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Good morning, everyone. I’m still reeling from that Jim Wheeler video unearthed by PLAN’s Laura Martin on Monday, as I’m sure many of you are. Of all the subjects I thought were verboten, slavery surely was in the mix. Some might dismiss this as a tone-deaf rural lawmaker pandering to his GOP friends – it’s always the friendlies that make you too comfortable, right, Sharron Angle? But the way he talked about it, and the chortles in the audience? My goodness.
I was not surprised but...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS:Caesars exec Jan Jones on the company's rough week.
DAYS UNTIL FILING FOR OFFICE OPENS IN 2014: 126
DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY 2014: 225
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 372
Good morning, everyone. Snow is falling in the North outside my window as I write this, as if Mother Nature is expressing her displeasure with the region for surrendering the Fremont Cannon to the South. That was quite the rivalry...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: More on the escalating Culinary-Alliance for the Protection of Nevada Jobs fight.
DAYS UNTIL FILING FOR OFFICE OPENS IN 2014: 129
DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY 2014: 228
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 375
Good morning, everyone. Happy Nevada Day! Gov. Brian Sandoval kicked off the celebration last night in Reno with the neverending sesquicentennial celebration beginning. I’m told Grand Sierra CEO Alex...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: More on the tragedy of mental health treatment in Nevada.
DAYS UNTIL FILING FOR OFFICE OPENS IN 2014: 130
DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY 2014: 229
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 376
Good morning, everyone. Having Erin Bilbray on last night (more on that below) couldn’t help but remind me of the first congressional race I covered, which was the primary for Harry Reid’s seat between her father and Helen...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: CD3 hopeful Erin Bilbray.
DAYS UNTIL FILING FOR OFFICE OPENS IN 2014: 131
DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY 2014: 230
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 377
Good morning, everyone. Did you know that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening? Yes, he was in town for the annual St. Thomas More gala, with several folks tweeting about it, including lieutenant governor contender Mark...
Welcome to the Weekly Report.
This week:
1. One year and counting: A look at Campaign ‘14
2. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week
3. The Weekly Insiders on Reid’s re-election, the Guinn Center and the LG wild cards
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week.
2. Do you still think Harry Reid will/won't run for re-election? Why?
3. Do you think the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities will amount to anything? Why or why not?
4. Rate the following factors in their...
My brother and I were as competitive as any two siblings could be.
It didn’t matter if it were basketball or soccer or family card games. We were both intense as kids. But if I was a Type A, he was Type A-plus, perhaps because he was younger. And like any siblings only 14 months apart, we often fought, too, always looking for the upper hand, always trying to one-up the other.
We were close, yet we were not. We were alike, yet we were different. We loved each other, but didn’t always like each...
News item: National report card shows Nevada is seventh worst in nation in education.
News item: National Democrats give up on targeting Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval.
I imagine a speech:
I am here today to announce my candidacy for governor because the state I love is not the state it should be. I like Brian Sandoval. I think he loves this state as much as I do. But despite what he says, the skies are not sunny. And this nice guy is going to help us continue to finish last.
It’s time...