Penny Press , NV Volume 4 Number 51 SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

All The Federal Land In Adds Up To Economic Disaster! See Special Report Page 3 THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 2

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By CHARLES F. BARR Numerous multi-million-dollar resi- the grip of the federal government on our absence of a significant release of federal Nevada Policy Research Institute dential and commercial projects have been land. land for housing and business construc- Special To The Penny Press cancelled or put on hold, resulting in tion, Clark County’s population density thousands of lost construction jobs, simply Significant Issue will increase by more than 75 percent, The federal government owns or con- because the high land prices have made significantly diminishing the quality of life trols 86 percent of the land in Nevada such projects too costly to build. In addi- Federal control of land in Nevada has of its residents. and even more — 89 percent — in Clark tion, construction of affordable two- and been a significant issue for Nevadans since The Las Vegas area currently has about County. The tight federal grip on this three-story apartment complexes has been the state’s inception in 1864. The Nevada 2.65 persons per household, and Clark land is causing economic harm — and, in severely reduced, causing rents for exist- Statehood Act gave the federal govern- County currently has 718,358 housing many cases, genuine hardship — to local ing apartments to rise sharply. ment most of the new state’s land, for the units. If average household size remains developers, workers, renters and would-be The resulting higher cost of living is purpose of selling this land to help pay the constant, Clark County will need to add homeowners. having an increasingly negative impact on Union’s Civil War debts. These sales never about 543,000 housing units between now Clark County’s ability to attract and retain took place. From the Civil War onward, and 2030 in order to accommodate popula- the skilled and unskilled workers needed Nevadans have been fighting the federal tion growth. Maintaining current popula- to support its growing economy. Lack government for control of most of the land tion and housing densities will require the Special Report of housing affordability is a major cause in the state. So far Nevada has been fight- development of an additional 670 square of the current teacher shortage, which is ing a losing battle. Today — 143 years miles of land during that time period. To negatively impacting the quality of educa- after statehood — the federal government achieve this goal, the amount of non-fed- tion for children in the county’s primary owns or controls 86 percent of the land eral land in Clark County (presently about The Bureau of Land Management and secondary schools. in Nevada, most of which is unavailable 572,000 acres, or 894 square miles) must (BLM) refuses to release more than a token A fundamental change in federal land for development. According to the Clark increase by about 75 percent. amount of land each year for construction policy is critically needed to restore hous- County Department of Comprehensive The Bureau of Land Management, of homes, schools, parks and businesses. ing affordability and maintain long-term Planning, about 89 percent of Clark the federal agency that manages federal This artificial, government-induced scar- economic growth in southern Nevada. County’s surface area is managed by the land, has been granted the authority to city of buildable land — in an area sur- Fortunately, Nevada is increasing its politi- Federal government. auction public land in Nevada by the rounded by mile after mile of wide-open cal clout at the national level. Nevada is As of July 1, 2006, the estimated pop- Federal Land Policy and Management spaces — has triggered massive increases now the home state of the U.S. Senate ulation of Clark County was 1,912,654. Act of 1976 (FLPMA), the Southern in the price of remaining privately owned Majority Leader and an early caucus state It is projected to rise to about 3,358,456 Nevada Public Land Management Act of land, to the point where the average family for the 2008 presidential election. The time persons by the year 2030, creating a sus- 1998 (SNPLMA) and the Federal Land can no longer afford the mortgage pay- is ripe to use Nevada’s growing political tained demand for both housing and retail Continued on page4 ments for a median-priced home. leverage at the national level to loosen services in the Las Vegas area. In the

The Conservative Weekly PAT CHOATE PAGE 5 Voice Of Las Vegas FRED WEINBERG PAGE 6 Penny Wisdom DOUG FRENCH PAGE 7 Inside: The Ten Commandments BILLHERE PAGE 8 contain 297 words, the Bill AL THOMAS PAGE 10 of Rights 463 words, and Is Harry The Far Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address JOYCE MEYER PAGE 12 266 words. A recent federal WYATT COX PAGE 13 Left's Whore? directive regulating the price of cabbage contains 26,911 PET OF THE WEEK PAGE 15 words. See Editorial Page 6 —New York Times THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 4 Blame The Feds For The High Price Of Las Vegas Housing Continued from page 3 Transaction Facilitation Act of 2000 (FLTFA). Since 1999, the BLM has auctioned only D. Taylor put it, “Las Vegas was the last city left where a housekeeper could buy a home. 20 square miles of public land in Clark County. This is far short of the 29 square miles That’s not true anymore.” of suitable land per year needed to maintain Clark County’s current population density. Federal land policy is also helping to fuel a continuing shortage of elementary and These three pieces of legislation have failed to stimulate adequate land disposal by secondary school teachers. In the not-so-distant past, Clark County’s relatively low cost the BLM. The SNPLMA allows for sales of a restricted area of land surrounding met- of living was a major selling point for teacher recruitment. “However, with dramatically ropolitan Las Vegas. The amount of land still available for sale within this boundary is escalating housing costs and with new teachers more interested in purchasing power around 50 square miles, and some of it is unsuitable for housing. than retirement benefits, recruiting teachers is becoming increasingly difficult,” says a Current legislation also gives state and local governments first pick of land for recent report by statewide school officials. “. . . [S]ome teachers, after initially accept- “public uses.” The specific parcels of land to be sold are determined by the Secretary ing an offer to teach in Clark County, subsequently rejected the offer after visiting Las of the Interior and local governments that have jurisdiction over those lands. No official Vegas and finding the housing available to them within their budget to be unacceptable procedure allows private parties to have any say in which land is made available. The for their families.” law does allow for land to be released for affordable public housing, but does not take Excessive federal ownership of land in Southern Nevada hurts low-income families into account the positive effect an increased supply of private housing can have on the most, because they are forced to pay out a larger proportion of their income into the affordable housing problem. increased housing costs created by this policy. As of 2004, 11.6 percent of families in the Ultimately SNPLMA has not succeeded in alleviating the burden that public lands Las Vegas area had incomes below the poverty line. According to a December 8, 2004 put on the housing markets. Instead it has fostered complacency and erected further bar- article in the Las Vegas Sun, most families designated as “low-income” were paying riers to policies that would actually help Clark County. The FLTFA and