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OPINION: Ballot Question 1, The ERA That ERAses Women

November 7, 2022 2:36 pmOctober 14, 2024 4:17 pm

According to Ms. Magazine, “Advocates are fighting to make Nevada the 27th state by passing the most comprehensive ERA in the country. If passed, the Nevada ERA would be the first time that an equal rights amendment explicitly protects people on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender...

America’s King Lear Foreign Policy

October 20, 2022 9:59 amOctober 20, 2022 10:23 am

In the classic Shakespearian tragedy King Lear, England’s King Lear splits his kingdom between two daughters who drown him with false praise. He banishes the third daughter Cordelia, who loves him, because of her failure to profess said love like her deceitful sisters. Later, King Lear goes insane after being...

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Blind Spot On Health Care

October 19, 2022 11:30 amOctober 19, 2022 12:42 pm

Recently, President Biden and his party in Washington celebrated the passage of the climate and drug pricing law. While most of the fanfare focused on how important lowering costs in health care is, the bill actually does very little to fix our broken system. There is no doubt that lowering...

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...

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