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OPINION: Reno Mayoral Race Is An Easy Choice

October 12, 2022 8:54 amOctober 12, 2022 8:56 am

Eddie Lorton and Hillary Schieve are both running to be the next mayor of Reno. Differences between the two candidates are clear and broad. The election results will shape Reno’s economy and public safety for years to come. The race between challenger Lorton and incumbent Schieve is nonpartisan. Regardless of...

OPINION: Time To Take the Politics Out Of The Opioid Crisis

October 6, 2022 7:29 amOctober 6, 2022 3:23 pm

In two recent television campaign attack ads, Senator Cortez Masto attacked former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt for not addressing the Purdue OxyContin opiate debacle and “national opioid problem” that has hurt Nevada. What a hypocrite. This is a lie. Even the Washington Post has called Cortez Masto out on...

The Shady Middlemen Putting Profits Ahead Of Patients

September 27, 2022 12:04 pmSeptember 28, 2022 3:38 pm

Over the next couple months, leading up to the midterm elections, we should expect to hear more and more from our lawmakers and prospective candidates. I know I’m not alone in feeling like the campaign ads have been nonstop. As a recent author pointed out, incumbent candidate Senator Cortez Masto...

Governor Sisolak Should Select Next Supreme Court Justice Based on Merit, Not Race

September 26, 2022 5:44 amSeptember 26, 2022 12:33 pm

Defining and treating people primarily based on their race or skin color is morally repugnant, and its recent resurgence should be condemned. The latest push for a race-based quota appeared in the opinion pages of the Nevada Independent, where the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association called for...

OPINION: Adam Laxalt Is The Right Choice for Nevada

September 13, 2022 10:55 am

As a lifelong Democrat and former speaker of the Nevada Assembly, politics has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I must admit I am deeply concerned with the current political environment. Partisan divisiveness has reached a fever pitch. The Democratic party is rapidly...

Abortion Is Settled Law In Nevada

September 7, 2022 1:13 pm

Last week I spoke at the Women’s Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas. After my comments, people were invited to ask questions. One woman said, “We should have a statute in Nevada protecting a woman’s right to have an abortion.” I was a little surprised that she didn’t know that...

Pharmacy Benefit Managers Impact Healthcare Costs

August 26, 2022 9:41 am

As individuals and families in Nevada ponder the state of the current health care system and its profound impact on their lives, they need to negotiate a dizzying flurry of complex terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and definitions. It’s a headache. So it’s easy to understand how the term PBM could...