the FLPMA are more than one-third of their income on housing costs. Given the sharp rise in housing also of no assistance to Southern Nevada. Both laws leave the decision to sell public prices and rents since that article was written, that percentage is almost certainly higher lands to the Secretary of the Interior, subject to several requirements. Unfortunately, today. those requirements are designed to favor the federal government’s retention of the Not only does the artificial scarcity of land drive up rents and home prices — it land. The most conspicuous example of this policy is the portion of the FLPMA that also triggers other cost increases and dampens the region’s economic growth. Industrial allows land to be sold for the benefit of local communities only if that benefit cannot be and commercial rent increases are passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices, achieved with lands remaining in the government domain. This positions BLM not as an while cancellation of residential and commercial building projects leads to the loss of entity that exists to manage public lands when no private owner is available, but as an thousands of construction jobs. agency designed to keep public land out of private hands. Some might think slowing growth is beneficial for the Las Vegas area. But with no new sources of labor and increasing living costs for current workers, labor costs are The Economic Effect on Southern Nevada likely to increase dramatically. Currently in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, 804,900 persons are employed in the service industry. Increased living costs will force hotel- Until now the federal government’s withholding of public land has directly affected casinos to offer higher wages to attract new workers and retain old ones, reducing profits few people, mostly ranchers and mining interests. This situation is rapidly changing. and making new growth-oriented projects more difficult. As a result, the Las Vegas met- During the past few years, federal land policy has begun to impose significant economic ropolitan area, especially the gaming industry, will be hindered in its ability to establish costs on a majority of the population of Southern Nevada, and this situation continues new sources of revenue. to worsen. In addition to putting the brakes on growth, soaring land prices will damage Clark The most visible consequence of the federal land near-monopoly has been a rapid County’s attempt to diversify its economy. Until recently, Southern Nevada was a magnet rise in the price of privately held land within Clark County. As sustained population for companies trying to escape high-cost environments in California and elsewhere. This growth and economic expansion have bumped up against the government’s artificial land advantage has now disappeared. “Big corporations look at our land prices and they just constraints, assessed values for many vacant and improved parcels have in the past few turn away,” says a local business leader. “Our land prices make any deal out of the ques- years more than doubled. tion, no matter what incentives we offer.” This land shortage has created a windfall for existing landowners (at least those who choose to sell), but has made a majority of the population worse off economically. What Nevada Can Do It has become the principal driver of escalating housing costs, which have saddled many recent homebuyers with ruinously high mortgage payments, while denying many other Until recently, Nevada has been considered a lightweight in the national politi- families the ability to purchase a home at all. Meanwhile, renters have felt the sting of cal arena. With a relatively small population, few electoral votes, and a comparatively double-digit annual rent increases, because the high land costs have made it too expen- tiny congressional delegation, the state has been able to exert only a small influence on sive to build new moderately priced apartment complexes to accommodate a growing federal policy. The most visible example of Nevada’s political weakness has been its population. inability to block ongoing efforts by the federal government to construct a nuclear waste According to a report recently published by the New York Federal Reserve Bank, repository at Yucca Mountain. “Housing is expensive because of artificial limits on construction created by regulation However, two recent events have greatly increased Nevada’s political clout. The first of new housing. . . . [T]here is plenty of land in high-cost areas, and in principle new was the rescheduling of the state’s Democratic and Republican presidential nominating construction might be able to push the cost of houses down to physical construction caucuses to January 19, 2008. This makes Nevada one of the earliest states to express costs. In Southern Nevada, the most significant barrier to new construction is the refusal a preference for major party presidential candidates, and assures that the leading candi- of the federal government to release more than token amounts of idle public land for dates of both parties will be more sensitive to issues raised by Nevada voters. Several development. top-tier candidates have already made well-publicized campaign trips here, and more are Until recently, many newcomers have been attracted to Las Vegas because of lower planned. The second event was the ascent of U.S. Senator Harry Reid to the position of living costs and a healthy job market. However, as Clark County’s population continues Senate Majority Leader, following the Democratic Party takeover of the U.S. Senate in to increase, housing prices will rise until it is no longer economically viable for new November 2006. This gives him a significant amount of political leverage to weigh in on people to move there. There are signs that this is already starting to occur. On June 3, issues that are critical to Nevada’s future. 2005 the Las Vegas Sun reported that the cost of living in Las Vegas was surpassing Certainly the future of Nevada’s economy is an important priority, and federal land the cost of living in places from which most new residents have come. These included policy will play a major role in determining the extent to which the state’s robust eco- Arizona, Oregon, Utah and Washington, indicating that Clark County’s cost of living is nomic growth continues. Conversion of idle government land to productive residential increasing at a faster pace than that of neighboring states. and commercial development will go a long way toward easing the shortage of affordable Some of the most serious effects of federal land policy are being felt by a demo- housing and maintaining long-term economic growth in southern Nevada. graphic group that is critical to the continuing success of Clark County’s economy: low Nevada is a now a significant player on the national political stage, but this advan- and moderate income workers, including the majority of school teachers and hotel/casino tage will not last forever. Our economy is already feeling the pinch from the continued employees. withholding of federal land, and any delay in addressing this crisis will make the con- The cost of living for workers in Clark County’s all-important hospitality sector sequences that much worse. At the moment, Nevada’s state and federal officials have is rising faster than wages, according to Culinary Union Local 226, which represents a unique opportunity to press for a speedier transfer of federal land to the productive 60,000 of these workers. The median home price has surged more than 75 percent since private sector. If they succeed, their efforts will go a long way toward securing the con- the union’s current contract was implemented in 2002. As the union’s secretary-treasurer tinued growth of Nevada’s economy well into the twenty-first century. THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 