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LETTER: Why are taxpayers on the hook in death?

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LETTER: The real reason CCSD enrollment is dropping

Dennis Shinn Las Vegas

February 27, 2024 - 9:02 pm

I recently read a Review-Journal article about the unfortunate death of a young family member at the hands of a criminal fleeing police. According to your Jan. 31 report, the Clark County School District Police were chasing a teen driver, who hit and struck another vehicle, killing the other driver. The story said that the family of the dead young man was suing the school district and the school police but not the person or family of the driver who caused the death.

Every one of us feels for the family of the person who was killed. But I do not feel that I should be financially responsible for this tragedy.

The school district and the school police have no money. We, through our taxes, are the ones being sued. Maybe the persons responsible for these crimes should be the ones penalized and sued. Or are they not held responsible because suing public institutions is a no-brainer because they always settle with our money?

LETTER: Justice delivered

Gene Roman New York City, N.Y.

August 31, 2024 - 9:01 pm

In response to the conviction in the murder of Jeff German.

LETTER: What the grocery store critics get wrong

Thomas Alessio Las Vegas

August 31, 2024 - 9:01 pm

A recent letter writer used a poor measure to support his contention that Kroger is price gouging.

LETTER: What HOA homeowners need to do

Sam Wagmeister Las Vegas

August 31, 2024 - 9:01 pm

Homeowners, take some responsibility. The HOAs aren’t perfect. You are the oversight. Participate. And HOA board members, welcome the input.

LETTER: The real reason CCSD enrollment is dropping

Gary Strabala Las Vegas

August 31, 2024 - 9:01 pm

Most of the decline in enrollment has occurred because parents are voting with their feet.

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LETTER: Harris trying to pull a magic act

John Turzer Henderson

August 30, 2024 - 9:01 pm

She won’t answer tough questions. Will voters fall for it?

LETTER: Is women’s health all about abortion?

James Woods Henderson

August 30, 2024 - 9:00 pm

There are more recent reports from the CDC and others that paint an even worse picture, but the message is clear: We need to start being concerned with real “women’s health ” issues — and it is not abortion.

LETTER: “No taxes on tip” ploy unfair to other workers

Syd Rabin Las Vegas

August 30, 2024 - 9:00 pm

People who only get a paycheck have to be thinking: “Why will these other people be paying no taxes on up to 75 percent of their earnings, while we are getting taxed on our whole paycheck?”

Former President Donald Trump. (Mark Peterson/New York Magazine via AP, Pool)

LETTER: Trump and the Purple Heart

Steve Danning Las Vegas

August 29, 2024 - 9:01 pm

A Purple Heart is awarded only to those individuals who sustain injury or are killed in the course of performing duties while a “member of an armed force” or to a civilian who is injured or killed while serving “with one of the U.S. Armed Services.”