Las Vegas Sun

November 14, 2009

Currently: 51° | Complete forecast | Log in

Flashpoint

Rooting against the economy
Sunday, November 1, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
The latest release of stimulus jobs numbers has set off the expected partisan nonsense. Democrats are gushing about how the stimulus is working, and Republicans continue to question its efficacy.
Ruffling everyone's feathers
Saturday, October 31, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
Friday was a day a pundit dreams of — pounded by the left and the right.
I hope Mayor Oscar Goodman is full of more
Friday, October 30, 2009
flashpoint:
By Jon Ralston
For once, I hope Mayor Oscar Goodman is full of more than hot air.
In life and in politics
Thursday, October 29, 2009
flashpoint:
By Jon Ralston
In life and in politics, it’s wise to abide by the old dictum:
The Man Formerly Known as Governor
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
flashpoint:
By Jon Ralston
The Man Formerly Known as Governor is going to be deliberative.
The mysterious “woman in Reno” is the focus of Rory Reid’s campaign for governor …
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
… and he brings her up in every speech, including last week in Pahrump, according to the Valley Times:
I wonder how the Reid family reacted to this paragraph …
Monday, October 26, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
… in a profile of Reid the Elder in The Economist:
Gaming coming around?
Sunday, October 25, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
Is the gaming industry out of the economic woods? MGM Mirage’s Jim Murren thinks so. As part of a wide-ranging interview with Fox’s Neil Cavuto, Murren criticized President Barack Obama for not focusing more on job creation and derided Gov. Jim Gibbons as “silly” for not greeting the president here.
Cashell-Goodman ticket? Get outta here
Saturday, October 24, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
Shocking almost no one, Reno Mayor Bob Cashell finally declared this week that he is running for reelection, not for governor.
It all depends on what the definition of “bachelor” is.
Friday, October 23, 2009
flashpoint:
By Jon Ralston
It all depends on what the definition of “bachelor” is. Gov. Jim Gibbons technically isn’t one but he will be part of a charity auction Saturday in Reno.
Professionals who will be missed
Thursday, October 22, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
Most of you probably have never heard of Mark Stevens or Gary Ghiggeri.
My old pal Howard Stutz
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
flashpoint:
By Jon Ralston
My old pal Howard Stutz has extracted some real classics from Steve Wynn since the outspoken resort king went on Fox to repeat what he said six months earlier on “Face to Face.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee’s blaming Majority Leader Harry Reid
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
flashpoint:
By Jon Ralston
Whenever new Nevada unemployment figures are released, as they were Monday, you can set your clock by the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s release blaming Majority Leader Harry Reid for the state’s high number of out-of-work folks.
Former Rep. J.C. Watts has become quite the comedian.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Flashpoint:
By Jon Ralston
In a speech reported by the Tulsa (Okla.) World, Watts declared that Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, who once claimed doctor-patient privilege to not disclose advice he had given Sen. John Ensign, will have “a special place in heaven.”
Just what the governor's race needs
Sunday, October 18, 2009
FLASHPOINT:
By Jon Ralston
So Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said again last week — at least twice publicly — that he is seriously considering a run for governor as an independent.
  • Most Read
  • Discussed
  • Most E-mailed

Complete Listing

Calendar »

  • 14 Sat
  • 15 Sun
  • 16 Mon
  • 17 Tue
  • 18 Wed

All events on Saturday »