Calling the coronavirus the Chinese virus isn’t racist. It’s accurate. It also counteracts efforts by the Chinese government to sow confusion about where the virus came from and how the Chinese government enabled this pandemic.
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It’s not just in the midst of a pandemic that citizens need to know what the government is doing.
Navigating through uncharted waters.
On the front lines.
Don’t blame the Trump administration.
With the nation facing such a serious problem in COVID-19, now is not the time to play politics.
If a major corporation lays off people without pay but continually raises its room rates, don’t come to us with hat in hand. If you moved all your manufacturing jobs overseas because you could save a bundle, don’t come to us with hat in hand.
There are indeed legitimate questions about how Nevadans will respond to this unprecedented action, particularly if it drags on.
I just don’t know if virtually banning business and commerce — literally destroying Las Vegas; leaving millions unemployed; and potentially starting a Great Depression — was the right path for stopping this deadly virus.
In my house, I have something called a “faucet” in the kitchen. The faucet has a knob thingy that I turn and water pours out.
Maybe instead of laying people off and closing Strip resorts, we could instead keep people employed by letting them work with the Clark County School District.
Attorney General Aaron Ford is Nevada’s top law enforcement officer. That hasn’t stopped him from flagrantly violating Nevada’s public records law.
Even small acts of kindness can make a difference.
