should be reduced to 5.5 cents as a more realistic value” (“GOP dares Hillary to talk net metering in Las Vegas,” Aug. 16 Review-Journal). In no column or article have I seen anyone mention that such customers generate solar power only during daylight hours.
One of my daughters is a teacher in Henderson. She is an excellent teacher, and I am very proud of her and the work that she does. The students love her, as do the students’ parents.
I was completely appalled by Howard Stutz’s Aug. 12 commentary (“Smoking ban hammers Harrah’s New Orleans”). The headline was completely misleading. Mr. Stutz claimed the smoking ban caused Harrah’s New Orleans’ gaming decline for the month of June. However, Mr. Stutz failed to mention that gaming revenue had been in decline the entire year. How could a smoke-free law that started in April cause a decline before it was implemented?
In future decades and centuries, our two recently created national monuments ’ Tule Springs Fossil Beds and Basin and Range ’ will join Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire and Lake Mead as cherished elements within Southern Nevada’s natural landscape. Such outdoor recreation opportunities attract a growing population of visitors who shun the bright lights of Las Vegas in favor of natural features.
NV Energy shortfall
The Perseid meteor shower blazed across our dark desert skies this past week, and I was fortunate enough to share the experience with a group of youths who had never even witnessed a meteor streak across the sky.
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Las Vegas is now part of an unfortunate club. It’s one of many cities where a viral video has been shot revealing the ruinous results of soft-on-crime policies embraced by Democrats.
CRT adherents don’t see two individuals, they see two representatives of their class. Deobra Redden is Black, so he’s oppressed. Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who’s white, is the oppressor.
As many as 26 percent of American adults — more than 1 in 4 — have some type of disability.
A new Review-Journal feature called “What Are They Hiding?” will spotlight all the bad-faith ways Nevada governments hide public records from taxpayers.