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"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.
"You can still use the property. You can still go in there with your four wheelers. You can still go and hunt and fish in there. You can still graze your cattle and that’s what the good people of Lyon County and Mineral County want to do. They just want access. You designate them as wilderness area and all you can do is look at them.
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- Congressman Dean Heller on why he’s not supporting a public lands bill for Lyon and Mineral Counties despite Senator’s Reid’s comment that the lands are currently de facto wilderness.
- Monday, April 28, 2008.
"I’m pleased to say we have 12 cows to every person in Armagosa Valley.
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- Assemblyman Ed Goedhart on the thriving dairy industry in his district.
- Thursday, April 24, 2008.
"We think that what was done down there was inexcusable and I’ve just heard more physicians talk to me about the outrage and horror of what they did and that now, here we go trying to make up for a few bad ones to try to get the trust back from the public.
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- Dr. Pamela Netuschil, discussing she and her colleague’s response to the scandal at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and how the whole medical profession is trying to win back the public’s trust.
- Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
"I think she would want to do it. She’s on the plane to Vegas two and three times a week. (A)Very, very active First Lady and because she’s also run for office she has a strong knowledge about politics.
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- Mary Lau President & CEO Retail Association of Nevada on whether Dawn Gibbons should run for Republican National Committeewoman this weekend at the State Convention.
- Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
"Politicians are our servants not our masters. Some of the things that have happened with the initiative process; it’s under attack non-stop around the country and it’s because Politicians don’t like it. They don’t like the voters having the final say.
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- Paul Jacob, Sam Adams Alliance on why he enthusiastically supports the initiative process.
- Monday, April 21, 2008.
"Housing prices have risen further, much faster, in many other countries and there is a lot of concern that this could become a real international phenomenon.
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- Tom Cargill, Economist UNR, on how the US sub prime mortgage crisis could be a small version of an even worse crisis around the world.
- Thursday, April 17, 2008.
"We’ve got to have a moratorium on new coal fired power plants unless they capture the CO2.
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- Dr. James Hansen, NASA-Goddard Institute for Space Studies adding weight to US Senator Harry Reid’s position on the coal fired plants intended for White Pine County.
- Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
"If you don’t want a bill, you’re the ones that asked us for a bill to start with in the first place. If you don’t want one, we won’t do one. Ensign feels this way, Heller feels this way and I feel this way.
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- US Senator Harry Reid on a proposed lands bill affecting Lyon and Mineral Counties that has generated a lot of controversy concerning how much land might be placed into wilderness areas.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
