As a retired federal prison administrator with 24 years service, I’m surprised at the amount of erroneous information being circulated by various local officials and the press. Recently, our town manager referred to the new Southern Nevada Detention Center as a “federal prison” and local media regularly use the same incorrect terminology. One local reporter[...]

On September 23, 2010, initial portions of the health care reform law took effect. Just a few days before that, tens of thousands of children who had health care insurance lost it. They lost it because Harry Reid’s health care reform bill was written in a stupid and irresponsible way. Thousands of children with pre-existing[...]

I don’t know where you got your information from, but from what you said, you cannot really know Butch Borasky. He is one of the most honest men I know, and I’ve known him for a long time. He is helping seniors and the vets and does a lot of charity work for the church[...]

ecause of the concerns I have with the Pahrump Valley Disposal and their practices on helping seniors and the disabled, who are on a very limited income. I am 56 and for the last 20 years living here in Pahrump. I am on disability and have received disability discounts from various businesses in the valley.[...]

In response to Sandy Higgins’ letter to the editor: For the Lady in Charge (LIC) to state that she doesn’t know what the finances for the festival would be is more than a little misguided. The LIC has been on the festival committee for the past seven years that I know of, and it is[...]

A wise man said, “Always look for the good in people.” Well, I have looked and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid has the influence and when we needed it, used it to protect our Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and the Reno Rodeo and all the other rodeos that provide so much for Nevada. Senator Reid[...]

Conservative voters may be feeling fairly confident about a turnover in Congress following the November election, but they should take care. New Congressional members do not actually take their seats and begin voting until January. The few months between the election and when new members begin to vote — known as a “lame duck session”[...]

At Pahrump Valley High school there are seven teams that play ball sports. Included are football, boys’ and girls’ soccer, boys’ and girls’ cross country, girls’ golf and volleyball, which at PVHS is for girls only. Soccer and football teams play on the high school artificial turf; cross country meets are mostly away;the girls’ golf[...]