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Good morning, everyone. As the debate continues over Syria, which defies the usual binary choices, Nevada’s delegation is either silent or equivocating (read this if you want to pierce the paywall or this from the Sun’s Karoun Demirjian), gung ho (Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid) or a likely NO (Rep. Joe Heck). It amazes me that on the most important issue facing the country – the possibility of going to war (yes, it’s war) – that federal elected officials would not want to take a strong,...
On Wednesday evening at the Red Rock resort, a full-blown anointment party will take place in the biggest race of Campaign '14: lieutenant governor.
Yes, lieutenant governor.
With high-level Democrats already conceding Gov. Brian Sandoval's re-election, despite the torrent of "Sandovalcare" news releases from the state Democratic Party (you never know....), the Party of Reid is focused on making it as difficult as possible for the governor (even if he is not so inclined) to run against Prince...
Good morning, everyone. Let’s try not to get all emotional about how much you’ve missed me. It’s enough that I know. And I have missed all of you, too, more than I can express. So enough with the tearful reunions and----back to business. It’s post Labor Day, so Campaign ’14 officially has begun!
I feel like the soap opera watcher who misses a couple of weeks and comes back to find----nothing much has changed. Well, almost nothing. Yes, the inevitable deflation of the Ricki Barlow for...
Good morning, everyone. Is it me or has August been much busier than it should be for late summer of an off year? Or maybe I am simply consumed by things nobody else cares about – i.e. horse tripping? It’s so busy I almost feel guilty about leaving you, my dear Flashees, until after Labor Day. Yes, this is the last MorningFlash (I’ll have some news for you later this morning but today is it!) until Sept. 3. I need a break so I can be my usual, sunny self when campaign season REALLY begins.
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Good morning, everyone. So the unions in North Las Vegas completed their coup – can we call THIS a coup? – with Mayor John Lee sending out one of the more comical news releases I have ever seen: “MAYOR JOHN J. LEE THANKS CITY MANAGER TIM HACKER FOR HIS SERVICE DURING CRITICAL TIME IN CITY’S HISTORY” This was the headline announcing Hacker’s departure. And check out Hacker’s quote in the release, which included him saying “after considering the regional and state variables outside of my...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: We'll see.
DAYS UNTIL FILING FOR OFFICE OPENS IN 2014: 201
DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY 2014: 303
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 450
Good morning, everyone. I have a confession: The sixth annual National Clean Energy Summit, a k a the Harry Reid Annual Funeral for Coal, was my first. I stayed for a half-day, but that was enough. I got the message: EVERYONE loves renewables. The Mandalay Bay room was...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Caught between animal activists and Hispanic activists: Latest Clark County Commission controversy.
DAYS UNTIL FILING FOR OFFICE OPENS IN 2014: 202
DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY 2014: 304
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 451
Good morning, everyone. As you surely know, the National Clean Energy Summit 6.0 occurs today at Mandalay Bay, with two cabinet secretaries, a former movie star who was governor and...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta.
DAYS UNTIL FILING FOR OFFICE OPENS IN 2014: 203
DAYS UNTIL PRIMARY ELECTION DAY 2014: 305
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 452
Good morning, everyone. “Breaking Bad” is back, and all is right with the world. Walter White and his supporting cast never disappoint. “The Newsroom is still on, and, well, it is still a Sorkinesque disaster. He seems to think...
Good morning, everyone. You know how I hate to criticize the newspapers in our fair state. But consider this: A new organization has formed that requested 14,000 voter registration forms and is being partly funded by the number one GOP donor in the world, and neither the Sun nor the “newspaper” has picked up on it. I guess it’s just a blogger’s thing.
I actually understand that there are more important stories out there, including the one leading the Sun’s site today: “World’s oldest hip-hop...