Editorials

Nevada needs jobs. Increasing taxes on job creators will not put people back to work. It will discourage job creation and, without question, cost untold numbers of workers their jobs when struggling companies are forced to close their doors.

The screeners of the Transportation Security Administration are masters of inefficiency, inconvenience and humiliation. Only a small number of airline passengers — a microscopic percentage of the flying public — could be considered a partial match with a terrorist’s profile, yet all travelers are subjected to an intrusive cattle call before being allowed to proceed to their gates. Nursing mothers, the elderly and small children are routinely pulled aside for additional scrutiny. It’s a costly kabuki, designed to make people feel safe in a post-9/11 world, not actually make them safer.

Never has so much opposition amounted to such an insignificant challenge. Nine Democrats are running for their party’s gubernatorial nomination and the right to challenge incumbent Republican Brian Sandoval. None of them have a chance.

Sunday marked the start of Sunshine Week, seven days dedicated to open government and raising public awareness about the importance of access to public information.

The people of this country enjoy the presumption of innocence when accused of criminal wrongdoing. Their possessions, however, are not afforded similar protections — especially along Interstate 80 in Nevada’s Humboldt County.

When there’s a major crash in a NASCAR race, or when the weather turns ugly, officials wave the red flag, which signals a temporary halt to racing. Drivers head to the pits and park their cars. Racing doesn’t resume until conditions are safe enough for driving at 180 mph.

This gaming giant was all about the little guy. Jackie Gaughan, who built a casino empire in downtown Las Vegas by developing friendships with customers, making them feel at home in his properties and putting himself in the middle of the action, died Wednesday at age 93.

Unreasonable expectations are common in Las Vegas, especially among public project planners. Think Las Vegas Monorail and the Springs Preserve.

An arm of the Democratic Party believes Las Vegas is uniquely fertile ground for political hypocrisy.

For struggling education systems trying to lift achievement, every percentage point counts. The pressure to demonstrate improvement can lead to some questionable calculations by school districts. That’s why it’s important for taxpayers to heed the lessons of good teachers and double-check the math.