Born in France and raised in SoCal, Dorian Issock's reviews, blogs and other literary tidbits appear in Desert Companion Magazine, The New Colonist, Urban Art, and scores of online destinations across the internet.
Governor Brian Sandoval Hits The Road (Sadly, It’s The Wrong Road)
Governor Brian Sandoval is taking steps to personally ensure that Nevada ultimately recovers from its economic woes. And conveniently, those steps won’t have to take him across any state lines. The industry chosen for the title Sandoval / Nevada Economy bout is Tourism, and it’s clear – at least the way he’s trying to present [...]
Socialism, Starbucks and the Raw Power of Money: A Peek at Sheldon Adelson’s Possible To-Do List
February 27, 2012 2 CommentsApparently, Sheldon Adelson is set on protecting the way of American life from socialism, Democrats, and George Soros, a well-known philanthropist and supporter of progressive / liberal causes, and he won’t stop at using money to influence elections to do it. In an interview for an upcoming Forbes magazine issue, Adelson speaks out about his [...]
Continue reading …Unemployment in Nevada: The Not-So-Bright Future For Solar Company Amonix
February 24, 2012 11 CommentsRecently, Amonix, a government-supported solar plant, laid off more than 200 of its 300 employees at its manufacturing plant located on North Pecos Road. It should be noted that many of the 300 employees on Amonix’s payroll were former construction workers. Amonix found that retraining the construction workers was a straightforward process; they already had [...]
Continue reading …Brian Sandoval’s economic plan for Nevada has been released, and The Nevada View decides to dig in… For those that may not want to plow through our fuller analysis below, we’ll summarize here. The plan, originally referred to as “Moving Nevada Forward: A Plan for Excellence and Economic Development 2012-2014” could also be retitled as [...]
Continue reading …Brian Sandoval’s Superheroic Plan For Economic Diversification In Nevada Underway
February 7, 2012 1 CommentYesterday, in a show of combined force akin to Marvel’s The Avengers joining forces to vanquish a common enemy, a grouping of the Sparks and Reno city councils, Washoe County School District board of trustees and Washoe County commissioners got their stuff together long enough to confront their common nemesis: the Las Vegas economy. On [...]
Continue reading …Tuesday’s numbers are in and Mitt Romney has officially steamrolled through the Florida primaries, essentially giving Newt Gingrich the same drubbing that Gingrich dished out to him during the South Carolina primaries. Adding a dash of insult to injury, Gingrich seems to have lost a bit of his edge with Hispanic voters, even though his [...]
Continue reading …No one can deny that the buildup hasn’t been exceptional this year; the sense of overwhelming excitement mingled with acute suspense is a feeling that’s familiar to anyone who has ever waited up for Santa Claus to appear. The GOP presidential campaign here in Nevada is kind of like Christmas. Without Santa of course. And [...]
Continue reading …Kathleen Vermillion Vs. Steve Sisolak: Round 3 or 4 (Admittedly, We’ve Lost Count)
January 30, 2012 7 CommentsWhen does a smear become too personal? And when do personal attacks go too far? For answers, let’s take a look at Kathleen Vermillion vs. Steve Sisolak, former lovers that have graduated to that illustrious and all too frequent uplevel of relationship known as the bitter enemy stage. The crux of Kathy Vermillion’s very public [...]
Continue reading …Huntridge Theater Case Study Points to Need for Economic Diversification in Nevada
January 27, 2012 7 CommentsYesterday, we took a case study look at the issues currently plaguing the Huntridge Theater‘s old space on the corner of Maryland Parkway and Charleston Boulevard. We also hinted at the linkage between the once shiny Huntridge Theater and Nevada’s current status as one-time, one-hit wonder gaming capital of the world (otherwise known as “the [...]
Continue reading …Las Vegas’ Huntridge Theater a Microcosm of Nevada’s Bigger Economic Issue
January 26, 2012 12 CommentsIt has stood empty and vacant since 2004, a shell of its former self hardly recognizable as the performance arts venue that it used to be during the height of its glory days. No, we’re not talking about Paris Hilton’s bedroom. We’re talking about the corner lot on Maryland Parkway and Charleston Boulevard, where the [...]
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