Sandoval campaign has opened the door for Rory Reid

Posted in News Clips | 05/04/10 | By Jon Ralston Like many political observers gazing at the electoral map, I have had a hard time making out Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid’s path to victory in the governor’s race. Mostly because of his last name (thanks, Dad) and his title (thanks, G-Stingers), Reid the Younger has absurdly high negatives he has not earned but are quite adhesive. He has trailed Brian Sandoval, he of the long resume and putative crossover appeal, in every poll, often by landslide margins. Team Rory…

Lowden’s Campaign Chief: Everyone Has Health Care, Just Go To The ER

Posted in News Clips | 05/04/10 | By Ben Frumin As if Republican Sue Lowden's chicken-bartering health care plan wasn't bad enough, her campaign chief is now suggesting that everyone in Lowden's state already has health care -- in the emergency room. Robert Uithoven, the campaign chief for Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sue Lowden, said on journalist Jon Ralston's TV show that if you have an emergency -- like, say, a bullet hole in your chest -- you already have taxpayer-funded health care. "Should everybody have access to health care…

Harry Reid delivers when it comes to federal aid

Posted in News Clips | 05/04/10 | By Lisa Mascaro Senate majority leader tops delegation in funding projects in Nevada WASHINGTON — The heart of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s argument for re-election is that he is a powerhouse who delivers for Nevada like no one else. Reid brings home more money than the state’s other four Washington lawmakers combined. But that fact may be lost in neighborhoods ripped by joblessness and foreclosures. Indeed, in a state laid low by the Great Recession, Republicans are trying to find currency in…

Reid Leads

Posted in News Clips | 04/29/10 | By Chris Weigant Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just showed Democrats what real leadership (and what bargaining from a position of strength) looks like. After three days of repeated cloture votes to bring Chris Dodd's Wall Street reform bill to the floor of the Senate for debate, it appears the Republicans are ready to blink. The Republicans successfully managed to block the debate, in three successive votes, but they know they're paying a political price for doing so. At this point, the only…

Rory Reid has the best plan for the future of Nevada education

Posted in News Clips | 04/28/10 | By Paul Dugan It's no secret that Nevada's educational system needs help. We live in a state where less than 50 percent of students graduate from high schools and budgets continue to be slashed at an alarming rate. As an educator in the Washoe County School District for more than 25 years and superintendent for five, I've watched the struggles of our schools to succeed. It was at times heartbreaking; at other times frustrating; and, always, extremely challenging. The time for change is…

Planned wind-turbine plant gathers gust of momentum

Posted in News Clips | 04/28/10 | By Richard N. Velotta An international manufacturer of wind turbines has launched plans to build a plant in Southern Nevada, establishing its first manufacturing effort in the United States. The commitment by A-Power Energy Generation Systems, based in Shenyang, China, was marked in a gathering at UNLV on Tuesday among Chinese and U.S. government leaders and business partners from both nations. Almost as if it were a prop for the event, a breeze rustled bright red decorations and blew scripts off podiums at the…

Despite ridicule, Lowden keeps up ‘bartering’ claims

Posted in News Clips | 04/27/10 | By Sean J. Miller Nevada Senate candidate Sue Lowden (R) doubled down on her claim that bartering is an effective way to lower the cost of healthcare. During an interview with Las Vegas radio host Alan Stock Tuesday morning, she said bartering for healthcare was common practice throughout the country. "The truth of the matter is there is bartering going on in this state and in the country," Lowden said, according to a transcript posted by the Las Vegas Sun. "It has been going…

Sue Lowden stands by health care bartering plan

Posted in News Clips | 04/21/10 | By J. Patrick Coolican Democrats opened a new round of gleeful attacks as Sue Lowden, the Republican front-runner to unseat Sen. Harry Reid, again extolled the virtues of "bartering" for health care. Lowden was recently the subject of late-night humor after saying health care costs would be lowered if health consumers paid with cash and bargained down prices with health providers. She called it "bartering," a term normally referring to a trade of one good or service for another. Lowden defended her remarks Monday…

Polls show that the Tea Party’s logic is perfect - for the Mad Hatt

Posted in News Clips | 04/20/10 | Las Vegas Sun Editorial Americans’ “anger” about government and politics in general has been reported ad nauseam, largely thanks to the Tea Party movement. Tea Party activists are angry — very angry — and they’ve been running around the country telling people so. They passionately talk about what they say are federal government takeovers and the erosion of constitutional rights — yet without any real specifics attached. Recent polls have shown that although supporters of the Tea Party movement may be angry, their anger…

New Red Rock restaurant to hire 200 workers

Posted in News Clips | 04/20/10 | By Amanda Finnegan A new restaurant and bar opening at the Red Rock Resort is looking to put 200 people to work. Yard House, which also has a location at Town Square, will be kicking off its hiring effort to fill 200 positions Tuesday. The restaurant will open June 6. Yard House is hiring for both front and back-of-house positions, including servers, bartenders, kitchen workers and management staff. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate their restaurant skills. Bartender applicants will be asked to…