Victor Joecks’ column appears in the Opinion section each Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Parents, you should stop lying to your children about Santa Claus. Studies show that over 80 percent of young children believe in Santa. Belief in Santa drops off dramatically after children turn eight, but parents always should be upfront about St. Nicholas.
There’s good evidence voter fraud boosted a Republican candidate in a close Congressional election. Perhaps Democrats will now start demanding measures to increase election integrity.
The top priority for Nevada education is overhauling the Nevada Plan, according to Sen. Mo Denis, who will chair the Senate Education Committee.
If you want to increase your son’s chances of going to prison, enroll him in day care as soon as possible. That’s just one of the startling findings from a new study of government-financed early childhood care.
You’re about to find out who Steve Sisolak hoodwinked.
The media has spent the last week mocking Donald Trump for something it does routinely.
John Malcom, a senior legal fellow with the Heritage Foundation, talks about the FIRST STEP Act and Justice Clarence Thomas.
The national mainstream media is once again flaunting its liberal bias. It’s obvious in how the press has framed the attempted illegal border crossings by some in the migrant caravan.
Surgical abortions are barbaric. Preborn babies are sucked apart, torn into pieces or chemically burned to death.
Put this down as a something Democrats only mention after an election. Governor-elect Steve Sisolak wants to rename McCarran International Airport after Harry Reid.
Listen to some politicians and you’d think that America’s wealth should be a source of anger, not thanksgiving.
Six months ago, the Clark County School District hired an outside lawyer to conduct an investigation that should have taken no more than six weeks. The public still hasn’t heard anything.
Teachers are facing a pay cut next year. So are police officers, firefighters and almost every state and local government employee. Thank Nevada’s broken retirement system for that.
Nevada’s Public Employees’ Retirement System is still fighting a Supreme Court decision requiring them to turn over public pension records.
Steve Sisolak and Aaron Ford are promising to use their new offices to implement Nevada’s stalled background check initiative. They haven’t said, however, how they are going to do it.
