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Dullard Mush: Brian Sandoval's Veterans Day Ad

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:54:00 -0500

At least on the online front, Brian Sandoval is blowing away fellow Republican Jim Gibbons (and he's the incumbent!). Sandoval's latest below:

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VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: Bette Midler Fans Unite! Ack!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:00 -0500

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Eek! The Bette peeps are pipin' mad over this week's Las Vegas Weekly "Strip Sense" column assessing Bette Midler's disappointing level of community involvement and less-than-Cher-y level of sales. And AEG tells me Bette sold the most tickets for the Colosseum last year which is kind of cheating since she' [...]

Vote Gibbons Out!: Ladies! Here's Your Prize!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:00 -0500

According to Ralston's Flash, an invite to the Xmas party for the Sierra Nevada Republican Women's Club promises to award an "amazing door prize from the Governor" (Sun)

Now, my sources, ever unreliable, have discovered what that door prize will be! Here's a top-secret photo of the Governor practicing for [...]

NoShootFoot: A Darwin Award for the Fossil Fuel Industry

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:21:00 -0500

A recent survey by Kelton Research shows that 94% of Democrats, 93% of Independents, and 89% of Republicans think that it's important for the U.S. to develop and use solar power.
So where's the controversy? Surprise! It's contrived.
If you go to the Mt. [...]

Vote Gibbons Out!: Time to Visit Your Local Government Entity

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:58:49 -0500

This just in from the Protectors of Tule Springs:

On November 17th and 18th, an unprecedented event will take place. The Clark County Commission, the City of Las Vegas, and the City of North Las Vegas will all be placing a RESOLUTION on their agendas which will read in part: This is a resolution supporting [...]

VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: Maybe My Best Piece This Year

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:45:00 -0500

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Earlier this year, I read a fascinating piece in the R-J by Keith Rogers about a North Las Vegas man whose father had perished in World War II. The man never knew his dad, having been born two weeks after his cargo plane crashed in the Himalayas somewhere. But [...]

Nor'Town: Politics in North Las Vegas: Time to Visit Your Local Government Entity

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:44:48 -0500

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This just in from the Protectors of Tule Springs:

The Computer Vet Weblog: Humpty Makes Page A10

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:22:55 -0500

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Ralston's Flash': I shudder to think what the “amazing door prize from the governor” might be

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:49:00 -0500

If you want to know, come to Genoa on Dec. 9.

See invite at right for details.

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Ralston's Flash': Pew Center report finds what others have: Nevada's economy depressed, future in doubt

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:43:00 -0500

The respected Pew Center on the States prepared a report looking at other states besides stricken California that are hurting disproportionately. Not a lot new here for Nevadans who have been following this, but more proof, based on some measurements the Pew folks used, that we are down and not [...]

Various Things & Stuff: Thanking the vets

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:40:21 -0500

Amen. Years ago, upon reaching the age of 18, we went down to U.S. post office on Atlanta Avenue in Huntington Beach, Calif., and registered with the Selective Service System. It was a small thing at the time, and we didn’t think much about the fact that, in the event of [...]

Various Things & Stuff: Not to say we told you so, but…

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:22:18 -0500

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We totally did tell you so, back in December, when we wondered aloud if former KVBC Channel 3 weatherman John Fredericks was totally insane. Before that, even. Like, way before that. Well, we were right, according to the KLAS Channel 8 I-Team. [...]

Sherman Frederick: Who's your daddy? II

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:17:00 -0500

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Inside Nevada Politics: Pew: Nevada one of nine states to mimic California's financial peril

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

That Nevada's state budget crisis rivals, even surpasses, California's is not news to lawmakers and others who live here. But a new report by the Pew Center on the States ranks Nevada as one of nine states that share many of the same factors that are "driving California to the brink" [...]

Desert Beacon: Veterans Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:11:00 -0500

'Wishing all a happy Veterans Day, and noting an Obama Administration executive order which should benefit our American veterans: "WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2009 – President Barack Obama signed an executive order yesterday aimed at hiring more veterans to work in the federal government. A governmentwide Council on Veterans’ Employment'" [...]