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Trump sets up for legal fight over bump stocks By Lydia Wheeler semi-automatic weapons that used The Hill the devices. The Trump Administration is The Las Vegas killings represent setting the stage for a furious legal the worst mass-shooting incident battle over bump stocks by propos- in modern U.S. history, and led to ing a rule to effectively ban the de- immediate calls for the banning of vices, which allow semi-automatic bump stocks. weapons to fire more rapidly. But gun rights groups and other Bump stocks were catapulted to advocates say it’s outside the ad- the forefront of the debate over gun ministration’s regulatory authority control after a man in Las Vegas to ban bump stocks — and that killed 58 people and wounded more doing so will provoke lawsuits. than 500 others by opening fire with The reason is complicated and has to do with how the law defines how a machine gun operates. My Point Machine guns are all but com- pletely banned under a 1986 law of View passed by Congress that banned the possession or transfer of auto- By Rolando Larraz (See Bump Stocks, Page 3) Anyone reading this newspaper is no doubt aware that they are reading a newspaper that, according to others, no one reads; but if by Justices ask questions about Calif. some miracle someone does happen to read this column and feels like helping me out to solve this mem- ory problem that is becoming more law requiring abortion information of an issue for me, perhaps they can By Thomas Mitchell other speech: jog my memory regarding those On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme I mean, this case is very import- cases, dates and even positions. Court heard arguments on the ant in itself, but adopting this new So far there are more than two constitutionality of a California category of speech would have dozen women complaining about a law requiring pro-life pregnancy far-reaching consequences. particular show producer, success- clinics to inform women about the And I — I — I’d like you to ful real estate tycoon and apolitical availability of state-sponosored explain why that is consistent with man who also happens to be a bil- abortions. Stevens and other cases where the lionaire. Is it so strange that many The lawyers were frequently Court has recently said we are not women will see him as a so-called interrupted by the justices asking going to recognize any new catego- “good catch” that could make them pointed questions. One by Justice ries of unprotected speech and how happy? And is it any surprise that Samuel Alito was particularly you would define the boundaries of his name is Donald J. Trump? concerning. He asked about Cali- professional speech. As you will notice in all the fornia’s effort to create a new cate- And there have been a lot of cas- qualifiers mentioned named in the gory of speech called professional es on — there have been some cases above paragraph, (show producer, speech, which would have lesser Would this billboard have to include a message on on this in the lower courts. But just successful real estate tycoon and First Amendment protection than where to get an abortion under California law? Yes. (See California Law, Page 5) apolitical man who happens to be a billionaire), we did not mention anything about being the President of the United States of America, Seaman opens door for Tarkanian which would, of course, add anoth- By Rolando Larraz Even before she could prove withdraw from the race. er qualifier to his name. Las Vegas Tribune how effective she was in the Assem- Now all of a sudden the peren- The title of President of the After losing her seat in the Ne- bly, Seaman started campaigning nial unsatisfied Victoria Seaman United States of America was not vada Assembly, Victoria Seaman for the Senate by appearing on local is using loyalty as an excuse for included in the above paragraph announced that she was ready to run radio shows and being a regular on stepping down from a race that she for a very simple reason: all the for Congress in District 3 “to serve her pal Michele Fiore’s radio show could have won, stating that her accusations made by the female her constituents,” making her the on a local radio station early on family has been longtime friends first candidate for that seat. weekend mornings. with candidate Tarkanian, who accusers allegedly happened years After previous failures to win a It is obvious that Victoria Sea- could well win the race, and she ago or even way before the “show seat in the Nevada legislature, Sea- man is infatuated with political does not want that to happen. producer, successful real estate man was elected to Assembly Seat positions and consequently, with Seaman said in a statement that tycoon and apolitical man who 34 in the November 2014 election the “titles” that come with the she and her friend Danny Tarkanian happens to be a billionaire” could and started serving her constituents winning of any election, so it makes were the “clear front runners” in the have the prestige of adding to his in January 2015; five months after many wonder how it is possible for race and that she couldn’t imagine resume that of being the President being sworn in, she announced that Seaman, with her strong possibility them “destroying each other” in a of the United States of America. she’d be seeking a senate seat at the of winning that seat, to give some Republican primary, despite the fact Since Donald J. Trump became end of her term. VICTORIA SEAMAN “loyalty excuse” of why she would (See Seaman, Page 6) the president of this great nation there has not been one single accu- sation of any kind related to sexual misconduct, sexual innuendo, sex- Trump administration settles suit over ual misbehavior, sexual assault, or anything sexual in regard to the president’s life. That’s an important critical habitat for endangered species distinction. By Thomas Mitchell someway, somehow — as a result “critical habitat.” activity — grazing, farming, build- Why the issue has not become The Trump administration has of global warming or a meteor Those rules gave federal agents ings, mining, recreation, roads, a priority to the red-national media settled a lawsuit filed by Nevada strike, perhaps — later become the power to block or alter any (See Habitat Lawsuit, Page 4) can be summed up this way: first, and 19 other states over Obama ad- because it has not happened — ministration rules that sweepingly but if it has happened, maybe the redefined what constituted critical Ward 5 Special Election: Small red-national media do not consider habitat for endangered species and the issue news because it is too has agreed to rewrite those rules. fresh, too new, and too irrelevant for The suit, filed in November turnout results in big decision the gossip newspapers of America; 2016 against various federal land By Parker Philpot the Historic Westside of Las Vegas. apparently if it is not more than at agencies, accused the federal bu- Special to Las Vegas Tribune In the unofficial count, Cedric least a decade old, it is not of inter- reaucrats of essentially rewriting In what has been called “ex- Crear, who received 627 votes or est to the American red-journalists. the Endangered Species Act of tremely low voter turnout” in 27.14 percent of votes cast, is cele- All this is happening because 1973 (ESA) to give themselves many media reports and by election brating the victory he has anticipat- the Liberals, the communist Dem- potential veto power over any use night hopefuls in eleven campaign ed since his early declaration that ocrats, and the socialist mainstream whatsoever on every square foot headquarters, a mere six percent or he planned to run for the council media cannot get over the fact that of rural land, public or private, in 2,320 of the total 38,509 registered seat in 2019. Ward 5 lost its sitting Donald Trump was elected presi- the country. voters in Ward 5 have determined councilman of nearly 11 years on dent of this nation — and because Though the ESA gives the U.S. the political representation for the January 22 when Ricki Barlow he promised and is striving to deliv- Fish and Wildlife Service authority entire population in that area of resigned, which left an unexpired er on what other candidates did not to protect “critical habitat” occu- Las Vegas. Its general boundaries term of a little over one year. Bar- have the cojones to say before him. pied by endangered or threatened are along U.S. Hwy 95 on the low admitted to a felony involving Other presidents have won past species, the rewritten rules rede- south and west and include part of misspending 2015 re-election cam- elections with somehow dubious fined “critical habitat” to include downtown, along with part of the paign funds. results and even if there was an land currently unoccupied by those Fremont Street Experience, Cash- The council could have opted to (See My Point of View, Page 2) species but just might someday, in man Center, Symphony Park and CEDRIC CREAR (See Ward 5 Election, Page 6) Page 2 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 State correctional officer more than triples $57,000 salary to over $200,000 with OT, benefits By Robert Fellner correctional officers, all of which Nevada Policy Research Institute received OT pay that more than The Nevada Policy Research doubled their regular salary. Institute released 2017 salary data When measured as a percentage for over 115,000 state and local of base salary, no state worker government workers on Trans- received more in OT pay than parentNevada.com — the state’s correctional officer Stewart Boyer, largest public pay database. whose $74,560 OT payout dwarfed The data reveals massive levels his $33,496 base salary, helping of overtime pay (OT) for state em- bring his total compensation to ployees, particularly correctional $135,444 — or more than 4 times officers, who dominate the top of his base salary. the OT list among state workers. In total, 19 state correctional Topping that list is correctional officers received OT pay that ex- officer Jimmy Jones, who received ceeded their base salary, while 135 an additional $117,551 in OT pay received OT pay that was at least on top of a $56,720 salary. With 50 percent of their regular salary. benefits, Jones collected a total of These figures confirm the sus- picions of Nevada Department of Corrections deputy director of support services John Bowman, $206,594 in compensation last year. of Child and Family Services Group a $57,994 regular salary. who reportedly told the Nevada TRIBUNE The next highest OT payment Supervisor Michael Taylor, who Following Taylor, the next 7 Independent that “it would be naïve VOL. 20, NO. 4 for state workers went to Division received $89,696 in OT pay, on top highest OT payments all went to (Tripled Salary, Page 5) FOUNDER My Point of View Rolando Larraz (Continued from Page 1) since he became the 45th president get to the finals — so what does try as much as they do, and has outcry of unhappiness, after a of the United States. As it happened, that tell us? the same vision for this country’s PUBLISHER few weeks everything returned to at least two other former presidents That tells us the American peo- future as they have; the reason the AND normal. President Trump has been committed their escapades during ple were tired of lies, political American people elected Donald EDITOR IN CHIEF Rolando Larraz our president for fifteen months their time serving in office, rep- double-talk, unfulfilled promises, Trump is because they know that and the Democrats and the Liberal resenting the people of this nation being ignored by politico-bureau- Donald Trump is like them and is GENERAL MANAGER mainstream media cannot get over while being the commander in chief crats after the election, and of just the one who can Make America Perly Viasmensky the fact that they are no longer in of the country. plain feeling cheated by political Great Again. power or in control. During the Republican primary, pimps — that is why President My name is Rolando Larraz, and MANAGING EDITOR Never has the mainstream media Donald Trump was the only candi- Donald Trump was able to move to as always, I approved this column. Maramis Choufani wasted so much ink, so much air- date with no political experience; that little coveted White House at * * * * * time and so much energy on issues there were sixteen others that has 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Rolando Larraz is Editor in PRODUCTION that no one else cares about and either lost previous presidential There have been others with Chief of the Las Vegas Tribune. Don Snook most of the people don’t want to elections, had served two terms more of that so-called “experience” His column appears weekly in this hear about it. as governor of a state that was not that President Trump did not have, newspaper. 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March 28-April 3, 2018 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 3 Crackdown on crime continues in Clark County Wetlands Park as spring break approaches Special to the Las Vegas Tribune public service announcement called With the approach of spring “The Party’s Over” to help spread break and warmer weather, Clark the word to teenagers on social me- County, police and officials from dia about the crackdown. The PSA other agencies are reminding airs on Clark County’s YouTube students and their parents that a Channel, Facebook, Twitter and crackdown on crime continues at other social media sites in addition Clark County Wetlands Park and to Clark County Television Channel surrounding areas. 4, local TV stations, and partner Officials report much progress websites and social media pages. in recent years since launching an Along with Metro, Clark Coun- inter-agency effort to crack down ty Park Police and Clark County on vandalism, graffiti, under-age School Police, partners in the safety drinking and other illegal activity effort include the U.S. Bureau of at Clark County Wetlands Park and Land Management, the U.S. Bureau surrounding desert areas. “With of Reclamation, Henderson Police, the approach of spring break, our Nevada Highway Patrol, the Clark message to parents is to know County Water Reclamation Dis- where your kids are because our trict, Clark County’s Department policing sweeps are continuing,” of Parks and Recreation, the Clark said Clark County Commission County Detention Center Graffiti Vice Chair Chris Giunchigliani, Abatement Unit, and communi- whose Commission District E in- ty groups such as Clark County cludes the park, and who worked Wetlands Park volunteers and the with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Outside Las Vegas Foundation. In Police Department and multiple trict G near Wetlands Park in the vandalism has occurred in the park. Wetlands Park,” said Captain John the last year, stepped up enforce- agencies to launch the crackdown. southeast valley. “We are grateful Clark County’s costs to clean up Liberty of Metro’s Southeast Area ment activities have included a “Our goal is to protect and preserve to Metro, our park police, school and repair graffiti and vandalism Command. “We continue to stress greater presence of K9 and air pa- Clark County Wetlands Park for the police and other agencies for their were $53,000 in 2016 and under to parents the importance of know- trol units. The BLM has built more vast majority of our residents who efforts and encourage the public to $10,000 in 2017. Metro reports that ing where your kids are and what than 1 mile of steel fencing along appreciate the natural wonderland enjoy Clark County Wetlands Park the most common calls in the area they are doing. Check their cell Hollywood Boulevard on land that that it is.” for the unique ecological treasure are suspicious vehicles followed phones and texts for postings about abuts Clark County Wetlands Park. Over the years, problem activity that it is.” by reports of illegal shootings. The parties and other activities that can New signs posting park rules and has tended to occur in Clark County At 2,900 acres, Clark County area has historically been used for lead your kids into trouble.” denoting restricted vehicle access Wetlands Park and nearby desert Wetlands Park is the valley’s largest target shooting, but those activities Giunchigliani sent a letter to have been added and updated areas after dark and on weekend and most undeveloped park. The are dangerous and illegal given the area school principals in March throughout the park. Mile marker nights or on spring and summer Las Vegas Wash flows through valley’s population of more than 2 asking them to remind parents of signs have been installed at one- nights when school is out and the the area, creating a vast haven for million people. Metro encourages the inter-agency efforts to keep the mile increments along the Wetlands area becomes a location for unau- wildlife and desert foliage and visitors and residents in the area to park clean and safe and local cur- Loop Trail to improve navigation thorized parties, bonfires and other also posing a challenge for law call 3-1-1 to report any suspicious few laws. Curfew for youth under for visitors as well as additional illegal activity. enforcement. In July 2015, dam- activity, and 9-1-1 to report actual age 18 is 10 p.m. on weekdays and information for law enforcement “Together we have had a lot of age at the park cost Clark County crimes in progress. midnight on weekends and non- and emergency response. success in stopping the bad behav- taxpayers $180,000, including the “Thanks to support from the school days. A violation of curfew In addition, more than 880 ior that was occurring in and around destruction of the restroom at the public and multiple agencies, we can result in a citation, arrest, and volunteers participated in eight Clark County Wetlands Park,” Sunrise Trailhead. The restroom are making a lot of progress and we fines of up to $300 and detainment community cleanups and steward- said Clark County Commissioner remains closed. Since launching will continue to aggressively patrol until a parent or guardian can be ship events in the park over the last Jim Gibson, who represents Dis- the crackdown in spring 2016, less desert areas inside and surrounding contacted. Clark County created a (See Wetlands Park, Page 4) Bump Stocks (Continued from Page 1) California, Los Angeles School of Trump administration. al Association for Gun Rights, said regulate these devices and in fact matic weapons manufactured after Law. “The bureau can only interpret Attorney General Jeff Sessions of a possible lawsuit. ATF’s job is to say which devices that year. that language, they can’t add to it.” announced Friday the Department “Even the ATF knows that it’s count as machine guns and make it A previous law from 1934 de- Even within the ATF, there have of Justice will soon start accepting not really within their bounds to clear they are not legal,” said Jonas fines a machine gun as any weapon been doubts that it can promulgate public comments on a proposed rule ban bump stocks,” he said. Oransky, Everytown’s deputy legal which shoots, is designed to shoot, a rule to ban bump stocks, which to define machine gun to include Some gun control advocates, on director. “They have not previously or can be readily restored to shoot, attach to the stock of a semi-au- bump stock devices — effectively the other hand, argue it is within the done that in a comprehensive way.” automatically more than one shot, tomatic firearm and enhance the banning them. government’s right to regulate an But David Chipman, a retired without manual reloading, by a rate at which a shooter can pull the “After the senseless attack in end to bump stocks. ATF agent who now serves as a single pull of the trigger. It includes trigger on the firearm. Las Vegas, this proposed rule is a In comments to the agency in senior policy adviser at the Gif- any combination of parts designed While the part increases the rate critical step in our effort to reduce January, Everytown for Gun Safe- fords Law Center to Prevent Gun and intended to convert a weapon of fire in a way that is close to mim- the threat of gun violence that is ty said the 1934 law was written Violence, said the public is entire- into a machine gun. icking a machine gun, groups say in keeping with the Constitution to be a broad regulation covering ly missing the mark in the bump Those arguing the administra- that does not make it a machine gun and the laws passed by Congress,” automatic firearms and the ATF has stocks debate. tion does not have the power to and that it was specifically created Sessions said. the authority to clarify which bump He said the question is not ban bump stocks say the Bureau by manufacturers as a way to work The ATF’s rule would clarify stocks and other conversion devices whether the ATF has the legal au- of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and around the law. that “ ‘bump fire’ stocks, slide-fire qualify as “machine guns.” thority to ban bump stocks, but why Explosives (ATF) is effectively Michael Bouchard, president of devices and devices with certain “The authority has existed to Congress has failed to act. adding to and changing the defini- the ATF Association — a group of similar characteristics are ‘machine tion of a machine gun. former and current ATF employ- guns’ “ under the federal law “be- They say the ATF does not have ees — argues the best and quickest cause such devices allow a shooter that power, and that only Congress way to ban bump stocks is through of a semiautomatic firearm to initi- can change how a machine gun is legislation. ate a continuous firing cycle with a defined. “The regulatory method takes single pull of the trigger.” “What Congress has banned is months and is subject to legal chal- While the National Rifle Associ- machine guns and that’s defined lenges for every device made,” said ation has backed further regulations as a device that fires more than Bouchard, who worked at the ATF of bump stock, other groups are one round with the single function for 20 years, the last three as ATF’s already mulling their options. of a trigger,” said Adam Winkler, assistant director. “We may very well do it,” Dud- a professor at the University of That argument isn’t stopping the ley Brown, president of the Nation-

