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UNR cancer researcher to speak at Monday's Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:56pm
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October 2, 2023 - 1:00pm The speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Ron Pardini, PhD, emeritus professor of biochemistry at the University of Nevada-Reno. Dr. Pardini will tell the story of his decades-long quest to find effective nutritional approaches to cancer therapy. The scientific advances that resulted hold great promise for the future of health care.
TMCC political scientist to speak at Monday's Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 06/17/2023 - 12:22pm
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June 19, 2023 - 1:00pm Truckee Meadows Community College political science professor Fred Lokken will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Prof. Lokken will give his expert analysis of the recently concluded 82nd regular session and special sessions. He will also look ahead to the 2024 election season.
TMCC political scientist to speak at Monday's Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 11/26/2022 - 10:56am
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November 28, 2022 - 1:00pm Truckee Meadows Community College political science professor Fred Lokken will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Prof. Lokken will give his expert analysis of the recent midterm election and look ahead to the lame duck session of congress, the 2023 legislative session, and prospects for 2024, including the possibility of Nevada hosting the first in the nation presidential primary.
UNR economist to speak at Monday's Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 11:42pm
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May 16, 2022 - 1:00pm The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Elliott Parker, PhD, Professor of Economics at the University of Nevada-Reno. His PowerPoint presentation will bring the current economic headlines — from ongoing labor shortages to supply chain disruptions to stubbornly high inflation rates and Fed monetary policy responses — into the context of longer-term macroeconomic trends.
TMCC political scientist to speak at Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 1:15am
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October 25, 2021 - 12:00pm Truckee Meadows Community College political science professor Fred Lokken will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon. Prof. Lokken's presentation will include insights into the prospects for passage of physical and social infrastructure bills currently stalled in the US Senate, as well as the status of on-going attempts to entrench minority rule in state legislatures and the House of Representatives through district map gerrymandering and voter suppression laws.
Public debt and deficits the topic at Carson City Democratic tele-luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 9:09am
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May 10, 2021 - 12:00pm The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Elliott Parker, PhD, Economics professor at the University of Nevada-Reno and Nevada's Second Gentleman. His presentation, on the subject of budget deficits and public debt, will explore the issue of when reliance upon deficit spending to finance public sector investments is warranted and prudent, and how increases in levels of accumulated government debt affects interest rates and perceptions of national credit worthiness.
TMCC political scientist to speak at Democratic tele-luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 6:10am
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May 3, 2021 - 12:00pm Fred Lokken, the ever-popular political science professor at Truckee Meadows Community College, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon. Prof. Lokken's presentation will include an assessment of President Biden's first 100 days and prospects for passage of his extremely ambitious agenda, as well as an in-depth review of how Nevada's legislative session has gone so far.
