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OPINION: When housing stops, Nevada stops: the real impact of funding freezes

Should federal funding for housing stop, whether it be through presidential orders or legitimate budget appropriations, our communities will stop. When working more and working harder simply isn’t an option for so many who need access to reasonably priced housing, what’s next?

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OPINION: Red light cameras will not help public safety

Cameras are used to monitor dangerous intersections. And what they have uncovered throughout the years is a disturbing level of noncompliance. However, claims that they will lower the number of traffic accidents aren’t as airtight as advocates claim.

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OPINION: If California secedes, Nevada should follow

An intemperate president who relentlessly uses California as an enemy for his supporters to rally against, however, can burn through that goodwill in surprisingly short order — which puts Nevada in a rather awkward position. 

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