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Applicants are individually underwritten and some may not qualify. 1/18 CW Page 4 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 Trump blasts Congress for sending him omnibus bill that ‘nobody read’ By Jonathan Easley Republicans would have opposed ering many cases them to be bad The Hill the bill if Democrats were in power. for them to be a waste of money,” President Trump signed into “We are very disappointed that Trump said. “But that’s the way law a $1.3 trillion spending bill in order to fund the military, we had unfortunately right now the system just hours after he had threatened to give up things were we consid- works.” to veto it on Friday, blasting the legislation in impromptu remarks Wetlands Park and warning Congress he would (Continued from Page 3) not sign anything like it ever again. year, resulting in an estimated 13,000 pounds of trash being picked up. Trump had Washington on edge The public also is invited to join in a spring cleanup on Saturday, April after sending a Friday morning 14, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Duck Creek Trailhead. To participate in the tweet that he might veto the bill, cleanup, volunteers are asked to sign up in advance by emailing Clark which almost certainly would have County Wetlands Park at [email protected] or calling (702) triggered a government shutdown 455-7522. Duck Creek Trailhead is located on Broadbent between Russell at midnight. and Tropicana. All supplies will be provided. Participants are asked to Tensions ran high in Washington wear closed-toe shoes. when the White House announced The public also is invited to enjoy upcoming activities during spring it would cancel the daily press break week at Clark County Wetlands Park. International Migratory Bird briefing and instead send the pres- Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 28, with a 7 a.m. early bird ident to the podium to address the walk and activities from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., including discovery stations, nation, which was seen as another crafts, games and birding walks. To learn about more activities, visit the at the stack of paperwork. his own Cabinet members that he signal that Trump could veto the Clark County Wetlands Park pages of Clark County’s website at www. “I say to Congress, I will never intended to sign the bill. bill. ClarkCountyNV.gov. The park is open from sunrise to sunset each day. The sign another bill like this again,” The president said Friday he was After several minutes of re- Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center at 7050 Wetlands Park Lane is Trump added. “I’m not going to do “forced” to sign it because he didn’t marks, in which Trump at one point open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Officials also remind the public of these rules: it again. Nobody read it. It’s only want to harm the military. stepped aside to allow Commerce —It is illegal to discharge a firearm at Clark County Wetlands Park or hours old. Some people don’t even “There are a lot of things that Secretary Wilbur Ross to talk any County park except the Clark County Shooting Complex, located at know what’s in it.” I’m unhappy about in this bill,” 11357 N. Decatur Blvd. about tariffs, the president finally In a Friday morning tweet, Trump said. “There are a lot of acknowledged that he had signed —Graffiti and vandalism can result in citations with penalties of fines, Trump said he was frustrated that things that we shouldn’t have had in community service and jail time. the bill. the bill did not include enough this bill, but were in a sense forced —Fireworks, slingshots, boomerangs, and martial arts paraphernalia Trump proceeded to vent his funding for his long-promised to if we want to build our military.” are not allowed in any County park without written permission from the frustration at the bill and the pro- border wall or protections for The president’s remarks about director of Parks & Recreation. cess by which it reached his desk, young immigrants covered by the the process echo those of conserva- —No motor vehicles are allowed or permitted off roadways or parking saying that it had been released Deferred Action for Childhood tives in Congress and on Fox News, lots in Clark County Wetlands Park. Consumption of alcoholic beverages late in the week and that nobody Arrivals (DACA) program. who have fumed in recent days that is prohibited at Clark County Wetlands Park. No campfires, grills, or could have possibly read all of the Trump’s veto threat came de- the massive omnibus was forced on stoves are permitted. 2,200-plus pages. spite an assurance the president them shortly before the government —Parents can be held liable by a court for all fines and penalties “You tell me who can read that made over the past few days to spending deadline. incurred by their children, including towing and impound fees resulting quickly,” Trump said, looking over Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Many on the right believe that from traffic offenses. Habitat Lawsuit (Continued from Page 1) usage just because bureaucrats support the species.’” fences, pipelines, ditches, power in D.C. think an animal might, Of course, the self-styled en- lines, irrigation, oil and gas ex- possibly, one day inhabit that land vironmentalists don’t want any ploration — that might somehow — even if that land does not have changes. An attorney for the Center adversely affect a potential habitat features necessary for its survival. for Biological Diversity told E&E for certain protected rodents, min- These rules are a clear example of News in an email, “We’ll be taking nows, bugs, birds, reptiles, beasts an Obama-era overreach that must a close look at the revised rules and and weeds. be changed to protect the rights of are likely to challenge them if we The settlement, reached this land owners and the States.” identify any departure from the En- past week, requires the federal land Alabama Attorney General dangered Species Act’s requirement agencies to submit revised rules Steve Marshall noted Congress had that the agencies protect habitats for public review within 60 days. purposefully set a stricter standard essential for species recovery.” The states reserve the right to file for land not occupied by endan- In addition to Nevada, other another lawsuit if the new rules are gered species, saying the Obama states participating in this settle- unsatisfactory. administration rules violated the ment include: Alabama, Alaska, “I commend the federal gov- some and unconstitutional federal owners and small businesses who intent of Congress and defied com- Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Ida- ernment for agreeing to reconsider overreach.” (Critical habitat) must go to the expense of obtaining mon sense. ho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, rules created in the previous admin- That overreach flew in the face federal permits in order to make “These rules even allowed the Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, istration that could have severely of the ESA’s requirement that even minor modifications to their federal government to prevent ac- New Mexico, North Dakota, South restricted property owners’ use of “critical habitat shall not include own property. Permits could be tivities it decided could adversely Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, their own land,” said Nevada At- the entire geographical area which denied under rules that were ob- affect habitat features that do not Wisconsin and Wyoming. torney General Adam Laxalt, who can be occupied by the threatened viously arbitrary, capricious and actually exist,” Marshall said. “For Over the 45 years since the pas- joined the suit, which was filed in or endangered species,” except in onerous. example, as the States noted in their sage of the Endangered Species Act Alabama. “If this federal land grab a circumstance determined by the Arkansas Attorney General complaint, the federal government the return on investment has been had been implemented, the federal secretary of the Interior. Leslie Rutledge commented on the ‘could declare desert as critical practically nil. Only 1 percent of government could have expanded Opponents of the rules said they settlement and said, “Our wildlife habitat for fish and then prevent the listed species have ever recovered critical habitat designations to impermissibly relied on hope and must be protected for future genera- construction of a highway through sufficiently to be delisted, despite include entire states. I am proud base speculation. tions, but it is completely unreason- desert lands, under the theory that the law’s huge impact on economic of the result of our joint efforts to The lawsuit also said the rules able to give the federal government it would prevent the future forma- endeavors. Hopefully, the rewritten protect Nevada land from burden- create huge costs for private land- broad authority to restrict land tion of a stream that might one day rules will lessen the impact.

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At the time and As such, Judge Scotti sentenced County District Court Judge Rich- under the circumstances, Judge Burgos to seven days in jail to make ard Scotti’s decision on blocking Scotti reasonably and compassion- sure he fully appreciated what the release of those Mandalay Bay ately sided with the victim’s widow he faces if he ever does it again, shooting autopsy reports, a nagging and children who continue to suffer three years probation, registration question keeps coming to mind: through a living hell over the loss as a sex offender, four months of What’s the other side of the story? of their loved one. “victim empathy” courses, thirty There’s got to be two sides to Can you and I say with absolute therapy sessions, no alcohol for the the story, right? I mean, that’s what certainty we wouldn’t have done three-year probation period and, of mom taught us growing up. So the same? course, no future contact with any where is it? Which brings us to two other of the victims. Well, here’s the problem… controversial cases handled by So not such a black-and-white First, the case surrounds the Judge Scotti that were referenced “too lenient” decision after all, and autopsy report of shooting victim in a recent article by Las Vegas certainly reasonable when consid- Chuck Hartfield — an off-duty Review-Journal columnist Jane ering the full set of circumstances. police officer, military veteran, Ann Morrison. Which brings us husband, father and youth football I’ve known and worked with to “Baby Nazi.” coach. Officer Hartfield’s widow Jane Ann for the better part of two By all accounts, Bayzle Morgan filed a lawsuit attempting to block decades and have found her to be is a true piece of human garbage. In the release of her late hero-hus- tims redacted. But Mr. Hartfield’s ports were released to them even fair, objective and professional. the case in question, Morgan was band’s autopsy report; a case that widow was reportedly unaware that if prematurely or inadvertently. As However, once again there are accused of stealing a motorcycle until recently, remained open. her murdered husband’s gruesome such, they were, indeed, now in the two sides to every story and Judge at gunpoint. And he’s not exactly As such, Judge Scotti has not autopsy report was to be made public domain. Scotti’s side has not been fully told hard to identify. been allowed to comment on it or public. However, Judge Scotti’s “claw- due to judicial limitations. As Jane Ann notes, his “face defend himself. When she found out, she filed a back” decision ordering the return The first is the case of Dr. Jorge and neck are covered with tattoos, The reason the case was still lawsuit to block its release. In her of the documents under such highly Burgos who, as Jane Ann noted, including a swastika.” He also has open despite the public reports that petition to the court, Mrs. Hart- unusual and very unfortunate cir- “pleaded guilty to lewdness with “the words ‘Baby Nazi’ tattooed on Scotti’s decision was overturned field expressed concern that the cumstances was not unprecedented female patients.” Judge Scotti sen- his neck and ‘Most Wanted’ on his is that the Nevada Supreme Court redactions wouldn’t be enough to or necessarily an unconstitutional tenced the doctor to “three years forehead” along with a teardrop tat- decision was handed down by a protect her husband’s identity from exercise in prior restraint of the of probation and seven days in too under his eye, possibly boasting three-judge panel, not the entire being disclosed and her children media. jail,” a sentence criticized as being that he’d committed murder. court. So an appeal to the full court from learning the horrific details Indeed, the full Supreme Court too light. Unlike tattoos on one’s arms, was still possible even though the of his death. uphel the panel’s decision that the But here’s the legs or chests, these tattoos couldn’t outcome would likely be the same Unfortunately, the reports had “clawback” was inappropriate in rest of the story… be covered up with clothing so as (which it was). already been forwarded to various this particular circumstance. But to Dr. Burgess took “full responsi- not to unfairly prejudice members Secondly, even though Judge news agencies. suggest that Judge Scotti’s decision bility” for his actions in a statement of the jury. And prejudiced they Scotti is an elected official, all This put Judge Scotti in the at the time was completely and out- submitted to the court and agreed to would be. elected officials aren’t created untenable position of having to rageously without merit is equally the plea bargain; in part to save the Prior to the Baby Nazi’s trial, equal. Unlike, for example, county balance the victim’s constitutional inappropriate. victims from the trauma and hard- the Review-Journal reported that commissioners and state legislators, right to privacy vs. the media’s Judge Scotti was put in an im- ship of having to appear in court. a group of potential jurors “saw Nevada judges aren’t allowed to constitutional free speech rights. possible situation; trying to balance Some 300 letters and petitions his tattoos and his bald head and hire campaign advisers or public *If* he erred in his decision, he the rights of victims in a highly supporting Dr. Burgos were sub- said they could not be fair and relations professionals to respond to erred on the side of the victim who emotional case with the rights of the mitted to the court, including impartial.” such public controversies until the had already been traumatized to an press to publish information it ob- statements from two of the victims “One potential juror,” the RJ year of their re-election — which in unimaginable level by the murder tained legally. And unlike Solomon, urging probation. In addition, the noted, “reported feeling ‘nervous’ Judge Scotti’s case isn’t until 2020. of her husband at the hands of splitting the baby was not an option. District Attorney’s office did NOT and ‘shaky’ last month after seeing I’ve known Judge Scotti for a madman. In retrospect and considering the oppose probation, as Dr. Burgos Morgan’s teardrop tattoo, while number of years. And I’ve found Indeed, had Mrs. Hartfield’s Supreme Court panel’s ruling on the had no prior criminal record and (See Scotti Analysis, Page 6) him to be reasonable, thoughtful, lawsuit been filed before the au- compassionate and a strong advo- topsy reports were released, the California Law suit likely would have blocked the cate for the rule of law. As such, (Continued from Page 1) laws would not not include econ- es? If — if it’s about just ensuring the depictions of him in the press release pending a court decision and to take a couple of examples: Jour- omists or journalists, but would that everyone has full information as someone hostile to the First we wouldn’t even be having this nalists are professionals. So would include doctors and lawyers and about their options, why should Amendment and a coddler of crim- discussion. But it wasn’t. they be subject to this standard? maybe accountants. the state free-ride on a limited inals are totally in contradiction of So Judge Scotti was put in the How about economists? How about And why the distinction? The number of clinics to provide that the man I know. position of ordering media outlets climate scientists? state is commandeering the free information?” So I did some checking and not publish the report retroactively How about a fortune teller? The speech of pro-life pregnancy cen- Justice Anthony Kennedy asked here’s a recap of the timeline of the to give Mrs. Hartfield’s lawsuit a Fourth Circuit said that a fortune ters to convey its message, why not whether a pro-life clinic that posts controversy surrounding the release chance to work its way through teller is a — is a professional. How journalists? a billboard saying “Choose Life” of those autopsy reports… the system. about somebody who writes an Justice Neil Gorsuch offered would have to comply with the On January 31, 2018 Judge Tim The Las Vegas Review-Journal, advice column for parents? this: law. The answer was, yes. Actually Williams ordered the coroner to understandably, sued to overturn I mean, wouldn’t we be getting Well, if it’s the first kind of stat- 29 words in the same size font. It release the autopsy reports, with Judge Scotti’s decision. And I get into very dangerous territory if we ute, then why shouldn’t this Court was not made clear whether that identifying information of the vic- it. It’s not their fault that the re- do this? take cognizance of the state’s other included posting the message in 13 Tripled Salary The lawyer replied that such available means to provide messag- languages. (Continued from Page 2) “work” despite only working a reg- to think the system is not being ular 8-hour shift. In fact, the audit gamed.” found that 20 percent of overtime A recent report by Governor pay — or $2.8 million — went to Brian Sandoval’s Executive Branch officers who did not even work a Audit Committee confirms the sys- regular 40-hour week. tem is actually rigged by design, ac- “This example shows, yet again, cording to NPRI Executive Director why so many Nevadans are fed up of Transparency Robert Fellner. with politicians who believe every “Before the Governor champi- solution to a so-called ‘budget oned raising wages and hiring more shortfall’ is to increase taxes and correctional officers — further raise spending, rather than ad- burdening taxpayers with higher dressing the glaring waste laid bare government spending — the very before them.” least he should have done was Visit TransparentNevada.com address the fundamentally abusive to access the entire payroll dataset and wasteful practice of paying in a searchable and downloadable overtime to those who aren’t even format. The 2017 data for many of working a full shift. Nevada’s local governments is also “According to his department’s available on the site, with the few audit, this inherently abusive prac- yet-to-be posted agencies expected tice has resulted in instances of to be made available in the coming officers being paid for 20 hours of weeks.

