Joe Schoenmann

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We have big challenges to tackle: LAS VEGAS: We’ve got unique assets, but we lag in education, water, transportation, wages; Sunday, July 20, 2008; Greater Las Vegas figures prominently in the new Brookings Institution report, “Mega Metros: A Federal Partnership to Enhance the Intermountain West’s New Urban and Economic Reality.”
WHAT IT RECOMMENDS: Involvement by the federal government is a big part of the suggestions in the Brookings Institution’s report: Sunday, July 20, 2008; he Brookings Institution’s study examining problems faced by the West’s emerging “mega-metropolitan areas,” such as the Las Vegas Valley, zeros in on several key areas on which the think tank highlights problems and makes recommendations, including:
NEW HEARTLAND: Brookings report predicts Nevada, nearby states will be American powerhouse ...: ... if they work together to solve problems; Sunday, July 20, 2008; Nevada and four other states are poised to become a new American heartland, largely because of rapid growth combined with economic and demographic changes in five “megametro” areas including Las Vegas, a Brookings Institution report released today says.
Fiercest UFC fighter isn’t in the ring: Fan with disability helped change access rules, now writes for sport’s Web site; Tuesday, July 15, 2008; Eight years ago, Thomas & Mack Center security guards wouldn’t let Stephen Quinn’s motorized wheelchair roll across the floor level of the arena citing concerns about fire hazards. These days, he never has to worry whether he will find a seat.
How we can prevent bus stop deaths: Barriers, more distance from road could help protect in crashes like Monday’s; Wednesday, July 9, 2008; By 10 a.m. Monday, the broken skeleton of the bus stop had been carted away. And there was nothing left to indicate a woman had been fatally struck there five hours earlier.
City mulls downtown land sale at cut rate: Deal before council would transfer acreage to Lady Luck developer; Wednesday, July 2, 2008; Las Vegas officials want to sell downtown property to the new owners of the Lady Luck for tens of millions of dollars less than what the city’s appraisers say the land is worth.
The good in gas prices: Miles driven are down, and so are deaths in traffic accidents; Tuesday, July 1, 2008; The high cost of gasoline may be killing the economy, but it also may be saving lives. Over roughly the first half of this year, fewer drivers are using state highways, and fewer people are dying on those roads.
For the long term, there’s optimism about sports arena: Sunday, June 22, 2008; Last summer, two groups were rushing to be first to build a Las Vegas arena.
Expensive commuting not holding the charm: Gas price spike could bode ill for an outlying place like Coyote Springs; Thursday, June 19, 2008; If, as some expect, gas tops $5 a gallon by the end of the year, the pain at the pump could make some rethink buying a home in “exurbs” distant from their region’s major hub — something happening in Southern California and elsewhere across the nation.
plz send PR help!!: The governor needs to enlist spin doctors in text-a-tete scandal, crisis managers say; Friday, June 13, 2008; If ever a governor needed some good PR, it would be the sore-thumbed Jim Gibbons. Crisis management experts on both coasts conceded that a married governor’s attempt to defend 867 text messages exchanged — some in the very early-morning hours — with a married woman as harmless chatter between friends would challenge the most skilled public relations strategists.