Opinion Archives - Nevada Globe

A Tradeoff Cancer Patients Can’t Afford

May 13, 2022 11:06 am

As a mother of two young boys, and living with stage four colon cancer, the most important thing for me right now is spending as much time as I can with my husband and sons. I was diagnosed with colon...

OPINION: Veterans Need Innovative Care And Treatment

April 25, 2022 7:33 am

When I returned home after serving in the Vietnam War, I had no idea the atrocities I endured there would impact my health some 50 years later. As a Vietnam veteran and a retired policeman, I am anything but comfortable...

OPINION: Nevada has overcommitted to solar and wind projects

April 22, 2022 12:08 pm

Friday is Earth Day. So, between its “think globally, act locally” spirit and my long familiarity with energy, water, land-use and public policy matters, some thoughts (non-partisan and driven by science, economics and sound regulation) on Nevada and Western resource...

OPINION: Strange Bedfellows Will Flip the Senate

April 14, 2022 8:00 amApril 13, 2022 5:54 pm

It’s no secret the GOP has had difficulty winning over women voters. For years, the GOP has relied on winning elections through straight men. Not anymore and certainly not in Nevada. As the sun rises over the primary campaign events...

Regent Brooks: ‘I am Concerned With The Current Culture in Higher Education’

March 22, 2022 11:05 amMarch 22, 2022 11:55 am

Antisemitism has been around for over three thousand years, and its presence within our communities and on our campuses of higher education isn’t likely to disappear any time soon. A vivid and disheartening recent illustration of this problem was the...

To Sanction Putin, American Energy Independence Must Be Revived

March 2, 2022 2:20 pmMarch 2, 2022 5:07 pm

As a citizen and proud Nevadan, I feel it is my duty to speak out against the tragedy in Ukraine. This morning, I woke up to reports of Russian bombs having struck near the Babyn Yar Holocaust site in Ukraine....

Fellner: End the forced masking of Nevada schoolchildren

February 7, 2022 8:45 amMarch 1, 2022 6:51 am

The Carson City School District has finally repealed its mask mandate after acknowledging that there were no discernible differences in Covid cases between schools that had a mandate and those that did not. Unfortunately, most Nevada students remain trapped within the...