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur cent of the population who are count because it would discourage respond,” Ross wrote. California Attorney General Ross announced his decision to citizens, this question is no addi- some immigrants from filling out A legal challenge to Commerce’s Xavier Becerra said at the time reinstate the citizenship question tional imposition,” Ross wrote in the questionnaire given the Trump move is all but assured. that his department was prepared in a post on the Commerce web- his decision. “And for the approx- administration’s crackdown on Nearly 20 Democratic state at- to “take all necessary and legal site. The citizenship question has imately 70 percent of non-citizens those in the country illegally. torneys general wrote Ross a letter action to protect a full and accurate not appeared on the census since who already answer this question Ross responded to such concerns last month warning him against Census.” 1950, but Ross argued that collect- accurately on the ACS, the question in his decision, saying the need including the citizenship question. By law, the bureau has to pro- ing citizenship data has been “a is no additional imposition.” for accurate data and the limited Doing so, they argued, would be vide Congress with the final word- long-standing historical practice.” Census data is used to redraw burden of adding it to the census unconstitutional. ing of the census questionnaire by The Department of Justice House districts and the number of “outweigh fears about potentially “Including a question on the March 31, this Saturday. Ward 5 Election (Continued from Page 1) received as of noon Tuesday, and struction and types of households. fill the seat by appointment; instead, the largest number of votes, 1,123, The field of eleven candidates it chose the alternative after hearing was cast on election day, according had filed to run by the Feb 14 dead- strong opposition to appointment to figures posted by the Election line. Most campaigned with tradi- from many residents. Most notably Department on clarkcountynv.gov tional ground signs, door-to-door present at council meetings were in the hour after polls closed at canvassing, and appearances at community members from the 7:00 p.m. public forums; some gained higher Historic Westside. The population of Ward 5 is visibility via digital media and plat- On March 7, council voted to 102,349, according to the Las Ve- forms such as Facebook. Crear, who call for a Special Election that was gas Department of Planning on the is president of both Crear Creative held Tuesday after two days of early city’s website, lasvegasnevada.gov, Group, a 13-year-old marketing voting on Mar 22 and 23, which that shows a detailed, graphically firm, and 8-year-old Crear Outdoor was an early indicator that voter illustrated, four-page breakdown of Advertising, ran a highly visible turnout would be low. the ward by demographics, includ- campaign with prominently dis- Only 849 cast early votes at ing occupation, income, race and played truck-mounted signs. polls; 348 mail-in ballots were ethnicity, education, housing con- His online campaign website Harvey J. Munford Shondra Summers-Armstrong lists additional career and political his own replacement for planning positions: Crear previously worked commissioner. for Stations Casinos as a marketing Crear will vote as the repre- director. He was elected to the sentative of the people on issues Board of Regents of the Nevada affecting Ward 5, as well as cast System of Higher Education in votes that directly affect the entire 2006 and was retained in the 2012 640,174 residents of Las Vegas. election as the representative for The second and third place vote District 1 in Clark County. In 2015, counts of 402 and 394, respectively, he was appointed by then-Council- were for veteran elected official man Barlow as a Las Vegas Plan- and retired educator Harvey Mun- ning Commissioner. ford and civic activist Shondra Crear will be seated on the sev- Summers-Armstrong who both en-member council and sworn in ran grassroots campaigns and on April 18 at the regular meeting. expressed their intention to run Prior to that, he will resign from the for the four-year term against the Board of Regents. He will appoint incumbent in 2019. Scotti Analysis (Continued from Page 5) — which would result in a costly the conviction has been appealed, conviction means this human com- who wrote in an email to the other another told the judge that Mor- re-trial or, worse, the guy’s release it wasn’t on the grounds that he post heap could deservedly get the district court judges on August 14, gan’s tattoos ‘could be indicative of back into our community. didn’t get a fair trial due to possible death penalty! 2017 that she was “pleased to an- previous criminal acts.’ Others said In fact, both the district attorney jury prejudice over the nauseating And for that we should all be nounce that Judge Scotti has agreed the tattoos gave them a ‘negative AND the defense attorney asked tattoos. THANKING Judge Scotti, not to work on the CD Panel.” feeling’ or a preconceived notion Judge Scotti to have the tattoos But wait. There’s more. hanging him in effigy. So Judge Scotti’s move had about Morgan’s guilt.” covered to ensure a fair trial. Baby Nazi also stands accused One final point of nothing whatsoever to do with Now, the average law-abiding So Judge Scotti ordered that of murdering a 75-year-old woman. clarification… his handling of the Mandalay Bay citizen could be excused for think- Baby Nazi’s neck and noggin be According to a Review-Journal In concluding her column Jane shooting case, the Dr. Burgos case ing, “So what?” The guy is clearly completely covered by makeup for description of the alleged crime, he Ann wrote that Judge Scotti “has or Baby Nazi’s case. In fact, Judge scum. trial at a reported cost of $1,200 — “pistol-whipped her over the head been taken off criminal cases.” This Scotti is still on call to handle But that’s not the position Judge FAR less than the cost of a re-trial if so hard that the trigger guard broke is misleadingly inaccurate. “overflow” criminal cases as need- Scotti was in. His job is to ensure a conviction was overturned. into pieces, and then shot her in the The fact is Judge Scotti — ed in addition to his construction that every defendant is afforded a Fortunately for all of mankind back of the head.” thanks to 25 years of experience defect docket. fair trial no matter what a piece of — pardon me, personkind — Now here’s the thing… and expertise as a lawyer handling And now, as the late Paul Harvey low-life horse dung the guy might Bayzle was convicted and Scotti If Baby Nazi is convicted of the construction defect cases before would say, you know…the rest of be. Otherwise any possible convic- sentenced him to nine years in murder, and if his conviction on the being elected to the bench — was the story. tion could be overturned on appeal prison for the robbery. And while armed robbery holds up on appeal promoted to the specialty court Chuck Muth is president of Cit- — which is NOT based on claims handling construction defect (CD) izenOutreach.org and publisher of he didn’t get a fair trial due to the cases last summer at the request NevadaNewsandViews.com. He Seaman tattoos — that prior armed robbery of Chief Judge Betsy Gonzalez, blogs at MuthsTruths.com (Continued from Page 1) profession,” but the voters today are that she was in the race way longer more sophisticated and educated that anyone, making it harder for than those in the past and do not be- one of them to win the general lieve everything they hear coming election. out of a politician’s mouth. 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For more information and immediate response, call or email: (702) 902-5050 [email protected] March 28-April 3, 2018 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 7 POLITICAL ANALYSIS It’s not only the casinos which reap financial gain but also the courts By Janet Phelan time of the divorce, Summit’s income was Special to the Las Vegas Tribune closer to $48,000 a month. In further attempts In 2006, the Los Angeles Times ran a to gaslight and control the financial outcome series on judges in Las Vegas, Nevada. of the trial, Judge Giuliani declared that “you The Times found that Las Vegas judges were guys have nothing.” regularly influenced by monied parties and Before resigning, attorney Emily Benson that there existed “an extensive pattern of made some telling comments concerning Tim financial and personal links among Las Vegas Bock’s ability, as a financial professional, to judges, lawyers and other players in the legal misrepresent his finances. It was of interest system that suggested improper influence on that Bock, a financial adviser, declared no judicial decisions.” investments whatsoever. Over ten years have passed since the Times’ In a hearing in September of 2015, Can- series and it looks like little, if anything, has dice’s present attorney, John Jones, baldly changed in Sin City. In fact, the scams used stated that Tim Bock misrepresented his in- by judges to deny justice may have gotten come to the court by 100 percent. Jones was closer to the chest and better protected. verbally slapped down by Judge Ritchie in On the heels of recent disclosures that Ve- that hearing. Ritchie did not deny this accusa- gas judge Cynthia Giuliani had filed false tion, but rather tersely said , “What does that financial disclosures in an apparent attempt have to do with this (a request from counsel to cover up the fact that she went bankrupt that Tim provide proof that he was paying a on the bench, a complaint has surfaced tutor for the son). Judge Ritchie went on to against Judge Giuliani, alleging considerable tellingly state , “The court is stopping short violations of procedure and litigant rights. business debts while receiving none of the A sealed case, however, does not con- of requiring any kind of ongoing accounting Giuliani, as a family court judge, had presided business assets. stitute a gag order. Judge Ritchie stopped to your client….That’s what I am trying to over the divorce case filed by Candice Bock Strangely, one of the checks from Bing- short of ordering Tim’s ex- wife into jail. avoid.” against her husband, Tim Bock. ham to Tim Bock was clearly not made out by Judge Ritchie did, however, take a signifi- Equally, Judge Ritchie did not seem too Race, Connections Larry Bingham, but instead by the recipient, cant swipe at Candice Bock, who had filed concerned by earlier motions filed by Candice or Simply Money? Tim Bock. This raises disturbing questions a statement with the court that she could not Bock which alleged that her husband was Candice, who is African-American, has about the loan entire. attend due to medical treatment for heart and drinking heavily during his time with the son. referred to the case as a psychological night- As part of the divorce proceedings, a busi- blood pressure issues. Ritchie misstated her The Bocks have shared legal custody. Ritchie mare and has wondered if her race factored ness evaluation was ordered. Candice was medical needs and announced that Candice acknowledged that the excessive drinking in. Certainly, litigants in family courts in given three names of evaluation firms and was receiving mental health treatment. He had indeed taken place and fined Tim Bock multiple venues are experiencing similar when she chose one, her husband refused to also stated that Candice, who had set up a a whopping $500. And that was it. judicial misbehavior. A recent article by Mike submit to it. The business evaluation that was page online to receive monies to pay for her Hardly a deterrent for someone making at Volpe discussed a multiplicity of lawsuits eventually done, by FP Transitions, did not son’s medical treatment, was thereby trying least a half million a year. In fact, Candice filed in various states all alleging that family include a Pereira accounting, which would to “harm her son.” had appealed for a change in the shared court judges engaged in “gaslighting.” Gas- have factored in the community property The page, which has since been taken custody arrangement, as clear endangerment lighting, writes Mike Volpe, “is a form of nature of the business. Oddly, the evaluation down, never mentioned her son’s name and had been documented by Tim’s alcohol mental abuse where information is twisted/ bears no signature or indication of who pre- did indeed feature an older picture of the consumption and driving with the child in spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser pared it. When contacted, the attorney for FP child. the car. Ritchie did not change the custody or false information is presented with the Transitions became somewhat legally threat- The motion filed by Bock’s attorney also arrangement and also refused Candice’s intent of making victims doubt their own ening and refused to answer any questions. falsely declared that Candice had made no request for attorney’s fees, which essentially memory, perception and sanity.” Depriving Candice of the right to coun- effort to contact her son in months. A review penalized her for filing the request. When Tim and Candice married in 2000, sel, Giuliani forced her into trial without of Candice Bock’s phone records reveals Escape from Las Vegas she had been working at Tim’s company, an attorney after Judge Giuliani refused to dozens of calls to her son every month. Candice left Las Vegas last year, stating Summit Portfolio Management, as an admin- allow attorney fees to her counsel, Emily This hearing took place in January of that she was going elsewhere to receive istrative assistant. At that time, the company, Benson, causing Benson to quit days before 2018. Ritchie then awarded temporary and medical attention. She reports that she was which went online in 1999 as a financial the divorce trial. In her complaint against full custody of the son to Tim Bock. The use being stalked by her ex-husband and his consulting operation, was pulling in about Giuliani to the Nevada Judicial Discipline of a non-existent mental condition to both cohorts, whom she says ruined the business $120,000 a year. Candice continued to work Commission, Bock shows that Giuliani lied change custody and to determine that Candice she was trying to start up and were intent on at Summit after the two married and the com- on the record about the Parenting Plan, stating was now “dangerous” to her son paves the ruining her, as well, through a well orches- pany prospered, until it was doing at least it had not been finalized and using this untrue way for revocation of permanent custody as trated slander campaign, which she states was a half million a year. In 2003, Candice gave statement as leverage to compel Candice into well as for further orders that would involun- disseminated not only through the business birth to a son. She subsequently continued to court without an attorney. tarily remand Candice into the hands of the community but also through her son’s school. work at Summit. Following her Motion to Continue being psychiatric system. She was frightened by the activity around The marriage went sour and in 2011, Can- denied, Candice states that she was threatened Kafka got nothing on her and thought she would be able to assert dice filed for divorce. Integral to her divorce by the court clerk, that if she didn’t show the Bock divorce trial her quest for justice from a more distant and case was documentation of alcohol abuse by up (solo) for trial she would lose custody of Back in 2011, certain manipulations of undisclosed location. her husband who was drinking then driving her son, because this Parenting Plan (in fact reported income and expenditures took place Before leaving Las Vegas, Candice had with their son in the car. Both parties made finalized and submitted to the court weeks during the two-day trial in order to relieve been doing extensive research on the judge multiple accusations of spousal abuse, both prior) had not been finalized. Tim Bock of what would otherwise be a hefty who paved the way for her financial and physical and emotional. The record shows that the finalized par- divorce settlement in terms of alimony and personal nightmare, and had found evidence The case ended up in front of Judge enting plan was filed with the court on May child support. The misrepresentation of the that Judge Cynthia Giuliani had not only Cynthia Giuliani. A review of the records 24, considerably before the trial and before IRS debt, which Bock’s accountant, Frank committed a felony in filing false financial indicates that Giuliani did everything in Giuliani declared it not to have been filed. Firak, declared in trial Exhibit Y to be approx- declarations with the State of Nevada, dec- her power to accommodate Tim Bock and On the first day of the trial, Candice asked imately $247,500, was one major stone in the larations which effectively omitted any men- to ignore the evidence that he lied to the again for a continuance so that she could construction of the robbery of Candice Bock. tion of her on-the-bench bankruptcy. Candice court, repeatedly, concerning his financial obtain counsel. (She had already submitted As an SEC registered financial advisor, Bock also found considerable irregularities in affairs. Through her selective inattention a motion to this effect.) Again, Giuliani lied, Bock is prohibited from taking loans from the bankruptcy itself and had made contact to both evidence and law, Giuliani ensured stating that the case had already been contin- a client, such as Bingham. This also appar- with other individuals who had been similarly that Candice Bock did not receive a fair and ued (false) and she would not grant another ently did not concern the judge. In addition, devastated by Giuliani’s performance