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Donald Trump’s actions speak louder than words

President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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LETTER: The days of bargain Vegas are over

Tom Hoover Las Vegas

January 19, 2018 - 9:00 pm

Statements are not intrinsically racist. Actions are. While awkward and clumsily worded pronouncements are labeled racist, the emphasis should be on the failing and dysfunctional social programs that promote it.

If President Donald Trump’s words make him a racist, past exclamations by presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and Sens. Harry Reid and Joe Biden, would implicate them as well.

Being momentarily challenged with stupidity is a more credible explanation, something we have all experienced.

The old adage about “sticks and stones” has never been more relevant than today. It would be prudent to eliminate measures that divide and marginalize us — the sticks and stones — and embrace verbiage that is a catalyst for reform.

LETTER: Boondoggles come and boondoggles go

Darlene Nix Henderson

August 26, 2025 - 9:02 pm

Wasting other people’s money.

LETTER: The Vegas slump

Gayle Brock Henderson

August 26, 2025 - 9:00 pm

The stench of marijuana all over doesn’t help.

LETTER: Lawsuits over the death penalty

Roland Rogers North Las Vegas

August 25, 2025 - 9:00 pm

Here’s a suggests for how to carry it out.

LETTER: The days of bargain Vegas are over

Daniel Shumny Las Vegas

August 26, 2025 - 11:11 am

Elimination of the “value” traveler to Southern Nevada is the next planned step in the evolution of the Las Vegas experience.

President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

LETTER: Trump is destroying the United States

Jason G. Brent Las Vegas

August 25, 2025 - 10:13 am

Anyone who supports Mr. Trump is supporting a future dictator who is destroying the United States.

A woman rides an electric scooter in downtown Raleigh, N.C., in May 2019. (AP Photo/Amanda Morris)

LETTER: E-bike and scooter riders can be a local menace

Michael Dunegan Las Vegas

August 24, 2025 - 9:00 pm

It is only a matter of time before a driver runs over one of the near-invisible e-motorists. And nobody wants to be that driver when such a simple solution exists.