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Opinion
Two months ago, I made the point that a steak-and-eggs breakfast in Las Vegas was cheaper than the price of a gallon of gas. With soaring energy costs fueling increases in the price of food and other consumer goods, it seems that any kind of bargain these days will be harder to find, even in a city famous for them.
To the editor:
American citizens used to be able to travel relatively freely across the nation’s northern and southern borders. No papers necessary, just a quick chat with a federal agent stationed at the port of entry.
Calling President Bush’s proposal to lift the 18-year moratorium on new offshore oil drilling “a political gimmick” that he will not allow to come to the floor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is instead pushing his own proposal, a bill requiring the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to curb excessive speculation in energy markets.
During the 2006-07 school year, 218 Clark County public schools showed “adequate progress” under federal No Child Left Behind standards. In 2007-08, the number of schools showing “adequate yearly progress” dropped by 32, to 186.
Let us review the very recent activities of the two major candidates for president.
Since this space is frequently devoted to bemoaning government secrecy and closed-door meetings, I would be remiss, nay, derelict if I failed to offer a tip o’ the hat in recognition of the fact the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection has chosen to throw open its doors and let the public see just how they go about selecting judges to fill mid-term vacancies.
In the July issue of Imprimis, an outreach publication of Michigan’s free-market-oriented Hillsdale College, Edward J. Erler, professor of political science at California State San Bernardino, challenges the prevailing wisdom that the 14th Amendment bestows “birthright citizenship” on the newborn child of any illegal alien who can manage to avoid deportation long enough to give birth — usually in a taxpayer-funded hospital.
There seems to be a lot of press regarding the agricultural exemption granted Gov. Jim Gibbons for his property in Elko County. A quick look at the law may be helpful:
The state Supreme Court on Friday handed down a ruling on state term limits which won’t please everyone, but which avoided the major dangers and — finally, after 12 years — lets Nevadans know where they stand.
The Springs Preserve is earning a place within the growing cultural landscape of Southern Nevada. It hosts weekly farmers markets and jazz performances, monthly historical discussions and regular ecological tours. The Wolfgang Puck Café, with its cityscape views, has become a popular lunch spot for workers in the area.
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Harrah’s Las Vegas would like to congratulate famed Las Vegas headliner and legendary U.S. entertainer Donny Osmond for again taking home the gold. For five years running, he has won the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Best of Las Vegas readers poll for entertainment awards.
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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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