on the lawful settlement. continuance. Giuliani accepted as bonafide proof of credit divorce court bench. Judge Giuliani refused to admit Candice’s The response by Kirby Wells, represent- card debt some pieces of paper which did not It was her intention to reassert her personal contributions to the business, and declared ing Tim Bock, to this motion is reproduced even have the account holder listed. Nevada security and find redress for Giuliani’s and that Summit would be given to Tim in the here. Both its tone and content, denying any law states that in order to be acceptable as ev- Ritchie’s acts on the bench. divorce settlement. She also accepted fraud- importance to Candice being represented at idence, credit card information must contain Round and Round We Go… ulent reports from Tim Bock and an ersatz the trial as well as attorney Wells’ brazen lies historical data. Once again, Giuliani breezed However, this has proven more difficult (and unlicensed) accountant, Frank Firak, about the Bingham loan and the IRS debt over the legal requirements, allowing these than she could have anticipated. The Nevada who testified that Tim owed hundreds of confabulation, should be noted. unnamed pieces of paper, with no history of Attorney General’s office has stiffly advised thousands of dollars to the IRS and was also As it turned out, Wells’ attorneys fees far charges or payments recorded, to stand in as that any concerns about judges need to be saddled with $700,000 debt to a client named exceeded those of Candice’s counsel. Wells, evidence and then ordering Candice Bock to entered into the Nevada Judicial Discipline Larry Bingham. of course, was paid. pay half of a credit card debt which may not Commission. The Commission, however, Checks that Candice produced, which Keep it Quiet! even exist. refuses to consider any criminal acts com- showed the Bingham debt to be $550,000 , This case has been sealed by order of At one point, Giuliani ludicrously stated mitted by judges, including the alleged felony were ignored by the court. So were the tax Judge Arthur Ritchie, at the district level. that Tim was in the “14,000 range” in terms of perjured financial declarations. And the transcripts showing a zero balance with the Recently, Bock and his new attorney, Curtis of monthly income, under-reporting what DA’s office disingenuously advised Candice IRS. Candice was ordered to pay half the Rawlings, filed a motion to have Candice he had filed with the court in terms of finan- to engage the AG’s office. Bingham debt and half the (nonexistent) IRS Bock jailed on contempt of court for her gall cial disclosures by about one half. In fact, Candice now despairs at ever finding debt. In fact, she was ordered to pay half the in giving divorce documents to a reporter. according to attorney Emily Benson, at the (See Courts, Page 8) OUT WITH CABLE. IN WITH SAVINGS. $ † ™ Get a 200 AT&T Visa® Reward Card when you sign up for DIRECTV SELECT Package or above. W/24-mo. agreement. Redemption required.

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Page 8 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 Trump to expel dozens of Russians over nerve gas attack in England (HORN NEWS) — The United agents, which led Russia to expel States and more than a dozen Eu- the same number of British dip- ropean nations kicked out Russian lomats. The European Union has diplomats on Monday and the already recalled its ambassador to Trump administration ordered Rus- Russia. sia’s consulate in Seattle to close, as The steps on both sides of the the West sought joint punishment Atlantic Ocean add to a serious for Moscow’s alleged poisoning of escalation of tensions between an ex-spy in Britain. Russia and the West that has been So much for the Russia-Trump building since the poisoning of Ser- collusion story the mainstream gei Skripal, a former Russian mil- media has been pushing for months. itary intelligence officer convicted Warning of an “unacceptably of spying for the U.K., and his high” number of Russian spies in daughter, Yulia. The two remain in the U.S., the Trump administration critical condition and unconscious. said 60 diplomats would be ex- A policeman who responded to their pelled — all Russian intelligence home was also injured. agents working under diplomatic Britain has accused Moscow of cover, the U.S. said. The group perpetrating the attack using a So- includes a dozen posted to Russia’s viet-developed nerve agent known mission to the United Nations who as Novichok. The U.S., France and the officials said were engaged in Germany have agreed it’s highly “aggressive collection” of intelli- country with its own conflicts with one week to leave the country, the because they weren’t authorized to likely Russia was responsible. gence on American soil. Moscow, was expelling 13 Rus- State Department said. Russia’s be identified by name. Monday’s expulsions appear The move was one of the most sians, President Petro Poroshenko Embassy in Washington responded The U.S. actions appeared to to involve the largest number of significant actions President Don- said. All three Baltic states said they on Twitter by hinting at retaliation, signal an increased level of concern Russians kicked out of the United ald Trump’s administration has would kick diplomats out. Canada, asking its followers to vote which about the extent of Russian spying States since 1986, when the Reagan taken to date to punish Moscow too, said it was taking action, kick- U.S. consulate should be shuttered: in the United States. Senior officials administration expelled 55. and Russian dictator Vladimir Pu- ing out four and denying three who St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg or said they estimated Russia had The George W. Bush administra- tin, especially over its intelligence have applied to enter the country. Vladivostok. roughly 100 intelligence officials tion expelled 50 Russians in 2001 in activities. Almost all of the countries said Russia will likely respond quid at its diplomatic posts in the U.S., retaliation for the Robert Hanssen “This is the largest expulsion publicly that the Russian diplomats pro quo using the “principle of suggesting that dozens will remain spy case. of Russian intelligence officers in they were expelling were actually reciprocity,” the Kremlin said — a even after the 60 are expelled. In its waning days, the Obama United States history,” said U.S. spies. suggestion that Russia may expel an “The United States and many administration expelled 35 over Ambassador to Russia Jon Hunts- The expulsions came with a equal number of diplomats. of our friends are sending a clear alleged Russian interference in the man. chorus of condemnation for the Russia’s Consulate General in message that we will not stand for 2016 presidential election. The American penalties led the Kremlin — for the poisoning, Seattle must close by April 2. The Russia’s misconduct,” said U.S. This month, Trump’s adminis- way; the announcement was echoed Russian spying and other Western facility is a particular counter-intel- Ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump’s tration hit Russians with its first by similar actions in European cap- grievances. Poland’s Foreign Min- ligence concern to the U.S. because envoy to the U.N. sanctions for the campaign interfer- itals across the continent, including ister Jacek Czaputowicz called it of its proximity to a U.S. Navy base, Britain had already expelled 23 ence, and also accused Moscow of those in Russia’s backyard. All told, “the right response to the unfriend- said the senior U.S. officials, who Russian diplomats, accusing them an elaborate plot to hack America’s 18 countries were ousting more ly, aggressive actions of Russia.” In spoke on condition of anonymity of being undeclared intelligence electric grid and key infrastructure. than 100 Russian spies, British the Czech Republic, where Russian Prime Minister Theresa May said, officials have claimed the poison in addition to 23 already kicked out may have originated, Prime Min- by the U.K. ister Andrej Babis dismissed that The list included at least 16 Eu- allegation as “an utter lie.” ropean Union nations, with more In Washington, Russia’s ambas- likely to follow. Germany, Poland sador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, and France each planned to boot was summoned early Friday to four, the Czech Republic three the State Department and told and Italy two. Ukraine, a non-EU that the 60 diplomats would have Courts (Continued from Page 7) already adjudicated this. justice. She wonders if she will The AG’s office has declined to ever again see her son. Her calls respond to further concerns about are going unanswered, both to her Giuliani’s perjured declarations. son and to her ex-husband. Recent news reports have focused And Cynthia Giuliani continues on allegations that Nevada Attorney on in another family court assign- General Adam Laxalt has used his ment, with bulletproof protection office to interfere in legal matters, provided by both the legal system allegedly to his own financial ben- as well as by the baffling silence of efit. It appears that law enforcement the local press. 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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 No guns may mean no freedom Whoever contracted the community activists that or- ganized the anti-gun demonstrations that took place last week in several cities knew how to do a very good job of organizing and keeping the demonstrators well organized. It is very important that the voice of these activists are heard by as many people as possible so they can be pre- pared for their future and educate the rest of the American people. Guns are evil instruments that only help to kill human- kind and which will probably reduce the population and the census count. Who needs guns? What do we want guns for? It will be interesting to know not only who the com- munity activists are, but also who is behind the scene organizing the organizers pushing for good honorable Latest wind turbine hard-working people to demonstrate their distaste for firearms. Any excuse is good to keep these patriotic students out project is a bad idea of the classrooms of the schools because, after all, pleas- By Thomas Mitchell generating 200 megawatts of power. ing our own community activists is more important than Less than a year after backers of A federal judge ordered the a proposed wind turbine farm near Searchlight wind farm developers learning to add without calculators or how to have good Searchlight threw in the towel after to start all over again on an envi- grammar without (or in spite of) spell check. failing to convince a federal judge ronmental assessment, noting that As we have emphatically reported many times in the their Environmental Impact State- the Interior Department’s approval pages of this newspaper, back in 1959 a maniacal greedy ment (EIS) was accurate, an even of the project failed to adequately man named Fidel Castro took over the reins of a beautiful bigger project just 10 miles to the address concerns about impacts on west has started the environmental bald eagles, golden eagles, desert island in the Caribbean known as Cuba. review process. tortoises and migrating bats. The The first thing Fidel Castro did arriving in the Cuban A week ago a notice was pub- judge pointed out the initial data capital of Havana was to ask his followers, “Who needs lished in the Federal Register by the used by the BLM found there were guns?” Why guns?” and right in the stairways of the Alma Bureau of Land Management initi- only three golden eagle nests within Mater of Havana University after asking these question he ating a 90-day public comment pe- 10 miles of the proposed turbines. riod for the proposed Crescent Peak ThoMaS MiTchell Subsequent surveys actually found asked that everyone who has firearms and ammunitions Renewables wind farm that would occupy more than 19 probable or confirmed golden eagle nests within anywhere in their possession needs to bring them to the 32,000 acres of public land on the California-Nevada five miles of the site, the judge wrote. beautiful and ceremonial building of the University of border adjacent to the Mojave National Preserve and Instead, the developers shut down the project. Havana. the Castle Mountain National Monument in California “Due to the size and potential impacts of the Cres- We all know the result of such atrocity and lies; fif- and the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness in Neva- cent Peak wind project, the BLM is preparing an EIS,” da. All of the wind farm land is in Nevada. the Federal Register notice states. “The purpose of the ty-nine years later the Republic of Cuba is still in the According to a 2012 filing with the Nevada Public public scoping process is to identify relevant issues that communist hands of the Castro Crime Family, which is Utilities Commission, the wind farm would have 220 will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, much more criminal than the Italian, Jewish or Irish Mafias wind turbine towers standing more than 400 feet high including alternatives, and to guide the process for de- and responsible for more murders than the three so-called and generating 500 megawatts of power. By compar- veloping the potential Plan Amendment. The BLM has crime families mentioned above. ison, the rejected Searchlight wind farm would have identified the following preliminary issues: biological had only 87 turbines on 9,000 acres of federal land, (See Mitchell, Page 12) What these community activists are not telling their naïve well intended group of idealistic young students is that when a government wants to take the arms away from Always thinking of you, Jessie its citizen it is because that government wants to own the By Perly Viasmensky of Jessica Edith Louise Foster (better known by people entire population. When I read the press release of the Nevada Depart- who love her, as just Jessie), who disappeared from What these community activists are not telling their ment of Motor Vehicles regarding human trafficking, North Las Vegas without a trace. I am not going to naïve well intentioned group of idealistic young students is I don’t know if I was relieved, shocked, saddened or give up writing about Jessie year after year, until some that communism is the exploitation of man by the govern- surprised over the many years people have ignored authorities recognize their failure to conduct a real the problem. Human trafficking has been around and investigation to find the missing girl. Until we bring ment and it is not like democracy, which is the exploitation alive for years, without any interest from authorities awareness to authorities to treat human trafficking as of man by man, but with capitalist ideas where everyone in general. a mayor crime and for those authorities to realize that can advance and better themselves in what is known as Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery; first they need to go after the recruiters, some of them the American Dream. it is a serious international problem that warrants our well known by Clark County law enforcers, and the What this naïve and well intentioned group of idealistic full attention and consideration. personnel of the Detention Center. I am not going to Now the office of Governor Brian Sandoval, to- give up, either, nor decline to disclose the names of the young students needs to do is to take some time off, ask gether in partnership with the Nevada Department people responsible for her disappearance. their community activists to finance a trip for all of them of Motor Vehicles, announced collaboration with the Twelve years ago on tomorrow’s date (March 29) to Cuba, Venezuela, or any other communist country of Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign. Jessie disappeared from a house located at 1009 Cor- their choice for six months, to see if they can last those six Governor Sandoval proclaimed January as Human nerstone Place in North Las Vegas. months in a country that has no toilet paper, no toothpaste, Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month. Per- Jessie’s story has been told many times in the United sonally, I hope it receives the same support as Breast States as well as in her native Canada. no razor blades, and above all, no food and no freedom Cancer Awareness month, which begins on October In Canada, Jessie befriended a young man by the That is how this naïve well intended group of idealistic 1 and ends on October 31. name of Donald Vaz, who invited her on a trip to young students is going to see the difference between a Every year for the last twelve years I have been Florida to visit his mother. He took her to Ft. Lauder- communist regime and a democratic way of living that writing about Human Trafficking, one particular case, dale and Key West, they went boating and parasailing — even if it is not completely free like it used to be —we and the lack of interest from the authorities. on the Atlantic Ocean, and he showed her things she I am sure many have heard or read about the case (See Viasmensky, Page 15) will be able to regain it if they stop listening to stupid ma- nipulators calling themselves community activists who are nothing more than puppets of those financing false ideals, ON A PERSONAL NOTE brainwashing our youth and destroying our families. Our new generation, our future generations, need to A glimpse into my week, regarding learn how to appreciate this great nation and learn how they can help to make the country a better country that a dog, a man, and a computer we all can be proud of. By Maramis operation site. Have these young students never heard of “divide and About a Dog She had to be lifted out of the conquer”— and that the more divided a country is the LaLa, my daughter’s dog, just car and carried like a baby into the better it is for the enemies of the free world? came home from her surgery about house, then gently placed upon her Have these young students never heard that no one two hours ago. She looks so pathet- prepared little doggie bed, from ic — yet sweet — lying there in the which she hasn’t moved as yet. She knows what they have until they lose it all? Do they really corner, on her special doggy bed. took a few little sips of water at first, want to lose a good present for an unknown future? We She is still in the “recovery” stage and not too long ago was willing to hope not. from the operation to remove her take a little nibble of food. And even closer to home, here in the beautiful Silver softball-sized cancerous tumor. She is the third dog of this little State of Nevada, we would like to ask these young students Months ago, when the surgery family of corgis to need surgery. The was first scheduled, they did not an- mommy dog, Cefa, who is mommy that are being brainwashed by evil promoters of our lives if ticipate the retirement of the second to all three (two males, Bomber and they would like to see our homes in Las Vegas taken over, doctor there; minus that surgeon, MaraMiS choufani Sinbad, in addition to LaLa) is the and the entire state of Nevada become a sanctuary state they had to reschedule all surgeries to a later date due only one so far that hasn’t needed surgery. with open borders, which will allow a bunch of strangers to a now overwhelming workload for just one doctor. Well, we have high hopes for our sweet little LaLa, The tumor grew, of course, and started to bleed a little, and while the main problem has been addressed, we to utilize our properties and be controlled by a group of yet the surgery could not be done any sooner. “Patient” now have to do the hard work of trying to keep her criminals that are not interested in building a better Las overload happens. quiet and still during her recuperation, which means Vegas. In the coming elections, you, as the leaders of the The sweet little black, gray, and white long-haired no romping with her siblings or mommy for at least future, need to use your common sense and not let anyone corgi is sleeping right now, with one of those big two weeks. If anyone ever had to be with a doggie else destroy your future. plastic cone collars around her neck, to keep her from recuperating from surgery, especially if there are other licking, scratching, or in any way hurting her tender (See Maramis, Page 15) March 28-April 3, 2018 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 11

