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“I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” — Voltaire Trump states in State of the Union: “America will never be a socialist country” By Jordan Fabian retribution,” even as he demanded The Hill they approve a border wall they President Trump on Tuesday have long opposed. used his first State of the Union ad- Trump peppered his speech dress under divided government to with appeals for bipartisan unity, challenge Democrats to “reject the saying Americans want to see both politics of revenge, resistance and sides “govern not as two parties but as one nation.” But his message, which also included numerous My Point barbs at Democrats, reflected the deep partisan divisions in Wash- of View ington he has helped fuel during his By Rolando Larraz two years in the Oval Office. The president called out newly I have always been a very in- emboldened House Democrats who dependent, self-sufficient, human plan to probe his administration and being; and now, in my old age, I find businesses, blasting them as “ridic- myself being a part-time newspaper ulous partisan investigations” that operator, which is very difficult for would erase the “economic mira- me to accept. cle” he said he created in the U.S. The only thing that has not “If there is going to be peace and changed is that I want to be on top legislation, there cannot be war and of everything; I have to know every investigation,” Trump said. “It just move that takes place in my place doesn’t work that way.” of business. The president also announced Once I was called “a control plans for a second summit with freak,” but that is not true. I just North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, want to be informed of everything (See SOTU Speech, Page 4) that takes place in my office, on my property and in my domain, because I earned the right to know. Why did I earn the right to know everything that happens in State public employee my domain? Because I have to take responsibility for everything that happens under my roof, good or bad. I am the captain of the ship unions will bust budget and the line ends with me. By Thomas Mitchell ernment employees. I used to drive some people While Gov. Steve Sisolak has Sisolak doubled down during crazy when I used to tell them that promised no new taxes in his pro- an interview at the Smith Center I want to know if someone sneezes, posed budget for the next two years, in Las Vegas with the editor of the if someone coughs, or if someone he also plans to light the fuse on a news and commentary website The walking by was asking for direc- huge tax bomb in the future. Nevada Independent, saying, state tions. I want to know everything In his State of the State speech public workers generally are paid because I don’t like surprises and in Carson City before lawmakers less than local government work- because I am ultimately the person he casually tossed out that state ers and discussion of collective responsible, so I have to know. public employees “should be em- bargaining rights for state workers Unfortunately nowadays, I am powered to bargain collectively in is long overdue. not at my post at six in the morn- the years ahead.” Since 1969 local Sisolak said, “Our state employ- ing as I used to be, but I am on the government workers in Nevada ees should be treated in a fair and telephone with my inquiring mind have been allowed to form unions respectful manner. The fact that asking questions and expecting the and collectively bargain for pay they haven’t had a raise in 10 years right answer; the truth, only the and benefits, but not so state gov- (See Public Unions, Page 5) truth, and nothing but the truth. Last week, Tuesday night, the Wednesday edition of the Las Vegas Tribune was almost finished when there was a call notifying us that Guzman trial comes to an end my dear friend Gordon Martines By Alexandra Cohen on Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attor- was found dead at his home. Im- Las Vegas Tribune ney Amanda Liskamm tried to cov- mediately, Don Snook, Maramis, Last week the defense team for er-up for Assistant U.S. Attorney Sunny Day and Perly Viasmensky, Joaquin Guzman, who is on trial for Andrea Goldbarg, who had the task knowing how close I was to Gor- several charges including drug and of discrediting Joaquin Guzman in don, went to work, striping some murder conspiracy charges even if open court in her closing argument articles or perhaps some paid space murder was not mentioned during on Wednesday. of advertising to include the tragic the several weeks trial in a Brook- One of Guzmán’s defense team news of my friend’s death. And for lyn, New York Federal courtroom, of attorneys, William Purpura, on that, I am grateful to all of them; came to an end. cross-examination, had pushed for that is what I call “teamwork.” The expert lawyering voice of the possibility that Zambada Garcia Even if now I do not believe attorney Jeffrey Lichtman started could be the real head of the cartel that Gordon Martines’ death was his team’s closing argument, say- rather than his client, who could be natural, at the time they considered ing, “A house that’s built on a rotten the cartel scapegoat. the source credible and went with foundation won’t stand for long.” All testimonies from drug traf- what they did have, knowing that As always the government has ficking to bribing government offi- Gordon has been in my office a two shots at brainwashing the jury; (See Guzman Trial, Page 3) million times with the lady who was nice enough to call us with the sad news; she knew what Gordon Investigation called for in the meant to me and was kind enough to think of me and immediately call my office. Guinasso/McNeil Brothel Scandal Honestly, at this point I don’t give a flying fig what anyone thinks By Chuck Muth tigation of Mr. Guinasso and his or says; we did our job notifying all I recently discovered that a Reno End Trafficking and Prostitution those friends out there who needed lawyer and the former Lyon County (ETAP) PAC with the Nevada to know what happened to Gordon; (NV) sheriff secretly conspired to Secretary of State over suspected they did not go into any of the pass a 2018 ballot question to shut election law violations. personal information they may or down the four legal brothels in In short, Nevada law requires may not have known; they did not Lyon County and hid the fact that that the identify of donors to PACs go into the reason for his death; it the sheriff had helped bankroll the who contribute $1,000 or more — was just information that needed to initiative. either one time or cumulatively — be disseminated as soon as possible. The effort failed spectacularly be disclosed on official campaign Those who took the liberty of — with voters crushing Lyon Coun- finance reports. Mr. Guinasso and notifying other newspapers about ty Question 1 by a margin of 80-20 ETAP PAC failed to do so on Report Gordon’s death thinking that they percent. But that’s not the point… Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil and ETAP PAC’s Jason Guinasso #3 and Report #4 which were filed were bypassing me were doing the The point is that Jason Guinasso, Al McNeil’s financial support on a on this particular issue which could just prior to Election Day. right thing because the more of the who spearheaded the effort using pair of required campaign finance have changed the outcome. Had this information been dis- news was put out there the more a state political action committee reports leading up to Election Day As such, I filed a formal com- closed, it would have been a major (See My Point of View, Page 2) (PAC), failed to disclose Sheriff — critical information for voters plaint and request for an inves- (See Brothel Scandal, Page 6) Page 2 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 Trump: ‘We will build a human wall if necessary’ By Justin Wise the southern border to assist Cus- olution to temporarily reopen the The Hill toms and Border Protection. government last month. The deal President Trump on Tuesday The Defense Department said did not include the funding he seeks continued to push for a wall along in a statement that 3,750 troops for a wall but allowed for a biparti- the U.S.-Mexico border, saying his would assist immigration officers san group of lawmakers to negotiate administration is prepared to “build for 90 days, doing things such as over border security funding. a Human Wall if necessary.” placing razor wire along the border. Trump told The Wall Street Jour- “Tremendous numbers of people The deployment pushes the amount nal that he was skeptical the group are coming up through Mexico in of troops in the region to roughly could reach a deal that includes the hopes of flooding our Southern 4,350. funding for a wall, raising the pros- Border,” Trump tweeted. “We have The deployment comes as pect that he may declare a national sent additional military. We will Trump continues to demand $5.7 emergency for construction of it in build a Human Wall if necessary.” billion for a border wall in a new order to avoid another shutdown “If we had a real Wall, this spending bill, which Democrats when the continuing resolution would be a non-event!” Trump oppose. The disagreement led to a expires on Feb. 15. tweeted. standoff that resulted in a 35-day An emergency declaration The Pentagon announced on partial government shutdown. would likely lead to legal chal- Sunday that nearly 4,000 additional Trump signed a continuing res- lenges. U.S. troops would be deployed to My Point of View (Continued from Page 1) Gordon was my friend, my dear Department who had the guts, who position on his estranged father’s people learned about the death of a friend. was brave enough, to sue the former funeral arrangements, along with good man, a wonderful human be- Every time Gordon and I met we and present police administration in lots of other things. TRIBUNE ing and an asset to our community. left our cell phones turned off in our a federal court while still carrying a Gordon, my friend, I will miss VOL. 20, NO. 50 What really seems odd to me is cars and walked clear and clean to a badge, wearing the police uniform you forever. I don’t have the re- FOUNDER that his son has taken over all the different location other than where and carrying a department-issued sources to dig into the truth of your Rolando Larraz arrangements — who to notify, who we said we’d meet over the tele- firearm. Most people do that after death, but I will leave it to the Good to deny giving information to about phone, and we talked about many they quit or have been fired — not Lord to make those guilty of your PUBLISHER the arrangements, the services or different subjects; and I prayed to Gordon; he did it from within. death, if I am right, to pay for it. AND even the result of the autopsy; I the Good Lord that I’d never find Gordon’s son is also a member Rest in Peace, my friend. EDITOR IN CHIEF couldn’t care less when, where, and out that my friend Gordon Martines of the Las Vegas Metropolitan My name is Rolando Larraz, and Rolando Larraz how the services were going to be had lied to me or mislead me. Police Department and I wonder as always, I approved this column. handled because I am not going to Gordon has expressed to me what his relationship is with the Rolando Larraz is Editor in GENERAL MANAGER be present anyway. I can’t be there many times that he and his son were same administration that hates his Chief of the Las Vegas Tribune. Perly Viasmensky because I am too far away from estranged from each other and that’s estranged father. I also wonder His column appears weekly in this Las Vegas; and even if I were to be why it seemed to me awkward now how he learned about his estranged newspaper. To contact Rolando MANAGING EDITOR Maramis Choufani there, I am not up to being among that his son is leading the parade. father’s unexpected death, and I Larraz, email him at: Rlarraz@ so many two-faced hypocrites who Gordon was the only member of wonder about the whys and where- lasvegastribune.com or at 702- PRODUCTION never wanted to accept the fact that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police fores of his taking the administrator 272-4634. Don Snook

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February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 3 GOP senators think Trump would win vote on emergency declaration By Alexander Bolton “We don’t know what route The Hill the president’s going to take, so Republican senators predict that I’m not going to speculate on it at when push comes to shove, their this point,” said McConnell, who conference will back President reportedly warned Trump in a face- Trump and turn aside any resolution to-face meeting last week against from Democrats that seeks to stop declaring an emergency to build his use of an emergency declaration the wall. “I’m going to withhold to build a wall on the border. judgment about that until we see Republicans say Democrats will what he does.” probably need five GOP votes if If the president moves forward, they are to win passage of a disap- he will have a powerful ally in proval resolution, as Sen. Joe Man- Senate Appropriations Committee chin (D-W.Va.) says he supports a Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), national emergency declaration. who argued Tuesday that the presi- That’s a high bar, GOP lawmak- dent is within his power to declare ers say, particularly on Trump’s an emergency. signature issue. “I believe that he’s got some And while a number of Republi- standing under the Constitution to cans have sought to dissuade Trump do that and also the statute,” Shelby from declaring a national emergen- said. “If we don’t settle and solve cy, they may not embrace a public provide, the statutes provide this to pick up five defectors to pass a the sign-off of the chairman and the problem or try to solve the fight on Trump’s signature issue opportunity, provide this over- disapproval resolution. ranking minority member of the problem of the border security and — which risks earning the wrath sight,” he said. “If he does this, Many Republicans say their Senate and House appropriations the president does it — something of his conservative base ahead of it’s not my view the constitutional votes would depend on how Trump subcommittees of jurisdiction, but we fail to do — I would support the the 2020 election. Republican will collapse.” frames his request. a senior Democratic aide acknowl- president.” GOP lawmakers also predict that Trump has threatened to call an Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), edged that Trump could break with Shelby said that staff have ex- Trump can win over some Republi- emergency to fund a border wall if who served as White House budget precedent and go forward without changed several offers and that the cans by presenting the declaration a special Senate-House conference director under President George such congressional approval. Senate and House conferees have as something dictated by an urgent fails to reach a deal he would ac- W. Bush, said Trump has “about Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), one of boiled the talks down to what he need at the border instead of an ef- cept by Feb. 15, when 25 percent a half-dozen different options” on Trump’s staunchest allies, warned called “central stuff.” fort to simply circumvent Congress. of federal funding is due to expire. how to direct funding to build a bor- “the separation of powers between “The central stuff is barriers, The president can further bolster Negotiators are making prog- der wall without express authority spending power being a congres- walls, fences, more people, more his argument by assuring Repub- ress but significant issues remain from Congress. sional power and not a presidential technology, the whole comprehen- licans that funding will not be unresolved, in addition to the main One possibility would be to use power is a pretty big one.” sive approach,” he said. reprogramed from top-priority de- sticking point of the border wall funds that are not already obligated Senate Majority Leader Mitch Asked about how Congress fense accounts, such as the military itself. They also have yet to agree to other priorities instead of declar- McConnell (R-Ky.) declined to would pay for beefed up security construction account, which pays on how to pay for additional border ing an emergency, Portman said. say Tuesday how he would pro- measures, Shelby said, “We haven’t for defense facilities and family security. Traditionally, reprogramming ceed if Trump declares a national got a lot of it figured out but we’re housing. Conferees will receive a special executive branch funding requires emergency. trying and time’s ticking away.” Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on closed-door briefing from experts Tuesday predicted the vast majority on Wednesday about what they of his Republican colleagues will think is needed to secure the border. Trump: Just call them walls, wind up backing Trump if Demo- Under the National Emergen- crats manage to force a vote on a cies Act, a resolution terminating resolution blocking a declaration. Trump’s declaration of national “I think most will, in fact maybe emergency would be deemed priv- stop playing political games an overwhelming amount will,” ileged and guaranteed a vote on the By Michael Burke stepped up his demand for Congress The president said in other said Cramer. Senate floor. The Hill to approve funding to construct tweets that “large sections” of Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Even if it passes, Trump could President Trump on Thurs- a wall along the southern border, the wall were already being built Tuesday also said his fellow Re- veto it, and Republicans are confi- day urged others to “stop playing which was a central theme of his and that the wall was necessary to publicans will likely fall into line. dent they have the 34 votes it would political games” and refer to his campaign. counter increased crime in Mexico. “I’ve learned in this place talk’s take to sustain it on the Senate floor. proposed barrier along the southern That demand was at the center of “Large sections of WALL have cheap,” he said on CNN. But it could set up an ugly and border as “walls.” the recent record-long government already been built with much more “Let’s see how they vote,” he public fight. “Lets just call them WALLS shutdown, which began Dec. 22 either under construction or ready added. “If the president does it, I’m Manchin, a leading Democratic from now on and stop playing polit- after Trump refused to sign a bill to go. Renovation of existing willing to bet you a lot of Republi- centrist, on Tuesday reiterated his ical games! A WALL is a WALL!” to fund the government that didn’t WALLS is also a very big part of the cans who are saying it’s a bad idea support for Trump declaring a Trump wrote in a tweet. include wall funding. The president plan to finally, after many decades, and he shouldn’t do it, they’ll vote national emergency, arguing it is It was unclear to whom the last week signed a bill to reopen the properly Secure Our Border. The to support him.” preferable to another government tweet was directed, but it comes government for three weeks with- Wall is getting done one way or the Cramer acknowledged col- shutdown. after House Minority Leader Kev- out wall funding, but he has since other!” he tweeted. leagues are worried about the “If that’s what it takes not to shut in McCarthy (R-Calif.) said this continued to pressure lawmakers to “Very sadly, Murder cases in precedent and that for some it’s a this government down again and week that a compromise between approve funding for a wall. Mexico in 2018 rose 33 percent “really big deal.” let the courts weigh in and decide, lawmakers over Trump’s demand A bipartisan group of lawmakers from 2017, to 33,341. This is a big But he added that the president’s so be it,” he said. “I’m not going for a barrier along the southern tasked with reaching an agreement contributor to the Humanitarian power to reallocate funding is set to deny him. Everything else has border doesn’t need to include the for border security met for the first Crises taking place on our Southern up under the National Emergen- failed. We can’t seem to operate on word “wall.” time on Wednesday. Trump on Border and then spreading through- cies Act of 1976, which also gives our own very good.” “It could be barrier. It doesn’t Wednesday said lawmakers would out our Country. Worse even than Congress the power to terminate With Vice President Pence pro- have to be a wall,” McCarthy told be “wasting their time” if they Afghanistan. Much caused by his decision. viding the deciding vote in case of reporters, according to PBS. weren’t discussing or contemplat- DRUGS. Wall is being built!” “The Constitution and our laws a 50-50 tie, Democrats would need Trump in recent weeks has ing a wall. Trump added in another tweet. Guzman Trial (Continued from Page 1) drug trafficker testified his client cials, and ties to Drug Enforcement allegedly paid to the former Mexi- Administration (DEA) have not can President Enrique Peña Nieto. MOVING? MOVING? been connected directly to Joa- “Who do you think paid that quin Guzman Loera, but the judge bribe?” Lichtman asked the jurors. presiding in the case, Judge Brian He said Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada M. Cogan, no longer allows those handled the payoff and remains free NEED A TRUCK? NEED A TRUCK? “details” to be mentioned. while his client was “hunted like an Lichtman dinged Assistant U.S. animal.” He called Guzman “the Attorney Andrea Goldbarg’s clos- rabbit that Mexican authorities have ing argument Wednesday by say- been chasing.” ing she was “talking about these It is a fact that bribe is uselessly murders like it’s established fact.” paid for protection, so why would He asked jurors to think about anyone waste $100 million on a the whereabouts of any evidence bribe so they can get arrested? that points to reports of missing It is a fact that most of the gov- people in Mexico and whether Guz- ernment victories in a courtroom man had any role in the murders. are based on snitches’ testimonies He joked Guzman “killed like a and deals made by real criminals zillion of them” and said, “this is with the government to obtain a Mexico, not Mars ... there’s gotta get-out-of jail free card and they be some notice.” are willing to say whatever the gov- Cartel turncoat Jesus Zambada ernment orders them to say “under Garcia, the first in a parade of oath” nevertheless. informants in the Guzman trial, It is not the first time that the testified that he delivered “several government went from the most million dollars” to Gabriel Regino serious charge to a reduced charge — an underling of newly-elected of which they can get a conviction. president Andres Manuel Lopez How can that happen? Because the Obrador. government wants to score a victo- Lichtman said Guzman was ry, a win, at any cost, regardless of “arrested over and over again” their modus operandi or who may despite the $100 million bribe a get hurt.

