Editorials

He said that the war on drugs has been a failure, and that far too many nonviolent offenders are incarcerated. And we totally agree. The trouble is, Gov. Christie’€™s logic ends there.

Facts are still coming in regarding the recent deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tenn., but what we do know about the incident is equal parts tragic and frustrating.

In this day and age, there is no shortage of issues on which everybody is forced to take sides. So it’s quite refreshing when a positive story comes along that all Nevadans can get behind. Better yet, when four positive stories come along.

If you underperform at your private-sector job, there’s a good chance you’ll be fired. If you underperform as a federal employee, there’s a great chance you won’t be.

While Americans enjoy a level of independence that is arguably among the highest in the world, there is also no doubt that many of our freedoms are constantly under attack from every level of government. And no freedom has faced more scrutiny lately than the rights granted by the Second Amendment.

If you pay attention to the Internet, social media, cable TV and our 24/7 news cycle, you’d think that child abduction has reached epidemic proportions in this country. There is no evidence to support such irrational fear, however, and one Republican senator has introduced some common-sense legislation in response.

If there were any doubts that the Clark County adult guardianship system needs a major overhaul, they were cast aside last week in the first meeting of a 26-member panel commissioned by the Nevada Supreme Court.

Within two months of the Las Vegas Fire Department enacting a policy to take on more ambulance transports, there was proof that it was a bad idea to crowd out private-sector ambulance company American Medical Response.