Tens of thousands of people will come together today in Washington, D.C., for the 44th annual March for Life. They come together for women like Karina and Cynthia, the daughter Karina considered aborting.
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Victor Joecks
Victor Joecks’ column appears in the Opinion section each Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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The Nevada Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the state’s Education Savings Accounts wasn’t a complete loss for conservatives. An overlooked section gives taxpayers a powerful new tool to fight government expansion and overreach.
Sometimes the best way for politicians to help veterans is to stop helping them. It’s a lesson Nevada lawmakers need to remember as they go to Carson City and consider bills like AB67.
The election of Donald Trump and his inauguration today as the 45th president of the United States has triggered a tsunami of leftist hysteria. It’s time for an intervention.
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s fourth and final State of the State address was decidedly happier than his previous speeches. Ho, ho, ho.
Contrary to what you might have heard, Education Savings Accounts are not dead. They’re very much alive. And they’ll be back again this summer — if Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval wants it so.
Legislators have been skirting the Nevada Constitution to pass tax increases for 20 years, and it’s time to expose their scheme.
The Clark County School District is asking the Legislature to remove regulations on the hiring requirements for new teachers while simultaneously imposing new burdens on charter school applicants.
A mega corporation is using skewed research to sell its product to gullible parents. The conglomerate claims to help kids, but its product actually has no effect — or a negative effect — on children’s cognitive skills and social behaviors.
Telling a lie over and over doesn’t make it true. But it can turn a lie into a narrative. Don’t believe me? Take Nevada’s budget. You’re already hearing that the state’s general fund is about to be cut to the bone.
It’s a litmus test for Nevada Democrats and membership in the state’s education establishment: The belief that increased education funding leads to improved student achievement.
What do you feel when you hear the name Donald Trump? Now, what comes to mind for the names Aaron Ford, Michael Roberson, Jason Frierson and Paul Anderson?