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The White House announced the decision “It will take us time to make decisions to stop complying with the 1987 Intermedi- about what kind of capability would we de- ate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in a ploy, what kind of capability would we test. statement from President Trump early Friday, What we do know is that we are some time just before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo away from a flight test,” the official said. “We addressed the move in remarks from the State are certainly time away from an acquisition Department. decision and from an eventual deployment “Russia has refused to take any steps to decision.” return to real and verifiable compliance over “We are only looking at conventional these 60 days,” Pompeo said. options at this time,” the official added. “The United States will therefore suspend 1987, bans nuclear and conventional ground- Arms control advocates in particular wor- The official stressed that any decision its obligations under the INF Treaty effective launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ry withdrawing from the INF Treaty could would be made in consultation with U.S. Feb. 2, and we will provide Russia and the ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. trigger a Cold War-style arms race, thereby allies in Europe. other treaty parties with formal notice that the Russia has repeatedly denied violating the upending stability in Europe and elsewhere. Pompeo in his remarks gave a “special United States is withdrawing from the INF treaty, leading to an impasse in diplomatic “Flipping over the negotiating table and thanks” to NATO allies for backing the Treaty effective in six months pursuant to talks aimed at bringing Moscow back into storming out of the room may have worked United States on its move. Trump’s October Article 15 of the treaty,” he continued. compliance. in real estate, but when you’re dealing with announcement was said to have caught allies In his statement, Trump pledged the Unit- “We provided Russia an ample window of nuclear treaties, the risk of misplaying your off guard, but Pompeo consulted with NATO ed States would “move forward with devel- time to mend its ways and for Russia to honor hand isn’t a failed business venture — it’s an at a December ministerial and allies released oping our own military response options” to its commitment,” Pompeo said. “Tomorrow, arms race and possibly nuclear war,” Derek a statement of support then. Russia’s violations and work with allies to that time runs out.” Johnson, executive director of Global Zero, On Friday, NATO’s political decision- “deny Russia any military advantage from Pompeo on Friday accused Moscow of said in a statement. “The administration’s making body released a eight-paragraph its unlawful conduct.” “jeopardizing” U.S. national security with decision does nothing to make America saf- statement outlining Russia’s violations of the “For arms control to effectively contribute its violations. er and does not bode well for the future of treaty, adding that allies “fully support” the to national security, all parties must faithfully “Russia has jeopardized the United nuclear arms control.” U.S. suspension. implement their obligations,” Trump said. States’s security interests and we can no Pompeo pushed back on those fears Friday “Unless Russia honours its INF Treaty “We stand ready to engage with Russia on longer be restricted by the treaty while Russia when questioned by reporters, suggesting obligations through the verifiable destruction arms control negotiations that meet these shamelessly violates it,” Pompeo said. Russia’s violations had themselves spurred of all of its 9M729 systems, thereby returning criteria, and, importantly, once that is done, Friday’s announcement was expected. the risk of an arms race. to full and verifiable compliance before the develop, perhaps for the first time ever, an Trump signaled back in October that the U.S. “The very risk that you identified is U.S. withdrawal takes effect in six months, outstanding relationship on economic, trade, would withdraw from the treaty, citing Mos- the one that we are suffering from today,” Russia will bear sole responsibility for the political and military levels. This would be cow’s violations as a key reason for doing so. Pompeo said. end of the treaty,” the North Atlantic Council a fantastic thing for Russia and the United In December, Pompeo gave Moscow 60 days A senior administration official later told statement said. States, and would also be great for the world.” to come back into compliance before the U.S. reporters that the blame for any arms race The move is likely to irritate existing ten- The U.S. has publicly accused Russia of would suspend its commitments. would fall on Russia, suggesting Moscow sions between the U.S. and Russia, despite violating the treaty since 2014 during the While current and former officials broadly was forcing the administration’s hand with Trump’s oft-cited desire to improve relations Obama administration by fielding a cruise agree Russia has violated the treaty for years, its violations. with Moscow and Russian President Vladimir missile known as the 9M729. The agree- the U.S. move has nevertheless triggered con- “The United States has tried everything Putin. ment, signed by then-President Reagan and cerns about the impact on the global strategic it could since May of 2013 to make Russia Pompeo indicated Friday that U.S. offi- Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev in environment. understand that its interests are best served (See Russian Treaty, Page 5) SOTU Speech (Continued from Page 1) him wall funding. He also made audience for last year’s State of the countries do for the same drugs. he said. “Now, as we work with which he said will take place Feb. no mention of his threat to declare Union, courtesy of the Democrats’ “This is wrong, unfair, and to- our allies to destroy the remnants 27-28 in Vietnam. The president has a national emergency, which would success in the midterm elections, gether we can stop it,” he said. of ISIS, it is time to give our brave made a denuclearization deal with allow him to build a wall using and one of the most remarkable mo- He also urged Congress to ap- warriors in Syria a warm welcome Pyongyang one of his top foreign his own powers but could divide ments came when a group of female prove his administration’s revision home.” policy priorities and he has long Republicans and prompt legal Democrats stood and applauded of the North American Free Trade Those remarks could spark con- teased the possibility of another challenges. when Trump congratulated them Agreement with Canada and Mexi- cern among Republican lawmakers meeting with Kim. The House chamber was full of while claiming credit for job gains co, which could come up for debate who oppose the president’s desire to Trump’s annual address to the reminders of the divided Congress. among women. later this year. pull back in the Middle East. Earlier nation came at a pivotal moment Pelosi, dressed in white along with “You weren’t supposed to do In line with the see-saw nature on Tuesday, the GOP-controlled for his presidency, with the prospect other women of the House and that,” a bemused Trump exclaimed. of the speech, Trump also slammed Senate overwhelmingly passed a of a second government shutdown Senate to honor the suffragette The president appeared to grow Democrats on the hot-button issue bill warning Trump against a “pre- looming on Feb. 15 if Congress movement, was seated behind displeased at points when the white- of abortion, calling on lawmakers cipitous” withdrawal from Syria cannot reach a spending deal. Trump, with Vice President Pence clad group continued to wave their to pass a ban on “late-term abortion and Afghanistan. The president triggered a 35-day beside her. hands in celebration and he said of children who can feel pain in the Democrats blasted Trump for shutdown over his demand for a Her power has been on the rise “that’s great” when the cheers fi- mother’s womb.” failing to live up to his own plea wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, since the shutdown, which solidi- nally wound down. The remarks came as the pres- to “bridge old divisions” and “heal only to relent on Jan. 25 when law- fied her support within her caucus. Despite the rancor over immi- ident publicly and privately ex- old wounds.” makers refused to meet his request Pelosi even saw a spike in her own gration, Trump also extended an pressed disgust with Democratic “The shutdown was a stunt for $5.7 billion in wall funds. approval rating, according to a olive branch to Democrats, offering proposals in New York and Virginia engineered by the president of the The last shutdown was seen as CNN poll released this week. to work together on areas where that would ease restrictions on United States, one that defied every damaging to Trump, who saw his In the audience, Trump could see he sees the potential for bipartisan third-trimester abortions. tenet of fairness and abandoned not approval ratings fall during the clo- a number of politicians who hope agreement like infrastructure and The president also addressed just our people, but our values,” sure, and Pelosi dealt the president to defeat him in the 2020 election, prescription drug pricing. global conflicts, making the case Abrams said in the Democratic an additional blow by delaying his including Sens. Elizabeth Warren “Both parties should be able for his decision to withdraw all response. State of the Union until the govern- (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Ca- to unite for a great rebuilding of 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria and Abrams, who said she distrib- ment reopened. lif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.). and America’s crumbling infrastruc- for attempting to wind down the uted meals to furloughed federal Yet Trump doubled down on Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who ture,” Trump said. war in Afghanistan. workers during the shutdown, his demand for wall money, telling rolled her eyes at one point during The president also called it “As a candidate for president, called it a “disgrace” that the presi- lawmakers they have “a moral his remarks and later fundraised off “unacceptable” that Americans pay I pledged a new approach. Great dent made “their livelihoods a pawn duty” to address what he said is an the moment, which was caught on “vastly more” than people in other nations do not fight endless wars,” for political games.” “urgent national crisis” caused by television. “the lawless state of our southern Democrats also tapped former border.” Georgia gubernatorial candidate “No issue better illustrates the Stacey Abrams, a rising star in divide between America’s working the party, to deliver their official class and America’s political class response. than illegal immigration,” the pres- Trump at times appeared de- ident said. “Wealthy politicians and termined to make Democrats look donors push for open borders while bad for refusing to applaud his living their lives behind walls and accomplishments, touting “unprec- gates and guards.” edented” job growth on his watch, The appeal did not appear to telling an immigration agent in the sway Democrats, some of whom House gallery that he would “never groaned when Trump invoked abolish our heroes from ICE” and reports of another migrant caravan declaring “America will never be a heading toward the U.S. socialist country.” The president did not say what The House also includes more he might do if Congress denied women and minorities than the Bob Beckett Attorney At Law Elected 5 terms as Nye County District Attorney We Come To You! 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Beckett provides very effective and Car Wash Express Detailing personable service — His fees are also fair (Corner of 10th Street and East Charleston Blvd) (702) 334-4886 (702) 613-6625 February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 5 Trump’s pick for Kavanaugh’s old court seat grilled over date rape comments By Lydia Wheeler of experiences since college and said. “And in the intervening two The Hill wouldn’t express herself in the decades, I like to think that I have Date rape was the main topic of same way today. matured as a thinker and writer, and debate Tuesday at a Senate confir- Rao is administrator of the indeed as a person.” mation hearing for Supreme Court White House Office of Informa- Several Republicans on the com- Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s possible tion and Regulatory Affairs, a mittee came to her defense. successor on the D.C. Circuit Court subagency tasked with reviewing Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) argued of Appeals. and approving agency actions. She the standard should be whether her Neomi Rao, who serves as was confirmed by the Senate in writings show an inability to be President Trump’s regulatory czar, July 2017 by a mostly party-line impartial. was grilled by Democrats and Re- 54-41 vote. “That’s not what we’re dealing publicans on the Senate Judiciary The focus on her college writ- with here,” he said, adding that Committee about controversial ings come at a time when Virginia people should be allowed to say writings that surfaced after her Gov. Ralph Northam (D) faces they were young and saw things nomination, namely a 1994 opinion mounting pressure to resign after differently. piece for The Yale Herald in which photos surfaced showing a man “Here’s the deeper issue: Judi- she appeared to argue that women wearing blackface standing next cial nominations have become a are partially to blame for sexual to another person dressed in a bloodsport and we’ve convinced assault. Ku Klux Klan robe on Northam’s ourselves that because judges are Rao wrote at the time that if a medical school yearbook page important it’s all fair. And that’s woman “drinks to the point where from 1984. not right and shouldn’t be the case she can no longer choose, well, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on here,” he said. getting to that point was a part of Tuesday asked Rao about whether In her current role, Rao has been her choice.” a person’s actions from decades on the front lines of Trump’s push The Senate discussion, which ago affect their ability to serve in to roll back regulations, particularly was tense at times, came less than writings gave her pause. endured and that they are given a public office. those enacted during the Obama six months after the fierce debate “I’ve said time and time again chance to be heard.” “What do you think should be administration. over allegations that Kavanaugh that we need to change the culture Ernst then asked Rao if she be- the level of accountability of a Her post is viewed as a red flag had sexually assaulted women around sexual violence, from our lieves rape is wrong and who is at person seeking a position such as by Democrats, who expressed con- decades ago. He has consistently college campuses to the U.S. Olym- fault when a sexual assault occurs. you are for the things that they’ve cern Tuesday that rules she worked denied those accusations. pic Committee, to our military and “A victim of a horrible crime is said and done even 20 years ago?” to repeal could face legal challenges Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a beyond,” she said. “And a large not to blame and the person who he asked. that end up before the D.C. Circuit sexual assault survivor and the only part of this is ensuring that young commits those crimes should be Roa said it would be “presump- court of appeals. GOP woman on the committee, said women feel comfortable sharing the held responsible,” Rao said. tuous to comment on how this com- The regional appeals court is at Tuesday’s hearing that Rao’s stories and experiences that they’ve She added that she’s had a lot mittee does its advice and consent viewed as the nation’s second most function.” powerful due the cases that come Exxon plans $10 billion Texas Her college writings from 1994 before it. The court hears challenges to 1996, first reported by BuzzFeed to regulatory actions taken by the News, also included reference federal government. natural gas export terminal to race as a “hot, money-making Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca- By Timothy Cama Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s issue” and the fight for LGBT lif.), the committee’s ranking The Hill minister of state for energy affairs, rights part of “trendy political member, asked Rao to commit to Exxon Mobil Corp. made a final joined woods to sign the deal. movements.” recusing herself from all cases in- decision Tuesday with Qatar Petro- “The development of the Golden Rao told senators that she cring- volving the Trump administration’s leum to build a $10 billion liquefied Pass LNG export facility enhances es when she looks back at some of regulatory moves. natural gas (LNG) export project on the depth and flexibility of our the language she used. Rao said that if confirmed she Texas’s Gulf of Mexico coast. global LNG supply portfolio, and “I was young. It’s over two would look carefully at the stan- Energy Secretary Rick Perry reinforces the position of the U.S. decade ago now, but I think I was dards for recusal, consult with her joined representatives of Exxon as a key contributor to meeting the responding to things that were hap- colleagues and follow the precedent and Qatar Petroleum, the country’s world’s growing demand for LNG,” pening on campus at that time,” she and practices of the D.C. Circuit. state-owned oil company, to sign he said in a statement. the deal Tuesday. Qatar Petroleum owns a 70 per- Russian Treaty The project would greatly ex- cent stake in the project, and Exxon (Continued from Page 4) those of our allies.” pand the existing Golden Pass LNG will have the remaining 30 percent cials would continue to have dis- Menendez also raised the issue terminal which was opened in 2010 after buying a 12.4 percent stake cussions with their Russian coun- of the New START agreement, on the Sabine Pass to import gas. It from ConocoPhillips Co. terparts in the hopes of bringing which caps the number of nuclear would have the capacity to produce Perry framed the deal as a vic- Moscow back into compliance with warheads the United States and about 16 million tons of LNG per markets, stimulate local growth and tory for President Trump’s “Energy the treaty over the next six months. Russia are allowed to deploy. New year, chilling gas to -260 degrees create thousands of jobs,” Darren Dominance” agenda, which seeks to Pompeo also said the adminis- START comes up for renewal in Fahrenheit to increase its density Woods, Exxon’s CEO, said in a ramp up domestic production and tration is “hopeful” the relationship February 2021, and some fear the and load it onto tankers for shipping statement. export of fossil fuels. between Washington and Moscow INF withdrawal also portends the around the world. “The extensive experience of “The Golden Pass project is can be improved, but he put the end of New START. Construction is due to take five ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum proof that two of the world’s top onus on Russia to change its be- “With the renewal of the New years and employ about 9,000 con- provides the expertise, resources energy producers can work together havior. START agreement coming up next struction workers. and financial strength needed to as allies to increase energy diver- Senate Foreign Relations Com- year, I strongly urge the administra- “Golden Pass will provide an in- construct and operate an integrated sity, advance energy security, and mittee ranking member Bob Me- tion try a new approach and develop creased, reliable, long-term supply liquefaction and export facility in support rather than subvert an open nendez (D-N.J.) slammed Friday’s a coherent strategy to stabilize our of liquefied natural gas to global gas the United States.” energy marketplace,” he said. announcement as a “geostrategic arms control regime,” Menendez gift” to Putin and accused Trump of said. lacking “an appreciation or under- Republicans in Congress, mean- Public Unions stating of the importance” of arms while, applauded Friday’s move as (Continued from Page 1) to private sector workers in other appointed to settle the dispute and control treaties. long overdue. and the fact they don’t have the states. the primary criteria for granting “Through its actions, the Krem- “The Russian government has same working conditions that other “On a statewide basis, govern- a union’s demands is whether the lin bears responsibility for the deg- had endless opportunities to change jurisdictions had. I’m coming from ment pay and benefits cost taxpay- government entity has the ability radation of the Intermediate-range their bad behavior, and over the past a county that employees did have ers roughly $10 billion last year to pay what is demanded. That Nuclear Forces Treaty,” Menendez 60 days has proven its disinterest in collective bargaining … they make — which was equal to 80 percent determination is usually in favor said in statement. “Throughout doing so,” Senate Foreign Relations a lot more money. … The pay is of all tax revenue collected by every of the union. this process however, I have had Committee Chairman Jim Risch probably 30 to 40 percent less than state and local government agency As we have noted in the past, serious concerns that the Trump (R-Idaho) said in a statement. “The in Nevada,” noted NPRI policy none other than the icon of pro- any other governmental entity that administration lacks a coherent time has come to set the treaty aside director Robert Fellner. “Thus, in gressivism, Franklin D. Roosevelt, exists. And to attract good people strategy to address the threat new and develop alternative avenues the event Nevada’s government pay pointed out in a 1937 letter the at those wages is simply not going Russian cruise missiles pose to the toward the security the treaty once gap continues its upward growth, problem with collective bargaining to happen.” interests of the United States and provided.” After editor Jon Ralston pointed the resulting tax hikes necessary to for public employees: “All Govern- out that collective bargaining would sustain such excess may become ment employees should realize that cost the state a lot more tax money, too great to bear.” the process of collective bargaining, the governor responded, “We’re Fellner argued, “Because such as usually understood, cannot be going to invest in our people, Jon. outsized pay packages come at transplanted into the public service. That’s a good thing. I don’t think the expense of taxpayers who earn It has its distinct and insurmount- that’s a downside. We’re going to much less themselves, elected of- able limitations when applied to invest in the people who provide ficials should consider the fairness public personnel management. services to Nevada and we’re going and sustainability of continually The very nature and purposes of to have to find the resources inorder caving in to government unions’ Government make it impossible for to make those accommodations.” endless demands for even more.” administrative officials to represent First of all, state workers were Imagine what the future will fully or to bind the employer in given 3 percent cost-of-living pay look like if state workers are al- mutual discussions with Govern- increases in each of the past two lowed to form unions and bargain ment employee organizations. The years. collectively. employer is the whole people …” For years local government pay Under Nevada’s collective bar- When the people are paid less in Nevada has exceeded those in gaining law, if negotiations come than their servants, who is the both state government employ and to an impasse, an arbitrator is master? in the private sector, due to collective bargaining. But according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures Bob Beckett for the second quarter of 2018 the Attorney At Law average weekly wage for private sector Nevadans was $908, while Elected 5 terms as Nye County District Attorney the local government worker was Practice areas paid $1,049 and the state public Criminal defense, Personal injury, Bankruptcy employee averaged $1,097. By and debt, Car accident, DUI and DWI the way, the federal employees in Nevada averaged $1,406. 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It marks 100 consecu- Wages rose 3 cents, well below cent last year to 2.3 percent this tive months of job growth, which their 10 cent rise in December. All year as the stimulus of the GOP tax began in the middle of President in all, average hourly earnings were cuts wore off. Obama’s first term following the up 85 cents in the past year, a 3.2 The report could make a case Great Recession. percent increase. The wage increase for more interest rate increases this The report comes despite a five- coincides with 19 states adding year, even after Federal Reserve week shutdown that lasted most of implementing new minimum wage Chairman Jerome Powell lowered the month, It dramatically revised laws. expectations for more increases in downward the stellar December The White House trumpeted the the coming year. jobs report, which was revised numbers, saying that they provided “This report is supportive of Fed down to 222,000 from the original “further evidence that show wages rate hikes despite the Fed itself tak- 312,000 estimate. are growing, business optimism is ing a dovish tilt,” said Lendingtree The unemployment rate ticked strong, and the economy is thriv- Chief Economist Tendayi Kapfidze. up to 4 percent from 3.9 percent, 175,000 as a result of the shutdown, second senseless shutdown off the ing.” “The Feds dual mandate relates even as figures on labor participa- the department said Friday, a figure table,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi The strong figures seemed to to the labor market and inflation. tion remained steady. that included some furloughed (D-Calif.) said of the report, while indicate that growth could continue This report confirms the continued The Labor Department had workers. All in all, the number of applauding the overall jobs figure. and be robust. strength in the labor market. If said earlier it would consider the unemployed workers rose to 6.5 The shutdown also may have “Overall, the January employ- wage gains result in higher overall 800,000 federal workers who were million in the survey. increased the number of people ment report continues to show that inflation then Fed could find itself furloughed or working without “Federal workers, many of who took on part-time work for the job market remains robust in needing to raise rates later in the pay during the shutdown fully them veterans, saw their financial economic reasons, which increased the United States. Rapidly rising year.” employed. But in Friday’s jobs security shaken, their credit ratings by about half a million to 5.1 mil- job gains coupled with accelerating The figures could also be a boon report, it said that the shutdown harmed, and their lives upended by lion in January. earnings suggest that households to financial markets, which had had contributed to the uptick in the longest shutdown in history. But the establishment side of will continue to have the where- their strongest January in 30 years unemployment. And now, with families still hurting, the data seemed to shrug off the withal to spend at a solid pace after suffering the worst December Temporary layoffs increased President Trump refuses to take a shutdown altogether. — keeping underlying economic since the Great Depression. 58 percent say press likely to jump to conclusions By Matthew Sheffield who agreed. The Hill Men were more likely to believe More people think reporters in journalists did not take enough time today’s fast-paced environment to validate stories with 63 percent are likely to make hasty judgments saying this. A smaller majority of about the news than in years past, women, 54 percent, agreed. according to a Hill-HarrisX poll “I think this poll is not surpris- released Friday. ing, it’s devastating,” Carl Cannon, Fifty-eight percent of registered the Washington bureau chief of voters contacted for the survey said RealClearPolitics, said Friday on that they believed reporters were “What America’s Thinking,” Hill. more likely to jump to conclusions TV’s show about public opinion about events than before. Just 14 and policy. percent said contemporary reporters “I think the problem is worse were less likely to do so while 27 than this poll shows,” he added, percent said things were about the arguing that Republicans and Dem- same as previously. ocrats are more likely to regard the Majorities of all age groups in media with suspicion when their the survey said journalists form party controls the presidency. “I conclusions too rapidly. Generation think it would be even worse if you 82 percent saying this. Twenty-nine Skepticism about the news cheap dunks over reasoned debate, Xers — adults between 35 and 49 took this partisan aspect out of it.” percent said today’s reporters were media has always been high but it all the while severely abridging — stood out as the most cynical In the Hill-HarrisX survey, Re- about as likely to form hasty con- has particularly increased among the temporal scope of the press,” with 64 percent saying that the publicans were considerably more clusions than in prior years. Just 15 Republicans thanks to President New York Times columnist Farhad media were too hasty, higher than likely to think journalistic standards percent said they were less likely. Trump’s frequent and often vit- Manjoo wrote in a Jan. 23 column the 56 percent of other age groups had declined in recent years, with Independents mostly agreed riolic condemnations of news re- that examined criticisms of the with Republicans with 60 percent ports that he dislikes, even if they media for its coverage of a highly saying reporters are quicker to form are accurate. In April, Quinnipiac charged confrontation at a January Brothel Scandal hasty judgements about the news. University found that 51 percent of anti-abortion protest. (Continued from Page 1) 2.) Mr. Guinasso works for a po- Thirty percent said journalists were self-identified Republicans said that CNN reported that Twitter sus- news story, as the sheriff was se- litically-connected law firm headed about as likely as before while only it was more accurate to describe the pended the anonymous account that cretly funding and assisting efforts up by Nevada’s former lieutenant 11 percent said contemporary me- press as “the enemy of the people” had first shared an out-of-context to shutter businesses he had the governor which is experienced in dia outlets were less likely. instead of “an important part of de- excerpt of the argument after the power and authority to regulate a variety of matters involving gov- Democratic respondents were mocracy.” Just 37 percent of GOP social network found that it was without the knowledge of county ernmental legal matters. less likely to think journalistic respondents agreed with the latter utilizing the profile image of a Bra- commissioners. 