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"I’ve actually heard there is probably nine million ounces of gold up there. With the new election and with President Obama in place now I think gold is probably going to go through the roof."
- Lance Gilman, newly elected Storey County Commissioner, who says that Comstock Mining just outside Virginia City could turn the Comstock Lode back into one of the richest places on earth again. - Wednesday, November 14, 2012.
"The key this session, for a successful session for everyone, especially the people of Nevada, is that we work together. We’re not going to agree on everything but we need to find common ground."
- Michael Roberson, Nevada State Senate Minority Leader, who says he’s looking forward to working with Majority Leader Mo Denis and the Senate Democrats. - Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
"I find her accessible, I find her reasonable and easy to deal with and so I think the Democrats in the Assembly will still be in good hands."
- Michael Hackett, Principle Alrus Consulting describing Marilyn Kirkpatrick who will be the next Speaker of the Assembly. - Monday, November 12, 2012.
"Governor Sandoval is probably sick of getting my e-mails and text messages and phone calls. I talk to him a fair bit, from time to time, about creating growth here."
- John Chachas, Founder Methuselah Advisors, appearing to be dipping his toes back into Nevada’s political waters, after his US Senate primary campaign two years ago. He says not in the foreseeable future, for family reasons. - Thursday, November 8, 2012.
"Let’s just govern for a while. See if we can make that work instead of running for the next two years and the next four years."
- Chris Wicker, Spokesman for the Washoe Dems, who accurately reflects the view of most Americans, especially those that live in the battleground states. - Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
"That’s what the divorce world has become. We used to divide assets now we divide debts."
- Family Law Attorney Marilyn York, who says that wives are no longer allowed to use “Shopping Therapy” because it’s spending down the joint assets of a family going through divorce. - Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
"I think Romney wins, I do think Romney wins. It’s a tough hill to climb here in Nevada."
- Robert Uithoven, Govt Affairs, Kolesar and Leatham, an optimist until the end. - Monday, November 5, 2012.
"It’s nice that Mr. Hicks has great rhetoric, a lot of fancy talk about why there’s a problem with this but the fact of the matter is this is a measure that will give a predictable source of revenue to education. I think that there is a great deal of support for that measure out there. I know that and Mr. Hicks knows that."
- Dan Hart, Democratic Political Consultant, debating attorney Josh Hicks over the merits, or lack of merits, of the so called Margins Tax. - Thursday, November 1, 2012.
"It went from a district that was 17% Democrat to now roughly even in registration and having a very attractive candidate like Wes Duncan, Marcus is in the race of his life.
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- Pat Hickey, Republican Assembly Minority Leader, who feels that Republicans are poised to pick up some seats in the Assembly due to redistricting and good candidates. He feels Marcus Conklin is especially vulnerable. - Wednesday, October 31, 2012.
"Think about the people behind these ads and what it says about the candidate."
- Martha Gould, Political Activist, who says that many campaign commercials are full of misinformation and outright lies. - Tuesday, October 30, 2012.
"I don’t think anyone’s particularly happy with this but the most significant impacts are on rural Nevada and the rural community colleges."
- University Chancellor Dan Klaich, who says the new funding formulas are more equitable but will cause pain. - Monday, October 29, 2012.
"I think most people would agree with him. Whether you go out and say that in the role that he has, I don’t know what good it does.
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- Robert Uithoven, Kolesar and Leatham Govt Affairs, who says that most folks agree with Pete Ernaut’s analysis that says the President wins Nevada and Dean Heller wins by the same margin. - Thursday, October 25, 2012.
"This is an orchestrated campaign by her handlers, her masters, the good old boys in this community. Who don’t like it that I’ve challenged the establishment. She’s just a mouthpiece for the status quo."
- Washoe County Commissioner Kitty Jung running for Reno City Council against Neoma Jardon. Ms Jardon says that the issue at hand includes the Commissioner taking a gun into a courthouse, threatening the County’s budget, interfering with police investigations and now the FCC violations regarding robocalls attacking Ms Jardon. - Wednesday, October 24, 2012.
"I think Obama will carry the state somewhere 1-3 points, something like that, and I think that’s about the margin of victory for Heller.
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- Pete Ernaut, Principal, R & R Partners, predicting victories for President Obama and Senator Dean Heller with the same kind of split ticket voting that occurred in 2010 with Senator Reid and Governor Sandoval’s victories. - Tuesday, October 23, 2012.
"We know that the Department of Defense cannot withstand an additional $500 billion of cuts over the ten years. Even Secretary of Defense Panetta has said that cuts of that magnitude would do serious harm to our men and women in uniform, their families and our militaries ability to protect our nation."
- Congressman Joe Heck, CD 3, who says that sequestration would also cut 50% of our social services.
- Monday, October 22, 2012.
"As we improve our downtown area and as the baby boomers age I see a migration to downtown areas for people of my generation."
- David Ward Candidate for Reno City Council, who thinks that more hotel casinos are going to be converted to condominiums, in the downtown area, and that the City Council needs to improve the walkability of the area through infrastructure. - Thursday, October 18, 2012.
