Nevada Clips 9.10.11

2012 ELECTION

• LV Sun- RALSTON: A speech, a story, a slur and a special-LINK
• RGJ- Early voting ends; GOP has 13,000-vote lead statewide, 4,000 lead in Washoe-LINK
• Nevada Appeal- District 2 special election: Nearly 6,000 turnout for early voting-LINK
• Nevada News Bureau- In Case You Missed It: The Week In Nevada Politics-LINK

CONGRESS

• RJ- Reid challenges GOP to ‘resist tea party’ and back Obama plan-LINK
• AP- Nevada Sen. Harry Reid to host Twitter town hall-LINK

EDITORIALS/LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• RJ- LETTERS: Nevada: One of Earth’s most violent places-LINK
• RJ- EDITORIAL: ‘Regulatory intrusion’-LINK
• LV Sun- LETTER: GOP blocking progress in U.S.-LINK
• LV Sun- LETTER: Loosen regulations on U.S. companies-LINK
• LV Sun- EDITORIAL: Congress should take up Obama’s plan to help put people back to work-LINK
• LV Sun- LETTER: ‘Green’ industry is going nowhere-LINK
• RGJ- EDITORIAL: Community Compact offers right message for ‘village’-LINK
• RGJ- LETTER: I’ll vote for whoever has the least chance-LINK
• Nevada Appeal- Letters to the editor Sept. 10-LINK
• Nevada Appeal- EUGENE PASLOV: Who’s best qualified to represent CD 2?-LINK
• Lahontan Valley News- CAROLYN ROSS: CCSD rollover bond projects-LINK
• Pahrump Valley Times- EDITORIAL: Firmly on the fence, we say utility purchase requires caution-LINK

ECONOMY/GAMING

• RJ- Palms, consultant at odds over efficiency report-LINK
• RJ- Former bank execs settle with FDIC for $20 million each-LINK
• RJ- Documents reveal Chinese crime influence over Macau’s casinos-LINK
• RJ- Caesars finance chief will join board at Dave & Buster’s-LINK
• LV Sun- Octavius Tower scheduled to open next year at Caesars Palace-LINK
• LV Sun- 360-unit apartment complex planned near Southern Highlands-LINK

STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• RJ- County accuses union of stalling contract talks-LINK
• RJ- Justice Nancy Saitta named chief judge of state’s top court-LINK
• RJ- Clark County coroner’s office to be featured on TV show-LINK
• RJ- Resolution puts Las Vegas Monorail on track to exit bankruptcy-LINK
• LV Sun- RALSTON: Clark County to state: SEIU bargaining in bad faith, won’t talk about money-LINK
• RGJ- Bond transfer assists new homebuyers in Sparks-LINK
• RGJ- Gov. Sandoval signs proclamation declaring Sunday ‘Patriot Day’ in Nevada-LINK
• AP- Details emerge of quiet, troubled IHOP gunman-LINK
• Nevada News Bureau- Nevada’s Campaign Finance Transparency Efforts About To Move Out Of ‘Dark Ages’-LINK
• Pahrump Valley Times- County approves contract with sheriff’s union two years late-LINK

EDUCATION

• LV Sun- Principal out to change the culture at Chaparral High-LINK
• LV Sun- Nonprofit exchange helps teachers stretch school supply dollars-LINK
• RJ- Caesars, foundation donate $750,00 to education group-LINK

ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT

• RJ- Yucca may yet have pulse after ruling-LINK
• AP- NRC allows closure of Yucca Mountain nuclear dump-LINK
• Elko Daily Free Press- New mining association chairman outlines goals-LINK
• Elko Daily Free Press- Mining officials gather at Tahoe-LINK

SEPT. 11

• AP- Nevada memorials marking Sept. 11, 2001, attacks-LINK