VEditors note:iew The views expressed are entirely those of the writersP and do not necessarilyoints reflect the opinions of the Las Vegas Tribune. Starting Lineup for Nevada’s 2018 Legislative Races By Chuck Muth back in 2010 and did very well for Last week we took a look at her first time out. some of the interesting Republican In Assembly District 22 in Hen- primary races for Nevada’s consti- derson, conservative-libertarian tutional offices. This week we take Republican Richard Bunce is mak- a look at some of the competitive ing a second run for this open seat legislative races… against the establishment’s draft Senate District 8 in Las Vegas pick, Melissa Hardy. There’s some features two former GOP legisla- potentially salacious scuttlebutt tors. Former State Sen. Elizabeth going around about this race that Halseth/Hegelien, who resigned her I’ll save for another day. seat a few years ago over a messy Assembly District 23 (Hender- divorce, will square up against son/Boulder City), being vacated Valerie Weber, a former state as- by tax-hiking Assemblywoman semblywoman with strong ties to CHUCK MUTH Melissa Woodbury, will be a con- the social conservative community. Big, Vote Small”). test between a retired Metro copy, Senate District 16 in Reno Assembly District 4 in Las Matt McCarthy, vs. Woodbury’s district will be made in the primary. Name Only Assemblyman James features tax-hiking Republican Vegas will feature conservative hand-picked successor and brother- Assembly District 34 in Las Ve- Oscarson vs. conservative busi- incumbent Sen. Ben Kieckhefer incumbent and Tax Pledge signer in-law, Glen Leavitt. gas will feature Anthony Laurie, a nessman Dennis Hof. Oscarson is vs. conservative maverick Gary Richard McArthur against Ken In Assembly District 32 in Reno, protégé of former Assemblywoman the other of the two remaining GOP Schmidt. Rezendes. Alexis Hansen seeks to replace her Victoria Seaman, against business- assembly-critters who voted for the Senate District 20 in Henderson In Assembly District 5 in Las husband, Assemblyman Ira Hansen, woman Janice Wesen. I met Ms. largest tax hike in Nevada history will pit establishment Republican Vegas, Jason Burke will square off who is running for the state senate. Wesen at the Election Department — and in the interest of disclosure, Keith Pickard, who is attempting against Mack Miller. Mack, by the She’s heavily favored over chal- on filing day and she makes one Hof is one of my clients. to move up from his assembly seat, way, was a volunteer on my state lenger Tom Fransway. heckuva great first impression. So that’s your lineup. Gonna against conservative newcomer senate campaign against then-State Assembly District 33 in Elko Keep an eye on her. be an interesting sprint to June 12. Byron Brooks. Sen. Dina Titus while he was in and other rural areas features con- For Assembly District 35 in Las And may the best conservative win! Assembly District 2 in Las Ve- high school way back in 1996. servative incumbent Assemblyman Vegas we’ll see a fight between the Chuck Muth is president of gas features one of the remaining Solid guy. John Ellison — Citizen Outreach’s establishment’s pick, David Shoen Citizen Outreach, a non-profit two turncoat assembly Republi- Assembly District 21 in Las 2017 Conservative Legislator of the the Fourth, against conservative public policy grassroots advocacy cans who voted for the monster Vegas features Garo Atamanian Year — against Elko Mayor Chris Tax Pledge signer Aimee Jones. organization and publisher of Ne- 2015 tax hike, John Hambrick, vs. Cherlyn Arrington. Cherlyn ran Johnson. Assembly District 36 (Nye/ vadaNewsandViews.com. He may in a battle with conservative Tax against pea-brain former Assembly- No other candidates have filed Lincoln/Clark) will be a rematch be reached by email at cmuth@ Pledge-signer Jim Small (“Think man Mark “Sure Would” Sherwood for this race, so the choice for this between tax-hiking Republican In lasvegastribune.com. Trump is right: The special counsel should never have been appointed By alan M. Dershowitz systemic problems. The virtue of If he can’t charge the designated whether the leaks were authorized. The Hill opinion contributor such a commission is precisely the target — in this case, the president Messages by high-ranking FBI President Trump is right in say- nonpartisan credibility of its objec- — he must at least charge some agents suggest strong bias against ing that a special counsel should tive experts, who have no political of those close to the target, even Trump. A tweet by the former CIA never have been appointed to stake in the outcome. if it is for crimes unrelated to the director reveals equally strong investigate the so-called Russian Such a commission could have special counsel’s core mandate. By negative views of the president. connection. There was no evidence informed the American public of indicting these low-hanging fruits, Perhaps these revelations prove of any crime committed by the what Russia did and how to prevent he shows that he is trying. Maybe nothing more than that law enforce- Trump administration. But there it from doing it again. It would not those lesser defendants will flip ment and national security officials was plenty of evidence that Russian seek partisan benefit from its find- and sing against higher-ups, but are human and hold political views operatives had tried to interfere ings, the way congressional com- the problem is that the pressure to like everyone else. with the 2016 presidential election, mittees invariably do. Nor would it sing may cause certain defendants But these views are not sup- and perhaps other elections, in the be searching for crimes in an effort to “compose,” meaning make up or posed to influence their decisions. hope of destabilizing democracy. to criminalize political sins, the way enhance evidence in order to get a In our age of hyperpartisanship, Yet, appointing a special counsel to special counsels do to justify their better deal for themselves. the public has understandably look for crimes, behind the closed existence and budget. Its only job In this case, the appointment of a lost confidence in the ability and doors of a grand jury, was precisely aLan M. DErSHOWITZ would be to gather information and special counsel has done more harm willingness of our leaders to sep- the wrong way to address this on- terrorist attacks of 9/11, to conduct make recommendations. than good. It has politicized our arate their political views from going challenge to our democracy. a broad and open investigation The vice of a special counsel is justice system beyond repair. The their law enforcement decisions. The right way would have been of the Russian involvement in that he is supposed to find crimes, FBI deputy director has been fired This is not all attributable to the (and still is) to appoint a nonparti- our elections. This is what other and if he comes up empty-handed, for leaking and lying. His testimony appointment of the special counsel, san investigative commission, such democracies, such as Great Brit- after spending lots of taxpayer appears to be in conflict with that but the criminalization of political as the one appointed following the ain and Israel, do in response to money, then he is deemed a failure. of the former FBI director as to (See Dershoweitz, Page 14) Jeff Sessions: A National Disgrace Larry Klayman has petition demanding AG be fired or resign By Larry Klayman and around the country, including knew that he could himself poten- his “witch hunt” of an investigation In recent weeks, President our compromised federal judiciary, tially be indicted, and not just over lumbers on with apparently no end Trump has boldly exercised his ex- are not above the law. this perjury. in sight? These leaks are criminal ecutive authority and fired a Cabi- It is indeed a sad and frighten- This brings us to Special Coun- and are calculated to destroy the net official and the national security ing state of affairs when firing a sel Robert Mueller’s so-called Trump presidency even short of adviser. I am talking about former career civil servant who committed Russian collusion and obstruction Mueller seeking indictments or Secretary of State Rex Tillerson beaucoup crimes, including but not of justice investigation. Here, preparing and sending to Congress and National Security Adviser limited to illegal surveillance of Sessions is also a criminal target an impeachment report, all of which Gen. H.R. McMaster. Both of these the Trump Tower, using the Steele or subject, particularly over his would be bogus and merely politi- individuals were at odds in large dossier as a fraudulent pretext to get alleged role in the firing of former cal in any event. part with the president’s agenda and a warrant from an equally corrupt FBI Director James Comey. And Last but hardly least, given the deserved to be let go. The country or grossly negligent judge of the again, while Sessions did nothing space limitations of my column, is is better for it, particularly in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance wrong, his defensive crouch over the hard fact that Sessions has not later respect with the appointment Court, constitutes justice. Both all of this explains why he has been reigned Mueller in with regard to of John Bolton to replace McMaster McCabe and the federal judges who a do-nothing waste of an attorney his patently exceeding his mandate as The Donald heads into a meeting went along with or furthered this general! to investigate only alleged Russian Larry KLayMan and possibly negotiations with Kim felony should be indicted, tried and Couple this with Sessions hav- collusion. Now, this “crooked I used to think that Sessions, Jong-un of North Korea over its convicted and thus hauled before ing failed, as he promised me he clown” is off investigating the en- if nothing else, was a least a nice nuclear program. the bar of justice. would do from the outset, to con- tire Trump business empire, search- guy. But after over a year of him Undoubtedly, there will be more But of course, our so-called duct an independent review of the ing frantically to find something to changes in the coming weeks and occupying space at my alma mater, attorney general would never do Obama commenced and now failed indict the president and his family months, as the president continues the U.S. Department of Justice, I that! Because to do so would sub- political prosecutions of Cliven over. And, of course, Sessions still to “fine tune” his team, getting no longer even give him credit for ject him to likely blowback by the Bundy and his family (see www. sits on the appointment of a special rid of “destructive deadwood.” being that. Put simply, “nice guys” Obama-Clinton Deep State, with clivenbundydefensefund.org for counsel to investigate the Clintons, Clearly, with the White House leak don’t sell out We the People during dirt about Sessions flying out of more information), his failure to Obama and their co-conspirators in this week that Trump had been these treacherous times, when the government “dossiers” that might pursue the Hillary Clinton private crimes against the nation! recommended not to congratulate Obama-Clinton Deep State and make Christopher Steele and Fu- email server scandal, where over The bottom line is this! Sessions Vladmir Putin on being re-elected other evil forces continue to wreak sion GPS look like amateurs. 33,000 emails were destroyed by needs to resign or be immediately as president of Russia, the moles havoc both in the corrupt Federal This week we also learned that, her, in addition to her cellphones fired! He is worse than deadwood! and traitors in the people’s house Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and not coincidentally, Sessions was and other incriminating evidence, need to be shown the door, once the intelligence agencies, to cite also being investigated by McCabe and abdicating his responsibility The attorney general is a national and for all. just a few examples. at the FBI for alleged perjury during by allowing the corrupt deputy disgrace, and it’s time he perhaps But for all of these past and While some of the two-faced his confirmation hearing. There, the attorney general to appoint Robert take his “rightful place” as a K coming changes in the high-level pygmies on Capitol Hill, and even would-be attorney general blatantly Mueller as special counsel in the Street political lobbyist. Go to staffing of the administration, the the likes of Hannity on Fox News, lied under oath that he had not met first instance, and the stench of www.freedomwatchusa.org to sign biggest, if not major sore point — made a big deal about Sessions’ re- with the Russian ambassador in his Sessions actions and inactions takes the petition demanding Sessions’ and a continuing crisis for not just cent firing of Deputy FBI Director Senate office, while also serving on a putrid odor. resignation or firing. the president but the American peo- Andrew McCabe, please tell me on the Trump election campaign And, I am not done! Where has * * * * * ple — is the continuing presence of what this is about. Boosting their team as an adviser. While this lie the attorney general been as this Larry Klayman is a former Jus- Jeff Sessions as attorney general. own egos, or television ratings? was benign — as there was nothing hack of a prosecutor Mueller and tice Department prosecutor and Put simply, Sessions is more than an Unfortunately, a simple firing is not wrong for a senator to meet the his compromised, conflicted left le- the founder of Judicial Watch and embarrassment. He, as the chief law enough to restore confidence in the Russian ambassador — its clear, as gal staff, continue to leak grand jury Freedom Watch. His latest book is enforcement officer of the republic, American people that the establish- I have predicted from the outset, the information to damage President “Whores: Why and How I Came to is an enemy of our justice system. ment elites in Washington, D.C., Sessions has been inert because he Trump, his family and associates, as Fight the Establishment.” Page 12 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 The Scorpion and the Frog By José Azel In the fable of the scorpion and the frog, a scorpion asks a frog to carry it across the river. The frog, afraid of being stung, hesitates. But the scorpion argues that if it were to sting the frog, they would both drown. Considering that it would be irrational for the scorpion to cause both of their deaths, the frog agrees. Midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. As they are both drowning the frog asks the scorpion: Why? The scorpion replies that he could not help him- self; it was in his nature to do so. José Azel I was reminded of this fable by anti-Cuban provocation. The action political analyst Eugenio Yañez as of the Cuban government has gen- we discussed the behavior of the erated numerous protests by public Cuban government in denying visas figures across the region. to a number of high level dignitar- The day before, in my conversa- ies that sought to travel to Cuba to tion with Dr. Yañez, he accurately receive a democracy award named predicted that the