Democrats now sound like free-market aficionados.
Opinion
Saturday’s explosion of a runaway train loaded with oil shouldn’t become a tragedy to be exploited. The Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, just 20 miles from the Maine border, was devastated by the blast. There are 24 confirmed deaths, with many more expected, as the 26 still missing are presumed dead.
Last November, the penny-stock company Las Vegas Railway Express announced an ambitious, privately financed plan to start a party train with Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles service, with the inaugural trek set for New Year’s Eve. That prospect left the station months ago, unfulfilled.
For all practical purposes, Nevada doesn’t have capital punishment. In the 36 years since Nevada reinstated the death penalty for its worst killers, just 12 inmates have been executed, none since 2006. Nevada’s only execution chamber was shut down when the state closed the Nevada State Prison. The Legislature won’t fund a new chamber, even though 83 men are on death row.
Las Vegas visitors can’t have an enjoyable experience if they don’t feel safe. And they won’t come here at all if they believe violence could erupt around them.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is getting better and better about partnering with private industry to improve students’ employment prospects. The latest example of the school’s responsiveness is its consideration of a minor in drone technology.
Those who consider the U.S. Constitution a “living document,” subject to continual reinterpretation as society changes, like to point to the Third Amendment as proof the founding document is too dated to be read literally. “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law,” the amendment reads.
Another sure sign that this country’s pet obsession is going off the rails: The Nevada Supreme Court heard 50 minutes of arguments Wednesday about a Henderson dog that killed a 1-year-old boy.
The Clark County Commission is considering an increase in the sales tax rate to prop up police services, but not in a way that honors the will of voters.
On reviewjournal.com today, Stan Veuger of the American Enterprise Institute and Robert Lang and William Brown of UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West address an important topic that generates precious little public debate: Federal funding of state and local government services.
It was Dipak Desai’s fault. It was always his fault.
If the city of North Las Vegas is ever going to return its government to a stable fiscal footing, it needs to stay out of court and limit taxpayer exposure to lawsuits.
We’ve heard it too many times to count since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act one year ago: ObamaCare is the law of the land.
How are we doing, safeguarding those “unalienable Rights” with which we are “endowed by our Creator” — in support of which 56 patriots solemnly pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, 237 years ago?
For weekend visitors driving back to Southern California from Las Vegas, and for Southern Nevadans making the jaunt southwest for a little rest and relaxation, a much-needed improvement to your route finally appears to be coming.
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I am a little embarrassed to admit it, but I picked a fight with a robot the other day. Okay, technically it was a staring contest, but the tension was real. It was one of those sleek, autonomous delivery units, waiting for an elevator at a local resort. It had these digital anime eyes that blinked, feigning a soul. Read more…
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Las Vegas is now part of an unfortunate club. It’s one of many cities where a viral video has been shot revealing the ruinous results of soft-on-crime policies embraced by Democrats.
CRT adherents don’t see two individuals, they see two representatives of their class. Deobra Redden is Black, so he’s oppressed. Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who’s white, is the oppressor.
As many as 26 percent of American adults — more than 1 in 4 — have some type of disability.
A new Review-Journal feature called “What Are They Hiding?” will spotlight all the bad-faith ways Nevada governments hide public records from taxpayers.
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