So now we have school principals begging for money (“Begging for a budget boost,” Tuesday Review-Journal), while headlines rave about the piles of marijuana taxes raised in excess of predictions. We were sold the legalization story based on how much it would help the schools.
I have been following the stories about the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority for several months. There is corruption at the highest level, from the administration to the board. It’s all at taxpayer expense. Criminal charges should be filed against former CEO Rossi Ralenkotter and associates and the board replaced. The “swamp” is deep and extends across this entire country.
The full Senate was set to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation next week, until Christine Blasey Ford, a California college professor, publicly came forward accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school 36 years ago (“Kavanaugh accuser talks to newspaper,” Monday Review-Journal). The legal and moral issues are whether the allegation is “probable” or “possible.” Possible means that it may or may not have happened, while probable means it is more likely than not to have happened.
I just read John Stossel’s op-ed piece (“Price gouging needed after Hurricane Florence,” Wednesday Review-Journal), and he is so correct. If, after a natural disaster, the poor, or others, do not have bread or water and cannot afford it because of price gouging, they should simply eat cake and drink champagne.
I read with great interest last Sunday’s article “Sandoval not into theme of campaigners’ Calif. comps.” I have a pretty strong opinion about how politics in California can affect the lives of those of us living in Nevada.
Adam Laxalt apparently chose to move to Nevada about six years ago. Deciding to get into politics, he moved to Nevada. The Laxalt name was well respected here thanks to his grandfather, former Governor and Senator, Paul Laxalt.
The saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” certainly rings true in regard to Wednesday’s letter to the editor from Christine Borak (“New cartoonist”). While she finds your new editorial cartoonist, Michael Ramirez, the “greatest … of all time,” I find him a crude and belligerent cartoonist who lacks understanding of the human condition.
Christine Blasey Ford has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault (“Kavanaugh accuser talks to newspaper,” Monday Review-Journal) that supposedly occurred over 36 years ago with very vague details. She says she doesn’t remember the date or location. Yet many Democrat leaders believe her without question.
Michele Wooldridge seeks to grab even more money for Twitchell Elementary by shamelessly begging for donations on their school billboard (“Begging for a budget boost,” Tuesday Review-Journal). Nevada taxpayers are already paying through the nose for the Clark County School District. One has only to look at the salaries of the top tier of the school system to see where the money is being funneled. It’s time for them to give back to the children. Begging for money from the public only worsens the problem.
When the Review-Journal started running opinion pieces by Wayne Allyn Root, Victor Joecks and Debra J. Saunders, I assumed your editorial pages could not get more right-wing. With your addition of editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez, you have proved me wrong.
Should we, the taxpayers, feel grateful that Rossi Ralenkotter received only $455,000 in severance, instead of the $1.2 million he sought? As reported in Monday’s “Ex-LVCVA leader sought PTO payout” article, he wanted a $180,000 consulting contract, but he was awarded a consulting gig worth $270.000. He also got a $132,000 bonus for 2017. Does the consulting fee include training on how to steal and then lie about it? Ralenkotter is another “entitled” public servant who went for the big bucks.
In regards to Monday’s “Plateless vehicles a tread” article, a couple of years ago I asked Sheriff Lombardo why we couldn’t drive even a few miles without seeing at least one vehicle without a rear license plate. He said, “That’s not a priority for us.”
I am writing about your Sunday article “Ex-inmate feels alive after 26 years” by Rachel Crosby. First, I would like to say that I have no problem with Timothy Tyler being freed after 26 years even though he was a three-time convicted drug dealer.
Regarding Christine Blasey Ford coming forward about Kavanaugh (“Kavanaugh accuser talks to newspaper,” Monday Review-Journal), it does not surprise me that she said nothing for so many years.