3.) Mr. Guinasso, who is also standards have declined but few characterization. zilian woman without her permis- In fact, Sheriff McNeil deliv- chairman of the Nevada Public thought the situation today is an Some journalists have argued sion. A researcher specializing in ered to the County Commission an School Charter Authority, was a improvement from years past. that the widespread use of social Russian online disinformation told extensive “Internal Audit Report candidate for public office in 2016 Only 23 percent of Democrats media sites like Twitter has in- CNN that the story was promoted On Brothel Compliance Require- and his own campaign finance re- said reporters today were less likely creased the number of errors made heavily by fake Twitter accounts. ments” just weeks before the elec- ports from that failed effort clearly to jump to conclusions. Thirty-nine by news professionals. The latest Hill-HarrisX survey tion without disclosing his financial demonstrate his knowledge of the percent said journalists did so about “Everything about Twitter’s was conducted Jan. 25-26 among support of ETAP PAC. reporting and disclosure require- as often as before while 38 percent interface encourages a mind-set 1,000 registered voters and has a “The discovery of US immigra- ments. said media professionals do so antithetical to journalistic inquiry: sampling margin of error of plus or tion law violations and possible 4.) Mr. McNeil’s contribution more often. It prizes image over substance and minus 3.1 percentage points. acts of international human traf- on August 30, 2018 of $999 clearly ficking into a legal brothel system is demonstrates that both Mr. McNeil extremely alarming,” McNeil told and Mr. Guinasso KNEW of the commissioners in prepared, incen- $1,000 “trigger” amount requiring diary remarks on October 3, 2018. disclosure and attempted to hide McNeil’s report generated sev- his financial support from voters To All Attorneys eral potentially damaging news despite an earlier donation of $500 stories — including reports on that put Mr. McNeil’s CUMULA- a brothel compliance check that TIVE total over the $1,000 trigger. many falsely characterized as an As such, I have suggested to “ICE raid” — which could have the Secretary of State - should it who hate writing adversely affected the vote on Lyon find in its investigation that this NEVADA APPEAL GROUP (“NAG”) offers County Question 1. violation did, in fact, occur - “that Not only was this statement not the maximum fine and/or penalties FLAT FEE, high quality services for civil and true — as the Nevada Independent be assessed as opposed to a simple accurately reported, the compliance slap on the wrist.” criminal Appeals and all Post-Conviction Relief. check did NOT uncover any “acts In addition, since it’s clear to me of international human trafficking that Mr. Guinasso, Mr. McNeil and into a legal brothel system” and ETAP PAC attempted to deceive NAG handles all types of appeals “did not lead to arrests or citations” the voters by filing inaccurate and — it was clearly designed to sway improper reports, I’ve also asked (misdemeanor, felony and civil) as well as voters into voting for Question 1 to the Secretary of State to obtain full close the brothels. bank statements for ETAP PAC for Habeas Corpus Petitions, Nevada Supreme Again, all without disclosure each month in 2018 and review to commissioners, the public or them for any additional deceptions. Court briefs, and individual motions across the the media of his vested financial Under the circumstances, there civil and criminal spectrum, including Motions interest and other support — in- is no reason whatsoever to “take cluding his recently discovered their word for it” that the PAC isn’t for Summary Judgment. Turnaround time can public participation in a private hiding anything else. church meeting last April where he Lastly, I’ve copied the Nevada be as minimal declared “It’s time to close down Attorney General’s office, the Ne- these brothels in Lyon County” — vada Commission on Ethics and the as 24 hours. Federal PCR is also available. for ETAP PAC’s activities despite Nevada Bar Association requesting the regulatory power he possessed they review this complaint for pos- over the brothels in his governmen- sible additional investigations into Motions starting at $250 flat fee tal position as sheriff. Mr. Guinasso’s and Mr. McNeil’s In the Secretary of State com- actions in this matter. Appeals starting at $500 flat fee plaint, I lay out the reasons why I Clandestinely abusing power believe Mr. Guinasso’s and ETAP and authority — either as a licensed PAC’s failure to disclose Sheriff attorney or an elected public offi- For more information and immediate response, McNeil’s financial support was cial — is serious. Especially when both deceptive and intentional… that power and authority are used call or email: 1.) Mr. Guinasso is a high- against relatively powerless busi- ly-trained lawyer. As an officer of nesses and citizens in our state. (702) 902-5050 the court, ignorance of the law is Let’s hope the authorities throw no excuse. the book at ‘em. [email protected] February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 7 Trump picks ex-oil lobbyist David Bernhardt for Interior secretary By Timothy Cama and gas executives make former Resources Committee for an initial and Miranda Green Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke look hearing, and then a vote before the The Hill like a tree-hugging environmental- full Senate. President Trump is picking ist in comparison. And Ryan Zinke That panel’s leaders, Sens. Lisa David Bernhardt, a former energy was a disaster,” Vicky Wyatt, lead Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe lobbyist, to be the Interior Depart- climate campaigner for Greenpeace Manchin (D-W.Va.), both voted to ment’s next secretary. USA, said in a statement. confirm him to the deputy secre- “I am pleased to announce that “We already let Bernhardt do tary position in 2017. Only three David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary enough damage to our federal other Democrats — Sens. Michael of the Interior, will be nominated lands and waters as deputy secre- Bennet (Colo.), Heidi Heitkamp as Secretary of the Interior,” Trump tary — we have to stop him before (N.D.) and Joe Donnelly (Ind.) — tweeted Monday. he destroys some of this country’s voted for him, and Heitkamp and Bernhardt, whose past clients best ideas including the Endangered Donnelly lost reelection last year. include oil companies and others Species Act.” Republicans hold 53 of the with business before the Interior “David Bernhardt’s nomination Senate’s 100 seats, so Bernhardt’s Department, will lead an agency is an affront to America’s parks and confirmation is likely to go through. that oversees about 500 million public lands,” said Jennifer Rokala, One of the most recent con- acres as well as the energy produc- executive director of the Center for troversies surrounding Bernhardt tion on that land. said in a statement Monday. gered species unless otherwise Western Priorities, a conservation involved the recent partial govern- He became the agency’s deputy The department has 70,000 specified. group that has been vocally critical ment shutdown, which furloughed secretary in 2017 and has led the employees in various agencies Bernhardt has worked at Interior of the Trump administration. most of Interior’s workforce. department on an interim basis overseeing federal land, offshore in various capacities, including so- “As an oil and gas lobbyist, He drew criticism after announc- since former Secretary Ryan Zin- drilling, endangered species and licitor during the George W. Bush Bernhardt pushed to open vast ing the National Park Service would kere signed amid ethics scandals in American Indian affairs, among administration. He has also had swaths of public lands for drilling pull from their entrance fee revenue January. In the weeks since Zinke’s other duties. multiple stints at the lobbying firm and mining. As deputy secretary, coffers in order to pay for the clean- departure, Bernhardt has risen to As deputy secretary, Bernhardt, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck he was behind some of the worst up and maintenance of parks left up the top of the list as the most likely a Colorado native, worked hand in LLP, representing clients including policy decisions of Secretary Zin- to the public during the shutdown. candidate Trump would choose for hand with Zinke on his oil and gas Eni Petroleum, Sempra Energy, ke’s sad tenure, including stripping “We must provide opportunities the post. leasing agenda and took the lead on Halliburton Energy Services, Tar- protections for imperiled wildlife.” for people to access and enjoy our “David has done a fantastic job many others, including the admin- ga Energy, Noble Energy and the The industries Interior regulates wonderful parks, and we must do from the day he arrived, and we istration’s push to drill in Alaska’s Westlands Water District. have largely been supportive of so in a way that ensures the same look forward to having his nomi- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Under ethics standards, he has Bernhardt. opportunity for future generations nation officially confirmed!” and the rollback of a number of En- recused himself from matters in- “We have always been support- to enjoy,” he wrote. Trump will have to send Bern- dangered Species Act regulations. volving so many former clients that ive of acting Secretary Bernhardt. Environmentalists, park rangers hardt’s nomination to the Senate, In the past he’s called the ESA an he carries a card with him listing We supported his nomination and and politicians alike questioned where a majority of senators will “unnecessary regulatory burden.” the recusals. would support him if the president the legality of the move under the have to approve him. The rule proposal he helped roll Environmental groups imme- decides to nominate him to be sec- National Park Service Organic and “It’s a humbling privilege to be out in July would make it easier diately denounced Bernhardt’s retary,” Mike Sommers, president Antideficiency Acts, the main piec- nominated to lead a department to delist an endangered species nomination Monday. of the American Petroleum Insti- es of legislation that govern federal whose mission I love, to accom- and would withdraw a policy that “The ethical questions surround- tute, told reporters Monday. parks and shutdown procedures plish the balanced, common sense offered the same protections for ing David Bernhardt and his com- “In these transitional phases, respectively. The NPS is currently vision of our President,” Bernhardt threatened species as for endan- mitment to pandering to oil, coal, it’s important that we have strong conducting a legal review of that political leadership, and I think he’s decision. demonstrated that leadership in his Bernhardt also was criticized time as acting secretary.” for bringing certain furloughed 58,000 illegal votes Supporters say Bernhardt’s workers back to work on oil and agenda on fossil fuels would likely natural gas drilling permits, off- continue in the same vein as Zinke. shore drilling and drilling in the uncovered in Texas “Bernhardt possesses an im- Alaska refuge. pressive depth of experience at The House Appropriations Com- By Frank Holmes the Department and knowledge mittee’s subcommittee for Interior, (HORN NEWS) — American of Interior issues. His selection as led by Chairwoman Betty McCol- voters could lose the ability to hold secretary will assure that important lum (D-Minn.), will hold a hearing a free election if voter fraud isn’t energy and conservation policies this week on the work that Interior reversed — and two top officials will not miss a beat in the transi- did during the shutdown and wheth- in America’s reddest state say the tion,” said Randall Luthi, president er it was legal. problem is only getting worse. of the National Ocean Industries Bernhardt floated to the top of a Tens of thousands of illegal voters are helping turn Texas into Association, which represents crowded field of potential replace- a swing state. offshore oil and wind companies. ments for Zinke. The candidates Texas officials scoured state “Bernhardt understands that included many current or former databases and flagged 95,000 conservation and enhancement Republican politicians, according non-citizens who are registered to of natural resources can and does to people familiar with the process, vote — and 58,000 of them had al- occur in conjunction with develop- such as ex-Rep. Cynthia Lum- ready voted in at least one election. ment of natural resources for energy mis (R-Wyo.), Rep. Rob Bishop Some of them have been illegal- — both on and offshore,” he said. (R-Utah), ex-Idaho Gov. Butch ly voting since 1996! But that hasn’t slowed down the ar County elections administrator Bernhardt’s nomination will go Otter (R) and ex-Sen. Dean Heller “Every single instance of ille- hysteria from Democrats. Jacque Callanen. to the Senate Energy and Natural (R-Nev.). gal voting threatens democracy in Part of the reason is that the Re- The only thing that tipped off our state and deprives individual publicans are putting muscle behind the state is when Ortiz applied for a Texans of their voice,” said Texas their efforts this time. passport, and the State Department Attorney General Ken Paxton. Ken Paxton has promised to put two and two together. The very “integrity and efficien- prosecute anyone caught voting Now he’s going to be deported… cy of elections in Texas” depend on illegally. “We will spare no effort but if the liberals have their way, the “accuracy of our state’s voter in assisting with these troubling how many more illegals will end rolls,” said Texas Secretary of State cases,” he said. up voting in his place? David Whitley, the state official in After all, dirty elections silence Maybe the reason Democrats are charge of voter registration. U.S. citizens, or speak in his name. so worked up is because they know President Trump also helped Take the case of Jesse Vargas Jr., they could end up behind bars! sound the alarm on Twitter, saying a legal citizen who left the state of Last October, the party mailed that ”these numbers are just the tip Texas more than 40 years ago. a voter registration form — with of the iceberg. All over the country, But he’s been voting in the Lone the boxes that say the person is a especially in California, voter fraud Star State for the last 25 years… or legal U.S. citizen over the age of is rampant.” so it seemed. 18 already checked! He said this trend “must be Wolves on the black market Thousands upon thousands stopped” by passing “strong voter had been selling copies of his birth of illegals could have sent those ID” laws. certificate to illegal immigrants for forms in and registered as Democrat Texas’ findings could prove 25 years — and they’ve allegedly voters. Trump right when he said that been voting in his name, over and “Could this be why the Demo- millions of people from coast to over again. crat party wants to flood the U.S. coast voted in the 2016 presidential It turns out an illegal immi- with millions of illegals — to tip election. And that has Democrats grant named Enrique Salazar Ortiz elections?” asked Adriana Cohen blowing a gasket. bought a copy in a bar for $20. in the Boston Herald. Reviewing whether voters are “He’s been voting” — illegally Not only could they tip elec- legal citizens threatens “a corner- — “since at least 1994,” said Bex- tions, they may have already. stone of our democracy,” according to the Democrat who chairs the state’s Mexican American Legis- lative Caucus, State Rep. Rafael Anchia. Another Democrat, Celia Israel of Austin, called striking illegal immigrants from the voting rolls a “sham.” Another activist said prosecut- ing known illegal voters is racist. Paxton’s plan wouldn’t even eliminate phony voting registra- tions immediately… but that hasn’t stopped the meltdown. Anyone on the list will receive a Notice of Examination from the county voting board. The voter can provide proof of citizenship — like a birth certificate, passport, or a certificate proving they’ve become a naturalized citizen of the United States. Only people who can’t do that would be taken off the voter rolls. That sounds reasonable, right? The office even found that thousands of the people on the list had later become legal citizens — and took them off the list on its own! Page 8 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 Trump, Dem talk of ‘smart wall’ thrills tech companies By Emily Birnbaum Some of the technologies float- The Hill ed include drones to surveil areas Tech companies are increasingly border agents cannot easily see, bullish on building a “smart wall,” biometrics to check people entering which would incorporate new tech- the U.S. with their IDs, and sensors nologies to beef up security on the that detect people moving across southern border. the border. Many firms see a potential The encouraging atmosphere windfall with both Democrats and has companies looking to high- Republicans floating the idea of light technologies that could be tech improvements as an alternative deployed. to President Trump’s call for a steel Elbit Systems of America, a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S.-based subsidiary of top Israeli Democrats have said they would defense company Elbit Systems, back as much as $5.7 billion for told The Hill it “stands ready” to a smart wall. Trump himself dis- expand its work at the border. El- cussed the idea when announcing bit has worked with Customs and the deal to end the recent govern- Border Protection (CBP) to build ment shutdown. “integrated fixed towers” equipped “The walls we are building are with radars and cameras, along ap- not medieval walls. They are smart proximately 200 miles of the border walls designed to meet the needs in Arizona, and says it is prepared of frontline border agents,” the to deploy that equipment in other president said last Friday. Trump’s border states, including Texas and critics, though, noted he had first California. dismissed the idea when it was “We’re standing by with the told The Hill his company hopes to (Ala.), a border panel conferee, ers last year also pushed Salesforce proposed by Democrats. ability to deploy more for border inform supportive lawmakers about added. “Cameras, sensors, drones to end its contracts with Customs The tech and defense industries patrol to support their mission, its product: a fiber optic cable that and other smart technology high- and Border Patrol (CBP) over the have long pushed for technology to pending the outcomes of some of could alert agents to movements light the gaps and vulnerabilities administration’s policy separating be a centerpiece of efforts to secure the discussions that are happening along the border. along our long border.” migrant families. the border. Now they see new mo- right now by the lawmakers and Philp told The Hill that Adelos, But Shelby added that “smart That criticism is likely to inten- mentum for the idea as a bicameral, others,” Gordon Kesting, Elbit Sys- which is competing for a contract technology alone does not actually sify if tech companies mobilize to bipartisan group of lawmakers seek tems of America’s vice president, with CBP, has been in communica- stop anyone from crossing into the help secure the border. to hash out a border deal to avoid a told The Hill. “We think we’re in a tion with Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. illegally.” Neema Singh Guliani, a senior second shutdown. good position to leverage the good who sits on the border talks com- Previous efforts to fund a smart legislative council at the American “We cannot focus on archaic work that’s been done to date and mittee. wall have faltered in Congress. Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), told solutions in order to address this do things quickly in response to Philp called the company’s Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) in The Hill that there are privacy and very modern problem,” Rep. Pete what might be a sense of urgency home state senator “a big supporter 2017 introduced the Secure Miles efficiency concerns about technol- Aguilar (D-Calif.), one of the con- around more border security.” of what we’ve been doing.” with All Resources and Technology ogies that have been deployed at ferees, said during the group’s first Alex Philp, the founder and Executives who spoke to The Act, or the SMART Act, which the border. meeting on Wednesday. “Technol- chief technology officer of Mon- Hill had high hopes for the talks. would have directed the Depart- Guliani predicted that residents ogy works for securing the border.” tana-based company Adelos, Inc., Philp said he believes the panel’s ment of Homeland Security (DHS) of border cities would “have objec- lawmakers are finally “energiz- to deploy border technology includ- tions” to aerial surveillance. ing smart alternatives to physical ing radar, tunnel detection technol- She said that drones can “capture barriers.” ogy, drones, and sensors. But that very sensitive details about peoples’ Despite the new momentum measure stalled in committee. lives.” there are potential roadblocks Hurd’s office did not respond “One [concern] is that we’re ahead. Republicans and Democrats to The Hill’s on whether he will trading one civil liberties mess for are still divided on the need for introduce the bill, which had nine another,” Mana Azarmi, a policy including new physical barriers on co-sponsors, including two Demo- counsel for Center for Democracy the border, a key demand of Trump. crats, again. & Technology, told The Hill. “I Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Outside of the political compli- don’t think people living near the who sits on the bicameral panel cations, the tech industry’s push for border will want to bear the brunt and represents a border district, a smart border is raising other con- of this surveillance.” has long sought funding for drones cerns. Tech companies are already “In reality, this surveillance is and aerostats, video surveillance facing criticism from their workers going to fall disproportionately on systems, and underground detection and from privacy and civil rights people who live near the border,” equipment. groups over their sale of products Azarmi added. “On average, barriers cost ap- to law enforcement, in particular Still, many tech executives say proximately $25 million per mile, surveillance or facial recognition their products can provide a com- Construction on border whereas technology only costs a products. prehensive solution border security. fraction of that — between $1 to 2 Amazon in October faced enor- And with the activity on Capitol million per mile,” Cuellar said at mous pushback after reports it met Hill, they believe the debate is wall begins in Texas the panel’s first meeting. with Immigration and Customs turning in their favor. (HORN NEWS) — The U.S. government is preparing to begin con- “Smart technology is a part of a Enforcement (ICE) officials to pitch “Environmental constraints, cost struction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas’ Rio Grande comprehensive solution but it’s not them on buying the tech giant’s constraints, the law enforcement Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property. the only solution in and of itself,” controversial facial recognition tools require something that’s hid- Heavy construction equipment was expected to arrive starting Monday, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby technology. Thousands of protest- den,” said Philp. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. A photo posted by the nonprofit National Butterfly Center shows an excavator parked next to its property. Congress last March approved more than $600 million for 33 miles of new barriers in the Rio Grande Valley. While President Donald Trump and top Democrats remain in a standoff over Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion in border wall funding, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has pushed ahead with building what’s already funded. That construction was often described as fencing, and the government funding bill that included construction was supported by some Democrats in the House and Senate. CBP refers to what it plans to build as a “border wall system.” According to designs it released in September , CBP intends to build 25 miles of concrete walls to the height of the existing flood-control levee in Hidalgo County next to the Rio Grande, the river that forms the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. On top of the concrete walls, CBP will install 18-foot steel posts and clear a 150-foot enforcement zone in front. Maps released by CBP show construction would cut through the butterfly center, a nearby state park, and a century-old Catholic chapel next to the river. CBP said in its statement that it intends to start construction on federally owned land. Environmental advocates expect the government to use land that’s part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge consists of dozens of parcels of land purchased over the last 40 years to create a corridor for endangered species and other wildlife. The Department of Homeland Security can waive environmental restrictions to construct a border wall and issued its waiver for Hidalgo County in October. A coalition of environmental groups has sued DHS over its use of waivers. That lawsuit is still pending. Congress last March required CBP not to build in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge after a public outcry. But it didn’t exempt the Lower Rio Grande Valley refuge. “Santa Ana was not a big enough refuge to sustain all the wildlife down here,” said Jim Chapman, a longtime resident of the Rio Grande Valley and member of the group Friends of the Wildlife Corridor. The National Butterfly Center released the text of an email sent by an attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawyer, Cliff Stevens, says in the email that construction will begin in mid-February “on federally owned land east of Bentsen State Park.” Directly east of Bentsen State Park is a refuge tract called El Morillo Banco, which is between the state park and the butterfly center. DOJ declined to comment on the email, and CBP did not respond to several requests for comment. Land already in the hands of the government becomes an easier place to start construction quickly, said U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo. Cuellar has introduced a proposal that would instruct CBP not to build border walls in several places that have environmental and cultural significance. “The easiest way, historically, is to go to public lands, because who’s going to fight them?” he said. Several dozen protesters were walking Monday along the river levee where CBP intends to start construction. The butterfly center said on Facebook that a local police officer had declared all their property south of the levee to be off limits. The center says it intends to take legal action. February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 9 Dems face internal battle over BDS bill By Mike Lillis Democrats who are wary of the United States. And I think that that’s The Hill legislation. A number of liberal an important distinction.” Legislation designed to shield veterans are also voicing concerns “I am not sure the Rubio legisla- Israel from boycotts is dividing that any effort to stifle political tion drew that distinction properly.” House Democrats, pitting those boycotts poses a threat to the First Pelosi, for her part, has not who want to protect their Middle Amendment. weighed in publicly on the BDS Eastern ally against liberal law- “I am not particularly sympa- question. Her office declined to makers voicing concerns that the thetic to anything that denies people comment on Friday. very concept tramples the right to the right to use their economic The issue has left a number of free speech. leverage to achieve what they want, Democrats torn — and awaiting the The issue could pose a dilemma as a generalproposition,” said Rep. specifics of any legislation before for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca- John Yarmuth(D-Ky.), chairman of forecasting their vote. lif.), who’s seeking to keep her the House Budget Committee. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a party united in the face of blistering Yarmuth emphasized that he’s liberal member of the Judiciary attacks from Republicans hoping withholding judgment until he Committee, said he opposes the to use the controversial proposal lobby against the American Civil — including a number of 2020 studies the specific proposals, but BDS movement, citing the need to divide Democrats — and drive Liberties Union — and could pose a presidential hopefuls — voted to he strongly suggested he opposes for “intensive engagement and Jewish voters to the GOP’s side. headache for Pelosi and Democratic block the bill’s advancement in the the legislation on conceptional investment on all sides.” The Senate this week is expect- leaders seeking a balance between upper chamber last week. And the grounds. “But,” he quickly added, “I’ve ed to pass an Israel anti-boycott protecting an ally abroad and safe- inclusion of the Rubio provision “To me, it’s a free speech issue,” also defended everybody’s First provision — championed by Sen. guarding free speech at home. means the package is certainly he said. Amendment rights at the same time. Marco Rubio(R-Fla.) and tucked “I hope we don’t take it up,” dead on arrival in the liberal-lean- It’s unclear how Democrats So I guess, in this whole field you into a larger foreign policy package said Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), ing House, where U.S. policy in will proceed when the Rubio bill have to look very specifically at the — sending it to the House, where former head of the Congressio- the Middle East has been under is delivered to the House. Hoyer details of particularly legislative pro-Israel Democrats are eager to nal Progressive Caucus. “I think the spotlight with the arrival of suggested he opposes the Senate motions. consider the issue, even if they restrictions on a citizen’s ability an outspoken freshmen class that approach, saying it “wasn’t dis- “And I’ve not seen them.” oppose the specifics of Rubio’s bill. of organization to be able to influ- features the first Muslim women in crete.” But he endorsed last year’s The opponents of the new re- House Majority Leader Steny ence a policy — whether we agree Congress’s history. Cardin bill, which would bar U.S. strictions have no such reservations. Hoyer(D-Md.), a staunch Israel or disagree with it — should be A handful of those newcomers companies from joining boycotts Grijalva cited his involvement, as ally, said he supports the concept protected.” have been vocal supporters of of Israel launched by international a teenager, in a boycott designed but would prefer a Democratic Rubio’s bill, slated for final the BDS movement, including governmental organizations like the to win new protections for grape alternative, sponsored in the last passage this week, would empow- Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the United Nations — an extension of pickers. “And for that population, Congress by Sen. Ben Cardin (D- er states to penalize companies daughter of Palestinian immigrants, an existing prohibition on similar those workers, that boycott went a Md.). The Rubio bill will be sent to that participate in the boycott, and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the boycotts led by foreign govern- long ways for them being finally the Financial Services Committee, divestment and sanctions (BDS) first Somali-American ever elect- ments. recognized for getting their contract headed by Rep. Maxine Waters movement — an international drive ed to Congress. Rep. Alexandria “The Cardin bill deals with ... in- as a union,” he said. (D-Calif.), and Hoyer said he’s designed to press Israel on human Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), the most ternational organizations. This bill “I don’t know how this is being “look[ing] forward to the commit- rights issues related to the long-run- prominent member of the new crop that was passed in the Senate deals played out, but anything that begins tee’s recommendation.” ning Israeli-Palestinian conflict. of Democrats, is also an outspo- with a different subject, which has to restrict people’s ability to influ- Yet many Democrats have op- The campaign is particularly fo- ken supporter of the movement, not been vetted in the House,” Hoy- ence and to try to affect something, posed even the Cardin bill, siding cused on companies doing business a position Republicans are racing er said. “There is clearly a question we shouldn’t prohibit them from with human rights advocates in in disputed territories occupied by to frame as anti-Israel — even of drawing the line [between] free being able to use that tool,” Grijalva arguing the legislation infringes Israel, including the Gaza Strip and anti-Semitic — heading into the speech and the right of anybody to continued. “I know people are go- on First Amendment protections. West Bank. 2020 elections. advocate the policy that they want, ing to disagree with me, but I just The issue sets the powerful Israel Twenty-two Senate Democrats Yet it’s not only the freshmen and actions to hurt an ally of the hope we don’t see it here.” Record profits put new bull’s-eye on tech giants By Emily Birnbaum because they’re too big, because it’s of the internet.” The Hill very popular to say that,” Delrahim Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Facebook, Amazon and Goo- said at an event last month. an earnings call Monday said the gle are racking up record profits Tech industry players insist they company is “continuing to build following a year marked by public are changing their practices on their privacy and security into the core controversies over their privacy and own and welcome the scrutiny. of our products, keeping users’ data business practices. Google, Amazon and Facebook safe and secure with the industry’s The strong bottom lines have have all called for federal data best security systems.” sparked frustration among lawmak- privacy legislation. Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.), a ers and tech industry critics, who Amazon pointed The Hill to a member of the House Committee say the numbers drive home the comment by CEO Jeff Bezos. on Energy and Commerce, told The need for tougher federal regulation “My own view on this is that Hill that he is working on legisla- to rein in web giants. They worry all large institutions of any kind tion to create a “social media bill the companies have little incentive ... deserve to be inspected and of rights.” to change their business models or scrutinized. It’s normal,” Bezos He said he will introduce the leg- policies on their own. a New York Times report found prospect of antitrust action on tech said in June. “Inside Amazon, we islation after the committee holds Lina Khan, a senior fellow with that Facebook granted major tech giants, which critics say function as talk about this, I say, ‘Look, we a few hearings on issues related to anti-monopoly think tank Open companies Microsoft, Amazon and monopolies. are a large corporation, we deserve data and privacy. Markets Institute, told The Hill that Netflix access to users’ personal “The fact is, each of these firms to be inspected. Don’t take it per- In the meantime, the web giants the record profits show “bad public- data, including their private mes- has been dominant for over a de- sonally.’ ” are pushing ahead with ambitious ity is not turning consumers away.” sages, without consent. cade,” Khan said. “The reason for Facebook in a blog post reiter- plans. “If anything, this shows their But the company’s latest num- it is they’ve been using their dom- ated that it agrees with lawmakers Tech watchers say regulators in degree of dominance,” Khan said. bers indicate the campaign, promot- inance to cycle out competition, who say, “we need more regulation the U.S. are still playing catch-up. “These firms are too deeply en- ed by media figures and celebrities, to cycle out competitors, to cycle trenched in the day-to-day of our did not make a significant dent in out the next Google or Amazon or lives. ... In many ways, they’re its user base. Facebook.” essential communications services, “Pretty much in every region The new chairman of the House essential information services. this quarter, [Facebook] increased Judiciary subcommittee dealing “They’re not the kinds of ser- their daily active user count and with antitrust issues, Rep. David vices where you can expect indi- their monthly unique visitors keep Cicilline (D-R.I.), has vowed to viduals to boycott or to take their going up,” Andy Taylor, associate look into the issue, saying that consumer business elsewhere,” director of research at marketing Facebook “cannot be trusted to she added. agency Merkle, told The Hill. regulate itself.” Facebook last week announced Google last year also agreed to Trump in August floated an $16.9 billion in revenue for the final shut down its Google+ app, after antitrust probe into tech giants but quarter of 2018 and $55.8 billion discovering a bug that affected declined to comment on the most for the year, a 37 percent increase 52.5 million users. Amazon fired drastic potential penalty, breaking AJ Maimbourg/Ed Klapproth, Co-Founders from 2017. employees who allegedly provided up the companies. 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CONTACT EMAIL: [email protected] Last year, a #DeleteFacebook [email protected]. 1-775-513-0942 campaign gained attention after Page 10 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 Bloomberg ponders 2020 as Dems veer left By Lisa Hagen would also be under a microscope Nonetheless, some strategists The Hill and he’s already been scrutinized believe there’s still a lane for more A key question looms as former for stop-and-frisk policing policies. moderate candidates especially New York City Mayor Michael The controversial policing ap- since a handful of candidates are Bloomberg weighs his options proach could be harmful in some all competing to stand out in the in 2020: whether a centrist and a critical primary states such as South progressive lane. billionaire Democrat has room in Carolina, which has a significant And they see Bloomberg having a party that has veered sharply to African-American electorate that the ability to steer the conversation the left. could be key in deciding the nom- and debate on his top priorities. Bloomberg, 76, has been an inee. The latest national polling shows outspoken critic of President Trump Bloomberg’s wealth, estimated that a majority of voters are more and has touted his long record on at $48.5 billion by Forbes, could interested in “electability.” advocating for gun control and also be a factor in the current A Monday poll conducted by combating climate change, both and money spent to elevate issues Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), political environment where pro- Monmouth University found that issues that could win over base like gun control. who’s gotten some momentum gressives such as freshman Rep. 56 percent of polled Democrat- voters. He founded super PAC Inde- since launching her presidential Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) ic-leaning voters prefer a candidate But those same voters might be pendence USA and Everytown for campaign, drew headlines when easily dominate coverage. who can beat Trump next year, turned off by his hard-charging crit- Gun Safety, which were active in she said she’d support eliminating Sen. Elizabeth Warren compared to 33 percent who want icism of progressive policies such boosting Democrats last year. private health insurance. (D-Mass.), who’s been a progres- someone with whom they align on as “Medicare for all,” a wealth tax And as a climate change ad- She’s a co-sponsor on Sen. sive darling, has been openly criti- issues. and free college tuition. vocate, Bloomberg said during a Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) Medicare cal of billionaires and elevated calls As he contemplates his options, Still, some Democrats see a nar- recent swing through early primary for All legislation, which would for campaign finance reform, with Bloomberg continues to make row, but viable path for a candidate state New Hampshire that he’ll implement a government-run sin- a self-imposed vow not to accept moves toward a presidential run, who campaigns on being pragmatic soon reveal his ideas for the Green gle-payer system and get rid of contributions from PACs. with recent trips to New Hamp- at a time of sharp political divisions, New Deal, which has gotten some private insurance. Bloomberg has said he’d spend shire. He also recently held a though it could grow a bit more traction among progressives in Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), at least $100 million if he mounts a business roundtable in Northern complicated if former Vice Presi- Congress. another 2020 contender, is also a 2020 campaign and would only use Virginia. dent Joe Biden decides to run for But Bloomberg has long pushed co-sponsor of Sanders’s single-pay- his personal fortune. But Bloomberg plans to play a the White House. for pragmatism, saying those pro- er legislation but said he didn’t Warren recently engaged in a role in the 2020 presidential race “He’s going to bring a lot to the posals need to be “bold” but also support doing away with private back-and-forth with Bloomberg regardless of his status as a can- table for progressive voters. But “achievable,” while expressing insurance companies. over her proposed wealth tax, didate, and his allies told The Hill he’s going to have to confront those exasperation about “things that are Bloomberg, by contrast, has dis- which would create an annual tax he could play a key role in backing vulnerabilities,” said a national pie in the sky.” missed the Medicare for all health on households with a net worth of the eventual Democratic nominee Democratic strategist, adding that The former New York City care proposal as too expensive. more than $50 million. in an effort to defeat Trump as well Bloomberg is going to have to ad- mayor has also stood out as a critic “You can have Medicare for all Bloomberg took aim at Warren’s as elevating the issues of climate dress parts of his record including of single-payer health care and free for people who are uncovered,” proposal that he called “probably change and gun safety. his previous party affiliation. “It’s college tuition as lofty and costly Bloomberg told reporters at a re- unconstitutional.” The Atlantic reported that he’s a narrow path, but the reality is all proposals that he believes are un- cent event in New York. “But ... to Warren pushed back on his building up a digital operation that these folks have a narrow path.” attainable. replace the entire private system criticism, saying billionaires like would serve as a massive trove of Bloomberg previously consid- Those criticisms stand in stark where companies provide health Bloomberg and ex-Starbucks CEO voter data ahead of 2020 — wheth- ered running for president as an in- contrast to a majority of the cur- care for their employees would Howard Schultz, who’s considering er or not he officially wades into dependent in 2016 and played a key rent 2020 Democratic field, with bankrupt us for a very long time.” an independent bid, “want to keep a the race. role in the 2018 midterm elections, candidates rushing to embrace Bloomberg also faces other vul- rigged system in place that benefits “Whether he decides to run spending upwards of $100 million those ideas and pushing them to nerabilities. He has re-registered as only them and their buddies.” for president or decides to use his to help Democrats take back the the forefront of the party’s debate. a Democrat after being registered as Schultz’s possible independent power on the issues in other ways,” House for the first time since 2010. The Democratic field has bal- a Republican and most recently as presidential bid has earned him said Jon Reinish, a veteran New Some Democratic strategists looned in recent weeks as more can- an independent. widespread backlash for focusing York Democratic strategist, “he’ll argue he shouldn’t be boxed in as didates seek to frame themselves as His more than decade-long on criticism of 2020 Democratic no doubt be remarkably conse- a centrist candidate given his work progressives. tenure as New York City mayor candidates. quential.” Senate Dems introduce bill to block Trump from using military funds to build wall By Jordain Carney that isn’t based in reality,” he said. both running for the party’s 2020 The Hill Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) nomination. Senate Democrats introduced added that the bill would “pre- Trump has kept the option of legislation on Monday to prevent vent funds designated for critical declaring a national emergency President Trump from using mil- military construction and disaster to construct the wall on the table itary and disaster relief funds to response” from being used to build despite pushback from Congress. construct the U.S.-Mexico border the wall in the event Trump declares He hinted last week that he wall should he declare a national a national emergency. could tip his hand during Tuesday emergency. Democrats estimate that approx- night’s State of the Union address The legislation would prevent imately $35 billion from the fiscal about his plans, telling reporters to Trump from using funding from the 2018 funding cycle is “subject to “listen closely.” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil raiding”—being repurposed for “I think there’s a good chance works funds and military construc- constructing the border wall — we’ll have to do that,” Trump told tion funding “for the construction including money for disaster relief reporters at the White House on of barriers, land acquisition, or emergency. “Congress should not wait for the and military construction projects. Friday. any other associated activities on Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) said courts to act.” More than a dozen Democrats, If Trump declared a national the southern border without spe- that while an emergency declaration “We must stand up and assert including Udall and Heinrich, intro- emergency, Congress could try to cific statutory authorization from to construct the U.S.-Mexico border our role as a co-equal branch of duced the Restrictions Against Ille- pass a resolution of disapproval Congress” if he declared a national wall would be challenged in court, government, and we must prevent gitimate Declarations for Emergen- to block the action. Lawmakers in the president from going around cy Re-appropriations Act. Among both parties have also predicted US investigating whether Congress to raid critical funds … the RAIDER Act’s supporters are a lengthy court battle that would for a politically-motivated, unjusti- Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) almost immediately delay action Saudi Arabia gave third parties fied national emergency declaration and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who are on the border wall. American-made weapons By Chris Mills Rodrigo The Hill Saudi Arabia and its coalition gave al Qaeda, Salafi militias and other factions in Yemen weapons that were produced by the United States, CNN reported Monday. The weapons have also reportedly been captured by Iranian-backed rebels groups fighting the coalition in Yemen, meaning they may be reverse-engineered for intelligence. We Need Your Support A Department of Defense official confirmed to CNN that the U.S. is investigating the issue, as Become a participant in the solution, transferring military equipment to a third party would violate U.S.-Sau- while others just criticize the problem di coalition arms agreements. 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A governmentE big enoughditorials to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. — Thomas Jefferson Our Point of View Election time — Get educated before casting your vote The election for three members of the Las Vegas City Council, plus the Mayor, is on now. Two seats have been vacated, one by the termed-out rule, and one by a self-imposed retirement; the third city council election is a no-brainer because the sitting city councilman in that seat is without a doubt the only choice the voters on Ward 5 have. As it always happens when there is an open seat in any election, everyone rushes to put their name on the ballot, hoping for a lucky strike (to get elected) regardless of their lack of experience or qualifications, and then to sit there and follow the leader. Ward 3 has two experienced politicos both looking for the famous paycheck “to serve the community” that they Universal public service have let down before without any remorse. Olivia Diaz is the “dedicated public servant” that has constitutional flaw knowing full well she was not going to keep her job in By Thomas Mitchell the draft, he said, “People have very the Nevada Assembly ran for reelection, collected cam- For the past year a national definitive opinions on this issue. It’s commission has been studying the not like when you ask the question, paign contributions, and, after winning the same post she issue of whether all young Ameri- they have to take a moment to think already had for eight years, called it quits “to serve the cans should be required to perform about it. It’s a visceral response. It’s people of the city Ward 3 that needed the representation public service — either military or either, yes, they should have to reg- they don’t have. some form of civilian service — and ister, it’s a matter of equality — or whether women should be required no, they should not have to register The campaign staffers remember Ruben Kihuen as to register for the draft as men because women hold a special role the man who might be doing them a favor by speaking are currently required to do, even in American society. I mean, that’s and shaking hands because he is the shining star of the though the draft has not been used what it basically comes down to. I Democrat Party and the protégée of the infamous retired since 1973. don’t think there are many people The National Commission on that are on the fence when it comes senator that never retired, Harry Reid. Military, National and Public Ser- to deciding whether or not women They are both wrong for running in this election, but in vice is chaired by former Nevada ThoMaS MiTchell should have to register.” all fairness, Miss Diaz was in the race first and Ward 3 does Congressman, emergency room physician and Army Heck said the commission has not yet come to a not need two Latino Democrats to run for the same office; Reserve Brig Gen. Joe Heck. He was interviewed on decision on this aspect of the commission’s mission. NPR public radio this past week about the status of But beyond the draft, Heck signaled a desire to re- Mr. Kihuen should not have placed his name in that race the commission’s endeavors. quire universal service of some sort, “Our goal is that diminishing the opportunity of Miss Diaz to win that seat. “For the first time in our nation’s history, a commis- there should be a universal expectation of service, that Of course, knowing the Democrats’ modus operandi, it sion was tasked to holistically and comprehensively instead of the person serving being the odd person, it’s will not be a surprise to anyone if they are both in cahoots review the Selective Service system along with Mili- the person who doesn’t serve is the odd person. So that to make sure that either, one or the other, will add another tary, National and Public Service. It is truly an historic within a generation or two, every American is inspired opportunity,” Heck said on the air. and eager to serve.” Democrat to the city council and little by little turn the Las On the topic of whether women should register for (See Mitchell, Page 14) Vegas City Council into a socialist group like the County Commissioners with all of them fighting for a sanctuary What’s good for the goose (Nancy Pelosi) government. The possibility also exists that the hand of Harry Reid should be good for the gander (the rest of us) is behind all this and whatever and whenever the hands By Perly Viasmensky Personally, I have no clue why the President was of Harry Reid get in the game, it is not a distraction but Recently President Trump spoke during an in- disappointed and why in the world he trusted this a destruction. terview with a TV personality and said that he had man Paul Ryan, a man who held hands with Barack We hope that the people of Las Vegas have the com- conversations with former House Speaker Paul Ryan Hussein Obama. in 2018 in which Ryan promised that he would make The most important thing we know about Paul mon sense to not allow the Democrats to take over the sure that the president got the funding he needed Ryan is that he is close friends with Vice President city government and realize that the city of Las Vegas is in exchange for signing the omnibus spending bill. Mike Pence. Do we need to worry about Mike Pence the best city of them all and does not need to be ruined or Unfortunately, after President Trump signed the bill, as well? Is it important for President Trump to find destroyed by socialist programs and socialist ideas. Ryan backed out on his commitment to get the fund- a new running mate for the 2020 elections? In my ing. Is anybody surprised about that? opinion, he better start looking for someone more… The voters in this year’s election in the city of Las Vegas An omnibus bill is a proposed law that covers you know... loyal. should take a strong look at what happened in Cuba and a number of diverse or unrelated topics. President I honestly want to know what those so-called Re- in Venezuela because communism is nothing but hunger, Trump said, “Well, I was going to veto the omnibus publicans are doing in support of the country. Let’s repression and a totalitarian regime with no freedom and bill and Paul told me in the strongest of language, take as an example, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, for ‘Please don’t do that, we’ll get you the wall.’ And I Florida District 25, who wants to give total legalization much emphasis on hunger. said, ‘I hope you mean that, because I don’t like this to DACA, TPS, and whoever is attached to his decision. We are lucky to have the benefit of term limits and bill,’” Trump recalled. Where has Diaz Balart been lately? Illegal aliens we do not have to be concerned with Lois Tarkanian or “Paul told me in the strongest of terms, ‘please don’t need to be legalized; why do they need a piece her daughter-in-law; the people of Ward 1 only have the sign this, and if you sign this, we will get you that of paper stating they are legal in the country when wall,’ which is desperately needed by our country. they already legalized themselves without any help minimum concern with her long time loyal and devoted Humanitarian crisis, trafficking, drugs...you know, from Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, by already doing every- assistant, Robin Munier, who is running to replace her everything: people, criminals, gangs, so, you know, thing legal people are doing? They are holding down now boss and friend of many years. we need the wall.” And then he went lame duck. (See Viasmensky, Page 17) If the voters in Ward 1 chose Miss Munier, it is likely they are electing Lois Tarkanian all over again, and ON A PERSONAL NOTE unlicensed businesses operating in residential areas will continue, and the property values will continue to depre- Time to leave Texas and return to Nevada: ciate — most likely, the octogenarian Tarkanian will still be on Ward 1 running the show. How time flies when we’re having fun We urge the city residents and voters to open their eyes By Maramis in and outside their homes for as long Well, today is my last full day as they can. and make sure to know that the future of our city is in their here in Cedar Park, right outside of While the whole Christmas season hands; they need to elect people that are conscientious, Austin. Tomorrow I’ll be on a jet is joyous and peaceful, unfortunately people that have the best interest of the community at plane back to Las Vegas. there are those who look at life from heart. I am extremely fortunate in hav- a very selfish “as long as I get to do ing a son who enjoys my company what I want” kind of way, and in We urge the community to make sure that they are not — and for so many weeks! This is focusing only on themselves, end voting for a candidate only because they are neighbors, truly my home away from home. I up causing not only misery to those they went to school with a family member or because the always look forward to visiting my around them, but being the cause of candidate remembers their name from five years ago — Cuban family, as Rolando refers to death. my relatives who live here. Apparently there is a bicycle and something politicians are good at. Although I’m a big fan of seeing scooter problem here in Austin, not Remember Victoria Seaman? She did play the same places I’ve never been, and always MaraMiS choufani only with some reckless use of riding game as Olivia Diaz just played, running for one position, saying yes to anyone who suggests another place to bicycles in the car lanes and causing traffic delays and and as soon as she won, she enlisted herself to become a visit, it’s never really about that for me when I come aggravation, but the far greater problem of reckless, state senator but lost and has not been able to get reelected here. I love just being with my son and his family and careless, and “I’m more important than you are” atti- doing “family things.” tudes housed in the bodies of those who rent scooters ever since. One of the neat little things that they decided to to get around in the Austin area. And Ruben Kihuen? Do you want to elect a man that do, and not for the first time, is to leave the Christmas The scooters are like small motorized bikes and the has no respect for women? He needs to stay out of politics, decorations up until after I go so I wouldn’t have to rage for them has grown up over this past year. City but it will not happen because he is a Democrat and as a see the dismantling of the tree. No matter that it is traffic has not caught up to them and therefore there is now February, I still enjoy the evenings when it’s no “bike or scooter lane” that would ostensibly create Democrat, he needs to be in office to feel important and dark enough to plug in the Christmas tree lights. I a safer traffic flow for both the automobiles and trucks disrespect the women under his command or jurisdiction. think there’s only about two or three others in our and such, and all those smaller, slower vehicles that are neighborhood that prize keeping those lights on both (See Maramis, Page 17) February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 13

VEditors note:iew The views expressed are entirely those of the writersP and do not necessarilyoints reflect the opinions of the Las Vegas Tribune. Hidden video surfaces in growing “Guinasso-gate” brothel scandal By Chuck muth caught on tape. Jason Guinasso is the individual He introduced who spearheaded efforts to ban Sheriff McNeil! legal brothels in Lyon and Nye Sheriff McNeil started off by counties last year and served as the maintaining that he was speaking as group’s legal adviser. a “private citizen” — even though He also formed and registered a he was introduced as “Sheriff political action committee — End McNeil” and went on to speak at Trafficking and Prostitution (ETAP length about his role as sheriff as it PAC) — with the Secretary of State related to brothel enforcement and for that purpose. regulation. And in case you missed my “The counties of Douglas, Car- report last week, Mr. Guinasso son City and Lincoln counties all and ETAP PAC hid from the public said no; we do not want brothels the fact that Lyon County Sheriff CHUCK mUTH in our county,” the sheriff told the Al McNeil secretly gave a $500 weekend after my initial report was attendees. “And I believe it’s time donation to the PAC on April 13, published. that Lyon County join the rest of our service we currently provide is sheriff, not a “private citizen.” 2018 and another $999 donation “The real goal here is to get 320 neighboring counties with a similar going to go away.” He then went on to explain that on August 30, 2018. volunteers to collect 25 signatures approach.” That’s a statement by an official the county has insurance against Guinasso-gate. each” for the initiative, Mr. Guinas- Not exactly an objective, unbi- government employee, not the lawsuits; arguing that any legal Now… so told the gathered attendees from ased statement of facts. The sheriff opinion of a “private citizen.” actions that might arise as a result On Saturday, April 14, 2018 Mr. the pulpit of the church. clearly and unambiguously let ev- Sheriff McNeil went on to ex- of passing the initiative to close the Guinasso held a private political He went on to describe the pro- eryone know he had picked a side plain that brothel taxes and fees brothels would only cost the county rally at the Calvary Chapel church cess and procedures for qualifying on this issue. are used to purchase the county’s a $25,000 deductible. in Dayton Valley for the purpose of his brothel ban for the November Sheriff McNeil then went on vehicles, including his own — Not the sort of information recruiting volunteers to sign and/or ballot, adding that what he really to explain how much revenue the which, he lamented, was a “2005 generally provided by a “private gather signatures for a ballot initia- hoped for was that the Lyon County brothels generate for Lyon Coun- Ford Crown Victoria with 140,000 citizen,” as opposed to a govern- tive to close the four legal brothels Commission would put it on the ty - $348,000 was his figure - but miles on it.” ment official. in Lyon County. ballot so he wouldn’t have to. assured the gathering that if this “I’m not asking for a new car “I don’t have enough staff to And a video of that presentation And then 14 minutes into Mr. “dying business” went away, “not next year, nor am I asking for one deal with the traffic speeders let — including a bombshell revelation Guinasso’s recruitment rally, some- a single county employee is going anytime soon,” Sheriff McNeil alone get staff up there to do the at the end — surfaced over the thing strange happened — all to lose their job (and) not a single continued - again speaking as the (See muth, Page 17) President Trump’s drug plan puts patients first By Peter J. Pitts point of sale. Patients could save spend millions of dollars thanks to The Trump administration un- upwards of $19 billion over the this shady practice. Overpayments veiled its “American Patients First” next 10-years. impacted one in four patients and strategy to lower patient spending President Trump has also sug- totaled $135 million in 2013, ac- on prescription drugs. gested that PBMs should be legally cording to a University of Southern This isn’t the first time the pres- obligated to act as “fiduciaries” to California study. ident has taken aim at the nation’s their clients. This would require The president’s plan isn’t flaw- drug spending. PBMs to negotiate the best possible less. It proposes price caps on FDA Commissioner Scott Got- deals for their clients as opposed Medicare Part B drugs, which in- tlieb previously announced a Drug to structuring rebates in a solely clude most chemotherapies and oth- Competition Action Plan to speed self-beneficial way. er intravenous medications. Price up the approval process for generic The Trump administration has controls discourage researchers drugs. In 2017, the FDA approved also proposed axing the pharmacist from investing in new treatments. a record 1,000 generics. Americans heavily discount and rebate their knows the full extent of their dis- “gag rule” — a restriction imposed In other words, price controls trade saved nearly $9 billion as a result. drugs, PBMs can blacklist their counts. And over the year, patients by PBMs and insurers. short-term savings for patients’ Now, President Trump is nar- products. This causes manufactur- have filed numerous class-action In many cases, a patient’s co-pay long-term health. rowing his focus towards pharmacy ers to slash medicines’ list prices by lawsuits against PBMs, alleging is higher than the total cost of a But the American Patients First benefit managers (PBMS). PBMS about one-third. that the middlemen overcharged drug. A 30-day generic prescription, agenda is mostly full of smart, are middlemen who negotiate drug Unfortunately, patients rarely them. as one example, might cost just $10, practical reforms. If implemented, deals between manufacturers and see these discounts; PBMs only The Trump administration wants yet the patient faces a $15 co-pay at patients will experience lower pric- insurers. They determine which pass about 10 percent of rebates to to bring transparency to the drug the pharmacy counter. es at the pharmacy counter. drugs are included in insurer for- patients. The bulk of the savings supply process. The president was Currently, pharmacists are pro- Peter J. Pitts, a former Food mularies, and how much patients are shared with PBMs’ clients — or floated the idea of forcing PBMs hibited from informing patients that and Drug Administration associate will spend at the pharmacy counter. pocketed for profit. in the Medicare Part D program it’d be cheaper to refrain from using commissioner, is president of the PBMs have tremendous bargain- To make matters worse, total to pass a portion of the rebates their insurance card and instead pay Center for Medicine in the Public ing power. If manufacturers don’t savings are kept secret, so no one to Medicare beneficiaries at the the $10 directly. American patients Interest. The real Stone Cold Truth! By Larry Klayman cause I tried to remain focused and the main reason Trump was elected, the more than low class Cassandra There is so much misinforma- not be diverted with my prospects has given rise for the left to use Fairbanks who recently defamed tion in the media these days, that to becoming senator. But from that this as a wedge against Trump. In him on Newsmax), a reporter it is hard for even political pundits point forward, I never wanted to effect, the charges against Stone, named Chuck Ross of The Daily and couch potatoes to sift through have anything to do with him! lying under oath and threatening Caller, to try to turn conservative and even try to understand it all. No When news of Special Counsel material witnesses, such as Randy support away from Jerry and in- more is this true than with regard to Mueller’s investigation first broke a Credico, are being used to tar our stead fill the coffers of Stone’s de- Roger Stone, a former political con- few years ago, knowing of Stone’s great president. It’s commonly fense fund. It is no coincidence that sultant and now host on Infowars relationship with President Donald called guilt by association. For the Stone writes for this publication, who, along with his buddies Paul Trump, I remarked to a number of president the wise valedictorian founded by Tucker Carlson and it Manafort, Rick Gates and others colleagues how I thought, knowing speech and words of comedian is no coincidence that Carlson has long ago founded or played a role Roger’s “proclivities,” that this Rodney Dangerfield in his classic been running interference for Stone in the firm of Black, Manafort, would spell trouble down the line film “Back to School” ring true: on his Fox News Show, as late as Stone and Kelly. While I do not for The Donald. In fact, Stone, “Look out for number one and don’t last Friday, when he had both Roger wish to cast aspersions on Charley obviously for profit and to further step in number two.” And, it was for and his friend Caputo on camera, Black and the others in this days- his own egotistical grandstanding, this reason that Donald Trump at- following a hearing before Judge gone-by consulting and lobbying Larry KLayman boasted that he could get a pardon tempted to create an appearance of Amy Berman Jackson where she firm, which played a role in the few short weeks was, along with for my client Cliven Bundy. He distancing himself from Stone both warned the defendant