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Paramedics drop threat of strike, for now: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008; It looks like, for now, paramedics will be showing up for work the day after Thanksgiving.
From the sidelines, a bid to stop a strike: Private ambulance service, union at odds over expired contract; Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman urged both sides in a looming paramedic strike last week to resolve their differences and negotiate a contract for the sake of the community.
Maj. Paul Kirmis, U.S. Air Force pilot: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008; Nellis Air Force Base has the unique mission of hosting foreign militaries for combat training.
Ambulance company wants injunction to avoid strike: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008; The company that handles about 75 percent of Las Vegas’ ambulance needs has asked the National Labor Review Board for an injunction preventing its workers from striking.
Etiquette 101: Call rival after you lose: Several winners in Nevada races haven’t heard from vanquished; Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008; Election etiquette is important to voters as recognition that the democratic process stands above all. In Nevada, however, citizens are still waiting.
Election results: What took so long?: One-hour lag in results reporting delayed Titus, Breeden wins; Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008; Hours after the nation knew Barack Obama would be the next president and local supporters started the celebration at the Rio, Democrat Dina Titus was waiting upstairs for word on whether she had unseated Republican incumbent Jon Porter in the contentious race for the 3rd Congressional District.
Big election day also a work day: A look at what it's like to be in the trenches with campaign workers and an election official; Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008; Election Day meant heavy lifting and shifting emotions for campaign workers and those responsible for ensuring a fair vote. The Sun spent the day with three of them.
Taking it personally: Strong feelings about the election generate tension in relationships; Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008; After the bickering among stylists over John McCain and Barack Obama became so heated at a beauty salon, the shop was declared a politics-free zone.
Women-friendly politics: In Nevada, women are vying for all of the state’s House seats, and for many other positions; Friday, Oct. 31, 2008; On Tuesday, Nevada — famous for its legal prostitution and leggy showgirls — could make history by being the first state to send only women to the U.S. House of Representatives.
New ad links Porter with Bush, omits vote trend: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008; The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and state Sen. Dina Titus have released new ads targeting Rep. Jon Porter, the incumbent in the 3rd Congressional District.
For veterans, VA-backed home loans offer security: No money down needed, but approval standards stringent; Monday, Oct. 27, 2008; Across Las Vegas, the most prominent sign of the times is the home for-sale sign with the added placard: “Bank owned.”
Anti-Titus ads: Several sponsors, one basic message: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008; This week brought a barrage of negative ads in the 3rd Congressional District race. Rep. Jon Porter and Republican groups are mostly one-note in their attacks: Democratic challenger Dina Titus has voted in the state Senate to raise taxes.
Ad reiterates unfair claims about Titus: The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.; Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008; Rep. Jon Porter is running another attack ad in the increasingly negative 3rd Congressional District race between the Republican and his challenger, state Sen. Dina Titus. This ad calls Titus greedy.
Titus ad unfair on pay raises, Social Security: Monday, Oct. 20, 2008; Democrat state Sen. Dina Titus attacks her 3rd Congressional District opponent, Rep. Jon Porter, in a new TV ad, calling him “another Washington politician.”
Election could help fulfill union dream, management nightmare: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008; Around here it’s called “The Las Vegas Dream.”
Song use draws threat to sue Heller camp: Friday, Oct. 17, 2008; Republican Rep. Dean Heller has “appalled” the widow of composer Cy Coleman with an unauthorized use of his Broadway hit “Big Spender.”
Hawaii governor says nation wouldn’t be safe under Obama: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008; Echoing the theme of recent John McCain campaign ads that claim Barack Obama associates with terrorists, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle told a small Henderson audience that in this presidential election “it’s the protection of your families that’s at stake.”
Half-truths mar ad on Porter: The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.; Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008; The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running its third ad attacking Republican Rep. Jon Porter, the incumbent in the 3rd Congressional District. Porter faces state Sen. Dina Titus.
If a hospital is unionized, might care be better?: One study says yes, and suggests higher wages and pushes for nurse-to-patient ratios are key reasons; Friday, Oct. 10, 2008; When labor contract negotiations with hospitals progress slowly — much like the current stalemate at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals — nurses and their unions often launch public relations campaigns.
Ad attacks widely backed Titus votes: Friday, Oct. 10, 2008; Freedom’s Watch, a conservative lobbying group heavily funded by gaming mogul Sheldon Adelson, is running a second ad targeting 3rd Congressional District candidate Dina Titus.
Porter ad calls Titus a ‘self-serving’ pol: The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.; Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008; Republican Rep. Jon Porter is running a new ad attacking his opponent in the 3rd Congressional District race. The ad accuses state Sen. Dina Titus of being a “self-serving politician.”
Titus ad connects Porter to Bush fiscal policies: The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.; Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008; Democratic state Sen. Dina Titus is running an ad attacking her opponent, Republican Rep. Jon Porter, for his support of the president’s policies.
Well, Porter did take the money ... over time: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008; The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.
No way Titus could be responsible for all this: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008; The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.
SEIU picketing St. Rose Dominican hospitals: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008; In what might be an effort to tip the balance of power leading up to the next bargaining session, the Service Employees International Union said it is picketing St. Rose Dominican hospitals this evening.
This campaign ad you can believe: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008; Dina Titus is running a largely biographical ad to promote herself as an “independent voice for change” in her race against Republican Rep. Jon Porter in the 3rd Congressional District.
Titus turns albatross into eagle: Southern accent has its charms: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008; No politician is going to win an election without connecting with the voters. But what if the mere sound of your voice turned some people off? What then?
Anti-Titus ad is laced with digs, distortions: The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.; Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008; Freedom’s Watch, a conservative Washington-based lobbying group largely funded by Sheldon Adelson, is running a TV ad that mocks Democrat Dina Titus’ Southern accent and focuses on taxes in her race for the 3rd Congressional District against incumbent Republican Jon Porter.
Ads on Porter’s financing have long but hazy memory: Friday, Sept. 26, 2008; The Sun examines the political commercials to determine what’s fair and what’s not.
Titus, Porter each skirt truth in ads: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008; Republican Rep. Jon Porter is attacking Democratic state Sen. Dina Titus in a TV ad, accusing his challenger for the 3rd Congressional District seat of being on the side of special interests.
Nonunion laborers sue builder in wage dispute: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008; Amid a sweeping effort to organize residential construction laborers, five Las Vegas workers have joined others from California and Arizona in suing one of the nation’s largest homebuilding subcontractors over pay.
A flight takes him back 64 years: To Battle of the Bulge veteran, Allied B-17s represented salvation; Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008; Parked at the North Las Vegas Airport, the plane seemed so much smaller to him than he remembered from World War II. Maybe because Simon Epstein had seen one flying overhead only as he looked up from a foxhole.
At stake in nurse union fight: Patient care: The two groups dueling in Nevada disagree on how to improve it; Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008; Two unions are battling to represent the bulk of the state’s nurses — and the outcome could shape how Nevada deals with patient care issues.
Deaf group planning convention is out $170,000: Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008; The money wasn’t raised with a few lavish or large events.
Romney risks upstaging McCain: Henderson crowd warms to former rival as he backs candidate; Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; Stumping in Henderson for the former rival he handily beat in Nevada’s caucus, Mitt Romney eagerly played attack dog Wednesday for Republican nominee-in-waiting Sen. John McCain.
New blood helped Tropicana, union heal old wounds: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008; No one would describe a relationship between unions and management as amorous, but on the Strip there’s at least an understanding, an industry standard that is mostly obliged.