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  • Opinion: Need to take steps to limit future pandemic deaths

    Las Vegas Sun|Updated May 17, 2022

    We have reached a grim milestone in U.S. history. One million people in the United States have now died as either a direct result of, or complications due to, the COVID-19 virus. Disputes rage over almost every circumstance surrounding the virus and our (mis)management of it. Even the number of deaths is hotly debated based on whether certain circumstances surrounding a death should be officially classified as COVID or not. Yet the fact remains that a million people lost their lives sooner than they likely would have if they...

  • Opinion: Political figures don't deserve violent threats

    Las Vegas Sun, Syndicated content|Updated Apr 5, 2022

    Just weeks after two right-wing extremists verbally assaulted and appeared to threaten violence against Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and his wife at a restaurant in Las Vegas, a left-wing radical unleashed a vile tirade against Republican gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo during a public appearance late last month. In both cases the tactics were similar — the public figure is asked to come in close to the assailant under the pretext of taking a selfie and then, once within easy reach of the assailant — and potentially vul...