Author Archives: Ross

Thoughts on a Tragedy

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Ross

Thoughts on a Tragedy (originally posted in 2007) It’s been 6 years since the September morning that “changed the world.” I had 7AM AP History my junior year at McQueen High School. I woke up and watched the news. A … Continue reading →

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Quick Hits: Ice

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Ross

You would have thought that living in a place where the high has been more often than not over 100 degrees I would have invested in an ice tray earlier.  Alas, I just got around it to it this weekend.  … Continue reading →

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A Brilliant Bait and Switch?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Ross

Imagine you are Mitt Romney and you were the frontrunner until Rick Perry jumped on board and all of a sudden you are falling quickly behind.  You are trying to be the reasoned moderate electable option.  In an attempt to … Continue reading →

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News on the Horizon (September 4)

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Ross

President’s Speech – The President is scheduled to give a speech on Thursday about his plan to do something about jobs.  The inside the beltway talk is that it either has to be big (which will fail to be enacted … Continue reading →

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Scout Series: Identifying Talent

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Ross

One important trait of a leader is to be able to foster and mentor talent below you to take the reigns when your time is up.  Not only can this skill help the organization’s longevity but when applied to the … Continue reading →

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The Media Storm of Irene

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Ross

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

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Ross

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)

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Ross

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

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Ross

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

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Ross

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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