Elected officials in Nevada, Nebraska and South Dakota must demand accountability from local 911 service providers (“Las Vegas 911 system restored after outage lasting hours,” April 18 Review-Journal). A 911 system outage of any duration is unacceptable. Many critical communications systems are designed with layers of redundancy to prevent the type of system failure. We can and must do better.
I understand Mr. Ford wants the governorship and then maybe higher office. But he shouldn’t pander to the well-being of the good people of Las Vegas.
The article about bicyclists that periodically unite in large groups to trek through the streets of Las Vegas on joyful rides of camaraderie, celebrating a union of mutual fun, was a bit glamorized.