about show- election of George H.W. Bush and the ethically challenged friends he even flew out to Nevada to try to during the campaign and thereafter. boating in an attempt in large part other Republicans, Roger Stone’s brought into my campaign with enmesh himself in the criminal trial. It sadly did not work. to obviously intimidate witnesses downhill evolution since these early him, such as his “yes man” Michael At the time, I warned the Bundys to In recent weeks, trying to deflect and pollute the jury poll. For this days has gone from what was billed Caputo as an alleged press secre- stay away from him, as “bad news” first from the prospect of being reason, Judge Jackson asked the as a legitimate political operative to tary, was my campaign manager. which would only be used to further indicted and then actually being parties to brief by this Friday a self styled dirty trickster whose While I admittedly in retrospect unjustly harm their reputation. I also indicted by the Special Counsel, whether she should impose a gag heroes include the infamous Roy made a huge mistake in asking him did not want Stone to exploit them Stone has gone on a public relations order on Stone. Cohn and Meyer Lansky, played in to help me be elected senator from as he had done with me. campaign to smear and defame Let me be crystal clear here! the “Godfather” by Hyman Roth. Florida, my home state, when after There were other instances my brave client Dr. Jerome Corsi, Neither Jerry nor I have taken any Just watch the Netflix documentary a few weeks my other staff and where Stone, like a vulture, tried to who unlike Stone told the truth action to harm Stone and if my “Get Me Roger Stone” to see what I saw that he was exploiting me figuratively pick the financial flesh to the Special Counsel and other client is subpoenaed to testify he I mean. and failed to disclose that he was off of other high-profile clients I government authorities, and did not will simply tell the truth, some- Roger, to many who don’t know also shamelessly representing Al was representing. I also success- threaten witnesses. For this obvious thing Roger should have done. But who he really is, can seem to be an Sharpton, who then wanted to run fully warned them to stay away reason, Jerry, who is Person 1 in the Stone’s attempts to intimidate Jerry engaging figure. In fact, you can for president, we parted ways. And for their own good. Roger, in my Stone indictment, was not charged by defaming him and his defense read about him in my autobiog- when Stone left, his friends like Ca- opinion, was a disaster waiting to with any wrongdoing. While the counsel, yours truly, smacks of the raphy “Whores: Why and How I puto, having already milked me of happen. Special Counsel and the grand same type of witness tampering Came to Fight the Establishment,” personal funds that I had committed And, sure enough the Stone jury effectively named Dr. Corsi with which he is charged concern- published in 2009 but written years to my campaign, took tens of thou- Cold Truth, the name of Roger’s as a material witness to what will ing Person 2 in the Mueller indict- earlier after my 2003-2004 cam- sands of dollars of computers and show on Infowars, has now taken now be the ensuing prosecution of ment. There Stone is alleged to paign for the U.S. Senate in Florida. cell phones which I had personally on a “special counsel meaning.” Stone this summer or fall, this was have physically threatened, Meyer The book is still available at www. paid for. To this day, I have never The “truth” is that just as I warned not Jerry’s doing. Lansky style, and even kill Credico wnd.com, www.amazon.com and recovered from this financially and my clients, his desire to tie himself Jerry has never said that he is and his dog. www.barnesandnoble.com, among at the time it certainly destroyed my publicly to the president, creating “happy to testify” against Stone, a And this is why the “Real Stone other on-line booksellers. In it I chances to be elected senator. the false mystique for his own ego falsehood principally whipped up Cold Truth” is that by attacking chronicle how Roger, who for a I chose not to sue Stone then, be- and financial pursuits that he was by one of Roger’s surrogates (like (See Klayman, Page 14) Page 14 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 Democracy: Between Anarchy and Tyranny By some measures, 50 percent of the world’s population now lives under democratic governance. By José Azel Democracy may be defined in many descriptive ways such as, government by the people, rule of the majority, a belief in freedom and equality, and more. But I find it conceptually helpful to reflect on democracy as a form of government between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny. Cognitive psychologist, Steven Pinker puts it this way: “One can think of democracy as a form of government that threads the needle, exerting just enough force to prevent people from preying on each other without preying on the Democracy occupies a political space in between the extremes of tyranny and anarchy. people itself. A good democratic José Azel that democracy is perfect or all- of the child. Whereas conditional to think of democratic governance. government allows people to pur- describe authoritarian leaders who wise. Indeed, it has been said that optimism is the sentiment of a child Typically, we think of democracy, sue their lives in safety, protected exercised absolute political power democracy is the worst form of who “wants a treehouse and realizes and its electoral process, as a form from the violence of anarchy, and such as Josip Tito (Yugoslavia), Government except all those other that if he gets some wood and nails of government that answers the in freedom, protected from the Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Turkey), forms that have been tried from and persuades other kids to help question: Who should rule? Pop- violence of tyranny.” Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore) and time to time.” him, he can build one.” Democra- per offered instead that we should It follows that, not having a rul- others. Yet, tyranny still has its ad- cy requires conditional optimism think of democracy as a system of er, and enjoying maximum individ- A practical distinction can also vocates, particularly among de- and tyranny demands complacent government that offers a solution to ual freedoms would be preferable be made between those democra- clinists who articulate zealous optimism. the problem of how to get rid of bad if we could avoid the violence of cies which do not go much beyond politico-economic opinions without Perhaps the most misunder- leaders without bloodshed. anarchy. But human history shows limiting the power of the govern- bothering with the evidence. And stood, and criticized, aspect of Replacing bad leaders without chaos to be deadlier than tyranny, ment on its citizens, and those de- by those, complacent in their hope- democratic governments is their violence is how democracy threads and thus we have invented a form mocracies more actively committed fulness that not much work effort electoral processes, as Pinker points the needle between the violence of of government “that threads the to carrying out the will of the major- is required from them because a out: “Political scientists are repeat- anarchy and the violence of tyranny. needle” between the violence of ity of the citizenry. For instance, the paternalistic tyrant with a master edly astonished by the shallowness * * * * * anarchy and the violence of tyranny. American political system is more plan will improve their lives, as in and incoherence of people’s politi- José Azel left Cuba in 1961 as a Today, by some metrics, over populist than the political systems China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or cal beliefs, and by the tenuous con- 13 year-old political exile in what 50 percent of the world’s popula- of other more aristocratic or elitist Vietnam. nection of their preferences to their has been dubbed Operation Pedro tion lives in democratic nations. In Western democracies. Economist Paul Romer makes votes…” A considerable degree of Pan — the largest unaccompanied practice, however, some of those Despite its shortcomings, dean instructive distinction between apathy and ignorance seems to be child refugee movement in the his- nations may be more autocratic mocracy is, as exquisitely described complacent optimism and condi- part of many democratic processes. tory of the Western Hemisphere. than democratic. We also find some by Winston Churchill in a speech to tional optimism. He likens com- The Austrian-British philos- He is currently dedicated to the in- autocracies of the Singapore type, The House of Commons: “Many placent optimism to that of a child opher Karl Popper, generally re- depth analyses of Cuba’s economic, and some repressive democracies, forms of government have been waiting for presents on Christmas garded as one of the greatest phi- social and political state, with a such as Pakistan. The sobriquet of tried, and will be tried in this world morning. Other than obedient be- losophers of the 20th century, keen interest in post-Castro-Cuba benevolent dictator has been used to of sin and woe. No one pretends havior, nothing much is required offered a brilliantly simplistic way strategies. ON THE HOLMES FRONT Chuck Schumer does not want this getting out By Frank Holmes To make matters worse, Tran Rescue listed “five places where It’s the video Chuck Schumer introduced her abortion-until-birth you can get a 9th month abortion and leading Democrats don’t want bill the same day as she introduced NOW.” you to see — because it’s proof how a bill to protect cankerworms. Envi- And now Tran’s words expose radical they’ve become. ronmentalist whackos like Tran lit- every single media “fact-check” as The Democrats have a new abor- erally believe that insects are more the lie it is. tion policy: They’re now in favor of valuable than newborn babies! President Trump immediately fourth trimester abortions. Tran claimed the pro-life re- recognized how the Fake News Yeah, I know: Pregnancy ends sponse was just “a lot of misin- media trying to smear him had been in the third trimester when babies formation” and Northam said his proved wrong. are born. But liberals across the comments had been “mischaracter- “Do you remember when I said country have decided that’s not long ized”… but neither said how. Hillary Clinton was willing to rip enough. They think abortionists The governor just complained the baby out of the womb?” he should be able to kill newborns. that anyone who questioned his asked during an interview with the Think I’m kidding? Listen to love for babies is “shameful and Daily Caller. “That’s what (Kathy their own words. Usually, this would cause a huge this week. disgusting.” Tran’s bill) is! That’s what they’re The governor of the state of Vir- scandal. Tran would withdraw the The baby would be “delivered” Pro-lifers kept telling the truth, doing. It’s terrible.” ginia broadcast it all over the radio, bill, and Democrats would throw and “kept comfortable.” anyway. Trump thought the Democrats’ and a Democratic state lawmaker her under the bus or run her out of Then the baby would be allowed “Tran’s bill reveals with alarm- extreme abortion position would named Kathy Tran admitted it on politics. to live — but only “if that’s what ing clarity what the modern Dem- “lift up the whole pro-life move- the floor of the State House! Instead, the state’s governor, the mother and the family desired,” ocratic Party stands for and their ment like maybe it’s never been A Republican Delegate named Ralph Northam, jumped to her Northam said. agenda for our nation — abortion lifted up before.” Todd Gilbert asked Trans point- defense — and said the abortion And if the mother doesn’t want a on demand, up until the moment Polls show that only 7 percent of blank if a mother could decide to shouldn’t have to stop just because baby, born alive, outside the womb, of delivery and even beyond,” Millennials support the Democratic abort a baby during delivery, while the baby has been born. to live? said Marjorie Dannenfelser, the Party platform of abortion-on-de- “she’s dilating.” “If a mother is in labor, I can tell Fourth trimester abortion it is. president of the pro-life Susan B. mand, for any reason, through the “My bill would allow that, yes,” you exactly what would happen,” There’s another term for that: Anthony List. ninth month… all paid for by U.S. Tran admitted. he told talk radio station WTOP It’s infanticide. Tran’s bill failed in the Republi- taxpayers. can-dominated Virginia legislature And 0 percent of people with — but New York’s Democrat gov- hearts believe in killing a newborn Mitchell ernor, Andrew Cuomo, signed a bill baby instead of saving him. (Continued from Page 12) even more liberal than Tran’s into “This evil must be stopped,” said Fourteen more public hearings law… and celebrated by lighting pro-life Liberty Counsel founder are planned, with a final report and up One World Trade Center with Mat Staver, who called the Demo- recommendations due in a year. pink lights! crats’ agenda “heartless.” There might be one thing the Welcome to the new Democrat Already, one Republican senator commission should take into con- Party under Chuck Schumer — has re-introduced a bill that would sideration before making its final which is actually the same as the force staff to care for babies born recommendations. That would old Democrat Party. alive during botched abortions, the be the 13th Amendment. Passed Donald Trump blew the lid off Born-Alive Abortion Survivors after the Civil War, that amend- their dirty little abortion secret Protection Act. ment states categorically: “Neither years ago. The last time, Democrats vot- slavery nor involuntary servitude, During a debate with Hillary ed against it…President Barack except as a punishment for crime Clinton in 2016, Trump said Hillary Obama even voted against a bill whereof the party shall have been Clinton would let an abortionist like it when he was in the Illinois duly convicted, shall exist within “take the baby, and rip the baby out state senate. the United States, or any place of the womb in the ninth month, The Democrats have always subject to their jurisdiction.” on the final day. And that’s not been an extreme pro-abortion par- Involuntary servitude. acceptable.” ty, aching to force taxpayers into In fact the 13th Amendment Hillary called his words nothing paying for child sacrifice at every was used during World War I — more than “scare rhetoric” — and stage of pregnancy, including in the ineffectively as it turned out — to the media decided to unleash a delivery room. argue against conscription itself as very specific strategy to save her No civilized society can afford involuntary servitude. candidacy. for any party that extreme — that Charles Schenck was convicted “Fact-check” pieces claiming literally anti-human — to have under the 1917 Espionage Act there are no ninth-month abortions power. for distributing pamphlets urging poured in from left-wing websites, Lives depend on it. resistance to the Selective Service but also science writers and even Frank Holmes is a reporter for Act. The pamphlet on its first page the conservative Forbes. The Horn News. He is a veteran quoted the 13th Amendment. But the facts got out: A woman journalist and an outspoken con- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote a piece for a feminist blog servative that talks about the news wrote in his 1919 U.S. Supreme for alleging that anyone violated The Espionage Act of 1917 is talking about her 32-week abor- that was in his weekly article, “On Court opinion that was unani- the Constitution when he refused still on the books, but so is the 13th tion. The pro-life group Operation The Holmes Front.” mously supported by the court: “In to recognize ‘your right to assert Amendment. Mandatory public impassioned language, it intimated your opposition to the draft,’ and service does appear to be a lot like that conscription was despotism in went on ‘If you do not assert and involuntary servitude. Voluntary Klayman its worst form, and a monstrous support your rights, you are helping service, of course, should be en- (Continued from Page 13) wrong against humanity in the to deny or disparage rights which couraged. Jerry and me, Roger is giving credence to and compounding the crimes interest of Wall Street’s chosen it is the solemn duty of all citizens * * * * * for which he was indicted. And, for this reason, on Jerry’s behalf I will few. It said ‘Do not submit to in- and residents of the United States Thomas Mitchell is a former be filing this Friday an amicus brief arguing that in the interest of justice, timidation,’ but in form, at least, to retain.’” newspaper editor who now writes Stone be gagged from defaming, threatening and attempting to influence confined itself to peaceful measures Holmes famously declared this conservative/libertarian columns and undercut the likely testimony of my client: commonly known as such as a petition for the repeal of rhetoric was a “clear and present for weekly papers in Nevada. witness tampering. the act. The other and later printed danger” and was tantamount to You may email Mitchell at thom- Larry Klayman is a former Justice Department prosecutor and the side of the sheet was headed ‘As- “falsely shouting fire in a theatre [email protected]. He blogs at founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch. His latest book is “Whores: sert Your Rights.’ It stated reasons and causing a panic.” http://4thst8.wordpress.com/. Why and How I Came to Fight the Establishment.” February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 15 Crisis at our southern border is real and growing worse without the wall By Buck Sexton On the contrary, the latest indicators show The Hill opinion contributor that it will only get worse. A new caravan The federal government has reopened, of 12,000 Guatemalan migrants is making but the talking points pushed by the Dem- its way north to the United States. There ocrats about the southern border remain the has been an uptick in Guatemalan migrants, same. They falsely say “there is no crisis.” alongside their Honduran counterparts, mak- They claim that a barrier or wall would do ing their way to our southern border on foot. nothing to curb illegal immigration or drug Instability in Venezuela could further prompt smuggling, which is demonstrably untrue. a refugee outflow. All this is occurring as Bor- The “humanitarian challenge” that members reported among recent border crossers. ible fear interview did not show up for their der Patrol and ICE are scrambling to execute of Congress refer to is actually an inundation Border Patrol is supposed to be a law immigration hearing, and a stunning 40 per- a mission that is politicized, complicated, and of migrants at the border that hurts the overall enforcement agency tasked with preventing cent never even filed the asylum application. constantly in flux. mission of law enforcement officials and illegal entry into the United States. Instead, Even if a migrant fails the “credible fear” test, Congress needs to act. There must be threatens to crash the system. it is now often forced to act more like a which has a very low bar, that person can still clarity in the asylum process and penalties What is new here is the unprecedented and makeshift Red Cross, providing food, hous- demand to see an immigration judge to have enforced for fraud. Asylum seekers should growing surge of migrant family arrivals at ing, and medicine to women and children the claim heard. be forced to wait on the Mexican side of the our border with Mexico over the past year. who have placed themselves in dangerous If asylum seekers attend the immigration border until their cases are heard. Those who Last month alone, more than 27,000 family circumstances. This all comes at large cost hearing and are denied asylum, they believe do not show up for their immigration hear- units, defined as at least one adult and child to taxpayers, and the provision of frontline they can continue to work and live in the ings on the American side must be deported. together, were processed into custody. This medical care to illegal crossers and asylum United States, despite at that being illegal. Funding for wall improvements and barrier is putting a major strain on resources meant seekers will only act as more incentive to In almost all cases, they are correct. In 2017, fences for additional sectors of the border are for a primarily law enforcement mission. In make the journey northward. only 1 percent of the more than 226,000 desperately needed. The $5.7 billion request fact, human smugglers for the cartels use the The waves of migrants have also exploited removals conducted by ICE involved alter- from President Trump is a good start. If the surrender of family units as a diversionary and overwhelmed the United States asylum native to detention cases. There is simply no Democrats are truly serious about border tactic. Once Border Patrol is engaged in one system. The Democrats and their mainstream political will or the necessary resources to security, they will act in good faith and do area, the smugglers will use that opportunity media allies often claim that asylum seekers track them down for removal proceedings. what is necessary. Yes, that means a wall, or to run drugs onto American soil. have a legal right to have their cases heard. Essentially, if migrants know enough a fence, or whatever they are willing to call it. Logistically, government agencies that are While this is true, it certainly does not address about how the current immigration system The border crisis has been decades in the meant to police, detain, and process illegal the reality of what is happening every day of the United States works, and are willing making. Much of it can be fixed in a matter aliens are bursting at the seams. Most Border at the border. Our asylum process is being to lie to federal officials and wait for a while, of months, but only if partisanship gives Patrol holding facilities were designed de- abused on a very massive scale. As the word they can skip the normal legal immigration way to sound policy. With another possible cades ago for predominantly individual male gets out, the problem grows worse. process merely by walking up to the southern shutdown looming, the American people will illegal alien entrants. Now there are crowded A look at Immigration and Customs En- border and surrendering. This is not just a see over the next few weeks who is serious, with women and children, an increasing forcement numbers over the past year tells the loophole. This is a gaping hole in our bro- and who is just playing politics. number of whom have serious medical needs. tale. Over 90 percent of asylum requests from ken immigration system. Moreover, there * * * * * Cases of H1N1, scabies, tuberculosis, and Central American countries were denied. is no reason to believe that any of this will Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) is the cohost other highly infectious diseases have been Over 31 percent of those who passed a cred- get better. of the show “Rising” on Hill TV. Intelligence community views migration from Central America as threat to national security By Nolan Rappaport rates of migration to the United pected to cause exceptionally grave The Hill opinion contributor States in 2016. Weak institutions, damage to the national security; The Director of National Intel- divided legislatures, low levels ‘‘Secret’’ is applied to informa- ligence (DNI), Daniel R. Coats, of tax collection, and high debts tion, the unauthorized disclosure of oversees and directs the 17 agencies will constrain efforts to improve which reasonably could be expect- and organizations that make up the rule of law, tackle corruption, and ed to cause serious damage to the intelligence community. He also is alleviate poverty. Homicide rates national security; and the principal adviser to the Presi- in the region remain among the ‘‘Confidential’’ is applied to dent, the National Security Council, highest in the world and spiked in information, the unauthorized dis- and the Homeland Security Council El Salvador to levels not seen since closure of which reasonably could on intelligence matters related to the country’s civil war from 1979 to be expected to cause damage to the the national security. 1992. The people hardest hit by the national security. On January 29, 2019, Coats drought include most of the region’s The original classification au- presented the Worldwide Threat subsistence farmers, who constitute thority has to be able to identify or Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence tation into two segments, an open do so appears to result from a com- 25 to 40 percent of the population describe the damage. Community to the Senate Select hearing for the public, and then a bination of individual motivation, in Guatemala and Honduras. The The public may never know why Committee on Intelligence. The closed hearing at which classified encouragement from social media prolonged drought will probably the intelligence community views assessment is based on the col- information was presented. postings, and politically motivated affect 3.5 million people in the migration from Central America lective insights of the intelligence His formal, written statement at efforts by some individuals and region in 2016.” as a threat to national security, but community. the open hearing includes the fol- organizations. These remarks explain why President Donald Trump knows. Although Coats arguably con- lowing remarks on the threat from “Nicaraguan President Daniel Central Americans have been Keeping him informed on national tradicted President Donald Trump Central American migration and the Ortega’s refusal to heed calls for leaving their countries to migrate to security threats is one of Coats’ in some areas, such as the state of use of caravans by these migrants: negotiation amid his political crack- the United States, but they do not chief responsibilities. North Korea’s nuclear program, “We assess that high crime rates down, which has left more than explain why their migration to the Perhaps this casts a new light on he supported Trump’s claim that and weak job markets will spur 300 people dead and contributed to United States is being viewed as a Trump’s claim that there is a secu- the flood of migrants from Central additional US-bound migrants allegations of human rights abuses, security threat. rity crisis at the Mexican border… America is causing a security crisis. from the Northern Triangle — El threatens to deepen a recession in The implication seems to be and his concern about caravans The assessment includes migration Salvador, Guatemala, and Hondu- one of the region’s weakest econ- that Coats and Clapper withheld from Central America. from Central America as one of the ras — while a political crackdown omies.” that information from their public * * * * * threats to national security. in Nicaragua dims that country’s These are the remarks on the statements because it is classified. Nolan Rappaport was detailed This is not the first time the in- already bleak economic outlook. threat of migration from Central The criterion for classifying in- to the House Judiciary Committee telligence community has identified “Illicit migration northward America in the formal, written formation is set out in an executive as an executive branch immigra- migration from Central America as from the region shows no signs of statement that former DNI Clapper order that former President Barack tion law expert for three years. a security threat. The same finding abating, despite increased messag- submitted at the open segment of Obama issued on, “Classified He subsequently served as an was included in the Worldwide ing by governments to dissuade his presentation to Congress in National Security Information,” immigration counsel for the Sub- Threat Assessment that former potential migrants and stepped-up 2016: in 2009. committee on Immigration, Border DNI James R. Clapper presented immigration enforcement by Mex- “Strong family ties to the United Information may be classified at Security and Claims for four years. to Congress in 2016, which was ico. Many migrants apparently per- States — as well as gang violence, one of the following levels: Prior to working on the Judiciary during the Obama administration. ceive that traveling in caravans on a lack of jobs, and a worsen- ‘‘Top Secret’’ is applied to infor- Committee, he wrote decisions for The intelligence committee di- the journey north affords a certain ing drought in Central America’s mation, the unauthorized disclosure the Board of Immigration Appeals vided the hearing on Coats’ presen- level of security, and the decision to northern tier — will sustain high of which reasonably could be ex- for 20 years. Democrats: The party of illegal immigration By Ford O’Connell and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which she of the line behind the folks trying to come The Hill opinion contributor wants to abolish. here legally.” