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Editor's Note: Below are some beatable in 2010. recreational development northeast public deserves the details. editorials from the Pittsburgh of Las Vegas, now in its early stag- September 25, 2007 Tribune Review which have run dur- Senate Majority Leader Harry es. The lawsuit alleges the bureau ing the past year. We didn’t write Reid’s longtime relationship with a failed to respond to a Freedom of Furthermore! them. We have seen all of these powerful Nevada real estate devel- Information Act request of March 8. allegations before and, for the most oper has given rise to a lawsuit by a Lawyer and lobbyist Harvey Forgive us for using the name part, they appear to be true. But public interest group. Whittemore is the driving force “Harry Reid” and “ethics” in the these editorials came from a region Judicial Watch wants to know behind the project and a political con- same sentence. But it’s the only way which is not known for criticiz- if the Nevada Democrat and other tributor to Mr. Reid. Mr. Whittemore we can address the former’s lack of state politicians exerted undue pres- has employed Leif Reid, a son of the the latter -- for the second time in sure on the federal government on senator, as an attorney. four days. Commentary behalf of his friend. Reid’s office denies any wrong- On Sunday we editorialized on Mr. Reid was at the head of doing. the Senate minority leader’s smarmy the Democrats’ campaign against The creation of wealth in Nevada Las Vegas land deal in which he the “culture of corruption” in often depends on reams of official pocketed a cool $1.1 million for the ing powerful Democrats. It would Washington. But for years, the Los approvals because 87 percent of the sale of property he hadn’t personally appear that even folks from the East Angeles Times reported, Reid was land is owned by the federal govern- owned for years. Mr. Reid will be know a stench when they smell it. active in clearing hurdles to the ment -- and that’s an outrage. It’s “amending” his financial disclosure We reprint these editorials to show development. inevitable that a hotbed of cozy rela- forms, don’t you know. you that our senior Senator is not Judicial Watch is suing the tionships would develop between Now comes word that Mr. Reid the revered figure around the rest of Bureau of Land Management for the public and private sectors. illegally has been using campaign the country he and his staff would documents related to the 43,000- The situation doesn’t let Reid off money to mete out Christmas bonus- have us believe. And he’s probably acre Coyote Springs housing and the hook; it empowers him. And the Continued on page4

The Conservative Weekly PAT CHOATE PAGE 5 Voice Of Las Vegas FRED WEINBERG PAGE 6 Penny Wisdom DOUG FRENCH PAGE 7 Inside: BILLHERE PAGE 8 AL THOMAS PAGE 10 When they call the roll in Harry Should Stop the Senate, the Senators do JOYCE MEYER PAGE 12 not know whether to answer WYATT COX PAGE 13 Messing With Our Power ‘Present’ or ‘Not guilty.’ PET OF THE WEEK PAGE 15 —Theodore Roosevelt See Editorial Page 6 THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 4 Reid No Saint On East Coast, Either Continued from page 3 es for staffers at his tony Ritz-Carlton condo. He calls it a “clerical error,” hung up. Mr. Reid had failed to disclose key parts of financial transactions don’t you know. in violation of Senate rules. After the story broke, he asked the Senate Ethics These aren’t the first ethics questions for Harry Reid, always quick out Committee to amend his financial disclosure forms if necessary; a Reid of the starting blocks to offer sound bites about the Republicans’ “culture of spokesman blamed Republicans. corruption.” The Los Angeles Times and New York Post have reported on Some facts: another questionable Nevada land deal. In 1998, Reid bought undeveloped land on the edge of Las Vegas for Oh, and Reid implies that The Associated Press, which broke the latest $400,000 in a deal set up by friend and lawyer Jay Brown, whose name has stories, somehow is working in concert with Republicans. The Associated popped up in organized crime probes. Democrat Press? Please. In 2001, Reid sold the land for the same price to a company formed by As Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote: “We must hold a man amenable Mr. Brown in exchange for a piece of the company. Reid didn’t disclose the to reason for the choice of his daily craft or profession. It is not an excuse sale or note his stake in Brown’s company. No document exists that proves any longer for his deeds, that they are the custom of his trade. What business Reid’s stake. has he with an evil trade?” Brown fought for and obtained rezoning of the residential property to Well, Harry Reid, what’s your answer? commercial use. The land was sold for $1.1 million in 2004. Reid reported October 18, 2006 a personal sale. This is a matter for investigation by the ethics committee, the feds and Still More! Nevada. Was the $400,000 purchase money Reid’s? Did Reid, or Brown on Look who got his wallet caught in the wringer. behalf of Reid, exert illegal influence on zoning officials? Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., received a $700,000 profit Why, even in the middle of a desert, does this smell so wet and so for the sale of land he hadn’t personally owned for three years. fishy? When an Associated Press reporter asked him about the deal, the senator October 15, 2006 Lien Sales NOTICE OF SALE - 123 O/P: SAMUEL BAINES Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Log# 001103 96 KAWA VULCAN VIN# JKAVNDA14TB535132 R/O: BESIM NUKIC O/P: ELIAS MENGINST vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by World Motorcycles on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 11/17/07 NOTICE OF SALE - 109 at 10:00 AM, at 470 N. Boulder Hwy, Henderson, NV 89015, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Marvin Discount Auto on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 11/17/07 Log# 000970 96 KAWA 900ZXI VIN# KAW46406E595 R/O: MALONE DONALD P & PRINCE FIONA C L/O: at 10:00 AM, at 3039 Contract Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy HOUSEHOLD RETAIL SERVICES INC lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: NOTICE OF SALE - 097 Log# 001126 99 FORD RANGER VIN# 1FTYR14C3XPB78263 R/O: RONALD G HOUSMAN II L/O: NEVADA TITLE Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following & PAYDAY LOANS INC vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Precision Tune Auto Care on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on NOTICE OF SALE - 213 11/17/07 at 10:00 AM, at 2080 E. Craig Rd., N. Las Vegas, NV 89031, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Precision Tune Auto Care on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on Log# 000990 98 CHRY CIRRUS VIN# 1C3EJ56H6WN184115 R/O: ANTHONY J DURKIN L/O: LIGHT FINANCIAL 11/17/07 at 10:00 AM, at 4350 Spring Mountain Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89102, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in GROUP OF NV INC O/P: WALTER FRANKLIN O/P: SHAC INC order to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: NOTICE OF SALE - 110 Log# 001127 00 DAEW LAGANZA VIN# KLAVB6923YB287977 R/O: INA A AGWADA O/P: MARTIN PELMORE Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following NOTICE OF SALE - 028 vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Best Auto & Transmissions 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 11/17/07 at 10:00 AM, at 1266 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89110, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Quality Auto Service on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 11/17/07 satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: 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 Log# 001000 83 FORD F250 VIN# 1FTHF25LXDPA89413 R/O: JOSE ANTONIO FLORES O/P: JOSEPH MCKENZIE lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001153 94 TOYO PICKUP VIN# JT4RN93P6R5110699 R/O: SILVIA & JOSEPH MONTROSS O/P: JOSEPH Log# 001128 88 BUIC RIVIERA VIN# 1G4EZ11C8JU405250 R/O: JESSE MCCLINTIC O/P: FERNANDO B SANTOS MONTROSS O/P: FELIPE PARDO Log# 001155 97 CADI ELDORADO VIN# 1G6ET1290VU603564 R/O: ANDRE L MATTOX SR L/O: WESTLAKE NOTICE OF SALE - 099 FINANCIAL SERVICES Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following Log# 001156 00 PLYM NEON VIN# 1P3ES46C7YD565570 R/O: JOYCE M GRIGGS L/O: DT ACCEPTANCE CORP vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Honda of Las Vegas on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 11/17/07 NOTICE OF SALE - 108 at 10:00 AM, at 3850 N. Rancho Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Goodie’s Towing on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 11/17/07 at Log# 001130 06 HOND CBR600RR VIN# JH2PC37096M303302 R/O: BRIANNE MICHELLE HAIR L/O: G.E. MONEY 10:00 AM, at 350 E. Basic Rd Suite #14, Henderson, NV 89015, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy BANK lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: NOTICE OF SALE - 004 Log# 001052 99 CHEV CAVALIER VIN# 1G1JC1249X7207983 R/O: VERONICA TERESSA HARRIS O/P: CHARLENE Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following HARRIS 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 Log# 001132 86 PLYM DUSTER VIN# 1P3BM44C9GD197553 R/O: NICOLE D YEARGIN 11/17/07 at 10:00 AM, at 6800 W. Gary Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89139, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to Log# 001133 99 SATU SL-2 VIN# 1G8ZJ527XXZ259543 R/O: DONALD R & MARCELL J WILLIAMS L/O: BAJA AUTO satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: SALES Log# 001149 94 CHEV ASTRO VIN# 1GBDM19W1RB193140 R/O: ANNETTE DONTIA GREENHOWARD Log# 001135 90 CHEV LUMINA VIN# 2G1WN14TXL9298405 R/O: SILVIA D CHARCA-WILLIAMS Log# 001150 98 FORD MUSTANG VIN# 1FAFP47V7WF164419 R/O: MARC L PFANNENSTEIN Log# 001137 97 CHEV MALIBU VIN# 1G1NE52M9V6155549 