LETTER: The new democracy

George Wills’ Sept. 4 commentary (“America has too many college students”) definitely hit the mark for me.

In a May visit to see my brother, I stayed at the Luxor. I flew in on a Monday and left on a Thursday to take advantage of lower hotel rates.

Single parents are not going to lose Medicaid — unless, of course, they are making substantial money and can afford to pay for health insurance for their children.

Does this indicate that the casinos are tightening up the machines?

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.