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca- Of course, Ocasio-Cortez’s position on So what explains Democrats’ startling 180 lif.) says a wall on the U.S. southern border ICE begs the simple but realistic question: on illegal immigration? is “an immorality.” If the agency charged with the interior en- The lazy, short-term answer is that Donald Given that the U.S. has more than 650 forcement of the nation’s immigration laws Trump sits at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and miles of physical barriers on its southern is abolished, who or what should take its a central promise of his 2016 campaign was border with Mexico and that Congress has place? A quick glance at progressive strong- building the wall. Yes, it is no secret that approved the construction of border barriers holds around the nation suggests no one. In Democrats want to make him a one-term under the previous three presidents, including other words, the sovereignty and security of president by driving a wedge between Trump more than 130 miles under former Presi- the United States as well as the safety of its and his base on a key issue. They will stop at dent Barack Obama, Pelosi’s statement just citizens should be damned because illegal nothing to achieve this goal. doesn’t square with reality. aliens have just as much right to be in the But there is a more sinister long-term Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate U.S. as legal citizens, according to some answer for the Democrats’ whole-hearted Stacey Abrams, who has been selected by progressives. embrace of illegal immigration. A 2018 Democrats to deliver her party’s response So how is one to interpret the recent Center for American Progress (CAP) Action to President Trump’s 2019 State of the statements and actions of these prominent Fund memo sheds light on this. The memo, Union address, recently told PBS that she other illegal aliens to take up residence in Democrats? The Democrats can talk until co-authored by former Hillary Clinton isn’t opposed to illegal aliens voting in local the Big Apple. they are blue in the face about their support communications director, Jennifer Palmieri, elections. Not to be outdone by de Blasio, newly for stronger border security on the nation’s argues that the Democratic Party needs to In light of an ongoing Texas investigation, inaugurated California Governor Gavin southern border, but when it comes to the protect illegal immigrants brought here at a where tens of thousands of non-citizens were Newsom (D) has vowed to make California, issue of illegal immigration, not only do they young age as a result of President Obama’s found to have voted in the Lone Star state the most populous state in the country, a have zero interest in getting it under control, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals dating back to 1996, and the Democrats ad- “sanctuary to all who seek it.” Like de Blasio, they are in fact promoting and incentivizing (DACA) program because they are “a critical amant refusal to add a citizenship question Newsom not only wants to extend health people to come to the U.S. illegally. component of the Democratic Party’s future to the 2020 Census, something that has been care and other government benefits to illegal The position of today’s Democratic Party electoral success.” included in past census surveys, one has aliens but he has no interest whatsoever in on illegal immigration is a radical departure This is an astonishing statement. It would to question the blue team’s commitment to complying with federal immigration law. In from its stance just a few years ago. In 2009, seem that — as the Washington Times put ballot-box integrity. fact, Newsom is trying to thwart it at just Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that “il- it — “[w]ith declining support from white New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio about every turn. legal immigration is wrong.” Speaker of the and older Americans, the Democrats have (D), who clearly has one eye on the 2020 And then there is media darling and House Nancy Pelosi took a similar position concluded that their future lies in importing Democratic presidential nomination, recent- progressive rabble rouser Rep. Alexandria on illegal immigrants in 2008 by stating that a new electorate from south of the border.” ly announced a plan to give 300,000 illegal Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) who during the “we certainly do not want any more coming So it is full speed ahead on illegal immi- immigrants in New York City free health longest government shutdown in U.S. history in.” And there is former President Obama, gration for the Democrats, and they don’t care. Not only will this ploy cost Gotham’s voted against a bill to re-open the federal who in his 2013 State of the Union address want Republicans gumming up the works taxpayers more, but it serves as a magnet for government because it funded Immigration vowed to send illegal immigrants “to the back (See O’Connrll, Page 17) Page 16 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 Trump’s Venezuela crisis may mark start of ‘Second Cold War’ By Michael B. Schoenleber, within Venezuela and globally. He billion of trade and investment Christopher Nixon Cox must develop, in conjunction with would occur in the first five years, and Juan C. Lechín allies, options for obtaining control post-transition, to provide the Ven- The Hill opinion contributors over territory — air, sea, land and ezuelan people with adequate food In the not-too-distant future, we cyber. The second strategic objec- and health care, restore necessary might very well point to the Vene- tive is likely not the splintering of infrastructure, and rejuvenate a zuela crisis as the first “hot” conflict the armed forces, but the defeat of once-prosperous private sector so of the Second Cold War. The road a significant portion of them. as to make return possible for the to success for the Venezuelan peo- If transition is not achieved, more than 3 million Venezuelans ple — and others around the world this will be a loss that goes down who have had to leave. who cherish freedom — is likely to in history as owned by President Castroism, the global criminal be significantly rougher and longer Trump. Millions more Venezuelan business syndicate masquerading as than either those in the Venezuelan refugees will flee (destabilizing a revolution for justice, for too long National Assembly or the White mass migration is a favored weapon has been a sickness in the world. House thought. steps have been in accordance with repeatedly demonstrated, over the of the Cubans and Russians), fam- Venezuela is a symptom of this in- The world’s rogue states, crimi- achieving two strategic objectives past decade, a willingness to com- ine will become more widespread, ternational pestilence, and success nal organizations and radical groups to restore democracy and, ultimate- mit human, financial and armed and the Maduro-aligned evil actors there will require treatment from have benefited greatly over the past ly, stability in Venezuela: firmly resources to thwart American will continue to operate as a global beyond its borders. With minimal decade with Venezuela serving as establishing the National Assembly objectives, and they have been hub for anti-Western, anti-human cost to the U.S. taxpayer, and in a hub for illicit deals, trafficking and its president, Juan Guaidó, as successful to this end, in particular objectives for decades. These peo- genuine coordination with allies and money laundering. Indeed, the acting president of Venezuela, in Ukraine and Syria. ple will accelerate the spread of in the region, President Trump can Venezuela has become a pillar in and splintering Maduro’s support This hard-power delta between organized crime and narco-terror accomplish what eluded the Obama the burgeoning alternative global base among the armed forces and Maduro and Guaidó suggests the and will consolidate the anchoring and Bush administrations: power market used to violate international other armed groups. second of America’s strategic ob- of extremist terror-linked groups, held by duly-elected representatives and domestic laws and to avoid For now, the transition govern- jectives — splintering Maduro’s as well as Russian and Chinese of the Venezuelan people who will American and European sanctions. ment’s power is concentrated in the support among the armed forces — influence in the Americas. bring peace, prosperity and justice Cuban and Russian involvement, person of President Guaidó — he falls short of what will be required This scenario would afford the to this once vibrant South American in particular, is motivated not just is the embodiment of the people to see a transition in Venezuela. Russians a greater ability to drive country. by revenue but also by using Ven- of Venezuela on the streets and in Even if factions of the armed forces oil-price volatility, with negative * * * * * ezuela as a tool in their mission to the democratically elected National refuse to fire on protestors, this does consequences for U.S. shale, liqui- Michael B. Schoenleber is a bring down the United States-led Assembly, legitimate under the not mean they will take up arms fied natural gas (LNG) export, and Princeton-based software entre- world order. Venezuelan Constitution, and rec- against Maduro-supporting mili- business investment and operations preneur and has worked with The United States should expect ognized by most of the free world. tarized groups — and, even if they planning. U.S. sanctioning of the Venezuelan civic and humanitarian that many key figures around Nico- Maduro’s power is in control of do, it is questionable whether their oil industry, although painful for all organizations for more than a de- las Maduro would rather see Ven- territory, control over a wide array numbers and capabilities would be actors in the short term, very well cade. Christopher Nixon Cox is a ezuela utterly destroyed than make of armed groups (the Venezuelan significant enough so as to win. could play into their long-term ob- member of the board of directors of the transition back into “America’s armed forces, paramilitary groups, President Guaidó has begun jective of isolating more of the map the Richard Nixon Foundation and orbit” — and they have the capabil- terrorist organizations, foreign working with the Trump adminis- from the U.S. economic system. a non-resident fellow in Princeton’s ities to cling to power long enough mercenaries and special forces), tration to extend his power finan- If Presidents Guaidó and Trump Liechtenstein Institute on Self-De- to realize this. and control over significant illicit cially with access to seized assets are successful, we can see the termination. Juan C. Lechín is an The U.S. and the Venezuelan revenue streams (in particular, and Venezuelan state assets over- amelioration of the Western Hemi- expert in Latin American populism National Assembly have taken in- drug trafficking and illegal mining seas. In addition to this, President sphere’s greatest humanitarian and the author of “The Masks of telligent tactical measures toward operations) — with the exception Guaidó, with support from the Unit- disaster in decades, a once-free Fascism” (2011). He has worked achieving the installation of a of some parts of Venezuela con- ed States and other allied countries, people again living with human in Mexico, Bolivia, Peru and Ven- transition government as precur- trolled by irregular actors. Maduro must expand his power through the and civil rights, and an economic ezuela as a political analyst and sor to democratic elections. These is backed by countries that have institutionalization of personnel revitalization. More than $400 consultant. Mueller’s abuses on view for the world to see By Mark Penn that Mueller was appointed by Deputy At- in the past, were trying to throw disinforma- The Hill opinion contributor torney General Rod Rosenstein under question into our campaign. We had the Voice of Something struck a raw nerve in this tionable circumstances and despite Mueller’s America broadcasting for many years right country when 26 agents showed up with au- own conflicts of interest, having interviewed into their society, along with a sophisticated tomatic weapons drawn in a pre-dawn raid to with Trump for the FBI director job just the spying apparatus. China, for the first time arrest Roger Stone, terrorizing his deaf wife. day before. He then hired a team filled with facing pressure from the United States for its Suddenly, all the mumbo jumbo about special Democrats and even lawyers who represented unfair trade actions, is now moving into the counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation being the interests of the Clintons. The discovery vacuum Mueller created and strengthening objective and focused on national security of the extreme bias of former FBI officials its alliance with Russia. melted away in the face of a police-state Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, through their text Hopefully, the Mueller investigation will action so completely inexplicable. messages, appears to be the tip of the iceberg now wrap up after two full years. Likely its There could be no real excuse for such a rather than the iceberg. Their text messages report will be designed to sow doubt rather potentially dangerous, life-threatening action while they were in Mueller’s employ have than create finality, ignoring that this was except to use police power for the purpose gone missing. Yeah. Right. all instigated by a fake, discredited dossier. of intimidation, under the color and cover The benefits of the $30 million Mueller If anyone lied to the FBI and caused the of law. investigation are sparse to date. We have resources of the United States to be wasted, Imagine the outcry if 17 vehicles and an some meaningless indictments related to a it is Christopher Steele — and yet, there is amphibious unit had shown up to take one vated prosecution. He is entitled to his full, Russian troll farm, some unreported taxes no evidence that any action is being taken to of Hillary Clinton’s aides into custody for unabridged First Amendment rights, espe- and lobbying, and a series of crimes created hold him accountable for the biggest hoax lying about whether she had a mail server. cially in the face of such an unprecedented by the tactics of the investigation itself. in American history. This is akin, in size and Or to pick up disgraced former congressman all-powerful, unaccountable machine that has Yes, there obviously was a string of scope, to the Dreyfus affair in France. It may Anthony Weiner’s laptop. The outrage would certainly sought to convict him before trial. contacts with Russians who were peddling even languish for a while as that case did, have thundered across the country, echoed Stone may or may not be helping himself one thing or another, but they have not but I predict there will be justice eventually by the mainstream media. Civil libertarians with his TV interviews but he is entitled to amounted to anything remotely resembling for those who falsely created this hit to our would have jumped on the bandwagon. Con- them, and the public has a right to hear him. the preposterous idea that Donald Trump, a democracy and foreign policy. gress would be calling for more supervision I am disappointed that more Democrats in billionaire in his own right, was an agent of The act of arresting Roger Stone with an and restraints on the power of Mueller and Congress — who would obviously agree that Russia. If anything, the Clinton campaign had army of lawmen may seem trivial — and yet, his office. the manner of the arrest and such arbitrary more contacts with Russians in its attempt to it is the most visible action of an investigation Now, Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an gag orders violate their basic beliefs — don’t destroy Trump. Frankly, neither of the cam- drunk with its own power. It reminds us all Obama appointee who put former Trump join Republicans in questioning these actions paigns conspired to do anything but to try to just how broken this system is when an un- presidential campaign chairman Paul for fear that anything that undermines Muel- get the drop on their opponent. elected, unconfirmed appointee can wield this Manafort in jail without bail and gagged ler in turn helps President Trump. They fail The most destructive force here appears to kind of power in a democracy. A gag order him, is considering putting a gag order on to see that the more dishonest they appear, be the Mueller investigation itself because not would only compound these abuses. Stone, a former Trump campaign operative. the more they are in fact helping Trump. only did it commit a string of constitutionally * * * * * She said this is a criminal trial, “not a public The true swing voters are not so insipid as to questionable actions, it also it drove a stake Mark Penn is a managing partner of the relations campaign.” So what was CNN think actions like this are right because they into the foreign policy objective of having a Stagwell Group, a private equity firm spe- doing at Stone’s arrest and how did they get are waged against political opponents. Swing better relationship with Russia so as to peel cializing in marketing services companies, there? The arrest and indictment of Stone are voters don’t have political opponents and are them off of alliances with China, Syria and as well as chairman of the Harris Poll and evidence of a very public relations-conscious not driven by partisanship. They care more Iran. Russia needs us a lot more than we need author of “Microtrends Squared.” He served prosecutor. What were the indictment of about country than party. it, and yet the real damage of the Mueller as pollster and adviser to President Clinton Russians beyond the reach of prosecution The special counsel has enormous power investigation is that it made détente with from 1995 to 2000, including during Clinton’s about, if not PR? and this arrest is, perhaps, the clearest, most Russia impossible. impeachment. You can follow him on Twitter Stone has called this a politically moti- visible sign of its potential abuse. Remember Of course the Russians, like the Chinese @Mark_Penn. ‘Guilty until proven innocent’ is a dangerous bylaw By Sharyl Attkisson sued because I knew better than to Many in the news media blindly The Hill opinion contributor name Lee as a legitimate suspect.) accepted the FBI’s background This past week I was reminded Today, I can find no record of insistences that Hatfill was guilty. of the story of poor Wen Ho Lee. punishment for the FBI agents who I briefly reported on the story for He’s the Taiwanese-American falsified Lee’s polygraph. CBS, filling in for the regular cor- scientist at Los Alamos National Since Lee, there have been many respondent on the beat, and person- Laboratory who was framed by the other cases, big and small, where ally spoke to Hatfill and his attorney FBI and our government as being we in the news media jumped to on the phone. After examining the spy responsible for stealing our conclusions and failed to maintain the available evidence, I carefully most sensitive nuclear secrets and the proper skepticism of prevailing avoided implying Hatfill was guilty. giving them to China. narratives. Ultimately, the Justice Department That happened in 1999. Hapless security guard Rich- used $4.6 million of our tax dollars As a reporter for CBS News at ard Jewell was fingered by law to settle a defamation lawsuit filed the time, I’d just broken the story enforcement and, consequently, by Hatfill. that China had obtained the design that the government could say it had first brush with the notion that any by the news media for the Atlanta In 2014, white police officer plans for our W88 thermonuclear gotten its man. Lee was even put in FBI agents would falsify evidence, Olympic Games bombing in 1996. Darren Wilson was summarily warhead. But I knew from my solitary confinement in prison while lie or frame someone.) It turns out he actually had been a destroyed in the press after he shot inside sources that the government he awaited trial. The judge in the case ultimately hero attempting to move people and killed a suspect who happened had no viable suspect. Soon, I broke the outrageous released Lee and admonished the away from a suspicious backpack to be black: Michael Brown. The Much to my surprise, after I news that the FBI had lied about FBI. There were congressional in- before it exploded. The media cov- media jumped on the unsupported broke the news and the New York Lee’s polygraph results. FBI agents vestigations into the FBI’s conduct erage hounded him and destroyed narrative that Wilson had executed Times and others followed suit, the had claimed he failed when he actu- — my reporting was cited — and his life. Brown for being black, as he stood government suddenly announced it ally passed the lie detector test with President Clinton apologized to Unlucky Steven Hatfill also with his hands raised, begging, had a suspect: Wen Ho Lee. Again, flying colors. I had obtained copies Lee; Lee sued the big players in the was destroyed after being wrongly “Don’t shoot.” That inflammatory I knew from my sources that Lee of the polygraph itself as proof. national news media, which paid blamed by the FBI for a rash of notion started riots and movements. was being used as a scapegoat so (Come to think of it, this was my settlements. (CBS alone was not deadly anthrax letters in 2001. (See Attkisson, Page 17) February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 17 America’s small businesses win and will thrive under new trade agreement By Karen Kerrigan North American trade to stay afloat. — and neither would outside inves- ten years of “regulatory data pro- dustry. Among pharmaceutical and The United States-Mexico-Can- Of the U.S. companies that export tors — if rivals could steal the fruits tection” for their biologics. During medicine manufacturing firms, 57 ada Agreement (USMCA) was to Canada and Mexico, three in four of such labor. that time, no rival firm can use the percent have less than 20 workers, signed by President Trump and have fewer than 50 employees, and The USMCA bolsters IP protec- innovators’ lab or clinical trial data and 79 percent have less than 100 his fellow leaders at the G20 in four in five have fewer than 100. tions in several ways. to create a knockoff treatment. employees. Argentina. The accord modernizes Modernizing NAFTA to Consider copyrights, which Canada used to grant just eight The USMCA would assist small the decades-old NAFTA and is strengthen IP protections will pro- prevent competitors from stealing years of data protection. Mexico firms in other ways, too. For in- chock full of provisions that will vide a much-needed boost to the creative content like books, movies, offered a maximum of five years. stance, it establishes a committee help American small businesses U.S. economy. Small firms invest and art. The USMCA would extend The new, stronger standard will to educate small businesses about Canada’s copyright terms by 20 boost exports and safeguard their heavily in research and develop- spur additional research in the ways to expand their exports and years, putting them on par with U.S. intellectual property (IP). Congress ment. They produce 16 times more biopharmaceutical industry, which reach new markets. needs to approve USMCA as soon patents per employee than larger standards. This change would give directly employs more than 800,000 The USMCA would greatly as possible. businesses. U.S. small business owners and Americans and indirectly supports benefit American small businesses. Small businesses drive the U.S. This innovation would grind to their families more time to benefit 4 million other jobs. Congress should waste no time in economy. Thirty million small a halt without patents, copyrights, financially from their creations. Big drug companies depend on approving the deal. businesses employ more than 58 and other IP protections, which The USMCA also furthers the million American workers. They prevent rival firms from unfairly capabilities of research companies thousands of small vendors for help * * * * * also account for roughly half of replicating and undermining an that develop biologic medicines — in producing lifesaving treatments. Karen Kerrigan is president U.S. GDP. innovator’s creation. Entrepreneurs drugs derived from living organ- Small entrepreneurial firms also & CEO of the Small Business & Small businesses rely heavily on wouldn’t invest in innovative ideas isms. These firms are set to receive dominate the biopharmaceutical in- Entrepreneurship Council O’Connell Viasmensky (Continued from Page 15) * * * * * (Continued from Page 12) of illegal aliens with a criminal even if their name is not Donald Trump. They will Ford O’Connell served as director of rural outreach good-paying jobs, they are buying mentality. claim their position is rooted in compassion and in for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign; he homes, they are buying trucks (total Let’s not think only about crimes upholding American values when in fact it is primarily runs a political consulting business, is an adjunct cash payment on the spot), they committed in other states, such as about naked politics and importing a new set of voters, professor at The George Washington University Grad- have driver’s licenses, and even the sanctuary state of California, as their ideas become increasingly too far-fetched uate School of Political Management, and is a regular without documents they are voting wherein a man killed a young for the citizens who currently reside legally within commentator on FOX Business. He has also appeared in our elections. woman and walked free because America’s borders. on CNN. Follow him on Twitter @FordOConnell. Yes, they are voting. Don’t tell the State of California denied that me any different because I have woman the right to justice. Attkisson personally witnessed that. Walking The state of Nevada also has (Continued from Page 16) comes to reporting news of these ry changes entirely once the whole into a voting place with a printout its share of crimes committed by from their union telling them how illegal aliens. Recently, an undoc- Some in the media even raised events. After all, we are supposed story is known. to vote. The majority of the time umented Salvadoran national killed their hands in symbolic support to be trained reporters of fact. That There’s a saying — “innocent four people in northern Nevada. of Brown in a horrific racial crime requires professional neutrality until proven guilty.” While we still they don’t even know who the Right here in our own city of Las that — as it turned out — never amid attempts to spin, condemn and accept that idea in a general sense, candidate is. happened. Today, I’ll bet a lot of rush to judgment. too often we in the news media have Illegal aliens don’t need to be Vegas, a woman almost lost her life people probably aren’t aware that Of all people, we in the news determined the guilt for all kinds legalized; in fact they don’t really when an illegal alien tried to cut an Obama Justice Department in- media should know well that people of people almost in real time, with want to be legalized; consider that her throat on a very busy street in vestigation ultimately determined may be falsely accused, even by our news opinions a sliding scale they already have all the benefits downtown Las Vegas. If it weren’t the entire “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” government and law enforcement, based on emerging information they can ask for without any ob- for the fast intervention of some scenario was likely fabricated, and at times. Initial accounts are not al- that inevitably shades, disproves or ligation to this country—unless neighbors in the vicinity who called that the shooting by Wilson was ways what they seem. Eyewitnesses contradicts what we first thought. the good congressman was saying police and also went to help her, justified. can be conflicted or mistaken. Vid- The most cursory look at recent such a thing just to please socialist that woman would be dead today. It’s as if we can’t learn our les- eo and photos can be manipulated history shows the absolute necessi- Jorge Ramos, who is the one who The man who attacked her is sons even when they stare us in the — a very real concern these days. ty of the news media putting some interviewed him. also an illegal alien who has been face, year after year. Information may be presented out distance between ourselves and the Before legalizing the million deported twice before. More recently, there’s Coving- of context. We may have no idea hysterical rushes to judgment that plus illegal aliens in the country, Can you read this, Nancy Pelo- ton Catholic. what happened before and after the are circulated on social media and the wall must be built. This country si? Enough of your ideology about Many rushed to conclusions camera’s recordings. And if it’s so in talking points. cannot afford to support any more open borders. The American people against the Kentucky school’s boys, easy to mislead or fool the public That is, if we’re interested in people. want to be secure in their own land, based on snippets of video. Nobody and news media with images, imag- getting the facts straight. The wall must be built because the same way you secure your for- can prevent social media firestorms, ine how much easier it is to fool us Sharyl Attkisson is an Emmy that is what the American people tress home to protect your family often orchestrated by organized ac- with information such as claims Award-winning investigative jour- want and that’s what President and your own life. tors in the smear industry. And we from anonymous sources. nalist, author of The New York Trump promised to the people of Perly Viasmensky is the General can’t stop people from jumping on In my experience, no matter Times best-sellers “The Smear” this great nation. Manager of the Las Vegas Tribune. board the rush-to-judgment train. how clear an outrageous event or and “Stonewalled,” and host of All those opposed to the con- She writes a weekly column in this But we in the news media can violation appears to be, there’s Sinclair’s Sunday TV program, struction of the wall need to stop newspaper. To contact Perly Vias- — and certainly should — show frequently far more to the story. In “Full Measure.” Follow her on for a second and think about all mensky, email her at pviasmensky@ more judicious restraint when it fact, it’s not rare that the whole sto- Twitter@SharylAttkisson. the lives lost because of the action lasvegas tribune.com. Maramis (Continued from Page 12) I am going to take a moment to reiterate popping up hither and yon, it seems to have of way, someday one of them will encounter for rent all over town, offering an inexpensive what the person said about him: “...and he taken hold of Austin most particularly. What a driver who couldn’t stop and everybody and quick and easy way to get around. always looked out for others.” I am happy I’m hearing from some native Austin-Texas will focus on the poor dead teenager, while Apparently, while they can be annoying to that he will be remembered by his friends in drivers is that there seems to be a sense of “I the innocent driver will have to live with the automobile drivers as they weave and bob in such glowing terms, but I sincerely hope the don’t really have to obey all those traffic laws replay of that day for the rest of his life. and out of the traffic, there were no fatalities overwhelming lesson of his death will not be because I’m on a scooter, not in a car,” and Paying attention is critical, whether you until just this month. And as devastatingly sad lost on those friends. Here is how the accident so many of those scooter-riders do not stop at are walking, in a car, or on a scooter. And as the death of Mark Sands is, I can’t pause happened as related further on in that blog: lights, do not stay in one lane or signal lane even more important is to not think you are on the sorrow of the 21-year-old Irish lad’s “The incident occurred on Friday, Feb. changes, and even think it’s okay to drive above the law and act like both the laws and death without pointing to the cause. 1, just before 1 a.m. along the 500 block of against the traffic. common sense are not for you. Here is an excerpt about his death found North Interstate 35 service road going south- While it’s a wonderful thing to have Death is permanent in this life (so to friends (and even strangers) look out for you speak), but fortunately, if you are reading on an Austin blog: According to reports in bound at East 6th Street. According to police, when you die from an accident in a foreign this, there’s still hope that you can learn to Irish media, Sands was a foreign exchange a 2006 silver Volkswagen Jetta was traveling country, we cannot overlook the cause of this not think you are more important than those student studying computer science. AGo- southbound in the right lane of the highway accident and the grave lesson to be learned, around you. You aren’t. FundMe page has been set up to help defray service road before changing lanes to enter which may well save many lives: There are Maybe by the time I come for my next the young Irishman’s medical and funeral the ramp of southbound I-35. rules to using a scooter, and as we have all Christmas visit, Austin will have done some- costs. “If you’ve ever been lucky enough to That’s when the driver, who was driving learned, sometimes the cost is very high if thing to solve the craziness of its freelance meet Mark you’ve surely noticed his constant for Uber at the time, encountered the electric those rules are disregarded—whether because scooter situation, which is—just like my smile,” a description on the funding campaign Lime scooter traveling the wrong way while of some misguided belief that those rules father always used to say — an accident site reads. “He was one of the most charm- northbound in the southbound left lane of don’t apply to you, or because of your arro- looking for a place to happen. ing and amusing people you will ever meet. the I-35 service road, police said. (Emphasis gance that you’ll just drive it your way and * * * * * Mark never met a stranger or someone he mine.) so what? Maybe you’ll get a ticket, but likely Maramis Choufani is the Managing Ed- didn’t like. He had a passion for everyone he This is the nature of the problem that Aus- not. Just as the arrogance shows in teenagers itor of the Las Vegas Tribune. She writes a knew, and he always looked out for others. tin is encountering. Inexpensive, easy-to-rent in Las Vegas crossing the street while on weekly column in this newspaper. To contact However, in this moment, he needs us to look scooters available all around Austin to just their cell phones and putting their safety in Maramis, email her at maramis@lasvega- out for him.” about anyone. While the scooter “craze” is the hands of the drivers who have the right stribune.com. Muth (Continued from Page 13) citizen.” personal to me?” law enforcement officer. If that’s This is an outrageous abuse of mandated-by-statute checks on “I have a public position as Well it turns out, as Sheriff not an ethical breach, it should be. power against the powerless — brothels,” Sheriff McNeil contin- the sheriff,” Sheriff McNeil then McNeil explained, that when he 4.) Sheriff McNeil, in his re- hidden from the county commis- ued as sheriff, speaking about the stated; “that it is bad public policy came home after retiring from the marks, failed to disclose to the sioners, the media and the public. sheriff’s office. “I don’t have the to licensure anyone for the sexual military he “found out my ex-wife crowd his $500 contribution in Indeed, had this video not sur- staff to do it.” exploitation of vulnerable women was working in a brothel.” support of the initiative — made faced over the weekend we’d all Again, these anti-brothel com- for money and the government Whoa! Check, please. just the day before - which NO STILL be in the dark about the ments weren’t from a “private getting a cut of that money.” As such, the sheriff concluded… ONE learned about until this past sheriff’s personal vendetta and citizen.” They were directly related This, of course, is the most in- “It’s time to close down these weekend, including Lyon County’s motivations in this matter. to Sheriff McNeil’s position as an tellectually dishonest argument put brothels in Lyon County.” commissioners. The good news is, even without elected government official. forth by brothel opponents. There is so much wrong with 5.) With his revelation about his knowing all these facts the ballot “Whether the brothels are here The fact is all of the women this that’s it’s hard to know where ex-wife going to work in a brothel, initiative failed in November. today or gone tomorrow or still here working in Nevada’s legal broth- to begin. it is now painfully clear that Sheriff The better news is that Sheriff els do so of their own free will. 1.) Why was this political rally McNeil used the power, prestige tomorrow is not going to impact McNeil lost his bid for re-election. whether we will see increases in Consenting adults. It’s their choice. held in a church? But I’ll leave that and influence of his public, elected The bad news is the stench from illegal street prostitution,” the sher- They are NOT being “exploited.” for someone else to address. office to exact personal revenge and this Guinasso-gate scandal is going iff continued, detailing existing law While many people may not 2.) It’s clear that Sheriff McNeil, settle a score against Lyon County’s to linger over Lyon County for a enforcement efforts by his office. agree with their choice or choose it a Lyon County elected official, and legal brothels. long time to come. He then noted that he had earlier for themselves, that does not mean Mr. Guinasso, an out-of-town polit- Making matter worse, Sheriff * * * * * spoken with Carson City Sheriff others haven’t made such a choice ical activist, COLLUDED secretly McNeil later used the power and Ken Furlong, and said that Sheriff willingly on their own. Indeed, to place an initiative on the ballot resources of his office to compile Chuck Muth is president of Furlong said that he didn’t expect many have. to ban the county’s legal brothels. and submit to the Lyon County Citizen Outreach, a non-profit any increase in illegal prostitution Which, coincidentally, brings 3.) Despite Sheriff McNeil’s Commission an anti-brothel “in- public policy grassroots advocacy in Carson City if the legal brothels us to the bombshell… claim to have spoken at this polit- ternal audit” — which garnered organization and publisher of Ne- in Lyon County were shut down. “I’m going to close with this ical rally in favor of the ballot ini- significant media attention — just a vadaNewsandViews.com. He may Again, remarks clearly from the last story I haven’t told before; I tiative as a “private citizen,” his an- couple short weeks before Election be reached by email at cmuth@ standpoint of his official position haven’t told it to anybody,” the ti-brothel remarks clearly centered Day, clearly hoping to sway public lasvegastribune.com. He blogs at as county sheriff, not as a “private sheriff then said. “Why is this so on his position as the county’s chief opinion and votes. MuthsTruths.com. Page 18 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 EntErtainmEnt

