Politics

I created a group called Concerned Voters in Northern Nevada and it is for people from all political parties to get together and talk about local politics, issues, networking, debate each other, make friends, come up with ideas and also speak with candidates and elected officials.

It is for Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Dayton, Reno, and Lake Tahoe. Anyone is welcome to join no matter what their political affiliation is.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConcernedVotersNorthernNV/

When we’ve had enough of politics and politicians, we need a good fun exhilarating movie like The Right Stuff. After a long hard week, take Saturday evening to watch this rollicking 1983 classic with great casting, script, directing, settings, performances, action, music, editing and themes. Plus hot planes and some explosions.

There are many great aspects of the film, but we want to note one we find profoundly appealing. Something the world needs these days.

Come and join our Open Forum discussion every "first Friday of the month" from 10:30 - 11:30am in the Tahoe Room at the Carson City Senior Center.

This Friday, May 6, our topic is "All Politics Is Local" and we will be discussing the local Primary races for Carson City Mayor and State Assembly District 40.

I recently wrote an article about child welfare needs in Carson City. This included the shortage of foster homes here in the Nevada state capital.

My wife, Lisa, and I were foster-to-adopt parents through the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) for a few years. I can tell you from first-hand experience that the need for people to step up and open their hearts and homes to foster children is critical.

But making a commitment as heavy as this requires preparation on multiple levels.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Fernley High School Library, 1300 Highway 95A, Fernley. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

Luck and politics play into Las Vegas author Michael Green’s analysis of Nevada history from the earliest explorers to mining, tourism and economic diversification in a talk and book signing Thursday, April 28, at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City.

The dictionary defines "fixture" as something that remains in place, an established part of something else.

In downtown Carson City, there are a number of businesses that can make a case for being fixtures, storied parts of the Nevada state capital.

But few are as endearing to so many as Mom and Pop's Diner.

Well-known Christian evangelist Franklin Graham held a rally Wednesday afternoon at the State Capitol amphitheatre in Carson City, encouraging people to live out their faith and get involved in the political process.

The event was part of Graham's Decision America Tour 2016, a national outreach effort of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) to visit the state capitals of all 50 states this year, spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and encourage grass-roots involvement in the political process in communities across the country.

In a surprising change of events, once former candidate for Carson City Mayor, Chris Carver, today rescinded his withdrawal letter filed last Friday. NRS 293.202(2) allows candidates to rescind a withdrawal of candidacy within 7 days (weekends excluded), of the last day for filing (March 18th). The Carson City Clerk accepted the "Rescission of Withdrawal of Candidacy at 1:31PM this afternoon.

Carson High School students are not only given myriad opportunities in which to participate, they are afforded these privileges by parents, teachers, and local and national non-profit organizations whose sole purpose is to give elementary, middle, and high school students the freedom to shine like the sun.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Senior Center, 2945 Ft. Churchill, Silver Springs. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00a.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

For more information about the LCRCC, call Dave at 775-772-2364 or check our website at http://www.lyoncountyverepublicans.com

Recently, we’ve been reflecting on our experiences over the past year of public service together and the lessons we’ve learned.

Many of those lessons are unique to the particular functions of the Controller’s Office and include managing the departments of the office. But we also made more topical observations about our experience and how it has helped to shape and refine our views.

Often referred to by media as “the First Friend,” Nevada’s United States Senator Paul Laxalt’s friendship and working relationship with President Ronald Reagan was well known in its day. While much has been written about Reagan, few sources relating to Laxalt’s work overseeing Reagan’s presidential campaigns have been available to researchers.

“I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy … geography … commerce and agriculture in order to give their children the right to study painting, poetry, music and architecture …”

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the County Office Building, 27 S. Main Street, Yerington, NV. Our meeting starts promptly at 10:00a.m. We welcome the public to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with our Republican officials, both county and state.

Got kids? Plenty of fun awaits. Start out at Dunkin Donuts for their Community Celebration complete with face painting and more. Love on a Leash at the Carson City Library will give them a chance to practice their reading skills with a non-judgmental furry friend. Celebrate the Asian New Year with crafts and music at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada. Take a look at the whole list for a weekend filled with activities for those young, old, and in-between.

