Editorial

Researchers stand tall as Trump puts thumb on scales of science

In a time when silence often masquerades as prudence, more than 300 scientists, researchers and public servants, from across all 27 National Institutes of Health ...

Michele Fiore unfit for return to judicial post in Nye County

We cannot undo a presidential pardon, but the integrity of Nevada’s judiciary and the public’s faith in that system depend on how we respond to ...

Please Donald, STOP!

I told myself that I wasn’t going to write about President Donald Trump’s daily outrages. People are used to them, they have come to expect ...

By passing REPAIR Act, Congress can stand with fixers and farmers

At a time when American families are struggling under the weight of stubbornly high grocery prices and economic turmoil and uncertainty, our lawmakers have a ...

Seniors, rural Americans would bear brunt of DOGE’s SSA cuts

By pushing for such sweeping changes to go into effect so quickly, Trump is demonstrating a base contempt for retirees and other people who rely ...

House GOP trying to use election security to mask voter suppression

Voting is a fundamental right of every American citizen. Yet House Resolution 22, the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which is being pushed ...

As nation’s economy deteriorates, Trump has only himself to blame

Despite perfectly parroting the words of her boss at a press conference Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt might want to choose her words ...

Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico are just a presidential power grab

During his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Donald Trump falsely linked tariffs against Canada and Mexico to ...

Cowardice of Senate GOP creates environment for resurgence of measles

Twenty-five years ago, the World Health Organization and U.S. officials celebrated a WHO declaration that a highly successful ...

Republicans’ budget puts Americans of all political stripes in crosshairs

The latest Republican budget resolution proposes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, with $2 trillion carved out of “mandatory spending” — a euphemism for gutting Medicaid, ...

Americans of all political stripes must speak up to protect public lands

America’s public lands are not up for sale. They are our birthright. And we must fight to protect them — now, and always.

Trump’s effort to control information endangers nation’s standing globally

The United States has long boasted of our position as the world’s most powerful and advanced economy and a global leader in science, technology, health ...

Trump’s trade brinksmanship puts Las Vegas’ tourist economy at risk

President Donald Trump’s latest move to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods risks shaking the very foundation of our city’s prosperity: tourism ...

Trump and billionaires’ leadership endangers critical federal services

To be sure, Silicon Valley is filled with intensely creative, productive and responsible people too. But it’s the others, the ones who giggle over dinner ...

Americans are about to feel the pain as Trump tariffs begin today

There is a way to implement economic policy responsibly: through deliberation, consultation and clear communication. Then there is Donald Trump’s way ...

Legislature has moral obligation to fund repairs in state’s rural schools

In Ely, students who attend the 112-year-old White Pine Middle School navigate semitrucks driving a busy state highway just to get to the front door. ...

Bishop has no cause to apologize over call for mercy and compassion

Bishop Mariann Budde’s courageous appeal to President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral is an act worthy of our highest praise and deepest reflection ...

Honor MLK by understanding what his dream actually entailed

Today, as the United States pauses to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the words of the civil rights icon echo across the nation. Most ...

Hopefully this time, governor means what he said in his State of the State

Gov. Joe Lombardo’s second State of the State address featured soaring rhetoric about unity and collaboration, as he called on lawmakers to “focus on what ...

Trump Cabinet confirmations feature both top-shelf and unhinged candidates

Wednesday’s Senate confirmation hearings offered a striking juxtaposition: in one hearing was Sen. Marco Rubio, a politician with the credentials and composure to serve as ...