R/O: RAVIS L JOHNSON Log# 001151 05 HYUN ELANTRA VIN# KMHDN46D85U041296 R/O: STACY M VELICK L/O: FRANKLIN CAPITAL Log# 001138 88 GMC VAN VIN# 1GDEG25K7J7511250 R/O: ROBERT LEE SIMMS L/O: STEVE HADNAGY CORP Log# 001139 92 ISUZ TROOPER VIN# JACDH58V6N7902799 R/O: COURTNEY K & MICHAEL D ROADES NOTICE OF SALE - 106 Log# 001141 96 NISS SENTRA VIN# 1N4AB41D5TC779623 R/O: MONIQUE SHERRIE TAYLOR L/O: NEVADA TITLE Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following AND PAYDAY LOANS vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by J&J Auto Repair & Body on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on Log# 001142 87 CADI DEVILLE VIN# 1G6CD5189H4353332 R/O: JOE R CRISPIN 11/17/07 at 10:00 AM, at 19 N. 30th St., Las Vegas, NV 89101, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order to satisfy Log# 001143 88 DODG SHADOW VIN# 1B3BS48D3JN198208 R/O: LESLY A REKVE lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: Log# 001146 95 SATU SL-2 VIN# 1G8ZK5274SZ221280 R/O: HAZEL E CALDWELL/ERIN G PICKFORD L/O: FIRST Log# 001162 02 HOND CIVIC VIN# 1HGES16592L005175 R/O: SALOMON MUNGUIA-GRANADOS L/O: CENTRIX SECURITY BANK, NA FUNDS SERIES CLPF O/P: CARLOS E FUENTES Log# 001147 83 CADI DEVILLE VIN# 1G6AD4784D9132968 R/O: KRISTIN MARIE HOY O/P: TIMTHY M WILMETH/ NOTICE OF SALE - 226 JUAN C DELAMORA Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following NOTICE OF SALE - 046 vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by Zacatecas Auto Repair on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on 11/17/07 Notice is hereby given to the last registered and legal owner(s) as well as other financially interested parties, the following at 10:00 AM, at 4770 W. Nedson Dr Suite #B-6, Las Vegas, NV 89103, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in order vehicle(s) will be sold at an AUCTION by D & S MOTORCYCLES on an ‘as-is,’ ‘where-is’ basis to the highest bidder on to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: 11/17/07 at 10:00 AM, at 5620 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145, whereby the advertiser reserves the right to bid, in Log# 001164 95 HYUN ACCENT VIN# KMHVD14N2SU018867 R/O: ELIZABETH AMOS-CLINTON O/P: SIMMIE order to satisfy lien(s) for towing, storage, add-ons, vehicle supplies, and/or mechanical repairs performed: LOUIS CLINTON JR Log# 001102 94 KAWA ZX11 VIN# JKAZXBD13RB503132 R/O: EDWARD L BEALS L/O: HOUSEHOLD RET SER INC THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 5 Commentary: Pat Choate can we do to Cuba that we have not? These aristocrats dream of a people between the two countries. Castro And We have an embargo on trade and world that ended a half century Remember the movie Godfather travel. We refuse to recognize their ago, when they ruled the nation and II in which Michael goes to Cuba in The iPod government. We run massive propa- exerted a powerful control over the 1960. Cuba looks the same now as ganda efforts against the Castro gov- lives of the Cuban people. They it did then. Same old 1950s cars, The headlines of the Washington ernment. None of that has worked. want to return to the past and thus Stalin-like deteriorated structures. Post and New York Times this morn- Hopefully, the President doesn’t they block any efforts that get in the Poverty. ing (10/23/07) were that President think that we should invade Cuba way of their impossible dream. Imagine U.S. companies having Bush is “issuing a stern warning that with troops. Everyone knows that is Consequently, the failed policy the same access to Cuba that they the United States will not accept a not going to happen. on Cuba that President Eisenhower now have to Eastern Europe, Russia political transition in Cuba in which So what is happening, then? applied is what constitutes U.S. pol- and China. For the first time, the power changes from Castro brother Politics, of course. The President is icy today. people of Cuba could get access to to another, rather than to the Cuban trying to placate the politically pow- The big hope of recent years was things such as the iPod, modern cars, people.” erful Cuban exile community, which that when Fidel died the Cuban peo- modern appliances, and everything A bit late, I think. Apparently, is heavily concentrated in Miami. ple would revolt. The exiles think else that exists in capitalist societ- the State Department has failed to They have been a major contribu- that the Cuban people are as opposed ies. notice that Raul Castro has been in tor to the Republican Party, and an to Castro as they are. Yet, Castro is Equally important, the people of charge of the Government of Cuba equally major obstacle to programs far preferable to most Cubans than Cuba would see how other people for more than a year. that would actually end the Castro the aristocrats. The return of the live outside a repressive Communist And what “warning?” What else rule. aristocrats is a bogeyman Castro has system. They will react just as used since the early 1960s. did the billions of people in those The antiquated U.S. policy, other communist nations. No one which isolates Cuba from the U.S., can resist an “iPod” world and all is what actually allows the Castro that it brings with it. brothers to stay in charge. Think of Simply put, a modern, free, and it as the law of unintended conse- democratic Cuba will evolve when quences applied to diplomacy. we lift the U.S. economic and politi- The smart move – indeed, the cal blockade. obvious move—is to find ways to The faster we do it; the faster open Cuba to more commerce with Cuba will change. the United States and more travel for PAT CHOATE

