Can we do anything about fires?
All firefighters deserve a medal of honor each fire season. It is a heroic, dangerous job in today's horrendous conditions. They are to be commended for their service.
For them I ask all of you, when will we stop using fossil fuels, and stop building in forested areas? When will we maintain sturdy power lines and turn off the power when high winds are present? When will we put fire breaks around our populated perimeters in our towns and cities? When will man stop being careless with smoldering campfires, lit cigarettes, poorly maintained cars, dangling chains beneath vehicles which throw sparks and planning gender-reveal parties that go wrong? When will we stop polluting our atmosphere with more carbon dioxide? When?
Climate change is showing its true colors in today's erratic weather patterns. Wildfires ignited by lightening spreading rapidly by fast winds, hurricanes, droughts, are all earth's voice for us to change. Are we too late?
Ann Burke
Carson City
Drop the rigged election bit
It appears that Adam Laxalt doubts he can win his bid to unseat Nevada’s Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in 2022.
Having already been endorsed by Trump, who lost his bid for reelection in 2020, Laxalt is following the former president’s lead of discrediting free and fair elections by stating Nevada’s elections are “rigged.” As he stated on the Root for America radio show on Aug. 24, "at the top of the ticket,” Laxalt wants to “come up with a full plan […] and file lawsuits early […] to tighten up the election.” By “tighten” does Adam really mean close doors to the polls.
Again and again, Nevada’s Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske has reported that state investigations found no credible widespread fraud or tampering in the 2020 election. I suggest Adam Laxalt come up with a plan to provide for the needs of Nevadans and run a campaign on issues and policies not spin and legal challenges to oppose the will of Nevada voters.
Colleen Lyons
Carson City
Check your voter registration status
The Board of Supervisors will hear from the Miguel Camacho and Aubrey Rowlatt, Carson City clerk-recorder, about the changes in the law affecting June 2022 elections. Plans are being put together to comply with the legislative law changes.
The good and bad about automatic voter registration at the DMV is two-fold. The good, you are registering to vote and the bad, you might be registered as no party.
Nevada is a closed primary state. Republicans can vote for Republicans in partisan races. Democrats can vote for Democrats. No party-registered voters will not have a voice if they really are a Republican or Democrat.
Check you voter registration status online if you really want to be part of a party to have a voice in the June 2022 primary elections. The Secretary of State maintains a website to verify your registration status. I recommend everyone check to see their status as active voters will be receiving a mail in ballot for the June 2022 elections.
Non-partisans that really are a Republican or Democrat should really register as that for the June 2022 elections so you have a voice in determining who will be the final candidate for the general election in November 2022. Register online or go to your party’s office for assistance.
Scott Hoen
Carson City
