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OPINION: Legislature’s hearing schedule should allow all voices to be heard

Advocates also likely have various interests that fall under committees that could very well be scheduled for a hearing at times that will prevent attendance at both hearings, even though both topics may have equal importance to the individual.

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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. 

Happy eighth Indyversary to us!

As we celebrate this milestone today and remember that leap of faith we all took, I am gratified and thankful – gratified that we have kept true to our mission and thankful for the community’s embrace and the people who have made The Indy what it is today.

OPINION: Let us leave our clocks alone already

As it turns out, disdain for the arbitrary “spring forward” and “fall back” time change is widespread, with roughly 60 percent of Americans wanting to do away with the yearly transitions, according to a 2022 Monmouth University Poll. 

OPINION: Data centers will not destroy the world

Hyperbole aside, I understand commentary about data centers isn’t actually commentary about data centers as a specific discrete point of discussion. It’s commentary about artificial intelligence, which, in turn, is commentary about the tech industry.

OPINION: Always look on the bright side of life (and local politics)

In a county where no Democrat received more than a third of the vote — a county where a majority of voters are actively registered as Republicans — David Burns claimed he and his allies were the only force keeping the county’s schools from falling to the Red Menace.

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