Apologists Michael Yackira and Elaine Wynn shoot the messengers — reporter Bethany Barnes and the Review-Journal editorial page staff — for not fairly representing Chancellor Dan Klaich and the work he has done for the Nevada System of Higher Education (“NSHE’s Klaich deserves praise for efforts,” July 26 Review-Journal). But the op-ed by Mr. Yackira and Ms. Wynn didn’t provide any information relevant to specific issues such as: Mr. Klaich contracting a counter report to the SRI International report; the Mario Martinez funding formula and Lincy Institute actions; alleged plagiarism of intellectual property of the Brookings Institute; the hiring of Catherine Cortez Masto in apparent violation of NSHE’s Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action hiring policies; and the actions to secure budgetary support for the medical school in Southern Nevada.
Letters
In an article on NV Energy and net metering, Review-Journal reporter Steve Tetreault noted that NV Energy said, “The current 11.6 cents per kilowatt hour rate paid to customers who send unused solar power to the company should be reduced to 5.5 cents as a more realistic value” (“GOP dares Hillary to talk net metering in Las Vegas,” Aug. 16 Review-Journal). In no column or article have I seen anyone mention that such customers generate solar power only during daylight hours.
One of my daughters is a teacher in Henderson. She is an excellent teacher, and I am very proud of her and the work that she does. The students love her, as do the students’ parents.
I was completely appalled by Howard Stutz’s Aug. 12 commentary (“Smoking ban hammers Harrah’s New Orleans”). The headline was completely misleading. Mr. Stutz claimed the smoking ban caused Harrah’s New Orleans’ gaming decline for the month of June. However, Mr. Stutz failed to mention that gaming revenue had been in decline the entire year. How could a smoke-free law that started in April cause a decline before it was implemented?
In future decades and centuries, our two recently created national monuments ’ Tule Springs Fossil Beds and Basin and Range ’ will join Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire and Lake Mead as cherished elements within Southern Nevada’s natural landscape. Such outdoor recreation opportunities attract a growing population of visitors who shun the bright lights of Las Vegas in favor of natural features.
NV Energy shortfall
The Perseid meteor shower blazed across our dark desert skies this past week, and I was fortunate enough to share the experience with a group of youths who had never even witnessed a meteor streak across the sky.
On a recent Friday night visit to the Fremont Street Experience, the street was full of panhandlers and half-naked men and women. It’s become a disgraceful circus atmosphere. I have lived here 38 years, and I have never seen such trash and disrespect for tourists and locals alike.
The solar industry puts power into the grid, meaning NV Energy has to produce less power. NV Energy then sells that solar power to its customers. What’s wrong with that? What a deal!
Robert Gardner’s letter attempts to answer how the gay marriage ruling harms Christians (“Gay marriage ruling,” July 27 Review Journal.). I would advise Mr. Gardner that millions of times each day in this country, businesses provide goods and services to paying customers who “violate God’s word.”
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles’ decision to stop the Dash Pass program showed the typical bureaucratic mentality of throwing the baby out with the bathwater (“DMV ends Dash Pass remote access,” July 23 Review-Journal). Any business in the private sector would have looked at the problems and developed changes that addressed those problems. Leave it to a bureaucracy to come up with a solution that will simply replicate the previous problem.