Cuban govern- in honor of the slain government ment would deny the dignitaries opponent Oswaldo Payá. The award entry regardless of the political was to be issued in Cuba, by the costs: “They will not allow it; it is Latin American Youth Network for not in their nature.” Democracy at the home of its pres- In my writings, over the years, example, claim that such a move Almagro and the other dignitaries, natural rights of the citizenry. ident Rosa Maria Payá Acevedo, I have repeatedly made the same would encourage the Cuban gov- the Cuban government has incurred Cuba’s foreign policy is one that Paya’s daughter. point when criticizing practices and ernment to embrace more rational significant political costs among places its totalitarian values before The award’s recipient, and in- policies, such as President Obama’s policies. It will not. It is not in their many of its most ardent supporters its economic or political interests. vited guest of honor, was Luis Cuba policy, that sought to some- nature. in Latin America. But it could not It is time we recognize that they Almagro, current Secretary General how alter the behavior of the Cuban They had hoped that establishing have done otherwise. It is not in cannot change. As with the scorpion of the Organization of American regime. These policies assume that diplomatic relations would moti- their nature. of the fable, it is not in their nature. States (OAS). Among the digni- the precept of American style eco- vate General Raul Castro, whom Often, our foreign policy short- * * * * * taries also invited were Patricia nomic rationality, which compares they believed to be more pragmatic comings, particularly when dealing José Azel left Cuba in 1961 as a Aylwin former Chilean Minister of costs and benefits, applies to the than his brother Fidel, to decrease with regimes espousing totalitarian 13 year-old political exile in what Education and daughter of the late Castro regime. Such policies will repression and perhaps usher in ideologies such as North Korea, has been dubbed Operation Pedro President Patricio Aylwin, former not work; it is not in the Cuban democratic reforms. He has not. It Iran, or Cuba are rooted in our Pan — the largest unaccompanied Mexican President Felipe Calderon, government’s nature to make ideo- is not in his nature. American worldview that fails child refugee movement in the his- former Czech Ambassador to the logical concessions. General Raul This latest demonstration of the to understand the nature of these tory of the Western Hemisphere. United States and the United Na- Castro has been explicitly clear that Cuban government’s intractability regimes. We do not recognize that He is currently dedicated to the in- tions Martin Palous. All of them, Cuba will not change its ways. It is should put to rest any notions that these regimes are sustained by depth analyses of Cuba’s economic, and others, were denied entry by not in their nature. policies that seek to change the na- their totalitarian ideologies which social and political state, with a the Cuban government, which Proponents of ending U.S. eco- ture of the regime will succeed. In require an animus against freedom keen interest in post-Castro-Cuba considered the visit an unacceptable nomic sanctions against Cuba, for denying entry to Secretary General and the pervasive violation of the strategies. ON THE HOLMES FRONT School teaches students, “How to impeach Trump” By Frank Holmes the hashtag). The far-left can’t stop fanta- But Tribe’s drawn a deep cur- sizing about clawing its way back tain of silence over the rest of the into power — so one of the most seminar. He only opened the class elite Ivy League universities is to 12 students, who had to apply now teaching a course on how to to attend. No outsider is allowed impeach President Donald Trump. to visit or listen in on the lectures. And guess who they got to teach Tribe hopes his 12 disciples will the class? Former President Barack continue his quest to overturn any Obama’s old professor and lifelong election that brings a Republican mentor. to power. Laurence Tribe, who taught Tribe has been obsessed with Obama everything he knows about blocking Trump from taking office constitutional law, is teaching ever since the president’s shock- “Constitutional Law 3.0: The ing, underdog victory over former Trump Trajectory” this semester at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Harvard Law School. He and fellow Harvard Law pro- “This seminar will explore what fessors tried to convince members the Trump presidency might mean of the Electoral College to vote office, Tribe joined a lawsuit claim- over the matter. into impeachment.” for American constitutional law, against Trump. ing that Trump’s business holdings But just a month later, Tribe —California billionaire Tom how we might expect the Consti- As soon as that failed, Tribe — violate constitutional bans against switched up his reason for demand- Steyer has promised to spend up tution to constrain Trump’s execu- who advised Al Gore during the bribery, known as the Emoluments ing Trump’s impeachment. He to $10 billion of his own money to tion of his powers and duties, and 2000 Florida recount and served Clause. By last April the city wrote an op-ed in The Washington impeach Trump. what #impeachment and removal in Barack Obama’s “Justice” De- council in Harvard’s hometown Post saying, “The time has come —Al Green of Texas intro- by other means might resemble in partment — set his sights on im- — Cambridge, Massachusetts — for Congress to launch an impeach- duced articles of impeachment the Trump era,” according to the peachment. approved a resolution saying that ment investigation of President that accused Trump of being a course description (which includes Three days after Trump took the House should impeach Trump Trump for obstruction of justice” hatemonger. They failed miserably — for firing former FBI Director in a House vote last December, James Comey. 364-58, with four Democrats voting Mitchell Tribe wrote we can’t wait until “present.” (Continued from Page 10) the facts are in: Congress has to —Even a few Republicans have resources, visual resources, cultural impeach Trump now! “To wait for thrown their weight into the im- resources, tribal interests, recre- the results of the multiple investi- peachment effort. RINO columnist ation, and cumulative impacts.” gations underway is to risk tying Kathleen Parker and Senators Lind- Wind farms create a number of our nation’s fate to the whims of sey Graham of South Carolina and problems, besides being ugly and an authoritarian leader,” he wrote. Jeff Flake of Arizona have said they noisy and undependable. Do Harvard Law students really could support Trump’s impeach- A 2009 study by Fish and Wild- pay $63,800 a year for professors to ment under the right circumstances. life estimated wind turbines kill teach them people should be con- Trump stuck it to reporters at this 440,000 birds annually, including victed before they’re proven guilty? month’s Gridiron Dinner, when he scores of bald and golden eagles. Since then, Tribe has tweeted joked about not being impeached Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area out every bitter, off-the-wall rumor “yet.” in California alone kills about 75 to ooze its way out of the internet’s Turning to impeachment is the eagles a year. lunatic fringe. He accused Trump political establishment’s way of Studies have found that because of giving then-Congressman Jason admitting it can’t win elections any- intermittent wind power must be Chaffetz $10 million in Russian more. Instead of trying to persuade backed up by idling fossil fuel bribe money. the American people to adopt their power plants, more greenhouse “Tribe has become one of the views, Tribe, Waters, Flake, and gases are emitted, not less. When Crescent Peak internet’s most unhinged cranks, their ilk want the Deep State to get the Spring Valley wind farm near ers. If the public owns the land it via email to blm_nv_sndo_cres- churning out wild conspiracy the- Trump impeached and thrown out Ely first opened, it produced power should get a fair market price for it, [email protected]; via fax to ories and, in the process, becoming of office. Then they can go back to less than 19 percent of the time. but without that and the ample sub- (702) 515-5155, attention Gayle a social media star and MSNBC their cozy arrangement of sharing Also, the increased cost of pow- sidies, wind farms don’t pencil out. Marrs-Smith; or via mail to BLM, favorite,” wrote liberal journalist all the money and power Washing- er kills more jobs than are created. Since the project is located on Las Vegas Field Office, Attention: Glenn Greenwald. ton has to offer. But the one aspect we find most the California border and next to a Gayle Marrs-Smith, 4701 North I’d like to believe that Tribe is Tribe’s course isn’t education; egregious is the fact the federal major transmission line, the power Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV doing all this to sell copies of his it’s an Ivy League fantasy, a soap public land is practically given generated there, if ever, is likely 89130-2301. new book, To End a Presidency: box for his increasingly deranged away to wind farm developers. No to flow into California to slake its Let your voices be heard. The Power of Impeachment, which views, and an attempt to recruit price tag has yet been put on the legislatively mandated renewable * * * * * comes out in May. the next generation of Deep State Crescent Peak project land, but energy portfolio of 50 percent re- Thomas Mitchell is a former But America’s angry elitists all saboteurs. the abandoned Searchlight land newables by 2030. All Nevada will newspaper editor who now writes dream of the day they can deprive Frank Holmes is a reporter for was slated to be handed over for a get is the bird chopping eyesore. conservative/libertarian columns the American people of the presi- The Horn News. He is a veteran pathetically paltry sum of $118 per The deadline for commenting on for weekly papers in Nevada. dent they elected: journalist and an outspoken con- acre. And they have the nerve to the proposed Crescent Peak wind You may email Mitchell at thom- —Last February, Rep. Maxine servative that talks about the news call those who graze livestock on farm is June 13. [email protected]. He blogs at Waters of California said, “My that was in his weekly article, “On federal public land welfare ranch- Comments may be submitted http://4thst8.wordpress.com/. greatest desire is to lead him right The Holmes Front.” March 28-April 3, 2018 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 13 The GOP is Trump’s party now By Lloyd Green Compounding the dilemma is the presi- The Hill opinion contributor dent himself, and not simply his tweets, his The heart and soul of the Republican Party lawsuits, or even the Mueller investigation. belongs to Donald Trump. Last week, a single Rather, Trump’s unwillingness to give Re- tweet by the president knocked challenger publicans needed breathing room is another Danny Tarkanian out of Nevada’s Republican serious impediment. Although Trump has Senate primary, and sent him scurrying into reportedly acknowledged that some people a House race. “hate me,” he refuses to countenance any Despite Trump’s newfound tropism response other than adoration on the stump toward attacking special counsel Robert and in public. If anyone needs proof, John Mueller, Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc- McCain is Exhibit A, and Barbara Comstock Connell has stayed mum, and House Speaker is Exhibit B. Paul Ryan has been barely been able to utter Despite McCain’s medical condition, a word in Mueller’s defense. Then Tuesday, Trump refuses to let up on Arizona’s senior Bruce Rauner, the deep-pocketed incumbent senator. Last month at CPAC, Trump again Republican governor of Illinois, barely eked tagged McCain for his vote on ObamaCare out a win over state legislator Jean Ives, a repeal. For Trump there are never bygones, social conservative and Trump devotee. just glowing embers ready to reignite with For all the talk of a possible presidential the slightest breeze. As for Comstock, who primary challenge to Trump in 2020, the While Trump may take comfort in having even in deep red South Carolina. Then, warned the president about the government reality on the ground indicates that any such wrested control of the GOP, elected Repub- starting on Election Day 2017, Democratic shutdown, Trump simply doubled-down on endeavor would be more symbolic than real. licans labor under a miasma of dread as they anger morphed into something tangible. For his earlier position of tying immigration to a In that vein, think Republican Pete McClo- stare ahead to midterm elections in Novem- Republicans, it something very worrisome. spending bill. The fact that Hillary Clinton skey’s bid for the Republican nomination ber. Unlike Trump, who engenders loathing The Democrats flipped the New Jersey won Comstock’s suburban Virginia district against President Richard Nixon, as opposed among Democrats and love from his base, governor’s mansion, held onto the Virginia was of no importance to Trump. Comstock’s to Ted Kennedy’s 1980 run at President incumbent Republicans evoke disdain from governorship in a blowout win against a reelection is her own problem, not his. Jimmy Carter. all comers. generic establishment Republican, pulled a And so, the Republican Party is left to just McCloskey, a former Marine, mounted A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal major upset in the Senate race in Alabama, cater to its base, which would be fine if they a symbolic protest effort against Nixon and poll drove this point home. It showed the and scored another upset win in Pennsylva- weren’t held in such low regard, or if Trump’s the Vietnam War in 1972. It went nowhere. Democrats widening their advantage on the nia’s 18th congressional district. This is a numbers were hovering near 50 percent. But The New Hampshire primary was the high generic congressional ballot to a double-digit trend that may leave Nancy Pelosi wielding that’s not reality. Rather, Independents are point of McCloskey’s campaign. He garnered lead. At the same time, Trump’s own numbers the Speaker’s gavel and Trump staring at a trending blue this cycle, the suburbs are in less than a fifth of the vote in the Granite ticked upward. In other words, support for bill of impeachment come 2019. open rebellion, and millennials have aban- State, and thereafter lost a dozen contests. Trump was not synonymous with sympathy Yet, the Republican Party is acting as doned the GOP. At this rate, Trump may yet By contrast, Kennedy fought all the way to for the GOP, and votes for Trump in Novem- though it were a mere bystander to the story, morph into Obama 2.0, a president who put New York City and the Democratic National ber 2016 are no guarantee for Republican unwilling to digest the fact that their brand is personal vanity ahead of party, only to lose Convention. There, at Madison Square Gar- legislators this fall. in trouble. In the aftermath of Conor Lamb’s control of both houses of Congress. den, Kennedy stole the spotlight in defeat. Indeed, it has been a bumpy ride for the victory, GOP poohbahs were more inclined Lloyd Green was the opposition research His “Dream Shall Never Die” speech will go Republican Party at the ballot box ever since to lay the blame at Rick Saccone’s feet or to counsel to the George H.W. Bush campaign down in campaign history as one of the most Trump became president. Early on, special chirp “more tax cuts” than to say “Houston, in 1988 and later served in the U.S. Depart- electrifying ever. elections were far closer than anticipated, we have a problem.” ment of Justice. Feds prohibit candidates from commenting on Trump, despite constitutional questions By Eric Wang comply with the federal reporting rationale for this gag law. Today, The Hill opinion contributor requirements. In short, all or virtu- contribution limits no longer apply As the midterm congressional ally all state and local candidates to independent speech by advoca- elections unfold, candidates are run using non-federal funds, and cy groups and super PACs about also running in 36 states for gov- therefore are prohibited by BCRA federal races. Therefore, there isn’t ernor and competing for more than from discussing federal elected any reason for donors seeking to 6,000 state legislative seats. How officials in their campaign ads. influence federal races to use state many of these state candidates do BCRA’s gag rule on state and candidates as “conduits” to evade you think will say something good local candidates was a dumb idea the federal contribution limits — or bad about President Trump? when passed. Now, it’s likely not that this had ever been likely. Probably more than you can count. unconstitutional as well. In 2003, So now state candidates find When they do, they will break an the Supreme Court upheld the law themselves in a tough spot. If they obscure federal law. based on a “prediction … that state want to attack or praise Trump, who It’s yet another example of the and local candidates and officehold- has declared he is a candidate in crazy and complex federal cam- ers will become the next conduits 2020, they will be violating federal paign finance laws. Worse, it shows for the soft-money funding” of campaign finance laws. While state how the federal government has federal campaign ads. At the time, candidates must keep their mouths unconstitutionally inserted itself BCRA had banned non-federal shut, independent groups may sup- into state governance. funds (a.k.a. “soft money”) from port or oppose federal candidates as The Federal Election Commis- being used to pay for any campaign much as they want. sion recently