When you want to make an omelet, you need to break a few eggs. That adage also clearly applies to our state’s education system. I’ve been a Nevada resident for almost half a century and, as long as I’ve been here, the biggest topic of concern has … [Continue reading] about Break It to Fix It: Education in Nevada
Questioning Authority: Checks and Balances
In high school civics, most of us were taught about the Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in our government. As a refresher, our government is designed with three branches, each with individual powers to prevent any one branch from … [Continue reading] about Questioning Authority: Checks and Balances
Shop and Vote Your Values
This may be the most politically incorrect commentary you read in a while. So, if you are especially sensitive, please just turn the page. I write this knowing people will disagree, my email will be flooded with responses and I may be punished, or as … [Continue reading] about Shop and Vote Your Values
Repairing the Vote: “Hope is Not a Course of Action”
In a phone call earlier this year, Mark Wlaschin, deputy Secretary of State (SOS) for elections in Nevada said, “Hope is not a course of action. We are taking action.” He was referring to the measures the Secretary of State is taking to prevent … [Continue reading] about Repairing the Vote: “Hope is Not a Course of Action”
Parent’s Rights: Some Things Shouldn’t Involve the Village
When I first heard the idea that children don’t belong to their parents, but rather to the community, I passed it off as far-left nonsense. That was in 2013 with the following quote, “We have to break through this idea that kids belong to their … [Continue reading] about Parent’s Rights: Some Things Shouldn’t Involve the Village
Education Needs Help: And Parents Need Options
There seems to be one issue Nevadans can all agree on to some degree – education needs to improve, the health of our state depends on it. However, how to improve education is an issue that has been hotly debated and those debates tend to fall along … [Continue reading] about Education Needs Help: And Parents Need Options
Mission War: Las Vegas Wants Nonprofit’s Land
CARE Complex is a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating homelessness in Downtown Las Vegas. The organization was established in 2005. In 2014, CARE purchased a foreclosed property in the city’s “Corridor of Hope” – a prime area to help those burdened … [Continue reading] about Mission War: Las Vegas Wants Nonprofit’s Land
Dangerous Word Play: Holding the Line with “Shall”
For as long as I can remember, the Clark County Education Association (CCEA) has been working to raise taxes for education. They’ve come to nearly every industry in the state with their hand out for more money. Like most other business owners, I … [Continue reading] about Dangerous Word Play: Holding the Line with “Shall”
Unconstitutional Law: Don’t “Ghost” Homemade Guns
Last year, Nevada legislators passed AB 286, an anti-gun bill that would have made some elements of home gunsmithing illegal under a broad banner definition. As it was passed, the bill would have prohibited a person from possessing, purchasing, … [Continue reading] about Unconstitutional Law: Don’t “Ghost” Homemade Guns
What is Truth… And, is it Relative?
How important is the truth to you? I expect it’s important to most of us, so let’s dig into what truth is. And, since its December, when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, let’s first look at what He says about truth. When being interrogated by Pontius … [Continue reading] about What is Truth… And, is it Relative?
Blessings Check: More Than Thanksgiving
… the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are … [Continue reading] about Blessings Check: More Than Thanksgiving
Enough is Enough: Stop Government Overreach
I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their … [Continue reading] about Enough is Enough: Stop Government Overreach
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr If Dr. King were alive today, half a century … [Continue reading] about Can’t We All Just Get Along?
The Right to Vote: Restoring Confidence in Elections
Since the 2020 election concluded, voting issues have come to the forefront for our nation. Some contend the election was “rigged” while others insist it was fair. I won’t speak to whether or not this most recent election was conducted fairly for all … [Continue reading] about The Right to Vote: Restoring Confidence in Elections
Let’s Consider Others and Stay in Our Own Lanes
Now that we are moving away from the pandemic and it’s, hopefully, in the rear-view mirror, we’re all looking forward to a return of normalcy. There is absolutely no doubt the shutdown changed the way we behave as a society. However, it seems we have … [Continue reading] about Let’s Consider Others and Stay in Our Own Lanes
It’s a Win! Senators go to Bat for Nevadans: Lawbreaking Elected Officials Should be Held Accountable
Nevadans owe state Republican Senators a debt of gratitude. In case you missed it, last month the state’s Supreme Court ruled the power grab by democrats during the 2019 legislative session was unconstitutional. By way of background, in 1994 the … [Continue reading] about It’s a Win! Senators go to Bat for Nevadans: Lawbreaking Elected Officials Should be Held Accountable
DMV: A Consumer’s Nightmare, An Entrepreneur’s Dream
As a business leader, how would you like to provide a required service with no competition? Would you like to be the only provider of a product with a built-in customer base that must access your facility to be in compliance with the law? It sounds … [Continue reading] about DMV: A Consumer’s Nightmare, An Entrepreneur’s Dream