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Victor Joecks

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Victor Joecks is a Review-Journal columnist who explores and explains policy issues three days a week in the Opinion section. Previously he served as the executive vice president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute. Victor is also a staff sergeant in Nevada National Guard. Originally from Washington state, Victor received his bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College.

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Recall irregularities abound at Registrar’s office

The Clark County Registrar’s office can’t keep its numbers straight. It’s already admitted to improperly excluding 175 signers of a petition to recall Sen. Joyce Woodhouse. Now, there’s evidence suggesting it’s made hundreds of more mistakes in that recall and the one targeting Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro.

 
Want to empower women? Stop talking about gender pay gap

If you want to empower women, stop talking about the mythical gender pay gap. Equal Pay Day was last week. Democrat politicians and their media allies spent the day spreading the falsehood that women earn 80 cents for every dollar men earn.

Giunchigliani’s gun-control proposal is full of holes

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Giunchigliani’s new gun control proposal would do more to punish responsible gun owners than reduce gun crime. Read through her platform, and you get the impression that’s practically the point.

 
CCSD’s next superintendent can’t solve its problems

Believing that the Clark County School District’s next superintendent can solve its problems is like thinking you can turn Hamlet into a comedy by finding the right lead actor. The next superintendent will have the starring role in an oft-repeated tragedy but no chance to change the plot.

 
Michelle Mortensen talks Trump, social media, government spending

Stormy Daniels is a “distraction,” not an impeachable offense. Social media companies shouldn’t arbitrarily discriminate against conservatives, and Republicans who voted for the omnibus spending package should be ashamed of themselves. That’s according to Congressional District 3 candidate and former TV reporter Michelle Mortensen.

 
Women most responsible for gender pay gap

The people most responsible for the much-hyped gender pay gap are women. Tuesday was Equal Pay Day, a chance for liberals to claim that women in America make only 80 cents for every dollar a male makes or 81 cents in Nevada.

It’s easy to vote illegally in Nevada

It’s easy to vote illegally in Nevada. All a non-citizen has to do is go the DMV and ask. The DMV uses the same form whether you’re getting a driver’s license, ID card or driver’s authorization card. DACs are for those, like illegal aliens, who can’t meet the proof of identity requirements for the other cards. At the bottom is a voter registration form.

 
Collective bargaining is breaking CCSD

The months of budget problems the Clark County School District faced last year will soon look like the good ol’ days. Thank collective bargaining for that.

 
Chris G has Steve Sisolak running scared in Democratic primary

Steve Sisolak couldn’t scare off Chris Giunchigliani, and now she has Sisolak running scared. They’re both seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. You can see this in his shifting policy positions and recent TV ads — a six-figure buy almost three months before the primary.

 
The evidence for Easter

If you think politicians make outlandish claims, consider what Christians celebrate at Easter. They believe a man named Jesus was brutally tortured, murdered and buried for three days before rising from the dead. Furthermore, they assert this man was also fully God and that your belief or lack of belief in him determines your eternal destiny.

 
Democrats bar reporter from forum so CD4 candidates can ‘speak freely’

Democrats have hit on a new strategy: Don’t let the public know what you actually believe. The latest example happened Wednesday. The Red Rock Democratic Club hosted and publicly advertised a Congressional District 4 candidate forum. Ramona Giwargis, one of the Review-Journal’s political reporters, went to cover it.

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