Nevada Business Features
CommentaryBallots in Spanish?
When you receive your sample ballot for the 2008 general election, it will be printed in both English and Spanish. Did you ever stop to wonder why? A poll by the Las Vegas Review Journal last year..[MORE]. December 2007
Character Counts in Business Resolve to Do the Right Thing
Nearly every day another scandal comes to light – a sports figure using performance-enhancing drugs, a politician taking bribes, a business defrauding customers. It’s enough to make..[MORE]. November 2007
The Initiative Process
The initiative process provided by the Nevada Constitution gives the state’s citizens the right to force a public vote on an issue if they gather a minimum number of signatures. It is..[MORE]. October 2007
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
The June 2007 Angora Fire at Lake Tahoe burned 3,100 acres, destroyed 254 homes and caused more than $150 million in property damage. Many local residents are now blaming the Tahoe Regional..[MORE]. September 2007
You’re defined by the company you keep…
As the father of five teenage daughters (and that’s only half our children), this old saying is just one of the many tools I find myself using to direct our girls (and trust me, I need all..[MORE]. August 2007
Paying Dr. Feelgood’s Bill
Voters can learn a lot from each session of the Nevada Legislature; unfortunately, this usually involves learning what not to do. One lesson from the recently concluded 2007 session is that..[MORE]. July 2007
Fueling Nevada’s Future
Once again, gasoline prices have risen above $3.00 per gallon, and the situation in the major oil-producing areas of the world is as unstable as ever. All over the country, people are asking what..[MORE]. June 2007
Legislative Watch
Although many bills have already been passed, any bill labeled “exempt” can be held until the last minute. That’s when the legislature puts in an extra shift so it can grind out..[MORE]. May 2007
School Vouchers
Each time the Nevada Legislature convenes, lawmakers struggle to solve the problem of an educational system that is failing the state’s children. Occasionally, a creative solution like the..[MORE]. April 2007
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Voters are being told by leaders on the left (including Nevada’s own Harry Reid) that embryonic stem cell research offers hope for curing Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s and..[MORE]. March 2007
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