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Archive for July, 2007


Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Ex-lawmaker declares war on Nevadans
By Steve Sebelius
Former Reno Assemblywoman Sharron Angle announced via the Review-Journal today that she will wage an initiative campaign against Nevada's teachers, nurses, firefighters and police officers through a campaign designed to enlist property owners in destroying their own quality of life. Angle, known during her time in Carson City as a government-hating ideologue, refused to reveal [...]
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
The skinny on steroids
By Len Butcher
As Barry Bonds attempts to tie, then break, Hank Aaron’s home-run record, the controversy surrounding the use of steroids heats up even more, if that’s possible, and though I have always been against the use of steroids, I would like to clear the air on just what it means to sports and what we can [...]
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Is Ensign the new Quayle?
By Steve Sebelius
You know, the more we observe U.S. Sen. John Ensign, the more we have to wonder: Is he destined for something higher in the Republican Party? He's got all the credentials. He loves golf far more than lawmaking, as his handicap and legislative success record clearly shows. He's definitely in the Christian wing of the [...]
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Who is Gibbons' lawyer?
By Steve Sebelius
They say journalism is the first, rough draft of history, so one can't expect to get the full story from the newspaper every day. But sometimes, reading different papers, different stories and different quotes, a picture emerges that tells you a little bit of what might be going on. For example, take the Case of [...]
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Do we have to go over this again?
By Steve Sebelius
OK, listen up, people, because we're only going to say this one more time… The United States Constitution is the guiding principle of our democracy. Nevada's constitution is the founding law of this state. They are to be respected, upheld, protected. And people who do violence to them — especially those who've sworn to uphold the [...]
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Welcome to Monday, with Quick Hits
By Steve Sebelius
We neglected to comment upon a monorail-related item last week, and that's this: The Regional Transportation Commission is planning to spend $75 million on special buses that will travel from the monorail's Sahara station (where the monorail ends) to downtown. The bus line got a boost from U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, who wrangled $25 million [...]
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
This just in: Governor tries to appear governor-like
By Steve Sebelius
It's the oldest technique in the political book, and somebody must have found former Gov. Kenny Guinn's old copy lying around the governor's mansion, because current Gov. Jim Gibbons is sure trying to lead the opposition. At least that's the only message we can draw from a news release just e-mailed to us, headlined (in [...]
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Catching up Quick Hits
By Steve Sebelius
Sorry for the lack of posts, readers. We returned Monday from a weekend in beautiful San Diego, and there was a lot to do. But just because we weren't here doesn't mean things weren't going on! Let's take a quick (hits) look back: » We can't believe it, but we actually agree with a Review-Journal [...]
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
Thursday Quick Hits: Erin Kenny Final Justice edition!
By Steve Sebelius
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this photo of disgraced former Clark County Commissioner Erin Kenny sure screams volumes. They could do a decade's worth of DARE program classes, a month of Sunday school sermons and a year's worth of scared straight videos and they'd still not be able to compete [...]
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Wednesday's Quick Hits: Kenny goes to jail!
By Steve Sebelius
By now you've no doubt heard the news: Former Clark County Commissioner Erin Kenny is headed to the slammer for 2-1/2 years. She was eligible for more, and she certainly deserved more, but we figured she'd do two or less so the U.S. attorney could still induce people to take deals when the FBI knocks [...]
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