Vol 1 No 2 July 18, 2009

Nye-Gateway to Nevada’s Rurals Newsletter

P o l i t i c a l N e w s a n d C o m m e n t a r y

J o h n E n s i g n t o r u n f o r r e - e l e c t i o n
Inside this issue:
Republican Senator John way or the other depend-
Nevada 2nd most dys-
2 Ensign said he has no in- ent upon their political
functional state
tention of resigning but viewpoint.
plans to seek re-election
Health Care Reform Bill 2 But why not try using an
when his term is up in
objective method for mak-
Nevada’s Secretary of 2012.
2 ing the decision?
State Business Report
If he does run for re-
Many people vote based
Nevada Center for Pub- election in 2012 the ques- Nevada Senator John Ensign
3 on short TV campaign
lic Policy Dialogue tion is whether or not you
commercials or what
Why the American flag should vote for him.
3 You want to use your vote someone has told them or
is folded 13 times
How does one decide wisely. even bumper sticker slo-
Empowered Leadership which candidate he/she gans. Not a very good way
3 Decisions about whether
College Course should vote for? to cast an informed, intel-
to vote for someone or not
Trigg and Reeves Cam- ligent vote.
4 Your vote is valuable. In a can be subjectively made
paign event August 3
republic, such as ours, or objectively made. It de- How about a suggested
your vote is the only lever- pends on how you ap- methodology to make an
Tidbits
age you have to affect who proach formulating the intelligent decision?
Adrienne Lever is currently in will represent you in gov- decision. Almost every Read more.
West Africa ernment. voter is inclined to go one

L e g a l i z e m a r i j u a n a , r e g u l a t e a n d t a x i t

Maybe it is time to re-look tem in the United States. lems being considered is about taxing marijuana.
at marijuana and ask how to pay for it? Alcohol and tobacco are
We are told that unless
whether it should be made legal and heavily taxed.
something is done the Ideas about how to finance
legal, regulated and taxed. It is a user tax which
United States economy health care include raising
users of alcohol and
President Barack Obama will go broke in just a few taxes on the wealthy and
tobacco pay. Why not
and Congress is striving to years. taxing health care benefits.
add marijuana too?
reform the health care sys-
One of the primary prob- Yet, I’ve heard nothing Read more.
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N e v a d a 2 n d m o s t d y s f u n c t i o n a l s t a t e

The National Journal dishonorable mention as Then there is the collaps-

Online ranks Nevada as
the second most dysfunc-
tional state in the union
for governing and poli-
tics.
The main category of dys-
function is the leadership
of Nevada. Specifically,
Governor Jim Gibbons.
Senator John Ensign gets
well.
Criminality was the sec-
ond category. Lt. Gover-
nor Brian Krolicki is
charged with felony ap-
propriation and falsifica-
tion of accounts by a
public officer and two
felony counts of misap-
propriation by a treas-
urer.
ing housing market, the
recession has hit Nevada
hard. Unemployment is
sixth-highest in the na-
tion.
Finally, Gibbons’ travails
have attracted wide me-
dia attention statewide,
Governor Jim Gibbons
and Ensign’s affair is
drawing national atten- Julie Grogan-Brown is with Dept. of
tion. Read more. Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

H e a l t h c a r e R e f o r m B i l l E x p e c t e d i n A u g u s t

Senate Majority Leader Republicans aren’t so sure care system is a major

Harry Reid said Tuesday
he expects to see a health
care reform bill finalized
by early next month. He
expects it to include a
government-run health
plan to compete with pri-
vate insurers.
they like the idea. They do
not want the government
to unfairly drive private
insurers out of busi-
ness and claim it is too
much interference in the
health care system.
Of course the cost of im-
plementing a new health-
factor impacting the re-
form, as it should be. It is
going to cost a ton of
money.
A Pahrump woman laid
up at home on an oxygen
tank and lots of medica-
tion, treatments weighs
in. Read more.

N e v a d a ’ s S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e R o s s
Secretary of State Ross
Miller has announced a
comprehensive busi-
ness portal on his web-
site. He believes it will
revolutionize the ease of
transacting business with
government. Businesses
can conduct most, if not
B u s i n e s s R e p o r t
all, of their transactions
with Nevada state gov-
ernment. Businesses will
be able to access licens-
ing, permitting, regula-
tory, and taxation re-
quirements through
one portal, a new website
that will be created just
M i l l e r ’ s
for your use. The cost/
benefit analysis says the
Business Portal could net
the state as much as $49
million in the first five
years. That doesn’t count
what the private sector
would save. Read more.
Ross Miller
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N e v a d a C e n t e r f o r P u b l i c P o l i c y D i a l o g u e

I don’t know much about the Pahrump. Training is underway.

Nevada Center for Public Policy-
The training sessions provide
Dialogue (NCPPD) in Pahrump. I
hands on learning and experi-
intend to learn more in the
ence in conducting meaningful
weeks ahead. Some weeks ago I
forums in the community to dis-
wrote about Great Basic College
cuss, analyze and seek consen-
being a Pahrump Treasure.
sus on community issues.
Carolene Endersby of the Nevada
NCPPD is affiliated with Great
The NCPPD is destined to be a Center for Public Policy Dialogue
Basin College. I readily see that
terrific asset to the community
NCPPD is a valuable segment for
of Pahrump. Read more.

W h y t h e A m e r i c a n F l a g i s f o l d e d 1 3 t i m e s

Remember watching a family?

military funeral when the
American flag is handed to
the family of the departed
soldier, sailor, marine or
airman?
The flag is neatly folded.
Ever wonder why it is
folded in the manner it is
when presented to the
Neither had I but I had the
opportunity to learn why.
It is folded 13 times. Each “I have never let my
folds symbolizes a reason. schooling interfere with
my education.”
Now you can learn, as I
did, what each of those 13 Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
folds means.
(Read more)

E m p o w e r e d L e a d e r s h i p C o l l e g e C o u r s e

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6 Hour Course – Saturdays, Oc-
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Learn how to develop skills that
allow you to earn respect and
loyalty.
Produce outstanding results by
building vision, mission and
goals.
 The reality of empower-
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 Empowered organization
 Empowered leaders – the
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 Empowered relationships –
my freedom and power of
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 Vision, Mission, Goals, and
Principles
This course is designed for any-
one who is interested in accom-
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Begin the evolution towards a
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passionate commitment. Gen-
erate brighter ideas, better
logic, and improved perform-
ance.
Empowered Leadership by Lau-
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Register on-line at
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information.

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N e v a d a ' s R u r a l s
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Pahrump, Nevada 89048
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which Cindy Trigg and Paul
Reeves, Democratic candidates
for nomination of the Democratic
Party to run in the 2010 election
for congressional district #2, in
the United States Congress.
They will appear on Monday, Au-
gust 3, 2009 from 7:00—9:00
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S. Honeysuckle Park in Pahrump.
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The moderator-panelist is Erin
Neff, former columnist with the
Las Vegas Review Journal and
author of Progress Now Nevada.
Master of Ceremonies: Dennis
Keating
Live entertainment by Dean West
Cindy Trigg and Paul Reeves
and the Smokin’ Guns.
Pizza available from K-7 Pizza.
Everyone is welcome to attend
and hear Mrs. Trigg and Mr.
Reeves present their platforms.
Admission is free.