Mike Trask

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Thomas Finn, Police Chief of Boulder City: Wednesday, June 10, 2009; When Thomas Finn became the Boulder City police chief three years ago, he learned quickly that residents demand attention, and aren’t bashful about knocking on the front door of his house to complain about traffic issues.
Vote to spend millions on museum expected Tuesday: Sunday, June 7, 2009; The Henderson City Council, which has had to trim the ranks of employees and dip into its reserves to make ends meet, will decide Tuesday whether to spend as much as $25.4 million on the planned Henderson Space and Science Center.
Post-election, NLV manager’s hold on job is tenuous: Friday, June 5, 2009; Gregory Rose, the city manager of North Las Vegas, is breathing only a bit easier in the wake of Tuesday’s municipal election.
For the well-intentioned, losses in city elections sting: Thursday, June 4, 2009; Some win, some lose. Such is life in politics. In a small town the losses can feel all the more personal. People you know reject you. Angelo Carvalho felt the pain Wednesday after absorbing a 14 percentage point beating in the North Las Vegas Ward 3 City Council race.
Blow by blow with hired gun: Sun spends voting day’s anxious moments with consultant to 5 hopefuls; Wednesday, June 3, 2009; Jim Ferrence woke up on Election Tuesday hoping he’d end the day tens of thousands of dollars richer — and having ushered candidates in four cities to victory.
Henderson hopeful capitalizes on past favor: Saturday, May 30, 2009; Henderson mayoral candidate Steve Kirk featured a former electrician who uses a motorized scooter on a mailer as an example of someone he helped with a small problem -- and someone his opponent, Councilman Andy Hafen, ignored.
Tight mayoral race now a battle in Henderson: More specifically for volunteers, the right votes; Friday, May 29, 2009; Politicians love to remind us that every vote counts. They want to get every last voter to the polls. On Tuesday in Henderson, the mayoral candidates really do need to get people — their people — to the polls.
Elephant sits in room throughout NLV debate: Robinson, who’s ducked public forums of late, finds one that’s safe; Friday, May 29, 2009; For weeks, after being identified as a target of a 1994 FBI investigation — that didn’t pan out — into suspected political corruption, North Las Vegas mayoral candidate William Robinson had been keeping a low profile.
Henderson hopefuls spill a little about fired manager: Tuesday, May 26, 2009; Henderson mayoral candidates Andy Hafen and Steve Kirk had plenty to say in recent interviews about the firing of former City Manager Mary Kay Peck.
Mayoral candidates similar, even compliment each other: Henderson mayor hopefuls want to see city through recession; then they’ll plan; Friday, May 22, 2009; In deciding which of the two Henderson mayoral candidates has the best vision for the city’s future, there’s one place Henderson voters need not look: at the candidates themselves.