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“Inside Job” viewing at CSN

The CSN Capitol Club is sponsoring movie night at the West Charleston Campus. This Friday, they will launch with the film “Inside Job.” It’s an appropriate film, considering the Occupy Wall Street protests, and the local version, Occupy Las Vegas happening today. These film nights will be for people interested in topics of a political [...]

Reno Gazette-Journal political reporter Ray Hagar dons the cheerleading outfit and pom poms for his love fest of an article about lobbyist and R&R Partners President Pete Ernaut.  The story venerates Ernaut for his deep connections to “Nevada’s Republican royalty.” To say the least, Ernault, 47, the Reno-based president of public affairs for R&R Partners, is well-connected. [...]

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On Thursday, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees voted 5 – 2 to approve a budget for 2011-12.  In a nicely done RGJ article by Michael Martinez, Washoe County Superintendent of Schools Heath Morrison is quoted following the board’s vote: “Presenting a budget like this to your school board, you’re anything but all [...]

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In 2010, Dean Heller trounced Democrat Nancy Price in the race for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional district.  Republican Heller won 63.3% of the vote, or 169,548 votes.  Nancy Price won 32.7% of the vote, or 87,421 votes. Here are the May, 2011 voter registration numbers for Nevada’s CD2 fresh from the Nevada Secretary of State’s office: [...]

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Our Mayor matters to Las Vegans, and we believe voters have a clear choice in this year’s election- Chris Giunchigliani. Only one candidate will lead us towards a sustainable and prosperous Las Vegas, a city that will provide opportunities for all of us. Only one candidate will fight for safe and healthy neighborhoods that create [...]

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In the race for Las Vegas Mayor, the conventional wisdom along with the polling data suggests we will see Carolyn Goodman and another candidate face off in the general election.  Chris Giunchigliani and Larry Brown have been neck and neck, but lately Chris G has been surging.  She is the talk of the town.  See [...]

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Political rhetoric and the vitriol associated with much of it has been in the news a lot lately. Many people claim that words don’t hurt people. I completely disagree. Such a statement is tantamount to the gun lover slogan, “Guns don’t kill people; people kill people.” While it’s true that guns (and words) are not the ones that actually make the decision to harm someone, their effect CAN be just as devastating as the one who actually pulls the trigger.

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