Nevada Democrats should raise the gaming tax

Richard Miks Las Vegas

December 28, 2018 - 9:00 pm

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Now that the Democrats hold the reins of power in Nevada, I wonder if any politician will have the moral courage to stand up to the casinos. Gov.-elect Steve Sisolak has hinted a property tax might be on the table. Well, what about an increased casino tax?

Casino owners don’t mind paying in other jurisdictions double what they pay here. And then they have the nerve to charge Nevadans and everyone else parking fees. I think it only fair that lawmakers reciprocate and increase their tax rate.

President Joe Biden. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

LETTER: Longing for the days of Donald Trump

Philip Miceli North Las Vegas

September 27, 2024 - 9:01 pm

Who wants four more years of this agony?

Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

LETTER: Kamala tries to stay in hiding

James McDonald Henderson

September 27, 2024 - 9:01 pm

It is readily apparent that Ms. Harris does not like or handle spontaneous situations well.

LETTER: School board should hold off on new superintendent selection

Tim Underwood Las Vegas

September 27, 2024 - 9:00 pm

A new school board will convene in January 2025, potentially with four new voting members. These members will represent the true voice of the people and should.

Former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

LETTER: The real immigration debate

David Antonini Las Vegas

September 27, 2024 - 9:00 pm

How should the U.S. go about crafting solutions to immigration that acknowledges the need to uphold our immigration laws while also trying to uphold the spirit of America that has always welcomed immigrants?

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LETTER: Pols try to outdo each other with handouts

Bob Valentine Las Vegas

September 26, 2024 - 9:02 pm

Trump’s “no taxes on tips” plan starts a race to the bottom.

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LETTER: Hectoring us on road safety

Bert Woywod Las Vegas

September 26, 2024 - 9:01 pm

Why on earth do we allow these huge 18-wheelers in the left lanes of our freeways? That’s like having a speeding missile on your back bumper.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

LETTER: The invective flies both ways

James Hutkin Henderson

September 25, 2024 - 9:02 pm

Where is your editorial on Donald Trump and JD Vance toning down the rhetoric? Or are you tone-deaf to their remarks?

Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

LETTER: The Democratic ‘gift’ to America

Alan G. Smith Henderson

September 25, 2024 - 9:01 pm

What are the people of Springfield to do? Kamala Harris expects these poor citizens to somehow feed, shelter, clothe, medicate and educate the 20,000 uninvited.

Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

LETTER: Beware the Harris ‘opportunity economy’

Joseph C. Schillmoeller Las Vegas

September 25, 2024 - 9:01 pm

A vote for Ms. Harris’ “opportunity economy” is a vote for poverty and despair.

Tim Walz speaks to the media in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

LETTER: How about a Trump-Harris trade?

Edward Cotton Las Vegas

September 24, 2024 - 9:02 pm

It appears to me that the vice president choices made by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris should be reversed.