The Penny Press Tips Its Cap To: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) who put Transportation Security Want A Penny Administrator Edmund “Kip” Hawley up against the wall recently when she pointed out that he was far more concerned about mascara making it on to flights than checking out the safety of foreign repair stations who work on aircraft flying in the United States. She may be a Democrat, but when Press In The you're right, you're right.

Nevada Division of Forestry firefighters who are on the way to California to help with the fires in San Diego County. We have enough problems here, normally to keep them busy but they are especially valuable to California Mail? because our problems are very similar to theirs. The Penny Press Sends A Bronx Cheer $75 per year And A Bouquet of Weeds To:

District Attorney David Roger for actually thinking he's going to win the O.J. First Class Mail Simpson case. He doesn't have a case, he's dealing with a bunch of thugs and he's Name______Penny Press wasting the taxpayers' money so he can be mentioned on Greta Van Susteren's Address______5010 Spencer Fox News Channel show. Haven't we got real, gang bangers who shoot at cops City_____State___ZIP_____ Las Vegas, NV 89119 to go after? THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 6 OPINION From The Publisher... Reid Makes Strategy For Screwing Us Clear Back in the day—sometime prior to the time that the internet ing from. became a serious communications medium—weekly newspa- pers used to get piles and piles of mail which consisted mostly But let’s look at their premise for a minute. of press releases. That noted expert in power generation, Scot Rutledge, Executive Some of those came from folks flackking a product or service Director of the Nevada Conservation League said in the release and, being an advertising supported medium, we handed those “Nevada must invest in today’s clean energy technology, not to our sales department with instructions to tell the senders out of date, dirty technology that will cost ratepayers more that we don’t do free advertising. than they should pay. Energy conservation and the utilization of renewable energy sources like wind, solar thermal, and geo- The rest of them were usually political in nature. thermal are far more cost-effective in the long run.”

These days, we don’t have to wait for the mailman to get our And just how would power generation genius Rutledge come daily dose. We get it 24 hours a day, seven days a week and, in up with the necessary 1,500 megawatts of power? Well, that’s our case, if you send an email it shows up on my Blackberry™ not his job. His job is opposing power plants, not suggesting if I don’t happen to be in front of a computer. realistic alternatives.

So, Saturday afternoon, when I got an email from Erin McCarty The truth is that there are three ways of generating power at at the Nevada Conservation League I thought to myself, is this that level. Natural gas, coal and nuclear. It also wouldn’t hurt a great country or what? to add a few more units at our major dam sites, but the wackos with whom Rutledge associates don’t like that because it kills McCarty used to flack for Harry Reid in Washington and now, fish or some such other nonsense. she’s back in Nevada continuing her service to the embattled Senator whose political instincts are so bad that he got his butt Truth be told, coal is probably not as efficient as nuclear. And kicked bloody last week by, of all people, Rush Limbaugh. I certainly don’t have a problem with a big nuclear plant in the Steptoe valley. But mention nuclear and watch Rutledge and McCarty was emailing to tell me that Reid’s strategy in trying his buddies go into paroxysms of every emotion in the diction- to double our power bills here in Las Vegas while screwing the ary except approval. As efficient and safe as nuclear is, men- Republican voters in Northeastern Nevada and sucking up to tion nuclear and everyone sees Chernobyl. Which, it should be the Pelosi-Kerry wing of his party was to throw an environmen- pointed out, was a product of a communist system. tal roadblock in front of Nevada Power’s parent company in an attempt to stop them from building a coal-fired power plant in Even the New York Times ran a piece recently pointing out that the remote Steptoe Valley. nuclear power makes a lot of sense.

