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Initiative may be the way to get background checks on the books

Unless you’re prepared to argue that all gun-purchase background checks are illegal under the Second Amendment, you have no reason to oppose the latest initiative petition filed in Nevada.

Too few good men

Lately it seems as if we’re losing too many of the good ones.

Could political activism really be just about fundraising?

It was unsurprising to read the news this week that Sharron Angle’s latest political venture — a pair of malodorous ballot initiatives aimed at further sullying our state constitution — had failed to gather sufficient signatures.

It wasn’t fraud that cost Niger Innis a primary win

There are plenty of conservatives in Las Vegas who are questioning how Niger Innis could possibly have lost his 4th Congressional District Republican primary.

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The establishment strikes back

Early on primary night, it wasn’t looking good for establishment Republicans.

California teacher ruling has implications for Nevada, too

We should all be able to agree that schools exist to educate students, to prepare them for higher education and the workforce, and to equip them with the knowledge and values to perpetuate American democracy for another generation.

Happy 150th, Nevada

In October, Nevada will celebrate 150 years of statehood.

Color-coding the brain is useful, but is it worth the cost?

After I read recently about the Clark County School District spending $350,000 over the past six years with a company called Emergenetics, I was curious. The company uses a 100-question survey to gauge a person’s basic thinking tendencies.

Red-light madness

I was driving up Martin Luther King Boulevard the other day, right in front of the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building, on my way back to the office after picking up some lunch.

Where’s justice?

Suddenly, big fines are all the rage.

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