We paid $2.6 billion for a stadium to watch 100 millionaires play for three hours eight times a year. Then we paid $6 million for an arch near the Stratosphere. All the while, hundreds of people are standing in line just to get food. Hundreds more are losing their jobs, and teachers have to buy classroom supplies. Is it me?
In his May 21 column, Victor Joecks wrote that we should “stop stressing out about climate change.” On June 3, the Review-Journal featured a story about a survey by UNLV which found that heat is a hot topic.
I give the casinos another two years of giving the shaft to the public before people wise up.
I agree it’s reasonable to call for tighter oversight of mail-in ballot counting (June 6 Review-Journal editorial), but such scrutiny must apply across the board, not just in select areas.
Yet federal program hasn’t connected anyone.
We are grateful for the passage of “Reba’s Law” recently at the Nevada Legislature, but heavier fines and penalties are necessary.
Eroding benefits diminshes the value of the employee.