Oh, she didn’t exactly put it that way, but were the fantasy of But the reality of nuclear politics leaves us with coal. Today’s the Nevada Conservation League to come true, we would run coal plants are not your daddy’s coal plants. They’re much out of power which is generated in the by Nevada Power and cleaner and we have an awful lot of coal. It’s not a perfect be forced to buy it on the spot market. Given the growth of solution but an acceptable one. Unless you want to live with- Southern Nevada, that means a conservative doubling of our out air conditioning and everything else we use electricity for. already high power bills. The technology of solar and wind power just isn’t economically Give us a small, negative bump in the economy and it could feasible or reliable at the 1,500 megawatt level. If Nevada get even worse. Power doesn’t build the Ely Energy Center now, 10 years from now, McCarty and Rutledge might not be able to afford to send Now I’m not picking on McCarty. Her press releases are almost us an email because their computers will cost too much to moderate compared to the folks at the Sierra Club who you operate. They are, after all, a non-profit group. should thank every day for sitting in a construction zone on US 95 during rush hour. A construction zone which would have And I certainly would not want to be without my Saturday been finished had they not thrown a similar roadblock to wid- afternoon entertainment. ening the main artery between West and East Las Vegas. FRED WEINBERG And, given McCarty’s previous employment with California’s third Senator, at least we know where her organization is com- THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 7 Commentary: Doug French plenty of poverty. The Rise of America’s Montandon, along with other boomburb mayors, has a Rodney Dangerfield complex, say the authors, who related a story that Montandon Accidental Cities told them about the Mayor of Salt Lake City who didn’t believe Montandon’s city and SLC had anything in common, “despite the fact that North Las Michael Barone wrote recently, “Demography is destiny.” In his article Vegas is both bigger and more ethnically diverse than Salt Lake City.” for Opinion Journal, he pointed out that America’s population has doubled Local political structure is one likely reason for the fast growth of these since 1950, from 150 to 301 million people. But population isn’t growing boomburbs. Although these are now big cities, boomburbs have small- evenly. Detroit now has less than half the population it had in 1950, and town governance. Municipal government is smaller than comparable-sized people are fleeing the large urban coastal cities. Left behind are the very old-style big cities, with mayors working part time under professional city affluent who can afford to pay the outrageous taxes and cost of living, along manager-council systems. As these cities become bigger, “private solutions with low-wage immigrants to serve them. “The economic divide in New lessen the burden of urban management,” according to LeFurgy and Lang. York and Los Angeles is starting to look like the economic divide in Mexico What fills the gap is what the authors describe as “private governments,” City and Sao Paulo,” observed Barone. like homeowners associations and “shadow governments” such as special So where are the middle class working stiffs and ambitious entrepreneurs improvement districts. The ward system under a full-time mayor that most moving? That question is answered in Boomburbs: The Rise of America’s eastern cities have, are plagued with corruption and the high costs associ- Accidental Cities. Authors Robert E. Lang and Jennifer B. LeFurgy reveal ated with council members swapping pork projects. that America’s fastest growing cities are overgrown suburbs. Another reason for the growth of boomburbs is the freeways. Freeway Lang and LeFurgy list 54 boomburbs located in 25 major metro areas. exits create locations for jobs, retail uses and, of course, housing. The num- To qualify as a boomburb, a city must be: incorporated, suburban, have a ber of exits that are located in a city drives the “exit-ramp economy.” population of at least 100,000, not be the core city of their region, and have Lang and LeFurgy refer to Clark County Nevada as “perhaps the most had at least double-digit population growth in each census since 1970. complicated county governance structure in the United States.” State law Cities in California dominate the list, but the biggest boomburb is Mesa, enables Clark County to form unincorporated towns like Enterprise and Ariz. with a 2000 population of just short of 400,000, making it larger Paradise. Most of the is located in Paradise and with its than Minneapolis, Miami and St. Louis. Even relatively small boomburbs, 200,000 residents it would qualify as a boomburb if it were incorporated. Chandler, Ariz. and Henderson, Nev. are larger than older established mid- Sunrise Manor and Spring Valley are also what the authors refer to as “lost sized cities like Providence, R.I. and Worcester, Mass. boomburbs.” The City of North Las Vegas is featured prominently in the book, being Boomburb growth will likely slow as well over half expect to be com- the second fastest growing U.S. city since 2000. In 2003, NLV had just more pletely built out by 2020. As build out approaches, many of the boomburbs than 144,000 residents, but expects to grow to more than 