The 2013 elections for the City of Las Vegas have abysmal turnout numbers. Yes people, there is a city council election going on right now for Las Vegas Ward 2! The race is between extreme partisan career politician Republican Bob Beers and successful private business owner and Democrat Fayyaz Raja (on ballot as F. Raja). [...]
Bob Beers slipped his way into the Las Vegas City Council last year by way of short notice special election when Steve Wolfson became the District Attorney. Beers’ years as a career politician gave him the connections and money to take that seat without much resistance. Fortunately for the city, there is an alternative on [...]
Continue reading …Published at the request of the duly elected senators, of the 43rd session, of the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Many students missed a warning when two extremely conservative campus leaders joined with a more liberal student to vie for the executive board of the undergraduate student government (CSUN) at the University [...]
Continue reading …It is incredibly refreshing to witness the renovation, innovation and exploration emerging in Downtown Las Vegas. With so many reasons to check out what our downtown has to offer, we have more incentive than ever to visit. There is something for everyone. To name a few examples, the Children’s Discovery Museum adds incentives for families [...]
Continue reading …Why did I become a Democrat? It’s an interesting story, so I hope you will read through. Recently, a member of my own party has brought up that I used to be a Republican and even fed it to a local blogger who subsequently posted the details. I’ve always been open about my political past. [...]
Continue reading …When 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 …I found out early Thursday that Stephens Media was laying off several employees, including journalists at the R-J and Las Vegas City Life. I received a phone call from Jason Whited (who you’ll be hearing from on The Nevada View), staff writer for Las Vegas City Life up until that day. I look on Twitter [...]
Continue reading …Liberals, unions, Democrats – they all love to hate Rupert Murdoch and his stable of companies, which in this country includes Fox News, the mouthpiece for the Koch Brothers and the most shrill elements of the Republican Party. But those of us who worked against, and sometimes cooperated with, Fox News and Murdoch’s other media [...]
Continue reading …Glenn Cook hates Dina Titus. What else is new? He recently wrote one of his campaign mailer attack piece “op-ed” articles in a “newspaper” and the College Republicans are dancing wildly like mad children. Everyone else hears nails on a chalkboard. Dina Titus doesn’t seem to get any back around here, so she wrote a [...]
Continue reading …Las Vegas needs a mayor with demonstrated leadership skills; someone with a solid plan for revitalizing the community and spurring economic recovery. We believe Chris Giunchigliani is the only real choice in this election. Giunchigliani is the one with the proven track record and a demonstrated commitment of service to the community. Goodman is the one with the grudge against her opponent.
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