When Hillary Clinton launched her 2016 presidential campaign this spring, she boldly proclaimed on social media that she, unlike the GOP, was “looking forward to a real discussion” about the issues facing Americans. As we saw last week, however, her desire to have “a real discussion” about the issues does not apply to the Keystone XL pipeline.
Never in the annals of American politics has one man — Donald Trump — been so wrong for so long about so much. Mr. Trump’s bombastic opinions about immigration, foreign policy and the fight against ISIS make one wonder about the depths of extremism to which the Republican Party I belong to has sunk.
I want to thank the Review-Journal for publishing the editorial on asset forfeiture (“Forfeiture abuse,” July 2 R-J). I looked up state Senate Bill 138, and what I found was very interesting, to say the least.
We don’t know when the country’s next mass shooting will happen. With two tragedies a week apart last month, we know it won’t be long.
People tend to say they want straight-talking politicians — then get upset when straight talk actually occurs.
Christianity, whose presence in the Middle East predates Islam’s by 600 years, is about to be cleansed from the Middle East. Egyptian Copts may have found some respite under Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, but after their persecution under the previous Muslim Brotherhood government, they know how precarious their existence in 90 percent Muslim Egypt remains. Elsewhere, it’s much worse. Twenty-one Copts were beheaded by the Islamic State affiliate in Libya for the crime of being Christian. In those large swaths of Syria and Iraq where the Islamic State rules, the consequences for Christians are terrible — enslavement, exile, torture, massacre, crucifixion.
As a Las Vegas resident since 2003 and a visitor since 1977, I have seen the valley grow and change. I love our valley and am excited that our economy seems to be improving, but I am concerned about other trends I see. Some people will argue that climate change is not real, but as an observer of nature, I can tell something is not right.
Nevada’s Education Savings Accounts are moving forward quickly, and if interested parents fail to react accordingly, they might lose the chance to take advantage of the program.
The Fremont Street Experience can turn into quite a freak show. And not in a good way.