450,000 by the year plan to grow denser, while a number support light rail measures, not neces- 2020. However, the cumbersome and political Bureau of Land Management sarily for mobility purposes, but “for its economic development potential.” (BLM) land-auction process could derail this expected growth. There are those who are betting on the demise of suburbia, but as Lang It’s clear the authors spent considerable time with NLV mayor Mike and LeFurgy point out, America’s population will likely grow to 400 mil- Montandon. “But one thing does seem likely,” Lang and Lefurgy write, lion by 2040-50. People like the smaller governments and open spaces that “that the city [NLV] will use whatever land it gets to build upscale, master- suburbia in the Southwest and West provide. planned communities.” Montandon has always let it be known that he wants more upscale housing in NLV, because the city’s older areas already have DOUG FRENCH 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, OCTOBER 25, 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 Oct.25= Rich Little starts a 20-week run at the in storage at a New York clinic. Golden Nugget. Bette Midler,who replaces her, Nov. 4= Daylight Savings Time ends. Put clocks back starts Feb.20,2008. one hour. Dec.20= The VENETIAN will open their third Nov.13= NEW FRONTIER will be imploded to make way for tower called “Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino” the $5 billion Plaza Las Vegas Resort. on the south-east corner of The Strip and Nov.14-17= Comedy Festival - .[HBO-TV] Spring Mountain where the now demolished Nov.16-17= Even though the name has already changed, Tam O’Shanter Motel was located. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will hold a The 53-stories tower will have 3,025 suites, Grand Opening with parties, special events and cost $1.8 billion, with casino (1,900 slot celebrity guests. Nearly $1 billion was spent machines and 80 table games), meeting on remodeling the casino and upgrading space, shopping mall (with Barneys of 1,500 hotel rooms that will be ready by November New York), restaurants, underground and 1,000 more that will be ready by the end of parking and 1,500-seat theater. the year. There will be a 60-foot glass domed entry Nov.16 to Dec.10= Elvis Presley’s wedding ring, lobby with a two-story fountain. Marilyn Monroe’s jewelry and costumes worn by When completed, it will be part of the Charlton Heston, Mike Myers,John Wayne, Keanu largest hotel complex in the world with Reeves and over $2 million of exclusive TV and 7,052 hotel rooms. movie memorabilia will be on display to the Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z will open a 40/40 club. public - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Also opening is a 20,000-square-foot casual Nov.17= The Michelin Guide,debuts in Las Vegas and will entertainment facility called ROCKET, retail for $12.95. a seafood-focused outlet, as well as an Nov.24= ’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Italian steakhouse, Sushi Samba and a closes its Fall exhibit. Wolfgang Puck eatery. Nov.??= RESTAURANT CHARLIE, a 100-seat “Jersey Boys” is set to open in the “seafood-focused” restaurant named after Palazzo Tower in spring, 2008. The Broadway hit famous chef, Charlie Trotter, will open at is slated for a long run in a new theater. the VENETIAN. An 18-seat Bar will be out front. The biography of Frankie Valli and the Four Sometime in early November, Southwest Airlines will Seasons won four Tony awards, including best instal a new system whereby they will assign musical. It opened on Broadway in a number to each passenger, within their November,2005 and grosses more than three boarding groups, which will dictate the $1.1 million per week. order in which the passenger could board the Wolfgang Puck will open a steakhouse restaurant plane to find their own seat. called “CUT”. Dec.14-15= Auction of the entire $2 million collection As in the first two towers, there will not consisting of Elvis Presley’s wedding ring, be a buffet in this Tower. Marilyn Monroe’s jewelry and costumes worn by Dec.??= CATHOUSE, a new restaurant and lounge will open Charlton Heston, Mike Myers,John Wayne, Keanu in the Luxor. Reeves and exclusive TV and movie memorabilia Dec.??= KIM VO’S HAIR SALON to open - MIRAGE. - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Sometime in 2007, details will be released on a new casino Dec.15= Caesars Palace headliner CELINE DION which will be named CROWN LAS VEGAS. It will be built is closing her show as she is planning next to the Fontainebleau Casino and Resort, just for a second child at the end of her north of the Riviera, on the old site of Wet ‘n’ Wild 4-year Las Vegas run. water park, just south of the Sahara. The Dion, told Tele 7 Jours, a French $5 billion project will be an 1,888 foot high entertainment magazine, “I’m approaching hotel/condo tower with 5,000 room hotel/casino 40 years old, and I have to tend to that.” will be taller than the Stratosphere and the Her son, Rene-Charles, was born in tallest building in the Western hemisphere. January, 2001 after in vitro fertilization. Please e-mail errors, omissions and additions to: The frozen embryo of her second child awaits [email protected] THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 9 THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 10 Commentary: Albert Thomas but one thing you can be sure of