November 8, 2018
Rejection of humble fire district ask is depressing, scary
No matter which “side” you were on, there was plenty to celebrate — and mourn — when the midterm election results started to shake out Tuesday night.
No matter which “side” you were on, there was plenty to celebrate — and mourn — when the midterm election results started to shake out Tuesday night.
We are now moving past “mere” voter suppression and voter intimidation. We have arrived at voter assassination.
If you’re reading this editorial on the day this paper hit the newsstands, you still have five days to get your ballot in for the Nov. 6, 2018 General Election.
Letters to Editor
Normally, finding individuals and groups worthy of accolades in our monthly “Cheers & Jeers” editorial is the easy part and we struggle to come up with those deserving the “jeers.”
We need leaders like Kathy Gillespie
Initiative 1631 well intended, but misguided
I thought for a long time about how to describe East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) for this column. I’ve been a part of our fire district for 21 years, and many others have served for close to that. People come to ECFR in our unique part of Clark County and make careers here, and raise their families. When we do leave, it’s to develop additional skills to save lives and property, which we then bring home to better serve our community.
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