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Today's Opinions

  • Editorial: Bad budget realities

    The Las Vegas City Schools board met last week to face a budget reality: The state plans to further cut spending for schools and other agencies.

    Now, East officials are mulling over how to deal with the drop in state revenue. They’re even mentioning the possibilities of closing a school and cutting some athletic trips.

    In the coming days and weeks, other area school districts and colleges and the state hospital will have to grapple with these cuts. The Albuquerque school district is contemplating more staff reductions.  

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  • Letter: Consequences don't fit the crime

    I am a Las Vegas native, born and raised until about six years ago, when I moved to attend college. I am expecting my first child and have recently returned to Las Vegas to live for the summer and spend time with my family.

    I had always felt that Las Vegas was a good place to raise children in the sense of community and family that surrounds day-to-day life here.

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  • Letter: A plug for Alta Vista

    All you ever hear about Alta Vista Regional Hospital is something bad, but I want to give them a plug. I had hip survey over there six months ago, with Dr. Conescu performing the surgery, and he did an excellent job. I also want to thank the rehab folks for their great work.

    Don Seuntjens

    Las Vegas

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  • Letter: A sympathy note to the students

    It is good and customary to send notes and gifts to families that have lost a loved one. There are many students at Robertson (as well as graduates) who were mentored and supported and transformed by their teacher and FFA sponsor, Gary Leger. Their loss was also profound. This note is to send my deepest sympathy and prayer for comfort to those students.

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  • Water restrictions misguided

    This letter is to protest the recent action by the City of Las Vegas in imposing the new water restrictions which all but prohibit watering of lawns in Las Vegas.

    It seems that the new water restrictions are driven by the efforts of Councilman Andrew Feldman, the “self-appointed” water expert in city government. His comment that “we have to realize that we live in a desert” is not only wrong, but it demonstrates how out of touch he is.

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  • Letter: Don't blame the 'six' for mistakes

    This is an unsolicited letter regarding the recent debacle concerning the Las Vegas Fiesta Council. There are those who would say I should stay quiet: that I’m too close to the situation and have a personal agenda. I would say just the opposite! Because of my closeness to the situation, I have relevant insight into many of the issues.  

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  • Keeping It Simple: Just in case

    Several Optic readers have asked me when I am going to write another column for the paper.  My columns are usually about humorous or amusing events that may be common to the Optic readers.

    I appreciate the reader’s comments and support and also thank the Optic editor for making it possible. The following is based on my own observation of people who save things, which I am labeling the “Just In Case Savers.”

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  • Letter: Optic was the best in a long journey

    I wanted to write and tell you how much we enjoyed the Las Vegas Optic. I like to buy a local newspaper while traveling and look at the news and events of towns and cities we pass through.  My sister and I traveled 2,000 miles in four days; your newspaper was the most informative and most interestingly written of all the papers we perused on our trip.  

    Marsha Cassada

    Hobart, Okla.

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