is the more the government tries to put off Last Friday – Wakeup Call the inevitable losses the longer it is going to take. If you must sell the time to do it is now even if it means a loss as that The bugle blew. The cymbals clashed. The voice of the Market was loss is going to become greater the longer it is put off. In those areas where heard loud and clear throughout the world. Sell everything. the bubble popped seeing a regression to the mean home prices will fall This was as clear a signal as has been given in a long time. Both fun- 50% from here. Regression is the projection of the average price increase damentals and technical analysis has shown its bearishness. Worst of all for the past 20 years. Prices are way above it now. it has shown it in two major sectors – the stock market and the real estate Real estate is fairly priced when rental income returns a profit to the market. owner after PITI (Principle, Interest, Taxes and Insurance). Today it is Many investors left the stock market in 2003 and found a home buying smarter to rent than to buy. and selling real estate. Flipping homes became the “in” way of becoming Not only are fundamental factors for stocks negative, but technical indi- rich. Now that market has turned sour and left many with properties unable cators are turning down. If consumer spending slows (as it seems to be) this to be sold at any price because the mortgage market has dried up. There is is a major foundation for stock prices. Caterpillar gave bearish comments plenty of money but the banks don’t want to lend on anything that has to do on Friday. There is not one large home builder whose stock is going up. The with housing. construction industry is laying off thousands. It used to be just a few months ago that the “experts” told us this was a Investors who want to protect their stock profits should sell immediately small part of the market and would not affect the economy. Now the liquid- and buy Treasury Bills. The principle will be protected even though the ity crunch has crept into better quality loans including credit cards and auto return will be small. Remember Will Rogers. loans. Money has stopped flowing and money is the bloodstream of busi- The wakeup call has been clearly given. Now the smart investor must ness. act upon it. The Federal Reserve has tried to cooperate by lowering the Fed Funds AL THOMAS rate, but banks said, “Who cares? We are not parting with out funds”. Al Thomas’ best selling book, “If It Doesn’t Go Up, Don’t Buy It!” has Will Rogers said, “I am not concerned with the return ON my money, I helped thousands of people make money and keep their profits with his am concerned with the return OF my money”. simple 2-step method. Read the first chapter and receive his market letter Every real estate maven says the market will come back shortly. What at www.mutualfundmagic.com to discover why he’s the man that Wall Street does “shortly” mean? Two years, 5 years, 10 years? No one knows for sure, does not want you to know. THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 11 THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 12 Commentary: Joyce Meyer the magpie is so harsh in the way Then there are the parrots and It’s interesting how we probably Which Bird it treats others, it drives other birds cockatoos—the big talkers of the all know Christians who live their away by its very nature. Do you bird kingdom. They may talk a lot lives like these various birds. But Are You? know any magpies? but they never really say anything. God hasn’t called us to be parrots The kookaburra is always hav- In fact, everything they say is picked or chickens. He doesn’t want us to Eagles are magnificent birds. ing fun. To her, life is one big party. up from someone else. Do you know pattern our lives after the crow or God often uses the characteristics This bird seems to take nothing anyone like that? the buzzard. God wants us to rise of eagles to give us an example to seriously and is not sensitive to the What about cuckoos? The cuck- above the mundane and mediocre pattern our lives after. The eagle is needs or feelings of others. I’ve oo hates to work and will even look and be eagles—sharp, strong, brave brave, strong, resourceful and loyal. certainly known some “kookaburra for a nest that another bird has built and secure. Its deep-set eyes symbolize wisdom Christians” in my life! so it doesn’t have to build one him- JOYCE MEYER and clear vision. Another kind of bird is the buz- self. There are peacocks that are For more on this topic, you may Isaiah 40:31 says, But those who zard. This bird is constantly around flashy and showy and full of pride. order Joyce’s four-part series Mount wait for the Lord [who expect, look death. In fact, he is around it so And pelicans who are big and jolly Up with Wings as Eagles by calling for, and hope in Him] shall change much, he’s actually grown used to and love to eat. And finally, there are 1-800-727-9673 or visiting www. and renew their strength and power; the rotten smell—it smells good to crows, dirty little birds of destruc- joycemeyer.org. they shall lift their wings and mount him! tion. They bother eagles the most. up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired (The Amplified Bible). God is challenging us in this verse to look to Him as the source of our strength. When our strength is renewed, we’ll be able to rise above the storms of life and soar to