LETTER: Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and privilege

A great deal has been said and written about why tourism is slumping in Las Vegas.

We just watched a talking head on a cable news channel tell us sending National Guard troops to a city to help combat crime causes fear in the citizens.

The seven states that share the Colorado River have not agreed how to manage usage going forward.

In Las Vegas — the state’s largest city and the community most affected by the DMV shutdown — we have yet to hear from Mayor Shelley Berkley.

Las Vegas appears to be subjected to the perfect storm for tourism. Domestic tourists pretty much know the price of things.

We have had one of the lowest-ranked school systems in the country for a number of years. Those unprepared children pass up from grade to grade and eventually matriculate into general society.

I am alarmed by the proposal to transfer the Nevada History Museum in Ely and its buildings to the Nevada Northern Railway Foundation Inc.

Nevada lawmakers passed on the opportunity to diversity our economy beyond gaming and hospitality by energizing a new film industry investment.

The resort fees add, in many cases, a considerable amount to a room cost, and yet many tourists are not here to use the facilities those fees supposedly cover.

I am prompted to ask some questions about the degree of communication between our elected representatives and appointed members of government.