Seeking clarity on school speed limits
To the editor:
I have lived in the Las Vegas Valley on and off since 1984, and I have seen major changes come about, but the new signs for school areas have me baffled.
I live in Henderson. We have two schools within two blocks, an elementary school and Liberty High School. There are flashing lights and 25 mph signs all around the elementary school. But at Liberty there are both lights and signs. The sign hanging on the lights says to drive 15 mph when children are present. The lights hardly ever flash, even while hordes of cars and buses unload the students every morning and afternoon.
And there are children on this street pretty much 24/7 because it is in the middle of neighborhoods.
Why can’t they flash the lights during appropriate times? What is the definition of “when children are present”? Why can’t they post the reduced speed limits by time of day, like almost everywhere else in the universe?
Just like the never-ending road construction projects and the promise of doubled fines, it seems as though Las Vegas has found another way to fine the locals without clarifying the rules. It seems like the big topic in Las Vegas lately, medical marijuana laws included.
Our services dwindle, our paychecks shrink, our homes are seized, the unemployment rate soars and yet the city still finds ways to take more of our money.
Robert Reinecke
Henderson
Sliding by
To the editor:
Wynn Las Vegas is attempting to recover $700,000 in craps winnings from two people who won it because, well, the odds against this are very, very remote (Saturday Review-Journal).
The hotel claims the big winners conspired to cheat using a technique called dice “sliding,” a manipulation of the cube so the desired number comes up when thrown. The claim is that this move, along with “distracting the dealers,” resulted in these winnings.
Inquiring minds want to know how Wynn Las Vegas could have let this winning spree go on for a month without these people being stopped sooner. The dealer’s primary responsibility is to call a “no roll” and cancel the play if he or she witnesses the dice not moving properly — bouncing off the back wall, rolling over. In addition, there are the pit supervisors who are monitoring the dealers they share the tips with.
One month of unbridled cheating by the same people? Really? Could it be that they just, you know, won? Let’s stay tuned to see how this plays in a lawsuit.
Jim Cassidy
Henderson
Research mission
To the editor:
In response to your Monday story, “Researcher wants to drive you to distraction”:
Actually, the research findings will be like all scientific data collected about human beings: They will apply to some, but not to others.
My problem with this UNLV study is that the conclusions will probably equate to common sense and yet constitute an enormous investment in time and money to learn what we already know.
We need to change the model of our universities and throw out this notion that these schools should be research centers. Professors should study and then teach the latest information discovered. Instead, professors leave the teaching to graduate students and spend all their time (and our money, from taxpayers and students) writing papers and filling out applications for government grants.
If the government helped Thomas Edison, we’d all still be reading by candlelight — and candles would be heavily taxed.
End tenure now!
Kevin L. Stockton
North Las Vegas
