Opinion Columns

So, we’re doing secret budgets now?

Say what you will about Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, he doesn’t make many mistakes. That may account, at least in part, for his overwhelming popularity.

So many outrages, so little column space

December 5, 2012 - 2:02 am

Federal court’s gay marriage ruling is fabulous fail

December 4, 2012 - 2:03 am

More taxes for cops

December 2, 2012 - 2:05 am

Back in 2004, just as voters narrowly approved an advisory question to raise the sales tax by one-half a cent to hire more cops, a disturbing idea emerged: What if the city of Las Vegas and Clark County – the local governments that fund the Metropolitan Police Department – decided to short the department’s budget by an equal amount and spend the money elsewhere?

Whatever happened to libertarian Nevada?

November 30, 2012 - 2:15 am

And you thought Nevada was a pioneer state.

Here’s a voter-ID law that just might work

November 28, 2012 - 2:03 am

Give Secretary of State Ross Miller credit for moving the dialogue forward, at least.

Senators tangle over much-needed filibuster reform

November 27, 2012 - 2:02 am

A bit of friendly political ‘advice’ from the other side

November 23, 2012 - 2:04 am

I’ve “obtained” this piece of correspondence from “a senior Democratic strategist” posing as a friend to a young Republican consultant in order to proffer some rather diabolical advice. Apologies to the great C.S. Lewis, from whom this literary device is liberally borrowed and poorly imitated.

Nevada’s needy would give thanks for Medicaid

November 21, 2012 - 2:03 am

It’s decision time for Gov. Brian Sandoval.

For a ‘flawed candidate,’ Shelley Berkley did plenty for Nevada

November 20, 2012 - 1:59 am

It’s Obama!

November 11, 2012 - 2:08 am

And now we have our answer: It’s President Barack Obama.

Close state Senate races break hearts

November 9, 2012 - 2:17 am

In politics, it’s not the shellackings that you most regret. It’s the heartbreakers.

All that work, all that money, and what’s different?

November 8, 2012 - 2:13 am

On Monday, President Barack Obama faced a House of Representatives controlled by hostile Republicans, a Democratically controlled Senate without enough members to break a filibuster threat and a looming crisis over tax cuts, deficit spending and debt.

It’s never OK to say a candidate for office is pro-rape

November 6, 2012 - 2:02 am

Thus saith the Lord

November 4, 2012 - 1:18 am

Recently, the Rev. Billy Graham’s organization bought full-page ads in major newspapers – including the Review-Journal – encouraging people to vote for “biblical principles.”

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