Letters

The name of the paper should be changed to the Las Vegas Raiders Journal. More articles are regularly written about a bad football team from California than articles about our community.

First, I’d like to say that my heart goes out to the family of the young man who was shot outside Canyon Ridge High School on Tuesday. Now, I’d like to address the ones who want to destroy our Second Amendment rights.

The recent campaign commercials by Sen. Dean Heller suggesting that Congresswoman Jacky Rosen has not had any bills passed are a misrepresentation.

Jonathan Scott of the Property Brothers TV show says to vote yes on Question 3.

Kudos for the excellent editorial “Gutting Read by 3.”

I had to wonder about the “Scores in English, math improving” article (Sept. 5 Review-Journal), which showed that Clark County School District students are getting more proficient. I’m 63 years old and grew up in a time where English, language arts, and grammar were required courses. We were taught the correct usage of me/myself/I, her/she, gone/went, etc. …

To fulfill his campaign promise of “draining the swamp,” it sounds like President Trump should have started and still be working closer to the Oval Office. The size of the White House “staff” has more than doubled since World War II. The “staff” now has to have space outside the White House. Just how many “high administration/government officials” are there? Do we really need that many? Of course, down the street on Capitol Hill, staff bloating is a way of life. Many “dikes” have been put in place to prevent any swamp draining there!

You don’t know who to believe anymore in the world of politics, but this I do know, Sen. Dean Heller has done more than any other representative for us veterans here in Nevada. I moved here in 1972 and have seen and heard lots of them. Some were good while others could have cared less about us veterans. Senator Heller answered my questions every time I contacted his office. Somethings he has done things that I have not agreed with, but overall he’s a straight shooter. He may associate with President Trump but he does not associate with Jane Fonda.

John Burke’s “Search results” letter (Saturday Review-Journal) wants factual support that carbon dioxide isn’t the major cause of global warming.

I’m appalled that new Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill thinks the main problem is their business practices have not “kept up with the times.” That implies he thinks there was a time when it was appropriate to help themselves to taxpayer-funded largesse and not to have financial controls.