new heights like the eagles. We’ll be able to run without falling over and walk without getting tired. That’s the life I want to lead! But it occurred to me while I was studying eagles that there are many varieties of Christians, just as there are many varieties of birds. Many Christians are not like eagles at all. Their lives seem to be more similar to other types of birds we all know well. Take the chicken for instance. The chicken seems afraid of life itself. You never see a chicken fly- ing; they just flap their wings—a whole lot of action but not many results. They are fearful, and when a storm comes, they run toward the chicken house, flapping and clucking all the way, in a big hurry to huddle in fear with all the other chickens. Does that sound familiar? Does that sound like anyone you know? What about the magpie? This bird is an overly aggressive bully who is selfish and arrogant. In fact, THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 13 Commentary: Wyatt Cox ney stones in the local population, caused in no small part by the tap water. Pure Water Not Necessary On Tap Once residents began using purified water, the incidents decreased. When I moved to Las Vegas in 1996, I discovered a relatively new I don’t know of a reasonable, intelligent person that drinks tap water. phenomenon that the media has tried to ignore: the clean water store. Most people I know aren’t drinking enough water. That’s because most Operating under a variety of names, these businesses operate huge multi- of them associate drinking water with that stuff that comes out of the tap. stage filtration systems to provide consumers the cleanest water imaginable They assume that tap water is as good as bottled water. at a fraction of the price they could buy it in stores or have it delivered to And they would be wrong. their homes. Just as wrong as the media is on this matter. To this day, I still use purified water and have been healthier than I was You see, you have cleaner water on tap. It has been filtered to meet in my youth. federal guidelines. Of course, those guidelines allow a lot of things to be in These suggestions were passed on to me by my mentor, the late Don that glass of water. Did you know there are federal guidelines for accept- Lemmon. able levels of dissolved toilet tissue in your tap water? That alone should 1) Consume at least one gallon of fully purified water each day. Your make you think. body is predominantly water and must be replenished. But look at what the government allows to be added to your water. 2) Avoid tap water. The benefits of the micronutirents that may have Fluoride is a toxic chemical. There’s a warning on your toothpaste to survived the government purification process are far outweighed by the that effect. Research (disputed by the gubmint, of course) shows fluoride toxins used by the government to “purify” the water. can weaken bone strength, damage the brain, reduce thyroid function, and 3) Use a shower filter. You absorb more chlorine through skin and air possibly cause bone cancer in some people. during the shower than though drinking. And you should be drinking that? 4) Coffee, tea, and soda are not water! In fact that Big Gulp Mountain Would you like a nice cup of bleach? Water treatment plants, just like Dew counts against your water consumption. Caffeine is a diuretic and swimming pools, use significant amount of Chlorine to kill off bacteria and takes water out of your system. microbes in the water. Funny, it’ll do the same thing to you. 5)Drink water as cold as possible for maximum benefit to your system, But the media doesn’t seem to care about those factors. but not during meals. They prefer to attack people who bottle purified water under the guise of “tap water’s clean enough”. It’s hard to believe that something as simple as water has so much I’ll bet you the same people griping about bottled water are drinking controversy and drama attached to it, but like virtually everything the gub- it! mint gets involved in, lies and fabrications become the order of the day. Pure water is important to your body, and without it, living is no longer an Flashback: 1982. I was working at a suburban Dallas radio station and option. just sick as a dog. I kept trying to drink tap water, and couldn’t keep it down. Finally someone at the station suggested that I pick up some filtered Side note: The weekend windstorms caused us a minor power outage bottled water. I drank nearly a half gallon of cold filtered water and within where I work. It caused all kinds of havoc. In fact, one couple was trapped hours felt significantly better. between floors for nearly 20 minutes until security could get there and walk I learned over the nest few years how messed up and polluted our “clean them back down the escalator. tap water” really was. In the 90’s I discovered Reverse Osmosis water treat- WYATT COX ment systems and was amazed at the clean pure taste. In the little town of Wyatt Cox can’t pass up the opportunity for a good pun among the roses. White Springs Florida the water was disgustingly hard and contained trace Send bouquets and brickbats to rant.wyattcox.net amounts of industrial pollutants. There was a significant instance of kid- THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 14 THE PENNY PRESS, OCTOBER 25, 2007 PAGE 15 Pet Of The Week Adopt This Pet ! Rita Call 702-361-2484

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