SATURDAY:

We need a break from politics. So, today we begin a series of occasional articles recounting the greatest moments in film: the most heroic, noble, moving, coolest and just plain fun scenes.

Unlike annoying on-line lists that count down from number 25 to number one, we’ll start with: The. Best. Film. Ever. Casablanca, Best Picture of 1942, features the best lifetime performances by nearly everyone in it, plus the most memorable lines and hauntingly romantic love-song theme, “As Time Goes By” sung by Dooley Wilson.

Bernie has achieved the impossible. Verily the Grace of God has shone upon him.

He’s promising free college and free health care. 

Not to be outdone, Hillary has tried to outflank him from the left by making the same promises and more -- and, just to show how the stresses of a campaign can make people go insane, she started barking like a dog (http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/15/politics/hillary-clinton-barks-like-a-dog-...).

But imagine that. They managed to convince:
▪ College professors,
▪ College administrators,
▪ Doctors and nurses,
▪ Hospital and clinic administrators,

This week's It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer features Linda Bellegray, an organizer for this year's annual Carson City International Film Weekend.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the County Office Building, 27 S. Main Street, Yerington, NV. Our meeting starts promptly at 10:00a.m. We welcome the public to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with our Republican officials, both county and state.

If you want to vote in the Republican Presidential Poll being held at the February 23, 2016 Caucus, you must be registered as a Lyon County Republican no later than Friday, February 12, 2016.

Film lovers won't want to miss next month's Carson City International Film Weekend. Not only will audiences enjoy award-winning international and independently made films, but the weekend showings and discussions are free.

What’s the duty of an elected public official?

Three years ago, when Ron served on the board of regents, Nevada’s elected body that governs public higher education, that board held a big discussion on system governance at one of its meetings. It was “facilitated” by a woman with a long background in higher education administration, including having been a college president.

Geoff used to subscribe to Sports Illustrated.

Since he decided not to take the magazine, he no longer has to pay its subscription fee.

Overwhelmingly, folks agree that people should be free to make the perfectly sensible decision not to buy something they don’t want.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its first meeting for 2016 at the Library, 22 Day Lane, Smith Valley. Our meeting will start promptly at 10:00a.m. We welcome the public to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with our Republican officials, both county and state.

Assemblywoman Victoria Dooling, R-Henderson, on Tuesday told the legislative Sunset Committee the existing committee that reviews the pay of Nevada elected officials lacks the power to take politics o ...

The last meeting for 2015 for the Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Utilities Building, 34 Lake Blvd., Dayton. Our meeting starts promptly at 10:00a.m. We welcome the public to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meeting with our Republican officials, both county and state. We will also be discussing our LCRCC Caucus to include a Presidential Poll which will be held February 23, 2016.
For more information about the LCRCC, call Dave at 775-772-2364 or check out our website at www.lyoncountynvrepublicans.com.

If we share a weakness, it’s our perpetual optimism.

As free-market economists, we often reflect on the amazing achievements of the past 300 years, and doing so, grow sanguine about what people can accomplish when free to create, innovate, produce and exchange with each other mostly free of government interference.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday November 7, at the Fernley High School library, 1300 Highway 95A, Fernley. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.
For more information about the LCRCC, call Dave at 775-772-2364 or check their website at www.loyoncountynvrepublicans.org.

Basque language, food, music and play for the whole family are all part of a very special event at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10.

The monthly Family Fun Saturdays series gets kids involved in many aspects of the museum, from Nevada history to cultural and nature studies. October’s event features Xabier Irujo, co-director at the Center for Basque Studies at UNR, his five young children and several special guests who will entertain and share culture and heritage.

I didn’t want to write about this. I really didn’t. But they have left me no choice.
“They” are members of The Barnacle Caucus,  the lowlifes who attach themselves to the ship of politics and serve no useful purpose. They are slimy but usually no more than annoying.
This time, though, they have sunk...