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• Light Rail Likely To Raise Vancouver’s Crime Rate Again

  
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  It wasn’t that long ago, just in February that the Columbian was telling us that Clark County saw decrease in crime in 2011 , welcome news to any community that wishes to provide its citizens a safe and comfortable place to live. The report old us, “Property crime was down by 1.7 percent. Burglaries increased ...
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• How Many Ways Can the Leavitt Cabal Squeeze Taxpayers?

  
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  It seems there is hardly ever a city council meeting in Vancouver that we don’t hear of BRT, LPA, CRC, LRT, C-Tran or any other maze of abbreviated acronym for any number of projects favored by Vancouver Mayor, Tim Leavitt and 4 other members of the city council, Jack Burkman, Jeanne Harris, Bart Hansen and Larry ...
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• Jon Russell Resigns From Washougal City Council

  
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  Not really a big surprise, but Washougal City Council Member Jon Russell has announced he will resign his council seat effective July 1, 2012. In an email sent out, Russell says, “I am submitting my resignation from the Washougal City Council, effective July 1st 2012. I have accepted a job promotion which ...
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• CastleCasino.com Reveals Average Online Casino Player Losses …

  
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  Bellagio Robbery can be found on the site youtube.com, for examples: [yt][/yt] CastleCasino.com Reveals Average Online Casino Player Losses for Top 50 … – Sacramento Bee CastleCasino.com Reveals Average Online Casino Player Losses for Top 50 …Sacramento BeeBy CastleCasino.com CastleCasino.com, an online casino ...
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• Trial opens for Washington state couple accused of keeping 2 young autistic boys in caged room

  
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  A Washington state couple kept two young autistic boys in a dark room with a cage-like door for convenience, prosecutors told jurors Monday while the defense countered that the child-proofing was intended to keep the children from harming themselves. The opening statements came as the trial of John ...
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• Calif. man held, 2nd sought in attempt to snatch $115K in chips from Bellagio on Vegas Strip

  
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  A hapless bandit lost his wig, sunglasses and $115,000 worth of casino chips when security wrestled him to the floor during a botched weekend heist at a posh Vegas Strip resort, authorities said Monday. A second man escaped after spraying a blackjack dealer and others with a caustic eye-burning chemical ...
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• Clark County School District will cut 1,015 teacher positions www.privateofficer.com

  
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    LAS VEGAS NV May 19 2012  – The Clark County School District announced Wednesday that 1,015 teacher positions will be cut next year because of a $59 million budget hole. The school board approved a budget Wednesday evening that includes the layoffs. Teachers with the Clark County Education Association flooded ...
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• Veterans Court to Benefit from Performance by Classical Guitarist/Former POW

  
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  War is Hell! Those three words barely begin to describe the unimaginable, horrific actions our Troops might endure. No amount of training can duplicate the harsh realities they may be faced with, sometimes just months after attending their Senior Prom. With our ability to jet back and forth over the oceans ...
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• Delegate Vote Challenged, 18th District Could Lose All GOP Delegates

  
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  The fiasco known as the 2012 Clark County GOP Convention may be over, but the results of it are far from done. Irregularities and questionable delegate votes has prompted at least 2 Mitt Romney supporters, who were credentialed delegates from the earlier caucuses to challenge to delegate selection in the 18th ...
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• Judge Rules Charges Against NV Physician In Hepatitis C Case Stand

  
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  Clark County District Court Judge Valerie Adair rejected defense attorney Richard Wright’s argument that the 35-page indictment returned in June 2010 against former physician Dipak Desai was unconstitutionally vague and confusing  on Thursday. Desai was a prominent Las Vegas physician and state medical board member ...
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• West Coast States Rank Poorly on Best/Worst States for Business 2012 List

  
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  The eighth annual Chief Executive’s survey of CEO opinion of Best and Worst States in which to do business was recently released and to no surprise, Texas still ranked the number one state for businesses. California, once the most attractive state for business retains the dubious distinction of being the worst ...
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• Las Vegas woman held in scissors slaying of 6-year-old daughter expected to plead insanity

  
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  The lawyer for a Las Vegas mother accused of killing her 6-year-old daughter with scissors says her client is expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Deputy Clark County public defender Andrea Luem (LOOM) has said 27-year-old Danielle Yvonne Slaughter will enter the plea Thursday during a ...
  3 weeks ago

• CRC: No Financial Compensation for Businesses

  
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  Authored and submitted by Professor Robert Dean Nothing much gets by “The Hounds of Whinerville.” A recent letter from Columbia River Crossing Director, Nancy Boyd, addressed to Shari Hildreth, Deputy District Director to Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, who asked 28 pointed questions on behalf of ...
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• Portland area Native Americans burdened by health hurdles generation after generation

  
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  Compared to the average American, Portlands often overlooked urban Native American population is twice as likely to be diabetic, get asthma, develop liver disease and have a host of other health problems, but Native health organizations are fighting back with some promising results.
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• Investors, vacation-home buyers boost Las Vegas home sales

  
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  Buoyed by record level of absentee purchases and continued strength in the sub-$200,000 market, Las Vegas home sales rose to heights not seen in March for six years, according to DataQuick. read more
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• Epitome of Unfair: Nevada Attempts to Destroy Its Finest High School Athletics Program

  
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  Many times, the goings-on inside youth sports can be a view into a larger societal shift. By studying the sociology of sport, we sometimes get a glimpse into issues and cultural problems that might not always be so visible outside the lines or off the court. In the case of Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman High School ...
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• An Evening with Dave Rice to Draw Support and Awareness for Autism May 4

  
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  The head coach of the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels basketball team, Dave Rice, will host ‘An Evening with Dave Rice’ on May 4 at the Palms Casino & Resort. The inaugural event, which will benefit the Dave Rice Foundation and The UNLV Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, will have more than 400 people in ...
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• The Columbian’s “Absence of Malice”

  
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  I always find it disheartening to see mispresentations on the Columbian’s website or in their print edition. Whether deliberate or accidental, misrepresentations serve no one and leave people with false impressions of news or something that happened. As readers know, Clark County Politics blog and I both raised ...
  3 weeks ago

• Death of boy riding bike in Vancouver calls attention to left-turning buses

  
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  A tragedy in Vancouver. [The story was written by contributor Michael Andersen .] As Vancouver reels from the death of an 11-year-old boy who was crushed by a C-Tran bus while riding his bike through the intersection of Main and 27th on Saturday, some have noted a common thread it shares with other recent ...
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• Joe Tanners’ Military Service Claim Answered

  
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  Joe Tanner, announced candidate for the Clark County Commissioner seat now occupied by Tom Mielke has caught the eye of primarily bloggers who have questioned claims made on his ABOUT JOE TANNER page. Primarily the claim, “ As an active duty Vietnam veteran, Joe Tanner received numerous combat medals . “ ...
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