5 Commentary: Pat Choate mand would lose projects, position, that allowed fair and open debate. ers told America that this was the Congressional even their seat in Congress. It was However, the promise was a first major patent bill in 50 years. bully politics and it makes a mock- sham. In fact, it was the 12th. They said Cheating ery of democracy. On September 7, 2007, the House that inventors would have the right For years, DeLay reduced of Representatives took up for vote to not have their patent applications Majority Tom DeLay (R-TX) the Democrats in the House of H.R. 1908, The Patent Reform Act published on the Internet if they treated the normal legislative pro- Representatives to little more than of 2007. After watching the vote, a would agree not to file an applica- cesses of Congress with little regard. the furniture that filled their rooms. friend sent me this note: tion in other countries. It did not. Repeatedly, he would hold the House The people they represented had Today was not as I remember And so on. of Representatives late into Friday no say in the affairs of the nation “How a Bill Becomes A Law” from Despite having only 30 min- nights to enact legislation after mid- for their representatives were totally my childhood cartoons. Why can’t utes to make their arguments against night, a time when no one was ignored. DeLay and his well-con- you send to the Washington Post the the bill, the opponents pointed out watching. nected insiders made all the deci- details on the disjointed process, late one weakness after another, each of Repeatedly the vote would be sions. amendments, arm twisting, recanted which would harm American innova- close and DeLay would hold the In the 2006 campaign, Democrats support, etc and get them interested tion and American inventors. In the clock for a half hour, an hour, two made much of this abuse of normal in telling the full story. I don’t think middle of the debate the Chairman hours until he could persuade enough legislative processes. Their leader- middle America would approve. of the Democratic Caucus read out Members so he could eke out a one- ship promised that if the American By common agreement, the leg- the names of various companies sup- vote victory. DeLay was known people turned control of Congress islation was of vital importance to porting the bill. His message could as the hammer because those who to them that they would operate the America’s future. Yet, the House not have been clearer: “We’ve taken refused to produce votes to his com- House of Representatives by rules Leadership did not give Members a care of you and we expect you to final copy of the bill on which they take care of us.” would be voting until only 18 hours Instead of offering to take the before the legislation was put to the bill back to Committee and make the test. The provisions were techni- necessary improvements, the leader- cal and obscure. But in patent law, ship acknowledged its weaknesses every word, every phrase, every and half-hearted promised to fix comma or period can have a distinct them after the Senate enacts its ver- meaning. No one had time to read sion of the legislation and when the and analyze that bill. two Houses take the bill to confer- As to the debate, the House ence to work out the final details. Leadership allowed only one hour. Tom DeLay is gone. The I am still stunned. As one Member Democrats control the House of noted, the House often spends that Representatives. But the same old The Penny Press Tips Its Cap To: much time naming post office build- anti-democratic procedures remain. ings and bridges. One hour to radi- The way that House enacted The cally change a patent system that has Patent Reform Act of 2007 is a dis- Brittany Spears for reminding us common folks of the truth contained in worked well for more than 200 years grace. Hopefully, the Democratic- that classic line from the movie Animal House: Fat, drunk and stupid is no and facilitated the creation of the controlled U.S. Senate will be more way to go through life. most innovative nation in the world. respectful of the American people One hour: Think about it. when the legislation is considered The Harrah’s Foundation for a $30 million gift to UNLV’s hotel school, giv- Even more insulting, the House there. ing it a new building and massively expanding its number of students and Leadership arranged the debate so If not, voters will have to return faculty. Harrah’s CEO Gary Loveman may have gone a bit overboard in that one of the co-sponsors of the control of both Houses to the GOP, suggesting that the school will immediately surpass that of Cornell, but we legislation was put in charge of man- who may have learned a lesson. certainly have the local resources to make that happen in time. 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Harry Reid has completely abandoned Nevada—certainly the Harry, the son of a miner, has always been an exception. parts of Nevada which consistently vote Republican. You see, he used to represent us. All of us. The latest evidence that Reid is a complete whore for the far left is his willingness to completely destroy Nevada’s mining Now, he represents the values of San Francisco where industry by acquiescing to a so-called “mining reform bill” mining and the generation of electricity are quaint activi- which would impose new environmental standards and roy- ties equated with us, the riff-raff which live in places like alties on one of the industries which drives the state. Nevada.

Right now, everybody in the mining industry is stepping gin- In the past, we might have been able to trust Harry to rep- gerly around California’s newest third Senator because he is, resent Nevada’s interests in any sort of mining debate. after all, the majority leader of a Democratic Senate which can do incalculable harm to the industry. We suspect that But that was before Harry decided to act like White Pine the gloves will come off shortly. In the meantime, here’s County was part of Utah when it came to the two coal-fired what’s happening: power plants which are in the pipeline and, if built, would provide both an economic jolt to Northeastern Nevada as Wednesday’s Roll Call newspaper carries a story which high- well as lower power bills to Las Vegas. lights Reid’s August testimony in Elko at a field hearing of the Senate Natural Resources Energy subcommittee which Harry, whoring out his lip service to the far left, has come is dominated by folks who want to do to mining what they out against the construction of those plants and is hoping have done to oil drilling and refinery construction. that his power base in Las Vegas will not notice that the effects of such stupidity may well double their electric bills Nobody is against environmental standards and reasonable until after he is re-elected. royalty payments for minerals produced from public lands, but the fact is that every time the Democrats start writing Based on his performance with power plants, can we really new laws, they end up trying to gut the mining industry trust this spineless poltroon to represent the state’s interest because, what the hell, yuppies from California really have in mining? no stake in the hard work that we do in this state which sup- ports thousands of families. Remember, this is the guy who called a press conference and said that the Iraq war is “lost” while we have troops in Reid has always stopped that sort of nonsense in the past by the theatre. simply road-blocking so-called mining reform bills. As it turns out, that sort of traitorous blather, embarrass- Now he’s busy sucking up to the far left of the Democratic ing though it may be to Nevada, may well have the positive Party, so he’s signaled his willingness to allow a bill to get effect of marginalizing our senior Senator to the point where out of the Senate. we can easily replace him in 2010.