released two enforce- on to win a conversely large margin contribution limits, source prohibi- ads regarding federal candidates. When Congress passed BCRA, ment matters concerning the federal in that state, while Greitens won by tions, and reporting requirements. In other words, the Supreme critics complained that it federal- gag on state candidates. In one a narrower margin. The vast majority of states have Court upheld this provision based ized state election activities. They matter, Washington State Gov. Jay The Inslee and Greitens ads contribution limits for guberna- on a mere conjecture, and a far- were right. Indeed, 16 years later, Inslee’s 2016 reelection campaign seem rather typical for political torial candidates that are higher fetched one at that. After all, how state and local party committees ran a TV ad tying his Republican campaigns, but they were actually than the federal limits, or have no many state candidates would allow struggle under the law’s burdens, opponent to Trump. The ad con- outlawed by Congress in 2002 as limits at all. Twenty states also their own campaign funds to be even as the Supreme Court tossed cluded, “Bill Bryant and Donald part of the Bipartisan Campaign permit contributions beyond the used to campaign for another can- out the law’s other key provisions. Trump, Wrong for Washington Reform Act (BCRA). Among other federal limits for state legislative didate running for federal office? As the 2018 elections unfold, many [State].” Hillary Clinton and Inslee things, that law prohibits state can- candidates. Corporate contribu- To the extent state candidates like state and local candidates also will went on to clobber their opponents didates from sponsoring any ad that tions, which are prohibited under Inslee and Greitens invoke the unwittingly run afoul of the federal in that state. Going in the opposite “promotes or supports” or “attacks federal law, also are permitted in a names of federal candidates, they’re law, and pressure will mount for a direction, gubernatorial candidate or opposes” a federal candidate majority of states. State and local trying to win their own races. That’s constitutional challenge. Eric Greitens sent a mailer urging unless they use so-called “federal candidates also file their campaign the well-known “coattails effect.” Eric Wang is a political law Missouri voters to turn out for funds.” “Federal funds,” in turn finance reports with state and local The Supreme Court’s 2010 Cit- attorney and senior fellow with the Trump and Greitens. Trump went mean donations within the federal authorities, and therefore do not izens United decision shredded the Institute for Free Speech. The key job for Republicans is maintaining grip on Congress By Michael Stopa America on all of their fevered of highly unpopular causes — think The Hill opinion contributor psychodramas with the obvious kneeling for the National Anthem, With President Trump’s approv- objective being to nullify the results a lottery for immigrants from al ratings hovering in the 40 percent of the 2016 election and, in a word, developing countries or having range and the generic congressional bring Trump down. Every Republi- anchor babies to gain a foothold ballot polls favoring the Democrats can in America should run to set the in America — average mortal con- by six points or more, many Re- record straight on this issue. gressional candidates may not be so publicans at both the national and Imagine Republican candidate X adroit. But even if opponents don’t the local levels are pondering their in state Y in a congressional debate fall into a full-throated defense of strategies to avoid a wave election saying, “My opponent talks about impeachment, they will at least then in midterms this year and maintain the progressive ideas he wants to be forced to disavow any such in- legislative control of Congress. bring to Washington. He plans to tention, which will rattle and reduce The issues are critical both in shake hands across the aisle to enthusiasm from their base. key local areas like California, work for our district and this great Statistically, the Republicans Minnesota and the mid-Atlantic country of ours. But what he really still have a clear advantage. Over region, and those that have national wants, and what his supporters are the past seven midterm elections, significance. There are many issues screaming for every day, is for he Republicans have picked up an at play, including immigration, state and his Democratic colleagues to go average of 13 House seats, and taxes and North Korea. But among to Washington and undo the results they currently have an advantage those issues in play in the 2018 mid- of the 2016 election, to thwart the of 23 seats. If the economy remains terms it is clear that, with apologies lawfully expressed wishes of the strong, if there is a glimmer of hope to J.R.R. Tolkien, “one ring rules American people, and to impeach on North Korea, and if the presi- them all,” and that is the issue of the the president of the United States.” choices of ordinary Americans? I percentage of the 2016 vote. dent never again utters the word impeachment of President Trump. He would continue, “My op- don’t think so.” For Trump voters, it is outra- “dreamers,” the party should be in The Democrats, and especially ponent talks about the future, but There are several advantages to geous people are trying to undo good shape. Finally, if liberals and their educated liberal base, have he is living in the past. He’s not this strategy. First, casting the elec- their votes. But beyond that, most their champions can be prompted been obsessed since even before fighting this election. He’s fighting tion as a referendum on impeach- Americans believe deeply in fair into exposing to broad daylight the election with the arcana of the the last one. We all have our differ- ment does not bind the candidate play and still view impeachment their secret inner impeachment de- thus far nonexistent Trump-Russia ences with the president, especially to any of the president’s policies. as an extreme expedient. Those lirium, 2018 could be a continuing collusion, the supposed obstruction when he says something like [insert This appeal is to basic fairness and not specifically poisoned with celebration of 2016. of the Robert Mueller investiga- recent appalling tweet here and democracy, not specific issues. Trump derangement syndrome are * * * * * tion, and more recently, with the chuckle]. Yes, I know. But if you Second, even if you believe some becoming increasingly difficult to Michael Stopa (@MikeStopa- Mercer family, the Cambridge An- voted for the president, and even mainstream media polls showing convince that his presidency rep- MA) served as a delegate for Don- alytica-Facebook axis and Stormy if you did not, is this the kind of the percentage of voters who think resents the apocalypse. ald Trump at the 2016 Republican Daniels. democracy that you want? Is this all “there is enough reason for Con- While Trump himself, with his Convention in Cleveland. He hosts With a zealotry that would put that that flag stands for now? Sour gress to hold impeachment hear- abrasive way of vocalizing common a political podcast with radio host your typical Area 51 fanatic to grapes and guerilla warfare when ings” is as high as 41 percent, that sense ideas, is a genius at backing Todd Feinburg for the Harvard shame, they seek to sell middle the elites aren’t satisfied with the is still far less than Hillary Clinton’s opponents into hysterical defenses Lunch Club. Page 14 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 Why Trump should take Mueller’s deal to sit down for an interview By Jonathan Turley “This is obviously very high-level mation to the press after his firing The Hill opinion contributor and sensitive information but is but, according to fired FBI Deputy Special counsel Robert Mueller part of Russia and its government’s Director Andrew McCabe, Comey has reportedly made an offer to support for Mr. Trump.” knew of his giving sensitive infor- Donald Trump’s legal team on the Once at the relatively short mation to the press on the Clinton parameters of an interview as part meeting, Veselnitskaya reportedly investigation. Comey expressly of the Russia investigation. If true, focused on sanctions of the Mag- denied leaking information or ap- this is a deal the president should nitsky Act, including the bar on proving such leaks by subordinates seriously consider. Russian adoptions. Veselnitskaya in testimony to Congress. Mueller According to the press, Mueller had worked for years against the could call Comey as a witness, but is offering an interview on four ban and raised it with Democrats a jury might have difficulty seeing main areas: the Trump Tower meet- and Republicans alike. Indeed, the moral high ground from where ing with Russian sources and Don- when she was turned down for a Comey is sitting. ald Trump Jr., the president’s role visa during the Obama adminis- Michael Flynn in putting out a misleading account tration, she was granted a “special Finally, there is Michael Flynn, of that meeting, the firing of former immigration parole” to enter the charged with misleading federal FBI Director James Comey, and the United States by President Obama’s statement, reportedly dictated by James Comey investigators on his discussions meeting of former National Secu- attorney general, Loretta Lynch. President Trump on Air Force One, Perhaps the greatest blunder of with Russian diplomats. There was rity Adviser Michael Flynn. Nota- If the meeting were part of a did not disclose the stated purpose this administration was Comey’s nothing illegal or unprecedented in bly missing from that list are the secret collusion, this would be a of the meeting or promise of mate- firing. Trump not only fired him in Flynn meeting during the Trump subjects that should be the greatest rather curious way to go about it, rial from the Russian government. the midst of the Russian investi- presidential transition with the Rus- concern for Trump, including his calling a conspiratorial meeting Like the Trump Tower meet- gation but raised the investigation sians, or his discussion of sanctions. financial dealings (including deals in an email at Trump Tower with ing, the statement was another repeatedly with Comey before However, he reportedly denied on a Trump Tower in Moscow) and unknown attendees. What is clear self-inflicted wound. Nevertheless, firing him. The problem is that discussing sanctions and pleaded the payments to alleged paramours is that, as late as June 2016, a there was no crime in holding the Trump had ample reason to fire guilty to making a false statement. Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal meeting with the Russians had to meeting, and it was not a crime Comey, despite the poor timing of Trump asked Comey to go easy and others to remain silent before be arranged through a friend with to spin the resulting controversy. the decision. While Trump admitted on Flynn after Flynn resigned. the election. a promise of criminal evidence to Politicians have long spun scandals. in an interview that he was thinking This has been widely portrayed as What is most striking about secure a meeting. Goldstone has When confronted about NSA leaker of the Russian investigation when evidence of obstruction or witness these areas is that they happen to be admitted publicly that he “hyped Edward Snowden’s disclosure of he fired Comey, he did not say that tampering. However, Trump could the areas where, even if things go the message” to get a meeting with a massive surveillance program was the reason for the firing. simply argue that he felt Flynn had badly, Trump has strong defenses. Trump Jr. Even if Veselnitskaya on American citizens, President In a memo, Deputy Attorney already suffered enough with the It does not mean that Mueller could had supplied evidence of criminal Obama went on Jay Leno’s show General Rod Rosenstein listed for- resignation and was expressing not charge on these allegations, but conduct by the Clintons or oppo- and proclaimed, “There is no mer attorneys general, judges and loyalty for a longtime friend and he would likely lose on the evi- sition research, it would not have spying on Americans.” His CIA di- leading prosecutors who believed supporter. Mueller could always dence currently known. Obviously, constituted a crime. rector, James Clapper, went before Comey “violated his obligation to try to portray the comments as ob- this will require careful preparation Moreover, the Clinton campaign structive rather than empathetic, but Congress and denied the existence ‘preserve, protect and defend’ the and Trump would have to exercise not only paid a huge amount to traditions of the department and the that is pretty thin soup for a criminal of such a program, a statement he uncharacteristic levels of control gather potentially incriminating FBI” and “violated long-standing case against Trump. admitted later was a lie. in his answers. The president’s evidence on Trump but the resulting Justice Department policies and tra- None of this means Trump can- For her part, Hillary Clinton just-resigned counsel, John Dowd, dossier was composed by a former dition.” He also noted that Comey not get himself into serious danger adopted a series of denials and reportedly may have doubted the British spy with information from “refused to admit his errors.” in an interview, with incautious or defenses in her email scandal, in- ability to keep Trump out of a perju- Russians. The Clinton campaign Moreover, Comey himself ad- false statements. There also is the cluding statements now established ry trap. Yet, with the exception of a long denied any connection to mitted under oath that Trump possibility of undisclosed evidence, as false. The State Department false statement or some undisclosed the dossier and only admitted the agreed with him that the Russian particularly as a result of Flynn’s later refuted her claim that she was bombshell evidence, these limits funding relatively recently, when investigation should run its course. cooperation agreement. However, are as good as it is going to get, and confronted by reporters. If Mueller given approval to use her personal (Trump was reportedly angry these four categories represent the it could get worse. wants a criminal charge on that server for State Department busi- that Comey had told members of most predictable, frontal assaults Trump Tower record, he will likely lose. ness. Obviously, some spins can Congress that he was not under on Trump where the armor is the The meeting of Trump Jr., former Air Force One become criminal matters, such as investigation but refused to confirm thickest. Trump will have counsel Trump presidential campaign man- Rather than taking the obvious Bill Clinton lying under oath that that publicly). Firing Comey would present and can insist that any later ager Paul Manafort and Trump son- path of making full disclosure, he never had a sexual relationship not have ended the Russian inves- questions or issues be addressed in in-law Jared Kushner with Russian Trump Jr. issued a misleading state- with Monica Lewinsky and then tigation, and there is no evidence written interrogatories to counsel. lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and ment about the meeting. The state- insisting that it depended on “what that Trump sought to bar further In an otherwise bad situation, that others in Trump Tower in New York ment said that he and the Russian the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” investigation. Even if Mueller were is not a bad deal. was based on a promise to share lawyer had “primarily discussed a If Mueller wants to charge Trump to secure an indictment on that Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro evidence of criminal wrongdoing program about the adoption of Rus- with spinning a scandal, he would mixed record, he would have to call Professor of Public Interest Law by the Clinton Foundation. Rod sian children” and emphasized that have to frog march virtually every Comey, who is damaged goods, as at George Washington University. Goldstone, a promoter acquainted the subject of the meeting was “not member of Congress and every a witness. You can follow him on Twitter @ with the Trumps, told Trump Jr., a campaign issue at the time.” The living president to federal lockup. Not only did Comey leak infor- JonathanTurley. Leaking national security advice meant for Trump is indefensible By Tom Nichols know what a leader was advised to in chief is about to embark on an The Hill opinion contributor say, as opposed to what he or she action so dangerous that the public Donald Trump’s detractors and actually said, is deeply revealing should know immediately, there critics — and I am usually one of of the internal dynamics of any are always options. Capitol Hill is them — are gleefully noting that government. walking distance. Washington is yet another story has emerged Finally, there is an important laden with good law firms to protect that shows the president to be an issue here for the future: If we whistleblowers. uneducable loose cannon. This decide that staffers are the ultimate If all else fails and the country time, however, Trump’s opponents arbiters of policy, why stop with is in peril, resign, tell your story, should think about the damage Trump? Do Democrats really want and let the chips fall. But a bruised that has been done not only to our to establish a precedent in which a ego over rejected advice — even if national security but to the ability future liberal chief executive runs it was great advice the boss should of future presidents to receive con- afoul of the policy preferences of a have taken — does not clear the fidential advice. staff member who then feels free to bar for violating the