Bill Raggio
Nevada’s Amnesia
March 8th, 2012
In 1973, Russell Baker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, said, “What the country needs now at the end of the Vietnam War is not amnesty but amnesia.” He called that column, “The Great Forgetting.” Bill Raggio’s memorial service may have demonstrated Nevada’s version of it. Read more »
Political Polarization Underscores Lee, Raggio, Supercommittee Moves
November 23rd, 2011
Reports appeared almost simultaneously about state Sen. John Lee, D-Clark County, deciding to run for re-election instead of for the House, a new book celebrating the life of former state Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Washoe County, and the congressional supercommittee’s failure to find a way to cut the deficit. These events took place without any connection, but they are related. Read more »
The Duality of Bill Raggio's Tenure
February 24th, 2012
The news that Bill Raggio died Thursday on a cruise to Australia wasn’t necessarily the biggest surprise, but that he had been part of Nevada’s fabric for so long that he seemed immortal, and he died far from the scene of battle. Read more »
