Up the Aisles
Nevada Democrats are Doing it Wrong
July 26th, 2012
In a national report issued by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count, Nevada ranked 48th in the well-being of children. Read more »
Why Steve and Sheldon are Making a Mistake
July 20th, 2012
If you want to disprove the old adage that the worst publicity is no publicity, consider this headline from a left-leaning website: “Biggest Donor to Romney and GOP did Business With Chinese Mob.” Read more »
Vegas, Macau and the Albatross of Image
July 16th, 2012
In politics, it’s traditional, if not particularly attractive, for the media to make hay of anything connected with a candidate—birth certificates, pet ethics, wives’ hobbies. Read more »
Mining, Cheating and the Meaning of Government
July 12th, 2012
Nevada’s Department of Taxation has found that three big mining companies—Barrick, Eagle Picher and Ormat Nevada—underpaid their taxes by $8.7 million since 2008. Read more »
Heck's Health-Care Problems the Least of it
July 5th, 2012
Republican Rep. Joe Heck is in a tough re-election fight against departing Assembly Speaker John Oceguera. Heck has taken stands related to two recent Supreme Court decisions, but whether they help or hurt him is debatable, and may matter less than a totally different issue that has come up. Read more »
Obamacare, Money and the Future of Nevada
June 29th, 2012
Eight Supreme Court justices agreed that the Affordable Care Act has nothing to do with taxes, but Chief Justice John Roberts disagreed to tip the scales to 5-4 to uphold Obamacare, née Romneycare, over the frighteningly medieval dissent of four right-wingers. Now comes the question: What will the cost be for Nevada? Read more »
Sandoval No Puede
June 27th, 2012
Sometimes, it’s almost possible to feel sorry for Gov. Brian Sandoval. Almost. Read more »
The Not-So-Quiet Primary
June 22nd, 2012
The primary is in the past, but obviously its results are very much with us. While both sides have generally found something to celebrate, some nonpartisan votes that really matter deserve a few words. Read more »
No Real Surprises in Primaries
June 13th, 2012
The primary votes are in and, well, they prove that a small percentage of voters can have a lot of influence, and that we need to move the primary back to September and start shaking sense into people in hopes that more of them will participate. Read more »
North Las Vegas Fighting its Own Mistakes
June 8th, 2012
The city of North Las Vegas as we know it could cease to exist. It probably won’t. That will be good and bad. Read more »
