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"If we don’t have enough teachers we need bigger classrooms.
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- Randi Thompson, Political Analyst, on what happens to the Clark County School District if they don’t have the money to pay teachers salaries.
- Monday, May 26, 2008.
"You inspire children to not give up hope.
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- Political analyst Randi Thompson talking to Gabrielle Carr, President Make a Wish Foundation.
- Thursday, May 22, 2008.
"When you make these kinds of draconian cuts you can’t ever catch up.
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- Former Assembly Speaker Joe Dini talking about how it takes ten years just to get back to where you started after the kind of budget cuts that are being contemplated currently.
- Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
"I would hesitate to say that they lack courage. I’d like to choose another word if I could think of one but I can’t.
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- Former State Treasurer Bob Seale responding to a question regarding the number of initiative petitions on the ballot each election and if there would be less if legislators would act with courage on fixing the State’s problems.
- Tuesday, May 20, 2008.
"I think the biggest problem we have is with the Medical Board. That’s where the Governor and I kinda agreed on one point. He asked for three members to resign. I’m about ready to suggest that all of them resign and we start over.
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- Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie on the problems connected with the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and the hepatitis C scandal.
- Monday, May 19, 2008.
"The name of the game for all of these retailers is tourism. You have a great demographic base here but it is all the tourists and visitors that makes all this retail really work. "
- Dave Claflin, Vice President of Marketing, RED Development on the market strategy used to bring the new Legends project to Sparks. - Thursday, May 15, 2008.
"It is a good service and it is important to do, but on the other hand we don’t feel like we should insure all of the things that lawyers do. We are a regulatory body and we do admissions and discipline but I don’t think we should insure bad lawyers. "
- Nancy Allf, the President of the Nevada State Bar, discussing the Client Security Fund. - Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
"I am looking forward to a chamber that is pro business and the candidates that come forward will have to take pro business stances. "
- Vinson Guthreau, Partner/Vice President j3 Strategies, discussing the Reno Sparks Chamber's Political Action Committee’s new board members. - Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
"Twenty-four hours is a lifetime in politics."
- Mary Lau, President/CEO of Retail Association of Nevada, on the battle over Democratic delegates.
- Monday, May 12, 2008.
"The purpose of the room tax is to keep tourism going, to keep it alive and well and with the economy the way it is, taking money away from that, tourists are already trying to buckle down on their expenses and their budgets and a trip to Vegas might not be as appealing, especially if room rates are higher than other places that are closer to them.
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- John Sande IV Jones Vargas, on the possibility of a deal between the gamers and teachers to raise room taxes instead of pursuing the teacher’s initiative petition to raise gaming taxes.
- Thursday, May 8, 2008.
"I think if we’re going to get ahead of the gang problem in Carson City and Carson City does have a gang problem and if we’re going to get ahead of the addiction problem, the substance addiction problem in Carson City and there is one in Carson, we need to do that.
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- Bob Crowell, Candidate for Mayor of Carson City, on why he’s supporting the local ballot initiative for Public Safety and Fire in the Capital City.
- Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
"I know that Bob Beers does have aspirations to try to run for the Governor’s office again so this could be a very good long term fit for both of them.
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- Michael Hackett, Alrus Consulting, on the fact that former Gibbons chief of Staff Robert Uithoven is running State Senator Bob Beers re-election campaign.
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
"I know Jon Porter, I like Jon Porter, we served together in the Legislature so it shouldn’t get personal, I don’t want it to get personal. This is about the issues. The main difference between Jon Porter and me is a philosophical difference about the direction we think this country should go in so there’s a lot of material there to talk about the record, the real record, not a distorted record like they like to do.
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- Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus running for CD3 against Jon Porter
- Monday, May 5, 2008.
"France is using 30 year old technology and 95% of the waste is reprocessed. We can certainly do better.
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- Dr. Ty Cobb Former special assistant for foreign affairs to President Reagan in support of nuclear power and suggesting what can be done with the waste. - Thursday, May 1, 2008.
"I can show you transcripts of Barry McCaffrey and Jack Jacobs on NBC and MSNBC going back to four and five years ago where we were very much concerned with and critical of the way the war was being conducted. There wasn’t any substance, I could tell, in the article.
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- Col Jack Jacobs (rtd) NBC/ MSNBC Military Analyst debunking the New York Times recent article accusing military analysts of pushing the administrations line on the war.
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008.
"I believe that we are just at the tip of the iceberg with the mental health issues that are coming out of and also the traumatic brain injuries so long term, yes, we’re going to be dealing with this for a while.
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- Alicia Adams RN. VA Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Program Manager. Commenting on the VA’s understanding that the medical needs of the veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan could last for the next 50 years - Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
