Tag: JOECKS
Worst CCSD schools have the most teacher vacancies | VICTOR JOECKS
The best schools in Clark County don’t have many job openings. The obvious corollary should be deeply alarming: The teacher shortage at low-performing schools is…
Voter registration data suggests Nevada Latinos are turning red | VICTOR JOECKS
A deep dive into Nevada’s voter registration data offers more evidence Hispanics are moving toward the Republican Party. There are four Assembly seats in districts…
Cortez Masto isn’t fighting for Nevada | VICTOR JOECKS
Both her political career and state would be in much better shape if Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto were as independent-minded as Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of…
Red states outperformed blue states in jobs recovery | VICTOR JOECKS
Finally recovering all the jobs Nevada lost during the pandemic and accompanying shutdowns isn’t something worth bragging about. Red states, such as Arizona and Florida,…
Sisolak, Ford and Cortez Masto refuse to disagree with anti-cop comments | VICTOR JOECKS
It shouldn’t be hard to reject blatantly anti-police sentiment. But Gov. Steve Sisolak, Attorney General Aaron Ford and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto refused to do…
Washington, NYC mayors sound like Republicans on illegal immigration | VICTOR JOECKS
It’s a lot easier to be supportive of illegal immigrants when they aren’t straining your city services. Just ask two of the most prominent Democrat…
Victor Joecks, Joe Biden and COVID | LETTER
In his Friday column, the Review-Journal’s Victor Joecks takes President Joe Biden to task for the statement, “You’re not going to get COVID if you…
Las Vegas isn’t running out of water | VICTOR JOECKS
There’s no need to stress about Las Vegas running out of water. This month, Emerson College released a poll of Nevadans. It asked respondents about…
Victor Joecks nails it on energy reliability | LETTER
Normally, I find Victor Joecks’ columns somewhere between from mildly annoying to infuriatingly misguided. His July 17 column, however, was dead on. Renewable energy as…
Biden catches virus he promised to shut down | VICTOR JOECKS
President Joe Biden once promised to shut down the coronavirus. He couldn’t even keep himself from catching it. On Thursday, the White House announced that…