Don’t forget about Tarkanian in GOP race
To the editor:
In response to the column by Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post in the Thursday Review-Journal regarding the chances of Sue Lowden or Sharron Angle beating Harry Reid:
Why did Ms. Parker not mention Danny Tarkanian? He is among the top-running candidates and at this point would have the best chance of beating Harry Reid.
I think both Ms. Angle and Ms. Lowden are so damaged and have run terrible back-stabbing campaigns that Harry Reid will be salivating with either of them.
Ms. Angle can be sort of kooky, which Sen. Reid will be able to exploit.
And Ms. Lowden is just a RINO (Republican in name only).
Danny Tarkanian, on the other hand, has run a great campaign, has stayed above the fray, and has the best ideas to save Nevada and the country. He would be the best person to be able to beat Harry Reid -- and isn't that what we need and want the most?
Marcia Romano
Las Vegas
Silly season
To the editor:
With Lowden, Reid, Angle, Sandoval, Gibbons and others degrading each other day in and day out, I don't think God is having any happy days with them.
Oh, by the way, how about Sen. John Ensign looking for donations to help pay his legal bills. Doesn't he know that Santa Claus doesn't live in Nevada?
MIchael Kerzetski
Las Vegas
Powered up
To the editor:
Consider for a moment the new high-tech power meters recently proposed by NV Energy. This is being offered as a step in the "green" direction, but let's call it what it really is -- nothing but a thinly disguised rate increase for all of us.
While it is true that most of us can shuffle some of our usage into the cheaper rate hours, the bulk of our high consumption is not a matter of preference. We have been told that the "high rate" time frame will be from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Let's be honest, this period not only covers the hottest portion of the day, creating the greatest demand from our air conditioners, but also includes the dinner hour, during which meals are being prepared and TV programming is considered prime.
Perhaps NV Energy is trying to get a jump on the "cap and trade" nonsense that we all know is coming down the pike; legislation that will cause our power bills to skyrocket even more. These rate increases will break the bank for many of us fixed-income seniors.
When will enough be enough?
DAvid Munyon
Henderson
Health care
To the editor:
If you're like me, you recently received a two-page flier from Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, on the new health care bill.
One paragraph states, "Improves Long-Term Health Care Choices" and states that, "The new law creates a new voluntary insurance program called CLASS to help pay for long-term care and support at home." Well, I called the Medicare phone number and asked for information concerning eligibility and cost for CLASS.
I was told they have no information of that nature.
Why did they bother to waste money sending a flier with empty promotions? Is anyone convinced we have meaningful new health care legislation?
Leonard Kreisler
Las Vegas
Teaching real history
To the editor:
In response to William Lofton's Thursday letter, "Good old days":
I think Mr. Lofton is a little of the mark when he said a "lack of knowledge of the Constitution will not result in teen pregnancy." If American history were taught using the actual facts instead of re-writing it to fit some liberal agenda, our children would learn that our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs and ethics.
So if our children were taught real American history, including the Constitution along with the moral and ethical teachings of our Founding Fathers, we would not need sex ed in schools.
Sex ed should be taught in the homes and the Constitution should be taught in the schools. Forgive me for being politically incorrect, but by teaching real history -- which includes God and country -- we would not have this issue of teen pregnancy nor some of the other problems that plague our society.
Leon Stevens
Las Vegas
Clean up
To the editor:
I take issue with your May 23 editorial regarding Clark County Code Enforcement increasing the penalty schedule for code violations. Your view is simplistic and unrealistic in light of the increased waste-dumping seen in the Las Vegas Valley, widely evident during this housing downturn, as some homeowners have simply walked away from their property and chose to leave their discards behind.
Compelling violators to clean up their messes shouldn't be met with a sympathy vote for absentee landlords, and your view that increasing fines and their levies will negatively impact property buyer interest and investment is silly.
Whaa, whaa. Now should be your chance to pony up and be the voice of personal responsibility.
Since the Review-Journal promotes individual liberties and minimal governmental involvement, I am confused that you believe eliminating property liens is the solution to opening up the housing market. Do you want county clean-up efforts to halt while we wait for the housing market to improve, and leave debris in their wake? Please let these enforcement professionals have some teeth to compel violators to clean up their messes.
Dennis Gade
Henderson