In short, he’s become a whore for Nancy Pelosi’s beloved Because nobody likes a loser who is willing to crap all over California environmentalists who think that gold, silver and his constituents in order to be a big-shot in Washington. other minerals should come from somewhere else, far, far away just as they believe that electricity should not be gen- Now is the time for the GOP to decide on a strong candidate erated with coal. to run against Harry because he has put himself into a posi- tion where he probably cannot survive a two and a half year And Harry could care less because these activities take place campaign. Ask Tom Daschle. mostly in Northern, rural, Nevada where hard working folks vote mostly Republican, precisely because Democrats have FRED WEINBERG THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 7 Commentary: Doug French in favor of friends, former clients and business partners; solicited campaign And They Don’t Have Hookers funds from lawyers with cases pending before them; and awarded millions of dollars in judgments without disclosing personal ties to those who ben- In The Big Apple? efited from their rulings. ”The Times disclosed, for example, that 17 incumbents in recent elec- One of the Grey Lady’s Op-Ed columnists, Bob Herbert, has joined the tions raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from lawyers, casinos and hit squad to demonize Sin City. Herbert’s September 4th piece entitled other corporations with cases pending before them.” “City as Predator” is yet another attempt by big city publications to unfairly The Las Vegas Sun’s Jon Ralston slobbers all over the big papers when paint Las Vegas in the worst possible light. they attack his city. For instance, he wrote after the LA Times investiga- Herbert opens up with this monster generalization: “There is probably tion: “In the space of three days and a few thousand words, the Los Angeles no city in America where women are treated worse than in Las Vegas,” and Times has pulled back the sheen that civic leaders have spent years earnestly quickly writes that there is a “tone of systematic, institutionalized degrada- putting over Las Vegas, removing the beautiful illusion of a glistening, tion…” Of course, Herbert is referring to prostitutes and strippers, described evolving city and replacing it with the ugly reality of an incestuous, corrupt by the columnist as “teenage girls” that are “either prostitutes or one short backwater.” step away.” As for the Herbert column, that former Mayor Jan Jones rightly calls “a The Las Vegas valley has a population of nearly two million people. terrible thing to do to Las Vegas,” Ralston links arms with Herbert, writing There are reportedly 10,000 girls who bump-and-grind for a living. The that the column reveals “not just the dichotomy of [Oscar] Goodman, the number of working prostitutes would be some fraction of that. Meantime, comical mob mouthpiece, but also the duality of Las Vegas. We want to Herbert’s Big Apple contains four times as many people, and in the mid- have it both ways - maturing, more sophisticated city but also one where 1990’s it was estimated that there were over 5,000 child prostitutes on New what happens here, stays here. People want to think we are evolving, grow- York’s streets. The number of adult call girls (and Midnight Cowboys) has ing up - and yet Goodman was always a step backward, to the supposedly to be a multiple of that number. halcyon days when the mob ran the town.” Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. The deep thinkers and the intelligentsia want Las Vegas to fail. And Of course, the point here is that the number of women working in what Ralston isn’t the only Vegas-hating local journalist in town by a long can be broadly categorized as the sex business is but a tiny fraction of the shot. The RJ’s Geoff Schumacher makes a living slamming Sin City on total female population of Las Vegas. But the untrained reader falling the RJ’s Op-Ed pages each Sunday. “Las Vegas is not really a city at all,” under Herbert’s trance might conjure up the image that Las Vegas is one big Schumacher wrote recently. “It’s a sprawling support system for the Strip whorehouse. resorts, a factory town of second-chance worker bees, many of whom are Herbert’s piece is just one in a continuing long line of anti-Vegas jour- too apathetic, transitory and self-centered to care about civic values such as nalism that began at least fifty years ago with a Life magazine cover that good schools, smart planning, adequate health care and culture.” CityLife’s asked – “Las Vegas – Is Boom Overextended?” After all, three hotels had Matt O’Brian wrote in his book Beneath The Neon: “Las Vegas is a freak opened in the spring of that year costing a total of $15 million and two more show — a circus of corrupt politicians, corporate mobsters, and spellbound were opening that summer including the $5 million . “Had Las Vegas tourists.” And called Las Vegas the place “where the American dream goes pushed its luck too far?” Life wondered. to crawl into a dark hole and die.” Nearly 30 years later, Malcolm Baldrige, while serving as Secretary of I’ve had occasion to travel a lot in the last couple of years, both in this Commerce in 1984 was quoted as saying, “the current boom in Las Vegas country and abroad. When asked where I am from, my response of “Las could last four more years.” Vegas” always makes the questioner smile, whether I’m talking to a bar- But, of course here we are 20 years later, and Sin City continues to tender on Broadway, a waitress in Istanbul, or a rabbi in Jerusalem. boom. The opinion makers may not like Vegas, but real people all over the world With annoying regularity, the big city press on either coast lobs in a hit do. If they’ve been here, they want to come back. If they haven’t, they can’t piece about Vegas. Financial weekly Barron’s has consistently predicted the wait to make the trip. A million a half more people are expected to move demise of the Las Vegas economy as has its sister publication the Wall Street here by 2030—and more than half will be women. Journal. And last year the LA Times fired away at how judges are elected DOUG FRENCH here. The Times investigation, “found that some state judges routinely ruled You Can Get Billhere's Calendar and Newsletter FREE by email! The FREE, e-mailed, VegasResource.com Newsletter and complete index of Las Vegas coupons for shows, buffets and attractions is available on the internet www.vegasresource.com THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 8 The Best Vegas Calendar BAR NONE! By Billhere The FREE, e-mailed, VegasResource.com Newsletter and complete index of Las Vegas coupons for shows, buffets and attractions is available on the internet at: www.vegasresource.com Sep. 9= MTV Video Music Awards to be help for the first for a long run in a new theater. The biography of Frankie time in the Pearl Concert Theater in the PALMS. Valli and the Four Seasons won four Tony awards, including best musical. It opened on Broadway in November,2005 and Sep. 10= Fitzgerald’s Molly’s Buffet reopening after grosses more than $1.1 million per week. As in the first two remodeling. towers, there will not be a buffet in this Tower.

