Opinion Archives - Page 27 of 29

Governor Sisolak’s Solar Scam

August 3, 2022 8:38 amAugust 3, 2022 9:18 am

Solar energy has its uses. For example, it’s great for spaceships and off-grid houses. But as a method to power the electrical grid, it is a scam. Governor Sisolak has created a “climate strategy” that will squander billions on massive solar infrastructure. The money will be raised from taxes and...

CDC Used Flawed Data To Approve Covid Child Vaccines

June 21, 2022 11:50 amJune 21, 2022 11:53 am

The CDC recently approved Covid vaccines for infants and other children under the age of five. The agency justified this recommendation, in part, by citing flawed data from a pre-print study that dramatically inflated the risk of Covid to kids. Specifically, the study calculated the total number of Covid-related deaths...

Opinion: Let Parents Vote Directly On Education Reform

June 14, 2022 8:02 am

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing while expecting different results, then our approach to education in Nevada is certifiable. One thing nearly every Nevadan agrees on is the dismal state of our current education system. Specifically, the Clark County School District (CCSD), which is the 5th...

The Henderson Cabal

June 13, 2022 7:24 amJune 13, 2022 7:25 am

The political appointment process in Henderson has been a very convenient and useful tool for Mayor Debra March to make sure her cabal (a secret political clique or faction) secured a seat on the Henderson City Council. The appointment process is a tool to build political power and name ID...

Creating Safe Schools: You’re doing it wrong

June 8, 2022 9:35 amJune 8, 2022 3:05 pm

I waited to write this until the post-Uvalde tidal wave of “How to make schools safer” articles came out. I hoped that at least someone might get it right. They didn’t. Nothing I’ve seen has come close to offering the only solution there is for preventing school violence. There’s a...

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 cancer at 42 years old, and the news came out...

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 right now. In the past few years, I have developed...