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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Joan and Lizzie Graduate!
Yes, she did. I’m so proud of her. Now she is off to law school. Joan is one of my grand daughters. I have two of them. The second is Lizzie, and she graduates from High School in the next … Continue reading
Drill, Baby, Drill
Photo: A view of the oil slick from space by NASA on May 24, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill is the biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history. It is an oil gusher from the sea floor of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Greed, Energy, Environment, Government, Oil Spill, Samantha Joye, T. Boone Pickens
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Apple surpasses Microsoft
Apple becomes world’s most valuable technology company So says the New York Times. The Times calls it “one of the most stunning turnarounds in business history for Apple, which had been given up for dead only a decade earlier…” Shift … Continue reading
Votes of Nevada’s Congressional Delegation
Recent Senate Votes Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – Vote Passed (59-39, 2 Not Voting) The Senate passed this bill that would overhaul the nation’s financial regulatory system. The bill must now be reconciled with the House version. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dean Heller, Dina Titus, Harry Reid, John Ensign, Shelley Berkley
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Nye County’s Criminal Justice System is a Real Mess
The state of the criminal justice system in Nye County has so many twists and turns it makes your head hurt to try and keep it all straight. Never seen or heard anything like it. It is challenging to try … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Beckett, Conrad Claus, David Boruchowitz, Leslie Stovall, Ron Kent, Scott Cobel, Ted Holmes, Tony DeMeo
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Nye County detective accused of harassment
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports today that criminal charges are being filed against Nye County Sheriff’s Detective David Boruchowitz. Photo of Conrad Claus from the Las Vegas Review Journal. The RJ report further indicates that a “new special prosecutor,” Conrad … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Beckett, Conrad Claus, David Boruchowitz, Scott Cobel, Ted Holmes, Tony DeMeo
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Angle leads Republican Senatorial Poll
Sharron Angle now leading in the Republican race for the chance of beating Majority Senate Leader Harry Reid’s senate seat. The new Patriot Majority/Public Policy Polling survey shows Angle ahead of Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian in their primary election. … Continue reading
Nevada Center for Public Policy Dialogue hosts Pahrump Community Conversation
A Community Conversation hosted by Nevada Center for Public Policy Dialogue Saturday, May 22 @ 9:30 am til 11:30 am Pahrump Valley Community Library Topic: “Are Politics Too Uncivil?” “Poll says Americans sick of political incivility” Join the discussion and … Continue reading
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NV Energy giving 14,000 fluorescent light bulbs to Tonopah residents
Over the next few weeks, 14,000 compact fluorescent lights will be given free to all 1,200 households in the central Nevada town as part of NV Energy’s Residential Energy Star Lighting Program. Federal government studies show CFLs use 75 percent … Continue reading
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Richard Blumenthal lies about Vietnam Service
Connecticut Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal said: “We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,” Mr. Blumenthal said to the group gathered in Norwalk in March 2008. “And you exemplify it. Whatever … Continue reading