Letters to the Editor

THANKS FOR SUPPORT OF HUVZ N PAWZ FUNDRAISER

June 26, 2013 - 1:07 am

I would like to give a special thanks to the following folks who helped to make our first fundraiser event so successful on June 15, at the Maverick:

Jan Jensen, Sandy, Debby Wise, Dean West, Vickie Smith, Diane, Back Stage Review, Sunflower Fashions, Pahrump Silver Tappers, Mike Hicky and Barbara (belly dance).

Special thanks goes out to Maxine Brown, the event coordinator and to all the folks who stopped by the Maverick to support the cause.

On behalf of Huvz N Pawz, we thank you and appreciate each and every one of you.

maxine brown

event coordinator

DMV upgrade could cost Nevada extra $300M amid rollout woes

By Mick Akers Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

May 8, 2024 - 8:15 am

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles’ modernization of its computer system could take longer than anticipated and cost the state more than $300 million in additional funding.

EDITORIAL: Lombardo’s veto on the ballot this November

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

April 3, 2024 - 8:58 am

Gov. Joe Lombardo didn’t file for reelection, but his gubernatorial power is very much on the line this November.

EDITORIAL: As minimum wage rises, robots work for $0 an hour

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

March 26, 2024 - 8:11 am

What Target and Walmart show is that higher labor costs make automation look ever more affordable. Robots still work for $0 an hour.

EDITORIAL: The administration’s ‘shell game’ on immigration

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

March 7, 2024 - 7:54 am

Less publicized is a Biden administration program that also transports migrants throughout the country under the guise of easing pressure at the southern border.

Voters in line to cast their ballots at the Bob Ruud community center for the primary election ...

Presidential primary attracts 16 percent of Nevada voters

By Jessica Hill Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

February 8, 2024 - 2:44 pm

Nevada’s presidential primary saw low turnout, as anticipated, but served as an important test for upcoming elections.

Nevada’s Republican ‘fake electors’ call for their case to be dismissed

By Jessica Hill Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

February 1, 2024 - 10:14 am

Attorneys for the six Republican electors who were indicted by a grand jury in December said the case should be dismissed because the alleged crimes did not take place in Clark County.

EDITORIAL: Biden extends state, local slush funds

Special to the Times-Bonanza

January 11, 2024 - 5:41 am

Joe Biden’s aptly misnamed American Rescue Plan, passed in 2021, dedicated $350 billion for state and local governments to stem budget losses due to pandemic business closures and subsequent tax shortfalls.

Gemma Andaya, a licensed professional counselor who focuses on psychedelic therapy, poses in fr ...

‘Taking root’: Nevada’s future with psychedelic therapy

By Jessica Hill Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

January 2, 2024 - 8:58 am

A Nevada working group will study the benefits of psychedelic medicine, such as magic mushrooms or “shrooms,” and make recommendations for future policies.

EDITORIAL: The action schools should take to stop distraction

December 13, 2023 - 12:28 pm

The latest report on how poorly U.S. students are performing in math also includes an easy way to improve classroom learning.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, seen in July 2023. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

AG Ford investigating Nevada’s ‘fake elector’ scheme

By Jessica Hill Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

November 16, 2023 - 9:43 am

The Democratic Attorney General has been mum about his plans, but sources confirmed an investigation into Nevada’s six Republican electors who declared Trump the winner in 2020.