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What most Americans do not understand at the moment is that we are now at the beginning of a new Great Depression; this is not a recession, but a very quick growing and deepening economic depression with no end in site.

Our leaders are all incompetent and complicit in allowing this to happen: there are no inocent politicians in this...both Democrats and Republicans are fully to blame.

Our republic may not survive this coming economic disaster. It will not be like the depression of the '30's because we do not have anyone of leadership quality to save us or lead us out of such a catastrophe.

Other nations are waiting for our collapse so they can carve us up like a Thanksgiving turkey at a homeless shelter of thousands of hungry people.

Can we survive another Great Depression? I doubt it very much...God help us all if it comes to pass!

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Greed has not only reared its head in Washington and Wall Street but in our own community of Las Vegas. Take a drive down the famous 'strip' and greed is everywhere.... we too will pay the price for greed as tourists will surely begin to avoid us as the resort mecca of the world because of the gauging of tourists that occurs on a daily basis here.

With the next two decades Las Vegas, once world famous, will likely become a ghost town.... it's in the works, just take a look around you!

George Bush will be remembered as the most hated American President in the history of the world. He will also be rememberred as the president who was responsible for a 2nd Great Depression, this time in the 21st Century.

He is an incompetent, bungling, moronic fool who has no business in the White House. He and Dick Cheney should be impeached for malfeasance in office and sent to prison for the greed and fraud they have perpetrated upon the American people. They have enriched themselves and selected cronies wile the American public has suffered with 10 trillion dollars in debt to be paid by future generations.

Can you imagine where your social security would be today, now, if the Bush (and dream of John McCain) had been reality last week? Yes, your future retirement would be in the toilet...nice, he?

Now, we have the same bunch in Nevada, especially the Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Resort allies, proposing to privatize state PERS benefits for new hires...this is a disasterous idea and not worthy any paper it would be written on.

To the Bush, McCain and Gibbons followers and wanna-be's: LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE! If you want to see a revolution by grey-haired seniors in this country just screw with our retirement be it social security or PERS. The blood that would flow will make the French and Russian Reviolutions look like a birthday party for butchers.

Jim Gibbons is a wonderful governor! Let's see
Nevada is now near the bottom as far as pubic education is concerned. There is not enough money in our schools for books, paper and pencils for students...teacher pay, benefits and material support is almost nonexistant.
Wonderful Idea, Jim!

He is now turning the Nevada University System into a 3rd rate intitution, driving away top notch professors, eliminating degree programs and returning us to the days when UNLV and UNR were laughable universitities....Great Job, Jim!

Gaming establishments, businesses etc have not had to pay a reasonable share of taxes for support of schools, prisons, medical care for the indigent...so let's continue the practice Jim. You are indeed a wonderful governor.

You're in the pocket of big business and the hotel/casion industry so everthing should be just wonderful for their future.. But, hey what about the common man?...

From both candidates I want to know details of the following:
1. How will your plan for education actually improve education? Merit pay...give us the specific details of how, what, why, when and how much teachers will receive. Salary increases...outline the specifics of how it will be done. What will you do to implement stronger discipline in all schools?
2. Health programs: how will your program be implemented, for whom, if not all...why not, what about prescription drug costs, etc.? How will paying for private health insurance be any better than what we currently have? What about insuring those with previous health problems like cancer, heart disease, etc.,etc.
3. What will you do about taxes for middle income Americans, not just the rich? Explain the specific details of your plan and how I would benefit with you as president.
4. How will you stop illegal aliens from benefiting from social security and medicare at the expense of all citizens of this country?
How will you enforce the laws of the U.s. regarding illegals?

5. what is your stand on stem cell research, cloning,etc.?
How will you improve science and math education in this country? What is your stand on evolution and creationism in schools?

Mrs Edwards has it right---students who take AP courses must be required to take the final exam designed for the course. Otherwise, why take the course? The purpose is to test the student's comprehension and knowledge at a college level, not just to aquire extra gpa points for graduation!

I introduced AP Biology at Bonanza H.S. and the CCSD in 1979...too many students were enrolled that did not take the course seriously because they knew they did not have to take the final exam. Many will take it for the prestige but do not seriously apply themselves knowing full well that they don't have to master difficult material for a serious exam that actually counts for something important.

I think it is about time the CCSD got serious about grading in this district. Perhaps if passing any course depended upon 75% of the final course grade there would be more attention paid to studying by both students and parents. The 50% no work = a passing grade is pure unadulterated bunk and should be eliminated immediately. That in itself is a moronic, idiotic policy placating lazy students and uninvolved parents.

George Bush is the Herbert Hoover of the 21st century and is fully to blame for this economic mess we are in. He is leading us into a deep depression that this nation may never be able to recover from. I do not see any FDR quality politician on the horizon that can really pull us out of a serious depression!

Frank---I agree 100% with your statements. Do you want to know how badly veterans are ignored in Las Vegas? 20+ years ago veterans groups, parents, friends, and others requested that one high school be named as Veterans Memorial High School to honor our local war dead and veterans who had sacrified so much for us. Well, guess what... its 20+ years later and all they have done in this regard is to cleverly dodge the issue. The school naming committee has now set it up that students groups must first agaree on a school name before that happens.

Yes, Frank veterans are forgotten. In the CCSD board members have bumper stickers proudly stating "We support our troops" but in reality they do not. It is now doubtful, very doubtful that this will ever happen because of the current mentality of the school district administration and "trustees".

Now, some group of snotty nosed kids with no idea of what the hell happened or appreciation for what happened in American history in the past will be the ones to decide if this name goes on a high school. If the presenter and advocate for this VEterans Memorial High School does not entertain, interest or please them its a snowball chance in hell it will ever get named. Its dog and pony show time in the CCSD...again!

Yes, all future 50+ million dollar buildings will now be named by students. That's your tax dollars at work in the CCSD.