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Random observations from the 2014 campaign trail

The myth that conservatives who want increased immigration enforcement are just anti-Hispanic has now been proved a lie. Indeed, the #1 target for deportation in the United States today isn’t Mexican, but Canadian: Justin Bieber!

Wagner’s career became object lesson

When Sue Wagner was born in Maine in 1940, the now-disdained term “New England liberal” did not exist. In fact, it would have been considered a contradiction in terms. Her native state was known for being rock-ribbed Republican and for being a bellwether, fostering a now seldom-used saying – “As goes Maine, so goes the nation.”

The ACA’s four-word Waterloo?

WASHINGTON — Someone you probably are not familiar with has filed a suit you probably have not heard about concerning a four-word phrase you should know about. The suit could blow to smithereens something everyone has heard altogether too much about, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (hereafter, ACA).

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America’s mass numbness

WASHINGTON — If you think it’ll be a month of Sundays before this country gets serious about gun violence, you’re probably underestimating.

GOP convention in Vegas: old idea, new life

If anyone doesn’t think Republicans in Nevada are serious about bringing the 2016 Republican National Convention to Las Vegas, check out the extremely well-done “It’s what we do” video produced to woo the GOP’s decision-makers at the Republican National Committee (RNC) at LasVegas2016.com.

Self-interest trumps virtue every time

Last weekend, two rather interesting stories appeared on page one of an edition of the New York Times.

COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT: The economic impact of VEA

As Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA) continues to grow, it is important to recognize that our cooperative has a far-reaching economic impact on southwestern Nevada and the region as a whole.

Republicans look good in the Pre-Primary Money Primary

The candidate with the most money does not always win. But there’s no denying that money is a huge factor in races. So the first round of campaign finance reports always proves interesting. Let’s take a look…

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