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MY COLUMN: Remembering Jim Rogers
“Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.” Jim Rogers said that a lot. He thought much of what he heard was nonsense. He had no patience for it. Come to think of it, he had no patience for…..anything. Rogers, the media kingpin and education advocate who died last week, invited clichés: Force of nature. Man of action. Eccentric rich guy.
Background check initiative filed today
Similar bill was vetoed by Gov. Brian Sandoval last session. Wonder which base gets more fired up.... Attached here.
Building trades: No public money for proposed Summerlin stadium
In an effort targeting Las Vegas' largest developer, a major labor group says it will file a ballot initiative preventing Clark County from subsidizing a proposed Summerlin minor-league baseball stadium.
Margin tax foes are good at bashing, but as for an alternative....
Nevada Republican Party says its endorsement record is 10-8; I say it's 5-7
The state GOP, where truth goes to die and incompetence is rewarded, has been bragging since last week's primary about a "56 percent" success rate. Forget for a moment that for a party naming favorites in its own primaries, one for two isn't a great batting average. But that number is totally disingenuous, and I have said so.
State med board to docs: We won't stop you from getting into med pot business, but enter at your own risk
The state Board of Medical Examiners has issued an advisory opinion to licensed doctors who get into the medical marijuana business that says they enter "at their own legal peril." No prohibition from entering the business from the board, but plenty of trap doors outlined in the opinion: Violations of federal law, and possible discipline for failing to disclose salient information to patients.