Las VeganÕs story should persuade lawmakers to back affordable health care One way to make the case before skeptical members of Congress that ...
Plan for elementary school health center on hold pending permit decision A health clinic planned for Elaine Wynn Elementary School is meeting opposition ...
Congress should toss out proposal to amend House reapportionment process Two Republican senators are seeking to change the way the 435 seats in the House of Representatives are divvied up among the states, but their legislation smacks of partisan politics. Sens. David ...
CONTEXT, IN NUMBERS 5,677 Jobs created or saved in Nevada by the $787 billion federal stimulus, according to information released by the Obama administration on Friday. Nationwide, the number is estimated to be 640,239. 13.3% NevadaÕs unemployment rate as of September. It ...
The latest release of stimulus jobs numbers has set off the expected partisan nonsense. Democrats are gushing about how the stimulus is working, and Republicans continue to question its effi cacy. ItÕs not surprising that the Obama administration and its supporters would ...
Suffering on the rise among millions of Americans victimized by falling economy People fortunate enough to have a job not threatened by a layoff and a home not threatened by foreclosure may indeed think the recession is over or that the worst ...
Kids today are thinking for themselves, not just parroting their parents Is anyone in Nevada smarter than a fifth grader? The Las Vegas Suns Emily Richmond did a Nevada Day story by interviewing people waiting in line at the Department of Motor ...
School DistrictÕs attempt at single-sex education fails because of a lack of accountability In 2003 Silvestri Junior High School started an experiment with single-sex education, separating boys and girls in certain classes. That plan ended last year, but school officials canÕt really ...
Sports fans might have recognized the name of a teacher featured in a Las Vegas Sun story about single-sex classes at West PrepÕs middle school. Math teacher Tommy Sieler was a standout place kicker at Chaparral High and at the University of ...
BOO GOES THE POPS Nevada Pops couldnÕt wait for Halloween. The orchestra, dressed in costume, will present a ÒTricks and TreatsÓ concert at 7:30 tonight at Artemus Ham Hall. Director Dick McGee, dressed as Darth Vader, will conduct music from ÒTwilight,Ó ÒPhantom ...
Bystanders who witness violence but fail to call police represent weakness in society It is unfathomable to think that dozens of people can witness a violent crime in America without attempting to contact police. Yet this failure to help someone in danger ...
Arizona taking a risk with its plan to privatize nearly the entire state prison system Arizona officials, trying to save money, are on the verge of seeking bids from private prison companies, which would share the job of managing the stateÕs 40,000 ...
