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"At the last Regent’s meeting our student leaders stood up and said we’re all citizens of Nevada, we want to pay our part of the rebuilding and so we urge the regents to raise tuition 10%.
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- Dr. Milton Glick, President UNR, pointing out the real statement of the importance of the student’s education, to them, during this fiscal crisis.
- Thursday, July 30, 2009.
"I think that what you probably see is construction within 24 months, 36 months, somewhere in there.
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- Harvey Whittemore, Founder Wingfield Nevada Group - after getting a unanimous decision, by the Nevada Supreme Court, in his favor, regarding the Lazy 8 Hotel Casino in Sparks.
- Wednesday, July 29, 2009.
"I think the Blue Dogs are important to the Democratic Party, they represent that moderate voice that says lets go slow, let’s see what the fiscal impact of this is. I think it brings great balance to the Party.
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- Jill Derby, former Congressional Candidate and State Party Chair, who was endorsed by the Blue Dog Democrats.
- Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
"I know what it’s like to lose an election. It’s no fun.
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- Former Governor Robert List who said he is not convinced, at this point, that Governor Gibbons is going to run, for a variety of reasons.
- Monday, July 27, 2009.
"If you look at the total project with the Entertainment, with the Boardwalk, the Marina, the Value Retail that we offer, it’s atop five project in the United States.
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- Dennis McGovern GM Legends at Sparks Marina on the billion dollar development that just expended into its second phase.
- Thursday, July 23, 2009.
"We’re too focused on politics and not enough focus is made on policy at the Legislature and that’s something I hope to correct.
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- Ben Kieckhefer candidate for the District 4 Senate Seat, currently held by term limited Senator Randolph Townsend, outlining one of the reasons he is running for the seat.
- Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
"We’ve got to have a discussion about what we want this State to look like.
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- Mike Montandon, former Republican Mayor of North Las Vegas now running for Governor discussing his point that we need to discuss all the major areas of funding in the State and prioritize them.
- Tuesday, July 21, 2009.
"I kinda like the fact that he did that.
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- Scott Craigie, Alrus Consulting and a former marine, commenting on whether Governor Jim Gibbons made the right move by visiting the troops in Afghanistan.
- Monday, July 20, 2009.
"This is probably going to be the first year in 20 years that I’ve been in the state, that we probably have adequate numbers of teachers to select from.
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- Dr Keith Rheault, Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction. Discussing the number of teachers that will be available, from the state of California this year, due to the unemployment situation there. - Thursday, July 16, 2009.
"I’m not sure whether we have bottomed out or not. The numbers surely don’t look good.
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- Dino Dicianno, Nevada Department of Taxation, responding to a question about where we are as regards tax collections and the economy.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
"The staff of the Governor’s office was over there all the time. Dealing with Legislators on a daily basis so even though the Governor may not always have been there, the messages were being carried back and forth.
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- Josh Hicks, Former Chief of Staff to Governor Gibbons; discussing how the Governor was engaged with Legislators while displaying a different style than previous Governor’s in recent memory.
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009.
"When they walked in on opening night and they saw a major league ballpark, major league setting, everything except for, maybe it just holds 9000 instead of 50,000, they just went wow! This is fabulous!
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- Rick Parr, General Manager Reno Aces Baseball Club on the low expectations Reno had of the new AAA baseball team that has captured the imagination of Northern Nevada.
- Monday, July 13, 2009.
"There is the issue of hypocrisy in terms of the moral issues and everything Ensign and his party have stood for.
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- Michael Hackett, Alrus Consulting, on the predicament Senator Ensign finds himself in.
- Thursday, July 9, 2009.
"We’re in sight of Highway 50.
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- Lance Gilman, Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, on his company’s efforts to link Interstate 80 to US 50, by privately building a four lane highway, which will open up major economic diversification for Northern Nevada.
- Thursday, July 9, 2009.
"The biggest freshwater fish that I’ve ever come across was 650 lbs. It was a catfish.
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- Zeb Hogan, National Geographic Explore, who has just completed a documentary on mega fish or monster fish that is airing in July 2009.
- Wednesday, July 8, 2009.
"At the high end, I think that people are just not spending that kind of money and so the room rates are going to continue to feel downward pressure. Which affects everybody on the strip, on down to the third or fourth tier property.
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- Mike Alonso, Jones Vargas, on the continuing woes of Las Vegas, as far as room rates are concerned.
- Monday, July 6, 2009.