Sep.11-16= San Gennaro Festival. Nov. 4= Daylight Savings Time ends. Put clocks back one Sep.28-29= Even though the name has already changed, hour. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will hold a Grand Opening Nov.14-17= Comedy Festival - .[HBO-TV] Nov. with parties, special events and celebrity guests. 16 to Dec.10= Elvis Presley’s wedding ring, Marilyn Monroe’s Sep.29= = Hawaiian Luau show closes for the season - jewelry and costumes worn by Charlton Heston, Mike Myers, Imperial Palace. John Wayne, Keanu Reeves and over $2 million of exclusive TV and movie memorabilia will be on display to the public - Sometime in September, the Venetian starts pre-selling Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. condominiums in a new tower which will be built next to their existing Palazzo Tower. Dec.14-15= Auction of the entire $2 million collection consisting of Elvis Presley’s wedding ring, Marilyn Monroe’s Oct.??= Opening of the newest room category in MANDALAY jewelry and costumes worn by Charlton Heston, Mike BAY, the Sky View Suites. These will be 1,050 sq. ft. bedrooms Myers,John Wayne, Keanu Reeves and exclusive TV and located on the top three floors of , which will be movie memorabilia - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. accessible only by key-card. The suites have separate living room areas and an extra 1/2 bath for guests of the guests. Dec.15= Caesars Palace headliner CELINE DION is closing her show as she is planning for a second child at the end of Oct.??= $2 billion TROPICANA expansion starts by the new her 4-year Las Vegas run. Dion, told Tele 7 Jours, a French owners. The company has filed plans with Clark County entertainment magazine, “I’m approaching 40 years old, and to expand the old casino to 10,224 rooms counting 948 I have to tend to that.” Her son, Rene-Charles, was born in condo-hotel units. Existing hotel towers will stand as will the January, 2001 after in vitro fertilization. The frozen embryo showroom while the rest of the property is of her second child awaits in storage at a New York clinic. Bette Midler,who replaces her,starts Feb.20,2008. demolished for the redevelopment. The current two towers, which total fewer than 2,000 rooms, will be reworked and Sometime in 2007, the sale of the SAHARA will be finalized. merged into new towers.Hotel will remain open during the construction period. Sometime in 2007, June???= SILVERTON will start a $500 million expansion consisting of a 25-story tower with 360 Oct.??= The VENETIAN will open their third tower called rooms,a spa, restaurants and additional casino space. “Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino” on the south-east corner of Completion is for late 2009. The Strip and Spring Mountain where the now demolished Tam O’Shanter Motel was located. The 53-stories tower will Sometime in 2007, details will be released on a new casino have 3,025 suites, cost $1.8 billion, with casino (1,900 slot which will be named CROWN LAS VEGAS. It will be built next machines and 80 table games), meeting space, shopping to the Fontainebleau Casino and Resort, just north of the mall (with Barneys of New York), restaurants, underground Riviera, on the old site of Wet ‘n’ Wild water park, just south parking and 1,500-seat theater. There will be a 60-foot of the Sahara. The $5 billion project will be an 1,888 foot glass domed entry lobby with a two-story fountain. When high hotel/condo tower with 5,000 room hotel/casino will be completed, it will be part of the largest hotel complex in the taller than the Stratosphere and the tallest building in the world with 7,052 hotel rooms. Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z will open Western hemisphere. a 40/40 club. Also opening is a 20,000-square-foot casual Sometime in 2007, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will entertainment facility called ROCKET, a seafood-focused open a new show “Lumiere”. outlet, as well as an Italian steakhouse, Sushi Samba and Please e-mail errors, omissions and additions to: a Wolfgang Puck eatery. “Jersey Boys” is set to open in [email protected] Tower in early 2008. The Broadway hit is slated THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 9

Lien Sales NOTICE OF SALE - 108 Log# 001077 00 KIA SPORTAGE VIN# KNDJB7232Y5651496 R/O: TAMARA SHONTA COLLINS L/O: WESTLAKE Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following FINANCIAL SERVICES O/P: TAMARA COLLINS vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Goodie’s Towing on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 09/22/07 at Log# 001078 93 CHEV SILVRADO VIN# 2GCEC19K4P1207755 R/O: LATASHA NEWSOME O/P: LATASHA TAYLOR 10:00 AM, at 260 Sunpac Ave. Suite #B, Henderson, NV 89015, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy NEWSOME lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001083 94 FORD RANGER VIN# 1FTCR10A7RPC53094 R/O: DALE L. TUTTLE Log# 001006 88 JAGU XJ6 VIN# SAJHV1649JC540713 R/O: HARTFIELD DENITA M L/O: CRDT ACPT CORP -SILVER Log# 001085 01 CADI SLS VIN# 1G6KS54Y31U115141 R/O: ASHLEY DEVEAUX & ANTHONY K. REED L/O: TRIANGLE COUNTY FINANCIAL SERVICES NOTICE OF SALE - 102 Log# 001086 03 DODG NEON VIN# 1B3ES26C03D111286 R/O: MARQUETTA A JENKINS L/O: DRIVETIME Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following ACCEPTANCE CORP vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by B & B Auto Collision on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 09/22/07 Log# 001087 03 HYUN ELANTRA VIN# KMHDN45D43U504856 R/O: VERNETT GRANT WALLER L/O: CREDIT at 10:00 AM, at 5035 S. Decatur Blvd. Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89118, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001089 00 PONT BONNEVIL VIN# 1G2HY54K4Y4259460 R/O: ROBERT N. SACA JR L/O: CORNERSTONE Log# 001067 05 GMC ENVOY VIN# 1GKDS13SX52114697 R/O: DAVID THOMAS OCCHIUZZO L/O: S. FLORIDA ACCEPTANCE CORP. O/P: ROBERT N. SACCA JR O/P: ROBERT N. SACCA JR ACCEPTANCE CO. Log# 001090 96 ISUZ IMPREZA VIN# 4S3BG4859T6388634 R/O: STEPHEN PRESTON PATRAW L/O: HARRY’S NOTICE OF SALE - 219 QUALITY CAR INC. O/P: STEPHEN PRESTON PATRAW O/P: STEPHEN P. PATRAW Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Log# 001091 98 DODG DAKOTA VIN# 1B7FL22PXWS618818 R/O: LINDA SUE STEELE L/O: SILVER STATE SCHOOL vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Acclaim Auto & Fleet Repair on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on CREDIT UNION 09/22/07 at 10:00 AM, at 5390 S. Decatur Blvd. Ste #1, Las Vegas, NV 89118, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in NOTICE OF SALE - 120 order to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Log# 001074 97 DODG 2500 VIN# 1B7KC26DXVJ599870 R/O: STEVEN F. FOOSE L/O: CHRYSLER FINANCIAL vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by European Motor Cars Service Ct on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder COMPANY on 09/22/07 at 10:00 AM, at 3440 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89102, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in NOTICE OF SALE - 110 order to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Log# 001079 97 BMW 328I VIN# WBACD4323VAV52841 R/O: JASON SUDER L/O: CASHBOX vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Best Auto & Transmissions on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on Log# 001080 77 MBZ 450SL VIN# 10704412040567 R/O: DAVID BRADLEY LITTLE O/P: DAVID BRADLEY LITTLE 09/22/07 at 10:00 AM, at 1266 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89110, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to Log# 001081 93 BMW 318IS VIN# WBABE6317PJC12576 R/O: DAVID LEE satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001082 91 BMW 750IL VIN# WBAGC8318MDC79365 R/O: BILLY MONTEALEGRE TOGLE THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 10 Commentary: Albert Thomas trader using my own money not just other peoples’ money. I also founded Ignorance Vs. Stupidity and owned a large brokerage company and have hired 300 brokers. They are honest, but stockbrokers and financial planners have turned off There are too many people to count, who are intelligent yet choose to the lights in their heads. They no longer question the why of what they are remain ignorant, which makes them appear stupid. doing. Furthermore, what they have been taught is what benefits the com- Education is not something that stops when you graduate from school. pany and not the clients. It should be the other way around. It is an ongoing process, but requires an open mind. Every subject, new and In defense of the brokers it is a fact if they do not develop a large book old, must be examined in light of facts previously not known or previously of business that follows the Wall Street doctrine they will be fired. The little rejected. This is a very difficult process. investor – one with less than a large 6-figure account – is of no concern to Nothing should be accepted without questioning who presented it and the big brokers. why. Today’s political arena is a great example. What is being said is not as Pay no attention to the words of what they say to the investor; look only important as what the person saying it has to gain and if they, in fact, believe at what they do. This applies equally to medical doctors and politicians. it. Putting the “fact” under a microscope reveals more than shows on the Sorry, docs, I have to throw them in too as there are hundreds of cures for surface. The revelations may dispute long held ideas. cancer and heart disease that have been suppressed because there is no In the field of finance we find the great majority of brokers are intel- money in a cure. ligent, but do not know how to make money or protect their clients’ portfo- The investor must fight through the wall of ignorance that has kept him lios. No, they are not stupid. They have ceased to think and to examine the from becoming wealthy. He will get no help from his broker because the rules of investing or to learn new systems applications and methods. Every broker doesn’t know that he doesn’t know. customer wants a broker who will make him money. Not to overcome ignorance is stupidity. The major problem is they are not taught how to protect investors’ funds AL THOMAS because Wall Street brokerage houses do NOT want them to know. They are Al Thomas’ best selling book, “If It Doesn’t Go Up, Don’t Buy It!” has brainwashed with a set of rules – Buy and Hold, Dollar Cost Averaging, Do helped thousands of people make money and keep their profits with his Research, Diversify, etc., etc. which do not work when examined closely. simple 2-step method. Read the first chapter and receive his market letter And they actually believe this nonsense. at www.mutualfundmagic.com to discover why he’s the man that Wall Street I can say this because I was an exchange member for 17 years and floor does not want you to know. Lien Sales NOTICE OF SALE - 037 Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Quality Auto Service on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 10/06/07 vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Purrfect Auto Service #108 on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on at 10:00 AM, at 4380 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89115, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 5035 S. Decatur Blvd. Ste 104, Las Vegas, NV 89118, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: in order to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001110 95 BMW 740IL VIN# WBAGJ6325SDH32681 R/O: TALAL SOLIEMAN Log# 001093 99 FORD E-150 VIN# 1FTRE1420XHA08198 R/O: FRED J. TASSONE L/O: AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL NOTICE OF SALE - 053 SERVICES Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following NOTICE OF SALE - 220 vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Purrfect Auto Service #36 on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 3101 N. Rancho Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89108, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Azavache Auto Repair on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 10/06/07 satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: at 10:00 AM, at 1301 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89104, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to Log# 001111 92 FORD ESCORT VIN# 3FAPP13J6NR101691 R/O: EDUARDO C. ESPINOZA O/P: LATISHA CARTER satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: NOTICE OF SALE - 222 Log# 001094 01 CHEV 1500 VIN# 1GCEC14W11Z259031 R/O: MARIA DELACRUZ LOPEZ L/O: WESTLAKE Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following FINANCIAL vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Purrfect Auto Service #240 on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on Log# 001095 95 DODG NEON VIN# 1B3ES47C4SD171869 R/O: EMMANUEL MEDOZA CABRERA 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 4005 E. Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89121, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order NOTICE OF SALE - 110 to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Log# 001112 90 LEXU LS400 VIN# JT8UF11E1L0021555 R/O: CHRISTOPHER DYLAN NORRIS L/O: NEVADA TITLE vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Best Auto & Transmissions on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on AND PAYDAY LOANS 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 1266 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89110, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to NOTICE OF SALE - 037 satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Log# 001096 00 MERC SABLE VIN# 1MEFM53S4YG634275 R/O: CHRISTOPHER SHAMON FOX L/O: P’S AUTO vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Purrfect Auto Service #108 on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on SALES O/P: LASHIRA M. STEWART & JAMES BROWN 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 5035 S. Decatur Blvd. Ste 104, Las Vegas, NV 89118, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, Log# 001097 00 HOND ACCORD VIN# 1HGCG1650YA091750 R/O: CALEB HANNON KLEITZ L/O: TRANSOUTH in order to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: FINANCIAL O/P: CHRISTINA NEIDERT Log# 001114 02 DODG NEON VIN# 1B3ES26C82D507223 R/O: LATASHA SMITH L/O: DT ACCEPTANCE CORP NOTICE OF SALE - 004 NOTICE OF SALE - 223 Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Larry’s Towing & Transport on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Desert Oasis Imports on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 10/06/07 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 6800 W. Gary Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89139, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to at 10:00 AM, at 2079 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001098 93 MITS ECLIPSE VIN# 4A3CF34B9PE073242 R/O: CHARLES FEAZELL Log# 001115 02 JAGU S-TYPE VIN# SAJDA01P02GM33193 R/O: CLEVELAND BROOKS L/O: JAGUAR CREDIT O/P: Log# 001100 00 DAEW LANOS VIN# KLATA5266YB548651 R/O: MARIA V & WALTER RAMON MIRANDA EDITH BROOKS NOTICE OF SALE - 221 NOTICE OF SALE - 111 Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Purrfect Auto Service # 119 on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Purrfect Auto Service #218 on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 2403 N. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89030, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order 10/06/07 at 10:00 AM, at 6000 W. Windmill, Las Vegas, NV 89139, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001108 97 PONT BONNEVIL VIN# 1G2HX52K4VH224704 R/O: HARRY DEAN SHIFLETT Log# 001118 91 ACUR INTEGRA VIN# JH4DA937XMS055138 R/O: PATRICK AFSHIN DEHKORDI NOTICE OF SALE - 028 www.choateweinbergreport.com THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 11 THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 12 Commentary: Joyce Meyer ing through another day. I believe pose for my life and I have decided just “happen” automatically. Your “More Than A we all have a deep desire to be dar- to live out my days wholeheartedly, approach to life, your attitude, how ing, to live life “out of the box” and passionately and enthusiastically! you spend your time, and much Feeling” take the risks necessary to achieve Jesus was passionate… His pas- more may need to change, but I can our dreams. Few people rise to the sion could be seen through intense promise you the rewards of living When most people think about challenge of following their heart emotional moments, such as becom- life passionately will be well worth passion, what comes to mind are to embrace the excitement of “life ing angry when He saw people sell- it. bursts of emotion stirred by circum- on the edge,” seeing the things they ing their wares in the temple or I challenge you to make the nec- stances—they come and they go. hope for become a reality. weeping when He witnessed their essary choices to change your way Like a roller coaster, up and down, Truth be told, you’re probably unbelief. It motivated Him in His of life—to get up every morning they perceive passion as unstable, just like me. I spent many years concern for the sick, the poor, and with a sense of purpose and live pas- unnecessary and possibly even a being miserable. I was always wish- those who were treated unjustly. In sionately and wholeheartedly! Live hindrance to a “balanced” life. As a ing things were different or that I His prayer life He prayed so fervent- the kind of life that leaves you with result they tend to respond to feel- had something I didn’t have yet… ly that His sweat turned to blood! I a sense of fulfillment at the end of ings of passion or enthusiasm like I thank God I finally learned life believe it was His passionate love the day. I have decided that, for me, this: Let’s not get worked up about is more about the journey than the for His heavenly Father and His living out each day passionately is a this… Let’s just take one day at destination and that He helped me purpose that enabled Him to endure reward in itself. How about you? a time and see what happens… I make the decision to enjoy it all. while hanging on the cross. don’t let things get to me one way When I realized that He would stick If you want to see God’s purpose JOYCE MEYER or another. by me no matter what, I could take come to pass in your life, live with For more on this topic, you may As Christians, when we talk about the risks to move ahead and face zeal the way Jesus did. If you want order Joyce’s new book I Dare You. passion, many of us will think of the life boldly, doing whatever I needed to endure in times of trial, you will You may order by calling 1-800-727- passion plays we’ve seen at Easter to with Him by my side with joy. I need to make some decisions along 9673 or visiting www.joycemeyer. and, of course, the 2004 film The know that God has a plan and a pur- the way. That kind of life doesn’t org. Passion of the Christ, which depicts the last twelve hours of Jesus’ life on earth. But the passion I’m talking about is not a feeling that comes and goes or a mood you wait to stumble into before you act on something. Neither is it something we just need to help us through times of great trial—it’s a way of life. Consider how passion applies to God. He does everything with a sense of enthusiastic, passionate, pur- pose—not halfheartedly. He loves us passionately and His Word exhorts us to love Him in return, with our whole heart—enthusiastically and passionately. No halfhearted effort on our part will ever please God or produce true joy or satisfaction in our lives. It’s human nature to move for- ward, to