The Smith Center brought ‘Spamilton: An American Parody’ to Las Vegas By Sandy Zimmerman Las Vegas Tribune Photos by Roger Mastroianni With a mega Broadway hit like “Ham- ilton” what more can anyone say about the Constitution and revolution yet “Hamilton’s” concept of searching for a new beginning, a revolution for a new country, “Spamilton” became a revolution for becoming successful in the theater! It’s a play about the theater, each actor’s revolution as they are attempting to win their own way by trying for parts, possibly getting a break, and being accepted. The performer’s search for success can be very frustrating. You would like “Spamilton: An American Parody” even if you were not familiar with the play “Hamilton” because there are just a few references to “Hamilton” during the show and the parody doesn’t center on politics, yet it symbolizes revolution as achieving your goals in show business. Updating the play from the time of Hamil- ton to today we enjoy a quick pace of mixing rap and singing while combining lively and humorous dialogue. The stage is bare and the actors continually bring in and take out their own props for each act change. The talented cast of seven entertained the audience with their quick singing and dancing numbers, creating a fast moving, pleasant show. “Spamilton: An American Parody” creator, writer and director Gerard Alessan- drini, was influenced by the huge success of “Hamilton,” “the biggest Broadway hit since 1981,” and when he saw the powerful rendition and its symbolism, that encouraged him to write a parody. Alessandrini’s long list of credits includes as creator, writer and director of “Forbidden Broadway” with 25 editions around the world as well as writer, director of “Forbidden Hollywood”, co-writer, director of “Madam Lansbury, and Bob Hope. This is a man who cast albums, as well as “Forbidden Holly- way Las Vegas® season. They have beloved X: The Musical,” lyrics for “The Nutcrack- is involved in multi-aspects of the entertain- wood” and “Spamilton” cast albums. Broadway classics, new hit musicals, Tony er & I,” and other works. He wrote special ment world, vocals in films-“Aladdin” and The Smith Center offers an escape to ten winning productions and shows you can share television material for Carol Burnett, Angela “Pocahontas,” 12 “Forbidden Broadway” incredible destinations during this Broad- with the whole family! Each performance will take you on a spectacular journey - from the depths of the sea to the village of Who- ville, from the Israeli desert to Caribbean isles. As a Broadway Las Vegas® subscriber, you have the flexibility to customize your series with 7 to 10 performances. The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is located in Downtown Las Vegas’s 61-acre Symphony Park and is a five-acre performing arts center consisting of three theaters in two buildings; groundbreaking for the $470 million project was May 26, 2009. Address: 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas. The Company of Spamilton: An American Parody — Musical Director Curtis Reynolds, (Photos: Dominic Pecikonis, Chuckie Ben- son, Datus Puryear, Ani Djirdjirian, Adrian Lopez, Brandon Kinley, Marissa Hecker- Spamilton). Award-winning Talk Show Host/Columnist Sandy Zimmerman has produced television programs for 20 years, syndicated Show and Dining Reviewer, Travel/ Luxury writer, Health, Photographer/ Videographer, Editor, Director, and Talk Show Host of Sandy Zim- merman’s Las Vegas TV Show and Discover the Ultimate Vacation travel specials. Email Sandy at [email protected] or phone 702-515-0846. February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 19 Variety, The Children’s Charity of Southern Nevada to host 10th annual Oscar Viewing Party on Sunday, February 24th at Brenden Theaters at the Palms This Week in Las Vegas

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The fine dining restaurant Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and THE LATEST NEWS AND who live and grow up with serious Factory, where he performs 6 days a also boasts an impressive and exten- 23at 9 p.m. SPECIALS FROM THE PALM illness, a disability or disadvantage. week with is comic sidekick Lefty. sive wine list, ensuring the perfect March 3 at 8:45 p.m. Join the club: The 837 Club is The 91st Academy Awards Along with hitting over 1 million pairing for every meal, and brings March 1 and 2 at 9 p.m. our way of saying “thank you” to viewing party is hosted by 98.5 subscribers, and in January filming live entertainment throughout the The Black Donnellys are a tra- our extended family. As a mem- KLUC’s Chet Buchanan of “The his 6th season on Masters of Illu- month. March’s entertainment ditional / folk rock band consisting ber, every visit earns you special Chet Buchanan Show,” and co- sion on CW, 11th season on History schedule is as follows (schedule of Dave Browne and Dave Rooney. rewards- from meals on us to week- hosts JJ Snyder of Channel 13’s channels Pawn Stars and a guest is subject to change): Fridays and Browne, who is also a Guinness long getaways. Morning Blend, and Master Magi- starring spot on Season 3 of Net- Saturdays in March, Live Entertain- World Record holder for marathon The Palm Las Vegas, 3500 Las cian Lance Burton. Ticket holders flix’s Original Hit Show GLOW. ment, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. guitar playing, plays mandolin Vegas Boulevard, Suite A7, Las are invited to watch the Oscars and * * * * * * * * * * and guitar, while Rooney, who is Vegas. Self-and complimentary rub elbows with local celebrities all ALIANTE BRINGS RI RA LAS VEGAS known for his unique voice, sings parking available at the Forum to benefit Variety, The Children’s YOUTUBE MUSICAL NEW OFFERINGS lead vocals. The band performs a Lower Valet. Charity of Southern Nevada. Past SENSATION BOYCE fun selection of folk and traditional Mike Kermani is an entertain- celebrities have included Master AVENUE PERFORMS AT Irish songs that provide an enter- ment writer for the Las Vegas Magician Lance Burton, Comedy ALIANTE MARCH 30 taining introduction to the historical Tribune newspaper. He writes a Magician Mac King, Magician Acoustic singing trio Boyce origins of Irish music. In October weekly column in this newspaper. Murray SawChuck, Mark Savard, Avenue will bring their best-loved 2014, the band contributed to Rí To contact Mike Kermani, email Robin Leach, The Jersey Boys, The original hits and covers to Aliante Rá’s Guinness World Record for mkermani@ lasvegas tribune.com Jabbawockeez, the cast of BAZ a Casino + Hotel + Spa’s Access Musical Mash-up, Chippendales, Showroom on Saturday, March Zowie Bowie, The Fantasy Girls 30. March entertainment will also among others. include free live performances at Afternoon Tea Guests can recline in luxury Aliante’s fine dining destination, Rí Rá Las Vegas offers the After- seating as they watch the telecast MRKT Sea & Land. noon Tea experience with premier on the big-screen, along with a For a full lineup of entertain- tea choices including Barry’s Gold silent auction, raffle and celebrity ment acts at Boyd Gaming citywide Blend, Breakfast Decaf, Darjeeling, entertainment. Pre-Oscar coverage properties, visit: www.boydgam- Organic Assam, Chamomile Lem- at 4 p.m. with the awards show ing.com/headliner-event-calendar. on, Green Tea and a variety of floral coverage from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Access Showroom: Boyce Avenue teas. Guests will have the option PST. Awards Day festivities will Formed in Sarasota, Florida, to choose between the Dunbrody take place at the award-winning Boyce Avenue’s fame skyrocketed Afternoon Tea ($24 per person) and Brenden Theatres & IMAX (Bren- after posting their music videos dan Theaters, Palms Casino Resort, on YouTube in 2007. Since then, 4321 West Flamingo Road Las Boyce Avenue has garnered more Vegas, NV 89103), a state-of-the- than 4.3 billion YouTube views with art cinema complex located inside more than 12 million subscribers to the Palms Casino Resort. Tickets their channel. The band is made up are $35 and include $25 in theater of the three brothers Alejandro (on concessions and the new luxury lead vocals, guitar, piano), Fabian style seating at the Brenden Theater. (on guitar and vocals) and Daniel Tickets can be purchased at (on bass, percussion and vocals). www.VarietySN.org. The group’s talent has led them to SPONSORS: Brenden The- perform for fans across the world, atres, Channel 13, Nevada State including in North America, South Bank, Reynolds & Reynolds, Alpha America, Europe, Asia and more. Graphics, Greenberg Traurig, En- Audiences will enjoy Boyce Av- core Event Technologies, Entercom enue’s original music like “Broken Radio, The Palms Casino & Resort. Angel” and “Be Somebody,” as Murray The Magician aka. well as the trio’s covers of contem- Murray SawChuck just released a porary and classic songs, including rap song today written, performed, “Here Without You” by Three produced and created by famed Doors Down and “A Thousand local DJ’s HardNox. Years” by Christina Perri. The rap song is all about Mur- Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets start ray’s viral success online with all at $25 plus taxes and convenience his magic videos after he has he has fees, and can be purchased by call- hit over 1 Billion Online Views and ing Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000; Page 20 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 Marriage Can Be Murder — Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be! Murder-mystery dinner show at the D Las Vegas offers Valentine’s Day deals signed to strengthen trust between the horse and rider through a series of exercises. Valentine’s Day Dinners Love fills the air as Symphony’s Restaurant and Mountain Falls Grill Room each hosts a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner for you and your sweetheart. Symphony’s Restaurant, located at Pahrump Valley Winery, has been rated the top restaurant in Pahrump for the last five years. The Grill Room, inside Mountain Falls Golf Club, has been redesigned to a stylish get- away overlooking the water. Guests will enjoy a special menu at either restaurant with all of the favorites. Date: Thursday, Feb. 14 Time: Symphony’s Restaurant: 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Mountain Falls Grill Room: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Details: Symphony’s Restau- rant: Dinner reservations required, for more details please call 775- 537-6553 ext. 2.; Mountain Falls Grill Room: Dinner reservations ART CLASSES FOR KIDS forcement, featuring a speakeasy required, for more details please LAUNCHES YOUTUBE and distillery, announces special call 775-751-7800. CHANNEL promotions, programs and events Location: Symphony’s Restau- Art Classes for Kids Owner for February. rant: Pahrump Valley Winery; 3810 Kim Bavington has been a fixture The Mob Museum Anniversa- Winery Road, Pahrump, NV 89048; of extra-curricular art instruction ry, Feb. 14 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain Falls Grill Room: Moun- in Southern Nevada for kids ages In celebration of the Museum’s tain Falls Golf Club; 5001 Club- 5 to 12 for nearly 30 years. Now, anniversary, The Underground will house Dr., Pahrump, NV 89061 with the launch of her new YouTube feature food and drink specials, Valentine’s Day with channel, everyone can experience including select $8 handcrafted By Jerry Fink became The STRAT Hotel, Casino John Michael Ferrari Bavington’s high-energy, easy- cocktails and 20 percent off all food Las Vegas Tribune and SkyPod. Get a little country this Valen- to-follow drawing, painting and menu items. Cocktails available at Marriage Can Be Murder at the The rebranding was part of the tine’s Day with the acclaimed sing- sculpting instruction, which she this discounted price include the D Las Vegas will offer a killer Val- revolution of the iconic property er and songwriter, John Michael presents on video with the help Prohibition classics Southside, entine’s Day deal for couples and since Golden Entertainment, Inc. Ferrari, performing at Sullivan’s of a revolving array of school-age Scofflaw and The Chicago. Dis- singles alike that want to add a bit took ownership in late 2017. Pub. Kicking off his musical career assistants. counted dishes offered at 20 percent of amusement and mystery to their “The Stratosphere is a Las Vegas while serving in the Vietnam War, An accomplished artist and off include the Beer Cheese with celebration on Valentine’s Day — icon, so in acquiring the property Ferrari has performed regularly designer herself, Bavington is Pretzel Bites, Cheese Pizza and Thursday, February 14. Along with we chose to preserve that quality at resorts, clubs, charity events renowned locally for her excellent Pastry Pigs with Whiskey Mustard. admission to the award-winning while also reimagining the resort and causes. Sullivan’s Pub will art instruction, which she offers at National Drink Wine Day, comedy experience, guests receive through a comprehensive remodel be packed with dancing, drinking, private, in-home lessons; at group Starting Monday, Feb. 18 to Sun- a glass of champagne, a box of that spans from the tower to the and an all-around good time for a classes and art camps held in Sum- day, Feb. 24 in honor of National chocolates and a rose per couple. main casino floor,” said Steve Ar- unique Valentine’s Day experience. merlin and in her downtown Mid- Drink Wine Day, enjoy 25 percent Prices start at $89.03 per ticket. cana, executive vice president and Date: Thursday, Feb. 14 century Modern home; as well as off wine by the glass all day in The Hosted in The Showroom at the D chief operating officer of Golden Time: Performance from 6:30 at birthday parties, holiday celebra- Underground speakeasy. Las Vegas, all tickets are inclusive Entertainment. “We have devel- p.m. to 8 p.m. tions and other festive occasions. Wiseguy Wednesday: Triv- of a three-course meal. oped a new brand that speaks to the Details: This event is free. For “Kim’s art camps were so much ia Night at The Underground, “For just one price, we will take fun and excitement of this grand more details please call 775-727- fun for my daughters — and a joy Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Is care of your Valentine’s dinner, transformation and we are thrilled 0858. for me, too, to see how proud they there anything more satisfying than show and gifts,” said Eric Post, to announce The STRAT.” Location: Sullivan’s Pub; 2450 were of the beautiful works of art drinking and thinking at the same creator and writer of Marriage * * * * * W Mesquite Ave, Pahrump, NV they created,” said Jennifer Brin- time? The Mob Museum’s monthly Can Be Murder. “This show is an PAHRUMP OFFERS LOTS 89060 ton, mother of three. “We moved Trivia Night is a fun and fact-filled interactive experience for couples TO DO IN FEBRUARY Pahrump Balloon Festival out of state two years ago, so the contest to find out who can have and friends that want to keep things Head to Pahrump all month- This year’s Pahrump Balloon girls were thrilled about Kim’s new the best time while also showing easy and fun for the big day.” long for events filled with family Festival is heading to Petrack YouTube channel.” off their knowledge in a range * * * * * fun and educational flair. Whether Park and it’s filled with a ton of Classes are held downtown at of vintage Las Vegas, organized you’re trotting along with your photo-ops and activities for the Bavington’s home studio, 1509 S. crime and law enforcement-related horse, watching hot air balloons whole family to enjoy. Kicking off 6th Street Las Vegas, NV 89104 and categories. fill the sky, or enjoying a romantic at 6 a.m., spectators will be in awe in Summerlin at Grace in the Desert Distillery Tours, daily on the Valentine’s Day dinner, there’s watching balloons illuminate the Episcopal Church, 2022 Spring hour from 12 to 4 p.m. on week- something for everyone to enjoy. area from the Balloon Lift-Off in Gate Lane Las Vegas, NV 89134. days; 12 to 5 p.m. on weekends. Stay up to date with everything the morning to the Balloon Glow Follow Art Classes for Kids on During these $12 tours, which happening in Pahrump by visiting, at night. This 3-day event is packed Facebook @artclassesforkidslasve- are available as an enhanced ex- www.visitpahrump.com. with music, entertainment, and gas, on Instagram @artclassesfork- perience with the purchase of a IMTCA Cavalletti more, guaranteeing a full day of ids, or subscribe to their YouTube deluxe or premier pass and include Work Coaching’s Clinic fun for all. channel for weekly video lessons a sampling of a variety of distilled Saddle up your horses and get Date: Friday, Feb. 22 to Sunday, anyone can do at home. spirits, participants receive an in- CONTAINER PARK’S ready to learn the ins and outs Feb. 24 * * * * * depth explanation of the distillery TASTING SERIES RETURNS of cavalletti at the International Time: Event starts at 6 a.m. equipment and distillation process WITH ‘VALENWINE’S DAY’ Mountain Trail Challenge Associ- Details: This event is free. For and learn about Prohibition. Love the wine you sip! Down- ation’s Cavalletti Work Level One more details head to, visitpahrump. Happy Hour, Sunday through town Container Park, downtown Coaching Clinic. Participants can com/events. Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Las Vegas’ open-air shopping develop their horsemanship skills Location: Petrack Park; 150 S. to midnight. Enjoy 20 percent off center and entertainment venue, by executing the principles of Highway 160, Pahrump, NV 89060 select craft cocktails, draft beer and launches its 2019 bottomless tasting cavalletti work. This session is de- * * * * * wine by the glass. For more infor- series with a ‘ValenWINE’s Day’ mation, call (702) 229-2734 or visit affair. themobmuseum.org. Admission to Downtown Container Park’s the speakeasy is included with gen- monthly Wine & Beer Walk series eral Museum admission and free returns, with love on Saturday, any time for patrons using the daily February 9th at 6 p.m. premiering THE UNDERGROUND password found on Instagram sto- with its signature Valentine’s Day- AT THE MOB MUSEUM ries @MobMuseum_Underground. themed wine walk. ANNOUNCES * * * * * Enjoy walking hand-in-hand FEBRUARY EVENTS Jerry Fink is an entertainment with a significant other or wine- The Underground, the Prohibi- columnist for the Las Vegas Tribune in–hand with friends while sipping tion history exhibition at The Mob newspaper and writes a weekly col- unlimited red, white and rosé Museum, the National Museum umn. To contact Fink, email him at varietals, listening to live enter- of Organized Crime and Law En- jfink@ lasvegastribune.com. tainment provided by the Shaun DeGraff Band and exploring Con- tainer Park’s boutique stores and gourmet eateries. If love is all you need, chocolate is all you want! The first 300 “ValenWINE’s Day” guests will receive complimentary chocolate treats for an indulgent pairing option. Give your loved one the gift of unlimited wine, chocolate and live entertainment this Valentine’s Day! Tickets for “ValenWINE’s Day” Wine Walk are on sale now for $25 online. Guests may also purchase tickets to the event at Downtown Container Park’s gates for $30. To purchase tickets to or for more information about “Valen- WINE’s Day” Wine Walk, visit www.downtowncontainerpark.com. * * * * * STRATOSPHERE RENAMED “THE STRAT” As of Sunday, Feb. 3, the Strato- sphere, Casino, Hotel & Tower February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 21 LifestyLes Sandy names “Rainbow Cabaret, A Tribute to Judy Garland and Liza Minelli” the Best Show in Las Vegas By Sandy Zimmerman Las Vegas Tribune Photos by Sandy Zimmerman during the show I was invited to review the Rainbow Cabaret: “Liza & Judy” Tribute show with Suzanne Goulet as Liza Minelli and Denise Rose as Judy Garland, at Sun City Aliante, the first stop of their tour. This show captured the essence of the two stars while the audience watched Denise and Liza performing as mother and daughter it was like looking through a window peeking into the past. There were such perfect renditions of each character as Suzanne and Denise made them come alive and also provided touching moments between the mother and daughter. Their collection of songs that were chosen traced Liza and Judy’s lives and films and the star’s pictures projected on the stage’s wall added so much to the show! You can tell, whoever wrote this script felt love for these two famous personalities while Suzanne and Denise portrayed the two stars with such feeling, not only singing and dancing but added comments. The two ladies’ sang like stars, their impressions were so close and so vivid, topped with impressive Broadway-style choreography. Paying tribute to Judy Garland or Liza Minelli alone would be a wonderful show but featuring both makes the evening outstanding! The multi-talented Suzanne and Denise are perfect for their character parts, with performances that thrill audiences. The two impressionists kept the show rolling along at a great pace, one song after another. Some of their numbers included “New York, New York,” “All That Jazz,” “Rainbow Cabaret,” A Tribute to Judy Garland and Liza Minelli starring Denise Rose and Susanne Goulet “You Made Me Love You,” “Everything’s Throughout the evening the mood changed television producer and has produced Health, as well as a Photographer/ Vid- coming up Roses,” “The Man That Got from sultry, to happy, to comic and very real travel specials around the world. She eographer, Editor, Director, and Talk Show Away,” “I Found You Just in Time,” “Dol- interpretations of each song with a mix of visited China five times and produced Host of Sandy Zimmerman’s Las Vegas TV ly,” and of course “Somewhere Over the solos and Broadway-style duets. two travel specials, one in Beijing and Show and Discover the Ultimate Vacation Rainbow”, and more, with almost two hours The Sun City Aliante provided just the another on the Yangtze River Cruise. travel specials. For information, questions, of fun and music. For one song, “Sara Lee,” perfect setting similar to a cabaret with can- She has produced television programs for comments please contact Sandy Zimmerman Suzanne chose a man from the audience for dy-filled tables and chairs. 20 years, is also a syndicated Show and at [email protected] or phone a very funny twosome. Sandy Zimmerman is an award-winning Dining Reviewer, Travel/ Luxury writer, 702-515-0846.

Denise Rose as Judy Garland Suzanne Goulet as Liza Minelli Page 22 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / February 6-12, 2019 CITY BEAT World-Class Vocalist Angela Teek Makes Vegas Comeback!

194,785 gross square feet of exhibit will drive new resources to campus In addition to music, the festival space, which is divisible into two and enrich the pipeline for perma- will have food, beer and craft ven- halls — North with 97,684 gross nent showroom presentations. dors. Artisan vendors interested in square feet and South with 97,101 Outside of the January and July participating in the festival must gross square feet — which can Las Vegas Market dates, The Expo submit the Vendor Application accommodate up to 1,000 booths. at World Market Center Las Vegas Form by 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. The Expo at World Market Center will host tradeshows, as well as Children also will be able to Las Vegas will feature an expansive corporate and private events. Ac- enjoy an area designed just for lobby area, registration area, onsite cording to Maricich, “Currently, them; games and activities will be shuttle bus depot, attached parking there is approximately 200,000 programmed for them throughout garage and two permanent “grab square feet of available conference the festival. and go” food service areas. and exhibition space in downtown As the event offers lawn seating, “IMC is making a $90 Million Las Vegas in several locations, but guests are encouraged to bring low- investment in the creation of The the largest single venue, at 85,000 back chairs and blankets to be more Expo at World Market Center square feet, is smaller than The comfortable. For more information, If you haven’t heard the name Robert Townsend’s film “Holly- Las Vegas, a new state-of-the-art, Expo at World Market Center Las call 702-229-ARTS (2787) or visit Angela Teek, take notice of this wood Shuffle,” and Don Rickles purpose-built facility,” said Robert Vegas. This new Expo Center will www.artslasvegas.org. dynamic performer extraordinaire! long-time opening act at the Golden Maricich, CEO of IMC. “We’re address demand for modern con- * * * * * With a reputation of The Voice, Nugget in Las Vegas. Angela’s list delighted to cooperate with the vention and trade show space that The Entertainer, with the Ole Hol- of credits, awards and accolades are city of Las Vegas and the state of currently is limited in the down- lywood Swag, Angela is destined impressive and too comprehensive Nevada to bring this new exhibition town area.” For information and to be a resident headliner in Las to list them all! venue to Las Vegas. Our use of local exhibit space availability, contact Vegas as she makes a triumphant Longtime Hollywood Agent- labor, at ‘prevailing wage rates’ will Jennifer Muna, CEM, IMC Gen- comeback in the Entertainment to-the-Stars Nick Alan has been make this project a win-win for the eral Manager — Tradeshows, at Capital of The World. involved with developing and exhibition industry and the city of [email protected]. The sexy, glamorous, talented guiding Angela’s career since he Las Vegas.” * * * * * and exciting Angela Teek is a was passed the torch from Leonard Construction is scheduled to Free Las Vegas Bluegrass DREAM performer. The former Reed many years ago. Nick worked begin fully in April and the grand Festival announces Broadway Star, Vegas Headliner, closely with Leonard and became opening is expected for IMC’s March 23 lineup recording artist, supper-club sen- her personal Manager-Producer Summer 2020 Las Vegas Market, The city of Las Vegas will host sation, $100,000 winner of Star — along with his business partner, a semi-annual marketplace for the the 2018 Las Vegas Bluegrass Fes- Search, and film-television actress Emmy Award winning Producer gift and home furnishings indus- tival Saturday, March 23, from 2 with personality+ is the bright-light Tom Kendall — with a vision for tries. to 8 p.m. at Centennial Hills Park, audiences have been waiting for. the kind of timeless artist she has “According to the Las Vegas 7101 N. Buffalo Drive. The event She has taken up residence in Las become. Kendall/Alan Entertain- Convention & Visitors Authority is free and open to all ages. Vegas and is bringing back live ment brought on veteran show (LVCVA) in 2017, the exposition The festival lineup features music and real star-quality with producer/director Blair Farrington industry generated $58.8 billion some of the best bluegrass and Kristina Swallow appointed timeless standards and spectacular of award-winning Farrington En- in economic benefit to Southern Americana bands in the nation director of Nevada music and arrangements from the tertainment and associate producer Nevada,” said Mayor Carolyn including Department of Golden Age of Hollywood, Broad- Patricia Dockswell as part of the Goodman. “With the addition of —Twisted Pine: Winners of the Transportation by way and Supper-Clubs. “Dream Team” to assist in present- this new facility, Las Vegas now 2014 Freshgrass band competition Governor Sisolak Originally from Pittsburgh ing and re-introducing this unique offers the exhibition industry a total and nominated for the Internation- Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Pennsylvania, Angela began her and special one-of-a-kind entertain- of 4,214,047 gross square feet of al Bluegrass Music Association’s that the Board of Directors of the career in LA studying with teacher/ er to the Las Vegas market. After exhibit hall space at four facilities 2015 Momentum Award, Twisted Nevada Department of Transpor- mentor and showbiz veteran Leon- recent standing-room-only perfor- — the Las Vegas Convention Cen- Pine has become one of the most tation approved the governor’s rec- ard Reed. Blessed with a 3-octave mances at The Composers Show- ter, Sands Expo, Mandalay Bay and acclaimed young string bands. The ommendation of Kristina Swallow range, vivacious personality, and case at the Smith Center,The Space, The Expo at World Market Center multi-layered quartet is known for to be the department director. professional work ethic, she con- The Italian American Club, The Las Vegas.” shows filled with spirit and con- “I am pleased that the board nects with all audiences through her Dennis Bono Show and more… The Expo at Las Vegas Market tagious energy. National Public approved Kristina Swallow to serve authenticity as an artist. She has all audiences can’t get enough of this will be the new permanent venue Radio says Twisted Pine is “a band as director of the Nevada Depart- the tools and show-biz experience power-house performer! for presentation of temporary gift to watch” with “an upbeat poppy ment of Transportation,” said Gov. to work with as a vocalist, like a Look out world! Angela Teek and home décor exhibits at IMC’s vibe; energetic, driving rhythms; Sisolak. “Kristina’s distinguished master craftsman plying her craft. has arrived! semi-annual Las Vegas Market, virtuosic solos; tight harmonies.” career as a civil engineer and public Angela embodies pure joy and en- * * * * * which showcases 4,000+ gift, home —Hot Club of Cowtown: “The servant make her the ideal choice tertainment bliss as she transports The Expo at World Market décor and furniture resources in Austin-based western swing/jazz to guide Nevada’s transportation the audience through her story-tell- Center brings world-class five million square feet of perma- trio will bring even the tamest infrastructure into the future.” ing songs with timeless lyrics and exhibit space to nent showrooms and temporary audience to its feet,” according to Kristina Swallow has nearly melodies. Downtown Las Vegas exhibition space. During the Las the Chicago Tribune. Celebrating 25 years of experience working in Angela has received critical International Market Centers Vegas Market, IMC plans to use the over 20 years together, Hot Club the civil engineering industry and acclaim for her performances in (IMC), owners and operators of lobby of the Expo at World Market of Cowtown has toured worldwide government to address challenges Broadway shows from her starring World Market Center Las Vegas, Center Las Vegas for attendee and with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, faced by clients and agencies and role in legendary producer David broke ground today on construction exhibitor registration, making the the Squirrel Nut Zippers and many advancing their priorities. She is Merrick’s “Oh Kay,” to “Ain’t of The Expo at World Market Center new facility the gateway to its entire more; the band also has been a the past president of the American Misbehavin’,” Tony Award win- Las Vegas, a new 315,000-square- marketplace. The Expo’s contig- musical ambassador for the United Society of Civil