Nevada Clips 8.20.11

2012 ELECTION

• RJ- Poll: Amodei leads Marshall in 2nd District race-LINK
• LV Sun- Candidates Berkley, Heller need Nevada veterans on their side-LINK
• AP- House Speaker John Boehner holds $10,000-a-head fundraiser in Reno for Mark Amodei-LINK
• AP- Liberals complain about Obama; will it cost votes?-LINK

CONGRESS

• AP- President Obama to Congress: Work together to aid jobless-LINK

EDITORIALS/LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• RJ- JANE ANN MORRISON: Idea of shining city upon a hill seems almost too good to be true-LINK
• RJ- EDITORIAL: Americans are tapped out-LINK
• LV Sun- COOLICAN: Kindness of America reveals itself on loneliest road-LINK
• LV Sun- LETTER: Politicians forget who they serve-LINK
• LV Sun- EDITORIAL: Allow Medicare to collect greater rebates for drug purchases-LINK
• LV Sun- LETTER: Bush knew how to take a vacation-LINK
• Nevada Appeal- MUTH: Sandoval’s staff rated ‘lame’ for responsiveness-LINK
• Nevada Appeal- LETTER: Letters to the editor Aug. 20-LINK
• Lahontan Valley News- MCAVOY LAYNE: A retort to ‘The best government money can buy’-LINK
• Lahontan Valley News- DAVID HENLEY: Lake Tahoe gives up one of its deadly secrets-LINK

ECONOMY/GAMING

• RJ- Review-Journal reduces staff, stays committed to local news-LINK
• RJ- Nevada, local unemployment numbers up-LINK
• RJ- Western Liberty Bancorp to repurchase outstanding shares-LINK
• RJ- Nevada senators supporting Utah rocket maker-LINK
• RJ- Affinity Gaming targets Primm casinos for renovation-LINK
• RJ- Pulte Group picks manager for eight HOAs-LINK
• RJ- Lower loan limits coming from FHA-LINK
• AP- Former Fry’s Electronics executive files for bankruptcy-LINK
• LV Sun- An examination of the most prevalent myths about the economy-LINK
• LV Sun- Grand Canyon Skywalk developer apologizes for offending tribe-LINK
• AP- Las Vegas Review-Journal cuts staff across paper-LINK
• AP- Nevada keeps the highest unemployment rate in the nation-LINK
• AP- Fact Check: Recession is culprit in high U.S. debt-LINK

STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• AP- Desai clinic blamed for outbreak as trial continues-LINK
• RJ- State gets grant to design health care acquisition system-LINK
• RJ- Proposal would help North Las Vegas coffers-LINK
• RGJ- Sparks considers extension of City Manager Shaun Carey’s contract-LINK
• RGJ- Sparks rejects federal funding; proposal called ‘a waste of money’-LINK
• AP- $4.5 million federal grant to build bike paths at Lake Tahoe-LINK
• Lahontan Valley News- Controller touts debt collection resources-LINK
• Nevada News Bureau- BLM To Analyze Water Pipeline Cost After Public Opposition To Project-LINK
• Nevada News Bureau- Jeff Mohlenkamp Already Tackling Challenges As Nevada’s New Budget Director-LINK

ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT

• RJ- Endangered fish Moapa dace making gains-LINK
• LV Sun- Alternative proposed for controlling Pittman Wash erosion-LINK
• Daily Sparks Tribune- Water Wars-LINK