Opinion

Principles are worth the time, cost it takes to wage the fight: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; Where’s my lawyer? It turns out that my dear friend Larry Ruvo and I share the same lawyer. Normally, that wouldn’t cause a problem because one thing we learn in law school — yes, I did that a lifetime ago — is to multitask.

Vegas shows off its attractions: Monday, June 17, 2013; City’s best chefs and entertainers brought together for international travel show; By Richard N. Velotta; As I sat in my seat at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts last week, watching an entertainment lineup that included Terry Fator, Clint Holmes and a band of Cirque du Soleil acrobats, I couldn’t help wondering: How much would a show like this cost if it were presented to a regular tourist audience?

Unemployment numbers too important to shrug off: Thursday, June 13, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Paul Krugman; I’ve been in this economics business for a while. In fact, I’ve been in it so long I still remember what people considered normal in those long-ago days before the financial crisis.

Cost of a degree will get worse if Congress doesn't act: Tuesday, June 11, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Rep. Steven Horsford; In the 21st century, a college education should not be for the lucky few. It should be an opportunity for all committed students to build their skills and improve their lives.

Internships and a tough job market: Tuesday, June 11, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Thomas Friedman; The New Yorker last week carried a cartoon of a man delivering a commencement address to a graduating class, all in caps and gowns, and his advice was: “It’s an intern-eat-intern world out there!”

Don’t squeeze the tourists: Monday, June 10, 2013; Visitors to the state already pay enough without being asked to cover cost of stadium; By Richard N. Velotta; As appealing as it may sound for Majestic Realty and the state to build an off-campus football stadium using money generated from new taxes on taxi customers or rental cars, it’s a horrible idea.

Lack of competition is bad news for ratepayers: Saturday, June 8, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Mo Klefeker; As CEO of a company that owns two gas-fired power plants in North Las Vegas, I want to invest in the Nevada economy. I want to hire contractors, pay taxes and provide as many jobs as possible. But if Senate Bill 123 is signed into law, those things will become difficult, if not impossible. Worse, companies like mine may go out of business.

Remembering Nevada's wizard of higher ed: Tuesday, June 4, 2013; WHERE I STAND:; Dr. Kevin Marie Laxalt; I just returned from a “celebration of life” event in Elko that honored one of my most cherished mentors — Dorothy Gallagher.

Las Vegas should stick with its energy code: Tuesday, June 4, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Jennifer Turchin and Randy Lavigne; If ever there was a case to call a proposed ordinance a rotten apple, that case is at hand with one on Wednesday’s Las Vegas City Council agenda.

Fighting rape and rip-offs: Monday, June 3, 2013; TaxiGuard, designed to help prevent sexual assault, could be applied to long-hauling; By Richard N. Velotta; An Australian technology company is weighing in on Las Vegas’ taxicab long-hauling problem, and cab drivers aren’t going to be happy about the implications brought to the table by its product, TaxiGuard.

Again, legislators fail to stand up for Southern Nevada: Sunday, June 2, 2013; WHERE I STAND:; By Brian Greenspun; Show us the money, Governor.

Economy bleeds when we cut food stamps: Thursday, May 30, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Christopher D. Cook; To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you’d think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole.

Ask the right questions on Social Security, health care: Wednesday, May 29, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Rob Romasco; As Las Vegas kicks off AARP’s Life@50+ national event this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center, we are celebrating with you this city’s resilience as it emerges from the recession.

Cable TV, the right way: Tuesday, May 28, 2013; OTHER VOICES:; Sen. John McCain; America’s 100 million cable and satellite subscribers are forced to pay ever-higher bills for a growing number of channels they do not watch. The American people are being ripped off.

Will summer pitch be a home run?: Monday, May 27, 2013; LVCVA reboots ‘What happens here’ ads in foreign markets to attract new tourists; By Richard N. Velotta; Today is the unofficial start of the summer vacation season and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is ready to reel in tourists with strategies that have twists on campaigns that have worked well in the past.