Engineers. Most ning “Ragtime,” “Sophisticated foot exhibition facility, scheduled to uous positioning with Building C States State Department. recently, Kristina worked for the Ladies,” “Rock of Ages,” “Joseph open in summer 2020 on the World also will improve attendee traffic —Bumper Jacksons: Honored City of Las Vegas as a program and the Amazing Technicolor Market Center Las Vegas campus. flow between Las Vegas Market’s multiple times as the Mid-Atlan- manager in the Department of Dreamcoat,” “Beehive,” The in- The new Expo at World Mar- permanent showrooms and tempo- tic’s “Artist of the Year,” Bumper Public Works, City Engineer Divi- ternational hit “Burn The Floor”, ket Center Las Vegas will feature rary exhibits, which IMC expects Jacksons is a brassy seven-piece sion. As a practicing civil engineer, band with horns and pedal steel. Kristina has worked in a number With a similar style to Dan Hicks of technical areas including flood and His Hot Licks, Asleep at the control, traffic impact analysis and Wheel and Squirrel Nut Zippers, mitigation, land development, pub- they balance paying homage to lic works and transportation policy. the traditions while fashioning a Her roles have included being a unique, playful style. small business owner, working as —The Quebe Sisters: After more a consultant, serving as a program than a decade of traveling and three manager in city government, work- acclaimed albums, The Quebe Sis- ing as a lobbyist in the Nevada State ters continue to win standing ova- Legislature, and working as a legis- tions with their all-Americana vocal lative aide in the U.S. Senate where and instrumental performances. she was able to negotiate language The triple-threat fiddle champions in the final passage of MAP-21 (PL have shared the stage with Willie 112-141). Kristina has a Bachelor Nelson, George Strait, Merle Hag- of Science degree in Civil Engi- gard and many others. neering from the University of Ar- The Southern Nevada Bluegrass izona, a Master of Science in Civil Music Society’s Out of the Desert and Environmental Engineering will provide “strolling musicians” from the University of Nevada Las between sets as well as sponsor the Vegas and has completed additional instrument petting zoo; all instru- studies within the UNLV College of ments will be given away as prizes Urban Affairs. at the end of the festival. * * * * * February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 23 7 Things You Can Do To Move Your Team Forward By Doug Dickerson things up for us,” attitude- then “In any team sport, the best going forward as a unified team teams have consistency and chem- will always be out of reach. If either istry.” — Roger Staubach side sees the other as nothing more In the past few weeks, I have than combatants to be conquered shared a series of articles devoted then where is the team chemistry to helping employees and leaders you need to go forward and be understand each other better. While successful? As long as it’s an “us vs. it was not a comprehensive list, it them” mentality, the path forward does shed light on some of the most will be long and hard. Everything common complaints from each rises and falls on trust. You must respective side. protect it at all costs. In case you missed it, allow me Take ownership to share, without comment, the two of your actions Both sides should begin moving are too attached to defending their lists with you: It’s just too easy to point fingers toward one another and open up own agendas and ar otherwise not 7 things you do as a leader and lay blame at the feet of those better avenues of communication receptive to new ideas. that your team can’t stand: you don’t like or get along with. and understanding. When you see The mantra of “this is the way DoUg DICkErsoN 1. You are out of touch with It’s time to get past that and think what’s going on from the other we’ve always done it” is nothing your people 5. You don’t take risks of what’s best for the team. Is your person’s point of view, things can more than a eulogy to your suc- 2. You don’t communicate val- 6. You stop growing and learn- attitude moving the team forward or look a lot different. Do it. cess. Everyone must be willing ues and vision ing holding it back? If not, then before Stake your claim to your to abandon business as usual and 3. You don’t have their backs 7. You don’t lead yourself well pointing the finger at someone else, culture, pave your path to look for new and innovative ways 4. You don’t call out bad be- The respective lists are not look first in the mirror and figure the future you want to move forward. So long as you havior meant to pit one side against an- out why. So long as you think it’s If you had the opportunity to are unwilling to change you run the 5. You don’t empower your other. They are, however, meant to all about you then you are hurting create the ideal culture in which you risk of being stuck where you are. people create dialogue to help you build more than helping. woke up with anticipation about Never stop growing leaders 6. You don’t easily change bridges that get you talking with Change your perspective going and being a part of something Many things will contribute to 7. You don’t realize that every- each other. So how can leadership Admittedly, too many leaders greater than yourself, that brought the growth of your organization. thing rises and falls on leadership and employees be more mindful of are out of touch with what’s going you and your colleagues genuine But everything will rise and fall 7 things you do that your each other? Here are seven paths on in their respective organiza- enjoyment, where everyone rose (to borrow the phrase from John leader can’t stand: forward. tions. Maybe they’ve lost touch to the challenge, had each other’s Maxwell) on leadership. It’s as your 1. You are not a team player See yourself for what with what it’s like day to day in backs, and went the extra mile to organization develops leaders and 2. You play politics you are — a team, the trenches. Perhaps those on the get there- what would that look adopts a leadership mindset that 3. You point out problems, pro- not combatants front lines don’t truly appreciate like for you? you will begin to chip away at all vide no solutions So long as either side reads the voluminous amount of work The future you want begins with the negatives that each side points 4. You don’t go above and be- through the previous lists with a that goes unnoticed to keep things the culture you build and everyone to as the reason for the team not yond what’s required “see, this is how they are screwing operating. Either way, it’s fixable. must build it together. moving forward. Raise up, lead- Hold each other accountable ers. Develop leaders. Grow your BEHIND THE MIKE If you are going to move forward organization. as a team, then every area that The consistency and chemistry affects team performance must be of your team take hard work, com- Growing Plants and Kids held to account. From the bottom mitment, and resolve. Be all in with By Michael A. Aun Chad says, “I have to be willing to line, attitudes, behaviors, culture — your level of commitment and lead My friend and neighbor Chad pull weeds / some kids will steal everything must be on the table. If with integrity and you will all move Ansbaugh lives just up the street energy from those who truly want it impacts the organization, it must forward together. from me. He coaches alongside my to grow into something special.” be evaluated for its contribution. Doug Dickerson is a syndicated son Cory at St. Cloud High School All athletes do not progress the Be willing to pivot columnist. He writes a weekly col- in Florida. same. Chad feels, “I have come to Teams that struggle to move umn for this newspaper. To contact I got to know him a little more terms with the fact that not every forward do so because at times Doug Dickerson, email him at intimately while serving as his ball season is the same. Some cycles they’re stuck in the past, people ddickerson@ lasvegastribune.com. boy for the St. Cloud freshman yield more than others. Still, I am football team. His coaching style laboring… protecting the seedling is more in the role of a teacher or / kid, keeping it / kids safe during professor. tough times. This allows the seed- I notice some coaches stalk the ling / kids to grow at its own pace. sidelines, screaming and yelling at And at the end of the season I will players. Not Chad… he looks more start on my next crop.” like a college professor, studying Everyone does not necessarily his play sheet. Some coaches be- advance at the same speed. When lieve the louder you yell at a kid the MICHAEL A. AUN you rush the process, you allow more effective the results will be. that not every season is the same. yourself many mistakes. While Nothing could be further from Some cycles yield more than others. we grow from some, we might, in the truth, especially with high Still, I will be laboring, protecting fact, simply be better in tolerating school freshmen. Let’s face facts; the seedling/kid, keeping it/kids mistakes. freshmen do not know what they safe during tough times, allowing Don’t be afraid to fail. Tom Pe- do not know. Every play becomes it/kids to grow at it’s own pace. And ters, speaker and author of In Search a learning experience. at the end of the season I will just of Excellence, once commented on When a play goes south, whether start on my next crop. a program “We need to teach people it was his a bad call or not, he owns Chad wrote, “I passionately to fail faster. If it is given that failure the pain, always striving to build protect my plants / kids. I have to is the process by which we succeed, his players. choose varieties that can only grow wouldn’t it then follow that in or- He recently had an interesting in a specific climate / kids have to der to have more success, we need post on Facebook. “I saw this be able to handle my culture in the more failure? Fail faster, just don’t (referring to the quote below) and gym.” replicate mistakes.” immediately thought that there is no He further writes, “I have to The fact is we cannot fix past surprise that I am a coach and a gar- make the tough decision on when a mistakes by dwelling on them. dener. The tasks are very similar.” plant isn’t going to make it / letting Heal the past by living fully in the “WE CANNOT FORCE SOME- a kid know that they just aren’t present moment. Growth is the key, ONE TO HEAR A MESSAGE growing. I have to realize that not not pace. When you grow at your THEY ARE NOT READY TO RE- all plants are going to produce the own pace you will have equity in CEIVE. BUT WE MUST NEVER same thing / all kids are different.” the situation. Speed doesn’t matter UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER The old Sly and the Family as long as you are making progress. OF PLANTING A SEED.”hing/all Stone song lyric song says it best: That begs the question… how kids are different. I have to know “Different strokes for different long should your child spend in the that different plants take different folks.” Life is that way. first grade? Answer… one year is fertilizer/each kid needs something “I have to know that different reasonable and acceptable. Make different in order to grow. I have to plants take different fertilizer / measurable progress in a reasonable know that there are creatures who each kid need something different time frame. It’s the same for plants want to destroy my garden/there in order to grow,” observes Chad. or kids. are those who would love to see my “I have to know that there are * * * * * team(s) fail. 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GreG Dill If your doctor or other provider you for submitting a claim. If accepts assignment: they don’t submit the Medicare —Your out-of-pocket costs may claim once you ask them to, call be less. 1‑800‑MEDICARE. —The provider agrees to charge —In some cases, you might you only the Medicare deduct- have to submit your own claim to ible and coinsurance amount, and Medicare using Form CMS-1490S usually waits for Medicare to pay to get paid back. its share before asking you to pay —The provider can charge your share. you more than the Medicare-ap- agreement between you and a the services you get. Call your Be sure to ask your physician —The provider has to submit proved amount, but there’s a limit. doctor or other provider who has insurance company before you get or other provider if they are partic- your claim directly to Medicare Non-participating providers are decided not to provide services the service if you have questions. ipating, non-participating, or opt- and can’t charge you for submitting paid 95 percent of the Medicare-ap- to anyone through Medicare. The —Your provider must tell you if out. You can also check by calling the claim. proved amount. They can only private contract only applies to Medicare would pay for the service 1-800-MEDICARE or by using Some doctors and other provid- charge you up to 15 percent over services you get from the provider if you got it from another provider Medicare’s Physician Compare tool ers haven’t signed an agreement the amount that non-participating who asked you to sign it. who accepts Medicare. on www.medicare.gov. to accept assignment for all Medi- providers are paid. If you sign a private contract —Your provider must tell you if You may want to contact your care-covered services, but they can The 15 percent limit applies with an opt-out doctor or other he or she has been excluded from State Health Insurance Assistance still choose to accept assignment only to certain Medicare-covered provider, keep in mind that Medi- Medicare. Program (SHIP) to get free help for some services. These provid- services and doesn’t apply to some care won’t pay any amount for the —You can’t be asked to sign a before signing a private contract ers are called “non-participating” medical supplies and durable med- services you get from that provider, private contract for emergency or with any doctor or other health care providers. ical equipment. even Medicare-covered services. urgent care. provider. If your doctor or other provider Some doctors and other pro- —You’ll have to pay the full —You’re always free to get * * * * * doesn’t accept assignment: viders don’t want to enroll in the amount this provider charges you. services not covered by Medicare Greg Dill is Medicare’s regional —You may have to pay the en- Medicare program at all. You can You and your provider will set up if you choose to pay for them administrator for Arizona, Cali- tire bill at the time of service. Your still visit these “opt out” providers, your own payment terms through yourself. fornia, Nevada, Hawaii, and the provider is supposed to submit a but they must enter into a private the contract. You don’t have to sign a private Pacific Territories. You can always claim to Medicare for any Medi- contract with you (unless you’re —If you have a Medicare Sup- contract. You can always go to get answers to your Medicare ques- care-covered services they provide in need of emergency or urgently plement Insurance (Medigap) another provider who participates tions by calling 1-800-MEDICARE to you. needed care). policy, it won’t pay anything for (accepts assignment) in Medicare. (1-800-633-4227). —The provider can’t charge A private contract is a written Social Security and America Saves Week By Barbara Duckett hashtag when posting about your savings Social Security Public Affairs goals. Specialist in las Vegas It’s never too early to start planning for Planning and saving are core elements to a your retirement. Set a goal, make a plan, and successful retirement. For over 80 years, So- save automatically. Savers with a plan are cial Security has helped Americans achieve twice as likely to save successfully. Pledge that goal. And each year, the American Sav- to save for America Saves Week at www. ings Education Council and America Saves americasaves.org. coordinate America Saves Week. The week is Social Security has many tools for retire- an opportunity for organizations to promote ment planning. You can access our online good savings behavior; it is also a great time information and resources at www.socialse- for people to assess their own saving status. curity.gov/planners/retire. Social Security is collaborating with Younger people know that the earlier America Saves Week to promote our shared they start saving, the more their money can mission of helping millions of people prepare grow. Our website for young workers at for their future. This year, we’re celebrating www.socialsecurity.gov/people/earlycareer the week from February 25 through March has resources that can help you secure today 2. Join the #ASW19 movement by using this and tomorrow. Social Security and Black History Month By Barbara Duckett Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in las Vegas In February, our nation honors African Americans by celebrating Black History Month. Recognizing our shared history is one way we can affirm our belief in freedom and democracy for all. For more than 80 years, Social Security has helped secure today and tomorrow with financial benefits, information, and tools for people of countless backgrounds and ethnicities that make up our richly diverse country. One of our popular tools is the online Retirement Estimator. With it, you can plug in some basic information to get an instant, personalized estimate of your future benefits. Different life events or choices can alter the course of your future, so try out different scenarios such as higher and lower future earnings amounts and various retirement dates to get a good prediction of how it can change your future benefit amounts. You can access it at www.socialsecurity.gov/benefits/ retirement/estimator.html. If you find that helpful, we have a number of calculators to help you prepare for retirement at www.socialsecurity.gov/planners/ calculators. We also pay disability benefits to people with medical conditions that could prevent them from working for 12 or more months or result in death. If the disabled person has dependent family members, they may also be eligible to receive payments. We pay disability through two programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance program, for people who have worked and paid Social Security taxes long enough to be eligible, and the Supplemental Security Widows, widowers, and their dependent could get benefits if a working parent dies. socialsecurity.gov/benefits. Social Security Income program, which is a means-tested children may be eligible for Social Security And Social Security pays more benefits to is with you through life’s journey, helping program for people who are 65 or older, as survivors benefits. Social Security helps by children than any other federal program. secure today and tomorrow for you and your well as people of any age, including children, providing income for the families of workers You can learn more about retirement, family. Visit us today at www.socialsecurity. who are blind or have disabilities. who die. In fact, 98 of every 100 children survivors, and disability benefits, at www. gov/people/africanamericans. February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 25 What You Need To Know By Dr Nina Radcliff Your Heart’s Health By Dr. Nina Radcliff, MD —Diabetes February is Heart Health Month —“Type A” personality and I greatly appreciate the media —Unhealthy eating patterns and communities sharing important —Not managing stress information about heart health. The —Family history of heart dis- aim is to bring the message home: ease to understand the whys as well as Heart disease risk can be ge- what you can and must do to help netic — meaning you are “born manage your heart health. with specific genes” that you can’t Yes, heart disease is the #1 killer control. This part of your risk can of men and women in our nation. be managed with the assistance of blood sugar and cholesterol. Follow in foods containing potassium, cal- free can help reduce your risk of Still, in the past 50 years we’ve your physician. Or it can be modifi- a dietary pattern that includes fruits, cium and magnesium — referred to heart disease and stroke, as well as seen amazing, dramatic successes able, which means you can manage vegetables, whole grains, and other as the DASH (Dietary Approaches cancer and chronic lung disease. in treating heart disease — and the or even eliminate the risk factors. healthy choices. to Stop Hypertension) diet — may Experts state that it is never too lion’s share of power is in lifestyle Steps to Help Protect —Control Cholesterol. There help prevent or normalize high late to quit smoking and your body choices. Yourself Against are two types of cholesterol: high- blood pressure. begins to heal as soon as you smoke My goal is to provide key in- Cardiovascular density lipoprotein (HDL) which —And if diagnosed with hy- your last cigarette. formation about what you can and Heart Disease is often referred to as “good” pertension, there are a number of — Manage Chronic cannot do to protect your heart, and Eating and drinking right, ex- cholesterol because it helps remove medications that can help manage Stress. More research is needed to why heart disease prevention and ercising, avoiding smoking, man- the LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol from it. These prescriptions have maxi- determine how stress contributes care should be at the forefront of aging your weight, blood pressure, the arteries. mal impact when lifestyle changes to heart disease but stress studies your health goals. The facts are that and stress can help prevent and, Elevated levels of bad cho- are also implemented. link behaviors and factors that today, and every day, you can take too, possibly reverse the ravages lesterol can clog your arteries, —A commonly held myth is that increase heart disease risk: high steps to significantly lower your of heart disease. They are corner- increasing your risk of heart attack you can tell when your blood pres- blood pressure, cholesterol levels, risk of heart disease and improve stones of heart disease treatment. and stroke. Conversely elevated sure is high — that’s simply untrue. smoking, consuming alcohol, your heart’s health. —Work with your doctor. levels of good cholesterol may be Many people live with high blood physical inactivity and overeating. Understanding the Get a check-up, along with any protective against heart disease, pressure and are unaware of it. It’s These habits can increase blood Need to Care screenings or blood work in order stroke, and kidney injury due to the same with cholesterol — you pressure and may damage artery Your body is amazing and intri- to “know your numbers” and un- atherosclerosis. can’t tell when your cholesterol is walls. cate with a vast number of organs derstand your specific needs. Just —Know your cholesterol lev- elevated. Regardless of age, there are that all work together. Every organ because you “feel all right” or your els. If you don’t know them, talk —Lose extra pounds and things you can do to prevent, slow has its own unique responsibility, body weight, exercise habits and to your doctor about scheduling a watch your waistline. Weight loss down, or reverse heart disease. and your heart’s is to pump life-sus- diet are healthy, don’t think that cholesterol screening. can decrease or even normalize Research shows that even small taining necessities to the three your blood cholesterol and blood —Know your fats. Knowing elevated blood pressure, cholesterol changes to your habits can have trillion cells in your body. pressure levels are too. Your genes which fats raise LDL cholesterol levels, and blood sugars. It is a surprising effect on your heart Without the workings of your may predispose you to cardiovas- and which ones don’t is a key critical to achieving your best health. In fact, studies estimate heart, multiple other organs would cular disease. Talk with your health step to lowering your risk of heart health. that 80 percent of heart disease can fail. For example, the brain is in care provider about heart-related disease. —Control your blood sugar be prevented by lifestyle changes. constant need of a supply of oxygen screenings that might be important —Decrease “bad” cholesterol levels and diabetes. Chronically You hold great power with your from blood. Your muscles need ox- for you. levels. Certain foods can be a “med- elevated blood glucose levels are choices!! ygen, glucose and amino acids, as —Be Active. Regular physical icine” to help lower LDL levels. damaging to blood vessels. Thus, if * * * * * well as the proper ratio of sodium, activity and exercise can put a dent Some delectable delights include you have diabetes, it is imperative This article is for general in- calcium and potassium salts in or- in and even reverse a number of risk oatmeal, nuts, beans and legumes, to keep your blood sugars under formation only and should not be der to contract normally — and so factors for cardiovascular disease olive oil, and omega-3 fats in fish. proper control. Doing so can mini- used for the diagnosis or treatment without the heart, these functions such as hypertension, obesity, Type —In some cases, diet and life- mize the impact of diabetes on your of medical conditions and cannot would fail. Through a remarkable 2 diabetes, or chronic stress. style changes alone aren’t enough. body — and even prevent or delay substitute for the advice from your journey, your heart rids the blood If you are diagnosed with heart Your doctor may prescribe choles- its onset. This involves eating right, medical professional. Dr. Nina has of waste in your body. And when disease, before starting any exercise terol-lowering medication to keep controlling your weight, exercising used all reasonable care in com- the heart fails, the entire body shuts program, talk to your physician so your cholesterol levels in check. and taking medication(s) prescribed piling the current information but down in a matter of minutes. you can learn to monitor activity —Manage Blood Pres- by your doctor. Lifestyle changes it may not apply to you and your Bottom line: when your heart properly. sure. When elevated, it causes our can result in a decreased need for symptoms. Always consult a doctor —Healthy Diet. Consuming the is not working properly, just about heart to work harder and damages medication, and in some cases, or other health care professional right foods and drinks can help you everything in your body is affected. our blood vessels. elimination of them. for diagnosis and treatment of Heart Disease control your weight, blood pressure, —A diet low in sodium and rich —Stop Smoking. Going smoke- medical conditions. 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Although the kitchen is very without roads leading to the ham- small, you would not realize it from let? The little 500-year-old hamlet their three page menu. They serve of Zum See is worth walking or corn fed chicken and unexpected skiing for a half-hour from the vil- gourmet recipes way out there. lage of Zermatt along an easy trail. The menu held a wonderful mix of Max and Greti Mennig opened international favorites such as the their Restaurant Zum See and ev- French prawns Provencal, home- eryone was enthused. This is the made Italian pastas, as well as tradi- perfect atmosphere most people tional Swiss and Alpine-style food. seek in the Alps, to enjoy the out- Most of the food was prepared doors and be happy for an excuse a-la-minute so guests can get back to come for a delicious meal or to their sports, skiing, hiking and snack then continue up or down the exploring. You have a choice of mountain. In just another half-hour taking the gondola or walking from further up, you have reached the Zermatt up to the first level then tram (large suspended cable car) up continue by tram to the top of the to the top of the Matterhorn. Matterhorn, or walk down from the With only a dozen houses, tram level. The Restaurant Zum the Zum See Hamlet is a perfect See is between Zermatt and the outdoor museum of the past. Most tram level. During the winter, Max of the small wooden houses stand lights the path with torches at night unoccupied, except the restaurant twinkling under the moon as the fire and a few huts used to store corn, reflects the snow. meat, wood and other necessities For more information visit the for the winter. websites: www.zumsee.ch and Large stones separated the lower [email protected]. rienced cooks may choose to study Swiss Tourism’s website. Videographer, Editor, Director, and upper parts of the hut to prevent “Learn Swiss Cooking” with one of Switzerland’s super Award-winning Talk Show Host/ and Talk Show Host of Sandy Zim- animals and insects from getting You can learn some of the secrets chefs. For information and advice Columnist Sandy Zimmerman has merman’s Las Vegas TV Show and inside. This is the life here, except of Swiss cooking by taking one of about cooking classes, restaurants, produced television programs for Discover the Ultimate Vacation the Restaurant Zum See makes the the courses around Switzerland accommodations, unique settings 20 years, syndicated Show and travel specials. Email Sandy at Hamlet come alive! People gather from Geneva to Engadine, from for weddings and honeymoons, Dining Reviewer, Travel/ Luxury [email protected] or to sit under the sun in the summer Schaffhausen to Ticino. More expe- or anything Swiss, please see the writer, Health, Photographer/ phone 702-515-0846.

Writer Sandy Zimmerman is with the cows, this is a little different from Las Vegas. February 6-12, 2019 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 27 nians voted in an extension of DST searchers Matthew Kotchen and Energy Commission found that year-round across their state. The Laura Grant. “Estimates of the extending DST would have little to rationale is that the twice-a-year overall increase are approximately no effect on energy use in that state. time change causes lost or poor 1 percent, but we find that the effect Meanwhile, a U.S. Department of sleep which leads to more acci- is not constant throughout the DST Energy analysis of 67 different dents, aggravates existing health period.” According to their data, power utilities across the country issues and has even been linked DST causes the greatest increase in concluded that a four-week exten- to a short-term uptick in suicides. electricity consumption in the fall sion of DST would save Americans Oregon and Washington are also (estimates range from 2-4 percent) ~0.5 percent of electricity per considering aligning with Califor- when dipping temperatures send day, or 1.3 trillion watt-hours in nia so the entire West Coast could Hoosiers inside earlier to turn up total — enough to power 100,000 be on DST throughout the year. their thermostats. They estimate households for a year. But according to a 2011 study that increased energy demand as Whether or not the recent inter- published in The Review of Eco- a result of DST adds ~$9 million est in extending DST throughout nomics and Statistics by researchers a year to household power bills the year on the West Coast will take from Yale and Claremont McKen- across Indiana while the “social hold across the country is anyone’s na, such a change may not be good costs” of the resulting increased guess. In the meantime, we can all news for the environment. “Our emissions range from $1.7-$5.5 look forward to the second Sunday opted out; these days only Arizona main finding is that, contrary to million annually. in March to spring ahead and leave EarthTalk® is pro- and Hawaii don’t observe DST). the policy’s intent, DST increases Of course, mileage varies by the short and dreary winter days be- duced by Roddy Scheer This past November, Califor- electricity demand,” report re- region. A study by the California hind us — at least for a few months. and Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit EarthTalk. To donate, visit www.earthtalk.org. Send questions to: ques- [email protected]. Dear EarthTalk: Would extending Daylight Savings Time (DST) year-round have benefits for the environment? — Jane Wyckoff, Soquel, CA The concept of “daylight savings time” (DST), whereby we set our clocks ahead by an hour from mid- Spring through mid-Fall so we can get more done using natural light later into the evening, was first proposed more than 200 years ago by Benjamin Franklin as a way to save money on candles (!). While Franklin’s idea didn’t catch on back then, Germany instituted a “war effort” version of it to conserve fuel during World War I. The U.S. followed suit in 1918 but scrapped the idea shortly after the war ended. DST came back to the U.S. during World War II when FDR instituted it year-round as “war time” between February 1942 and September 1945. After WWII, some states adopted summer DST but it wasn’t until Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966 that it became standard across the coun- Californians recently voted to extend Daylight Savings Time throughout the entire year based on public sentiment try (initially Arizona and Michigan as well as research that found such a move would have little to no effect on energy consumption in that state. LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE CLASSIFIEDS

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