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The Media Storm of Irene

There was lots and lots of coverage of Hurricane Irene last week.  Many have criticized it as being too much hype for what actually happened and others defended the coverage.  The answer likely lies somewhere in the middle.  I for … Continue reading

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Settled In

I’m pretty much all settled in.  Furniture is in its place and the walls are no longer bare.  It has been incredibly hot this past week which makes it most easy to just hunker down.  I look forward to it … Continue reading

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News on the Horizon (August 28)

This week’s News on the Horizon: NV CD 2 Early Voting – Early voting has begun in the Second Congressional race between Kate Marshall and Mark Amodei.  The numbers by party are released each day and so political watchers will … Continue reading

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Voting in Nevada CD2 Begins

Early voting has begun in the Nevada Second Congressional District Special Election.  I requested an absentee ballot and the Washoe County Registrar of Voters sent it to the wrong address (a nonexistent address) after a “typo”. Hopefully the absentee ballot … Continue reading

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The Traffic Here Is Horrible

Perhaps the headline is a bit tongue in cheek.  When I worked for the Legislative Counsel Bureau my commute was about 45 minutes to an hour each way.  It now takes me about 8 to 10 minutes to get to … Continue reading

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Reconnected…

and it feels so good. I finally have a tube that connects to the glorious series of tubes connected to my house.  With just a few more boxes to unpack and things to put in their place before I’m all … Continue reading

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Preparing to Move

So I have found gainful employment that I am actually quite excited about.  The only difficult part is that I have to move from Reno, Nevada to Pahrump, Nevada.  This week will be filled with packing and preparing for the … Continue reading

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News on the Horizon (August 14)

Another tardy news on the horizon.  Apologies.  In addition, this one will be brief as I need to get back to packing. GOP 2012 – With the straw poll behind them, the GOP field is really starting to take shape. … Continue reading

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Scout Series: My Purpose & Intent

Just a few short weeks before the 2002 W3B Conclave my phone rang.  To be most accurate, the home phone rang and I’m pretty sure my mom answered (you have to remember that this was before everyone had a cell … Continue reading

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Road Week

I’ve had plenty of time on the open road in the past few days.  On Friday I left Reno for a rafting trip in Central Oregon.  We left after my friends finished their English test and 8 hours later arrived … Continue reading

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