Nevada Clips 8.24.11

2012 ELECTION

RJ- Democrats take hope in new Marshall-Amodei poll-LINK
LV Sun- Fake Twitter accounts force their way onto political landscape-LINK
LV Sun- RALSTON: Less than shining moments-LINK
LV Sun- Rep. Shelley Berkley ventures onto Sen. Dean Heller’s turf-LINK
AP- Berkley, Heller keep on Nevada Senate campaign trail-LINK
AP- Ann Romney visits northern Nevada for husband’s presidential campaign-LINK
AP- Marshall, Amodei both tout support from the NRA-LINK
RGJ- Dina Titus defends herself, throws higher ed folks under the bus on Nevada Newsmakers-LINK
RGJ- Americans For Prosperity provide evidence robo-poll referred to Kate Marshall by her correct name-LINK
Nevada Appeal- Berkley cites jobs as her top priority, blasts Heller vote on employment bills-LINK
Nevada News Bureau- Heller Says Judge Should Have Disclosed Amodei Business Relationship-LINK
Nevada News Bureau- County Clerks On Turnout In CD-2 Special: “Most People Don’t Even Know There Is An Election Coming Up”-LINK

CONGRESS

RJ- Nevada aides join evacuation of Congress-LINK
Lahontan Valley News- Panetta: Retirement changes won’t affect serving military-LINK

EDITORIALS/LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RJ- LETTER: MLK honored in Washington — and Vegas-LINK
RJ- EDITORIAL: Mitt Romney’s jobs plan-LINK
RJ- EDITORIAL: Balanced budget-LINK
LV Sun- LETTER: GOP can’t own victory in Libya-LINK
LV Sun- LETTER: Congress should ‘share the sacrifice’-LINK
LV Sun- EDITORIAL: Obama administration policy makes sense but Congress still must act-LINK
LV Sun- LETTER: Why Obama still warrants scrutiny-LINK
RGJ- EDITORIAL: Buffett raised a question about taxes worth asking-LINK
RGJ- LETTER: Vote for Mark Amodei to hold CD2 for GOP-LINK
RGJ- LETTER: One of the candidates a dangerous scorpion-LINK
RGJ- LETTER: Force all of the schools to come up to standards-LINK
Tahoe Bonanza- COLUMN: Revenooer Rants: Billionaire whiners wearing out their welcome-LINK
Tahoe Bonanza- JIM CLARK: Dems aren’t stupid — they’re just misguided-LINK

ECONOMY/GAMING

RJ- New home sales fall, could end year at record low-LINK
RJ- Secretary of state warns of solicitations from fraudulent companies-LINK
RJ- County asks for data on Harmon implosion plan-LINK
RJ- Legionnaire’s cases prompt lawsuit against Aria, builder-LINK
RJ- Profits dip for banks, thrifts-LINK
RJ- Taxicab authority awards first new medallions since ’07-LINK
RJ- Unveilings begin at Plaza in downtown Las Vegas-LINK
RJ- Push for legal online poker seems dead in California-LINK
LV Sun- Aria guests sue after acquiring Legionnaire’s disease-LINK
LV Sun- County wants more details on plans to implode CityCenter’s Harmon-LINK
LV Sun- Former Las Vegas gaming executives work to clear their names-LINK
LV Sun- Prudential Americana Group acquires competitor, becomes market leader-LINK
LV Sun- Economic concerns, politics cost Las Vegas home sales, report says-LINK
AP- New-home sales fall nationally, 2011 could be worst year yet-LINK
Lahontan Valley News- Unemployment remains high in Churchill, state-LINK
Nevada News Bureau- Online Sales Of School Supplies Could Cut Into Retailers’ Share-LINK

STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT

RGJ- Sierra firefighter layoffs, fire station closure are averted in Washoe County-LINK
RGJ- Washoe wants cash flow analysis before imposing vehicle fees to cover Incline tax refunds-LINK
Nevada Appeal- Legislative Commission plans interim committee appointments-LINK
Lahontan Valley News- It’s official: TCID bond passes-LINK
Daily Sparks Tribune- County rejects bids for homeless shelter-LINK
Daily Sparks Tribune- Back To School, Back To Work-LINK
Pahrump Valley Times- Utilities Inc. under a microscope; readers react to series-LINK
Pahrump Valley Times- Redistricting plan proposes four Pahrump commissioners-LINK
Pahrump Valley Times- Duckwater Shoshone tribe eyes major expansion-LINK

ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT

EDUCATION

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