reach for goals that seem unreachable. We need to have things that we are striving to achieve or see happen in our lives. If we want to reach the goals and desires that are deep inside us, we must pursue them with passion. Some of these hopes and dreams are lying just below the surface, but some have been deeply buried for so long that we need God’s help over time to dig them out. Let’s face it—many times we simply need a reason to get out of bed in the morning. And I mean a reason greater than merely surviv- THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 13 Commentary: Wyatt Cox hollow when he makes these kind of stupid statements. He continues to One More Reason pander to the left wing of his party. It’s a direction that will in the long run, cost him his next election. To Hate California Don’t misunderstand me. I am a huge supporter of wind power. In fact, I still support the construction of a wind farm adjacent to the White House and Capital Hill. It would power the entire Eastern Seaboard. Well, at least OK, I’m not a fan of Fast Food. Generally unhealthy and bland, it’s when Congress is in session. something that I don’t approve of. But it’s a matter of choice and personal Seriously, though. If Harry really...I mean really believed in alternative responsibility. No one holds a gun to your head and makes you eat at energy, he would not only extend the credits for home wind and solar con- Fatburger, Taco Bell, Jack In The Box, or (heaven forbid) McDonalds. version but extend credits for hybrid vehicles. The up front costs are huge, But it’s not against the law to eat there. but the long term recovery can be more than worth it! Yet. Oh, and encourage people such as myself to continue developing our The Los Angeles city council will consider this fall a ban on new Fast own electric vehicles like my electric trike. It may sound frivolous, but it’s Food restaurants in South LA due to what councilwoman Jan Perry calls more than worth it! an overconcentration of outlets. Statistically South LA also has the highest As far as water for Southern Nevada, well, the pipeline needs to go far- concentration of Obesity and Diabetes. So the council, in typical “Liberal” ther than Northern Nevada. Canada’s got lots of water they’re not using...I style, thinks the answer is to take the choice out of people’s hands and force mean, if we’re gonna get all NAFTA on this stuff... them to be responsible. In the meantime, Harry needs to move to California. He actually might Problem is, most people won’t care. Fast food is cheap. And, theoreti- fit in better there. cally, fast. Perhaps Barney Frank needs a roommate... Granted, fast food in 2007 can be leaps and bounds better than in 1997. If people choose to eat healthier there. Yes, the lard burgers and fat fries are Speaking of NAFTA, didja hear about that huge accident in northern still there, but salads, chicken, and fruit are there now. If consumers choose Mexico where 37 people were killed when one of those “safe” Mexican to eat them! (And let’s face it, what’s worse: a double six dollar burger at trucks carrying explosives blew up after running, into another vehicle? Carl’s Junior with cross-cut fries and a real ice cream shake, or a 40 ounce The explosion happened after emergency responders were already on Porterhouse at a fancy steakhouse, complete with deep fried onion appetizer the scene and the vehicle caught fire. and double chocolate cream cheesecake dessert?) No surprise that the story didn’t get much play in the media, since three And there’s the rub. You can’t legislate common sense. While it might reporters were among those killed. be in the best interests of it’s citizens and may possibly be constitutional, it certainly goes against all the individual liberties and freedoms of our land. At a time when many still advocate limiting families to two children, Personal choice and personal responsibility are cornerstones of American Russia is in full procreation mode. society. President Vladimir Putin is wanting more little Russians to bolster his If California really cared about the health of it’s citizenry, they could armies, and one Governor there is awarding prizes for all those who give make them healthier in a heartbeat by prohibiting something even deadlier. birth on Russia’s Constitution Day June 12th. The Russian manufactured Tobacco. awards ranging from TV’s to ATV’s. California, just like the rest of America, makes a small fortune off So September 12th has been referred to as “Conception Day”. tobacco taxes and alcohol taxes. Kinda gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “Mother Russia”, Have you ever known a government to stop taxing you for any reason? doesn’t it. Both my parents died of cancer at age 62, their ill health exacerbated by their continued use of tobacco until their dying days. In theory, I should be OK, am I the only person in America who is upset about the nasty cracks calling for a ban on tobacco and alcohol. the media made about Brittany Spears? But I don’t. All things considered, she looked good on the MTV awards. I think The decision to smoke, drink, or consume the wrong foods is a personal she’s still got it. decision. If you do something wrong or stupid, you will pay. One way or Heaven knows I’ve taken more than my share of shots at her for her the other. horrible bad judgement. But hose issues aside she can still perform. Let’s To legislate health is to steal just another slice of the salami... see if she’s got the cajones to overcome this. (Note: If California initiates a “Fast Food Tax”, well, don’t say I didn’t warn you....) Speaking of cajones, Kanye West’s tantrum was totally racist in nature. The spoiled brat won’t be missed at future shows. That is, if he’s a man of Harry Reid once again proves he’s an idiot. his word and never comes back. The Ely Times quotes the Senator from San Francisco, er, Searchlight, WYATT COX as telling White Pine County commissioners that if they’re willing to give up clean air, they should be willing to ship their water to Clark County. Wyatt Cox’s word is, well, a series of letters strung together in no particular Bullshit. order. You can se lots of them at rant.wyattcox.net and even leave a few Harry’s continued drumming of the “Clean Energy” bandwagon rings words of your own... www.pennypresslv.com THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 14 THE PENNY PRESS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 15 Pet Of The Week Adopt This Pet ! Chub Call 702-361-2484

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