Driving a cab here in Vegas, too often, I've found the people at the Venetian and Sands Expo to be rude and obnoxious. Thus, I'm definitely disinclined to stage there. Compare a comparable property, the Wynn, where I've found the people there almost always conducting themselves in a friendly and courteous manner, even in hectic situations. Next time one of Adelson's properties has a full porch of passengers and no taxis to transport them, don't be too surprised.

Smell some rotten apples in the cart?

Want to upset it?

Vote Laurie Bisch for Sheriff. Vote for Don Chairez for District Attorney. They are our best hopes, if we want to have the fairest and most principled criminal justice system.

No doubt this Board's top concern is about health . . . the financial health of the providers who control it, that is.

Look no further than this story to discover why the U.S. is fast becoming a failed state. Unfortunately, this is just another instance of the foxes lording over the hen house, those with an inherent conflict of interest infesting a governmental entity for the primary purpose of protecting their pocketbooks.

The real insult to this injury? That average citizens are forced to fund this form of arrogant abuse!

If we the people want to take our government back, straightening out this industry patsy 'Board of Health' would be one great place to start.

Driver performance needs to be evaluated not only by the gross amount that a cabbie books but by the number of trips. For instance, if a driver is within 15% of average in trips during the course of one month for his or her shift, a company would have no cause to terminate for low performance.

Keeping close to the average in trips is one indication that the driver is, in fact, out there working to get rides. This protects the honest drivers. In an industry that's become so heavily regulated, this provision should be one that the Taxicab Authority could mandate.

Don't be surprised if the long hauling decreases and we have a much happier cabbing public, with a lot of drivers wanting to do right by their passengers feeling more secure in their position.

It might be nice to know who the construction company is and how the deal was struck to reduce traffic down to one lane. This effectively turned southbound traffic on the strip into a parking lot around 1:30 am! Was that really necessary?

The problem: a relatively small oligarchy of energy companies control every aspect of the fossil fuel business. There is effectively no competition.

I don't buy into the man made 'Global Warming' or 'Climate Change' scenarios, but a key answer is to think alternative energy, especially solutions that can be executed on the extreme local level, like rooftop solar. Average individuals will then gain a greater say regarding what happens.

Along with rooftop solar, electric vehicles can now meet the needs of many, and they pencil out economically. We have options, and forcing the oligarchs to compete is essential.

My understanding is that the hotels become liable for the room tax when the room is sold, with the obligation to pay a stated percentage of the price negotiated. It doesn't appear to matter whether that sale is to an individual, an online reseller or anyone else.

If an online reseller collects a tax beyond what they were charged by the hotel, that would seem to be fraudulent, and a cause for criminal and/or civil action. Such an action though, would not be for the relief of a governmental entity like Clark County, but would instead be intended to 'make whole' those consumers who were defrauded.

Maybe Clark County simply needs to learn how to tighten its belt in these tough economic times, as so many of us outside of government already have. These litigious wild goose chases serve no worthy purpose.

We have something of a pattern here. Sue Lowden also played a key role in subverting the will of the delegates to the Clark County Republican Convention in 1998, which I had the distinct displeasure of witnessing first hand. If you want a senator committed first and foremost to doing the bidding of her elitist cronies, she's your candidate. I, for one, will be taking a long hard look at EVERY other individual running for the office . . . besides Lowden and Reid.

Yes, retire Reid, but NOT at the cost of intellectually limited, elitist shill Sue Lowden.

There's got to be a better alternative.

QUESTION: "What is it with the republicans promoting only the attractive-yet-dangerously-incompetent women in their party lately?"

PARTIAL ANSWER: "SUE LOWDEN IS HOT,HOT,HOT."

Unfortunately, there is a significant segment of the population for whom good looks, backed by a bit of slick promotion, translates directly into votes.

One more sign that the dumbing down of this nation is closer than comfort to becoming a 'Mission Accomplished'.