pact between Apparently, during a phone call explain how the boss didn’t do what an aide and his or her principal. with Russian President Vladimir he was told, and thus destroy any And it is never a reason to endanger Putin, Trump was shown a page expectation that an aide’s advice is national security. from his briefing book that said, confidential? Tom Nichols is a professor of in capital letters, “Do not congrat- is right and his advisers are wrong. time. Policy is what the president Leaks are a fact of life in Wash- national security affairs at the ulate,” meaning “Do not congrat- Make no mistake: What Trump did says it is. ington. No White House can avoid U.S. Naval War College and an ulate Putin for winning a sham was reckless. His advisers gave him I was an adviser many years them. Many times, administrations adjunct professor at the Harvard election.” This was sound advice. good counsel, and he should have ago to a senior U.S. senator during actually encourage them. While Extension School. His latest book Putin won nothing but a farce, in taken it. I am a Russia expert who the first Gulf War. Sometimes he leaking is a dirty game, sometimes is “The Death of Expertise: The which his best possible opponent thinks Trump’s policies toward the didn’t take my advice and, in a it may, in fact, be necessary. But Campaign Against Established was jailed and the numbers were Kremlin are utterly dangerous, and few cases, he rejected my counsel if a member of the president’s Knowledge and Why It Matters.” likely fraudulent. I would have given him the same with a healthy dose of well-known staff feels that the Constitution is You can follow him on Twitter @ Of course, American presidents advice. Anglo-Saxon verbs. It would never in danger or that the commander RadioFreeTom. often “congratulate” odious peo- Yet, those defending this leak have occurred to me to call a jour- ple on assuming the leadership are taking multiple positions, all nalist and explain how the boss’s of a state, as a matter of diplo- of them wrong. Some, like former vote was completely against my Dershowitz matic courtesy, a kind of nicety CIA official Ned Price, are arguing best advice. This, as every Wash- (Continued from Page 11) commission to conduct a trans- that means nothing but also costs that staff have a constitutional duty ington staffer knows, violates the differences on both sides of the parent investigation of Russia’s nothing to say. Ronald Reagan to inform us of Trump’s policy First Rule of Staff Club: “You are aisle has certainly contributed to efforts to influence our elections. “congratulated” Soviet dictator shifts, as though the president has not the story.” (The Second Rule the atmosphere of distrust in our Let the special counsel suspend his Yuri Andropov in 1983, and Barack committed a crime. Others note of Staff Club: “You must never be- justice system. investigation until the nonpartisan Obama congratulated Putin in 2012. that Trump shows no loyalty to his come the story.”) A principal and an The public has lost faith in the commission issues its report. If the This was different. “Do not con- staff and therefore deserves none aide are not peers, and any staffer, leadership of the Justice Depart- report identifies crimes and crimi- gratulate” was not just a symbolic in return. Trump’s fiercest critics no matter how senior, who thinks ment and the FBI. They don’t trust nals, there will be time enough to issue but, instead, reflected what on social media simply invoke his so is in the wrong job. congressional investigative com- indict and prosecute. Right now, we Trump’s advisers believed was a generic awfulness and claim he has More important, secrecy is cru- mittees. They don’t know whom to need the nonpartisan truth, because previously agreed-upon policy that no right to anything and isn’t really cial. Briefing books are classified believe when they hear conflicting we aren’t getting it from the special this White House did not consider the president anyway. documents. Even one page, howev- accounts. There are leaks galore counsel. Putin’s election a real event, and First things first. Trump is, in er anodyne its contents, is sensitive followed by denials of leaks. It’s a Alan M. Dershowitz is the Fe- that it was important to signal a fact, the president and, like every material. Price disagrees on this but, total mess. And what do we have lix Frankfurter Professor of Law, worsening of relations with a state political leader, he has a right to as an analyst of Russian affairs, I to show for it? Just a handful of Emeritus, at Harvard Law School. that is engaged in open political confidential advice — and a right can only say that I would consider low-level indictments based largely He is the author of “Trumped Up: warfare against the United States. to reject it. Despite the schaden- just one page of Putin’s briefing on alleged crimes that are either How Criminalizing Politics is Dan- Trump threw all of that out the freude that always floods us when- book to be solid gold. I would frame unrelated or only marginally related gerous to Democracy” and “The window and freelanced the conver- ever Trump steps on a rake, we it (if it were ever declassified) and to Russia’s attempt to influence our Case Against BDS: Why Singling sation, including his congratula- are losing sight of an important hang it in my office, like a hunting presidential election in 2016. Out Israel for Boycott is Anti-Semit- tions. An aide then leaked the page reality of the American system of trophy, if I had it. That’s because a It’s not too late to try to repair ic and Anti-Peace.” You can follow to the press. The president is report- government: Policy is not what a good intelligence analyst can make some of the damage done. Let Con- him on Twitter @AlanDersh and edly furious and, for once, Trump group of advisers decides ahead of sense even of very small things. To gress now appoint a nonpartisan on Facebook @AlanMDershowitz.

By Jonathan Turley The Hill opinion contributor Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly made an offer to Donald Trump’s legal team on the parameters of an interview as part of the Russia investigation. If true, this is a deal the president should seriously consider. According to the press, Mueller is offering an interview on four main areas: the Trump Tower meeting with Russian sources and Donald Trump Jr., the president’s role in putting out a misleading account of that meeting, the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, and the meeting of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Notably missing from that list are the subjects that should be the greatest concern for Trump, including his finan- cial dealings (including deals on a Trump Tower in Moscow) and the payments to alleged paramours Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal and others to remain silent before the election. What is most striking about these areas is that they happen to be the areas where, even if March 28-April 3, 2018 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 15 Do voters care about Trump’s sexual history? Ask Bill Clinton By Monica Crowley F. Kennedy’s playbook, Clinton unwelcome behavior. And consen- The Hill opinion contributor wielded personal charisma and sual extramarital affairs between “The president is a womanizer? charm as a buffer against person- adults no longer pack the same So what?” al weaknesses, recognizing that political punch, particularly when Former President Richard Nixon people could more easily relate to they involve a guy who never posed posed that somewhat sarcastic rhe- private flaws than to political ones. as a saint and a porn star with hush torical question to me shortly after Trump uses this to great effect as money, an NDA and a lawsuit. Bill Clinton was elected president well. This is why, despite the unrelent- in 1992. By compartmentalizing the in- ing ferociousness of his opponents Twenty-six years later, with fidelity matter as a personal issue, and regardless of what transpires similar questions raised over the Clinton diffused it as a political legally in the Daniels case, Trump past private behavior of the current one — at least until the current “Me is weathering the squall, even in president, the country once again Too” movement cast his behavior, the zero-tolerance “Me Too” en- shrugs: “So what?” which included grave and credible vironment. Appearing on “60 Minutes” allegations of rape, sexual assault, As he considered candidate Sunday night, former adult-film harassment and other misconduct, Clinton and his colorful personal actress Stormy Daniels detailed an in a far different light, sparking activities in 1992, Nixon wondered: alleged one-time sexual encounter broad censure and the end of his “Maybe it doesn’t even matter any- with Donald Trump over a decade once-towering political influence. more, you know?” ago, when he was a newly remar- Clinton was an early pathbreaker For better or for worse, it doesn’t ried husband and father. On three hoping for a Trump stag film and a isn’t just morally wrong; it’s stupid in changing social views on such really matter — and it hasn’t in a previous occasions, she signed violation of campaign finance law. for a man in power. But do you see matters. Trump survives the Stormy while. So while some media lavish documents denying any relation- Despite their relentless attempts what I mean about the changing storm because he wasn’t a “man in Daniels and other alleged Trump ship but now claims she lied out to legitimize the story, it has not views of the country?” political power” but a business and playmates with attention, many of fear. She says she accepted a gained meaningful political traction Bill Clinton’s election in 1992 television celebrity at the time of voters disregard it as background cash payout for her silence from beyond fizzy gossip. Long-ago marked a turning point: The fact the alleged consensual transgres- noise. They know the country has Trump’s personal attorney shortly relationships between consenting that a candidate seemed like a good sions; the voting public knew his serious problems, and they want before the 2016 election and was adults earn an eyeroll, not the wide- person mattered less in terms of his personal track record and deemed their chosen president to do what threatened in 2011 over her desire spread condemnation provoked by or her potential as a good leader. A it largely irrelevant; leaders tend he was elected to do. to talk but has yet to offer evidence abusive behavior now universally complicated personal life was no to enjoy a protective buffer zone, A quarter of a century after it or proof. regarded as intolerable in the “Me longer treated as a disqualifier for at least for a while; and the sweep- elected Clinton, the country again The interview drew a big au- Too” era. public life. Personal character was ingly blasé view of such things in knowingly elected a political pea- dience, attracted like moths to the In early 1994, Nixon offered no longer considered a meaningful modern life. cock with a Technicolor past whom flame of anticipated salaciousness, another assessment, which I report- indicator of political character. The cultural conversation is they believed was the best choice predictable voyeurism and red-hot ed in my book “Nixon in Winter”: Voters were more likely to disre- now about consent vs. non-consent, to lead. And they want him to get Trump-driven polarization. Other “The country is far more accepting gard personal indiscretions if they appropriate conduct vs. misconduct on with it. media outlets, similarly driven by of things it wasn’t just a few years believed they were getting a leader and abuses of power, respect and * * * * * the hunger for ratings and anything ago. Gary Hart was destroyed by who would deliver for them. professionalism vs. disrespect, Monica Crowley is a senior damaging to the president, also the womanizing crap, and Clinton Clinton had flipped the script. intimidation and retaliation. Trump fellow at the London Center for descended into a Stormy obsession, survives. … This kind of behavior Taking a page from his hero John has denied all previous claims of Policy Research. Maramis (Continued from Page 10) a kind thing to do. However, he wrong place,” and then walking it could have been broken; thank for it to pull that stunt on a Monday! frisky dogs in the house, they know was a very brusk and non-genteel right on by it, not even making a goodness it was not. But broken Yes, I know it is only a machine, but what they are up against. man, and one would be advised to fake attempt to pick up what he or not, it was now on the floor we all know that computers DO get Well, the more she sleeps, the always check one’s surroundings upended all over the floor. along with everything else that to know very much about us, and less pain she’ll feel and the less whenever he had been around to I heard the crash and went to see was in the box, and he just left it therefore, IT knew my busiest days chance of LaLa getting too frisky be sure nothing had been “acciden- what happened. He had knocked a there, knowing — or at the least, are Mondays and Tuesdays. Putting too soon. Hopefully she’ll be back tally” moved, broken, or somehow box of things off a shelf by having imagining — that the woman of the 2 and 2 together, it obviously tells to her old self in record time. made to be dirtier or less than it was his elbow carelessly “out” as he house, to whom it belonged, would me that not only can computers do About a Man before. And sure enough, he didn’t walked by an area where the box pick it all up. math, they can know and interfere It isn’t always the big things disappoint in that department. was placed — quite unobtrusively I ask you, what kind of man is with our plans. that bother women so much as the While this time no one had to enough for “normal” people to that? Yes, but I am only partially kid- little things that feel so big at the check around for signs of his pass- walk by without knocking it off About a Computer ding. Some computers would never time. A case in point: this particular ing by, it was only because he did the shelf — and I noticed that one Computers can often do kooky be so mean-spirited. man, who shall remain nameless — his damage right out in plain sight of the things in the box was an ir- things that we are not expecting, or Anyway, I always — to the someone who is a friend of sorts for all to see — and he showed replaceable antique glass container never saw before and sometimes we extent possible — have a Plan B with both myself and my daughter his true colors by not only making that was passed down to me from can’t figure out why “whatever” in mind, and while that Plan B I — came to the house on business the mess, but commenting on it by my mother, who had it passed down happened, but we usually can fid- am using is not nearly as good as and asked about LaLa, which was saying, “That certainly was in the to her from my father’s mother, and dle with them or have a friend do using my own [now not working] the fiddling and get the computer computer, it will do till I can schlep back in action. Sometimes we find my “disrespectful” computer to the Viasmensky out that it was just a case of the fix-it shop! (Continued from Page 10) My being able to say Mass doesn’t father through the misery they have computer’s system updating itself So much for my week so far! had never seen before. Of course, make me a priest. all suffered for twelve years. or something like that. But on occa- And although I can’t totally depend everything was impressive to the The most important thing about Many people have the tendency sion, our computer presents us with on Wednesdays to come up with naïve young girl. Peter Todd’s statement is that Jessie to judge a young girl who was something that requires we take it happy surprises, Thursdays are Donald Vaz’s mother has never did not own a car in Las Vegas. If forced to work for a local escort in to the computer fix-it person, and usually dependable, and I have no lived in Florida; the woman lives she DROVE away, she drove away business, but very few raise their we can’t do it right away, so in es- reason to be suspicious of Fridays. in Edmond, Canada and has never in one of the cars owned by Peter voices against the recruiters and sence, we are out of luck in terms of And having my computer back in left Canada. Todd. It didn’t occur to Peter Todd the pimps who led those girls into getting any use out of it at all until working order, as I certainly will by At the same time Jessie met to report the car stolen? that life. we can get the darned thing fixed. Saturday at the latest, I can look for- and became friends with a young The police did not do their job Normally police officers are Well, my computer decided ward to a weekend that will allow woman by the name of Yvonne as we “dream” they are supposed very quick in apprehending those to close itself down — this past me to work if I choose to. Hubrechtsen, a recruiter of young to do. They never contacted the working girls, instead of checking Monday morning — with no hope Well, Sunday is Easter. And it’ll girls, from Merced, California, Nevada Department of Motor Ve- where they live and arresting the of my using it without that personal be the start of a great new week for especially from Canada. Canadian hicles to trace the car Jessie never pimps. Recruiters are the ones who computer fix-it person’s help. It all of us! authorities do probably not know had. They only asked a question of deserve to be put in prison and the probably knew that Mondays and So much for the dogs, men, and this woman, yet, but the authorities Peter Todd, but never interrogated key thrown away. Tuesdays are my busiest days and computers of this week — so far. of Clark County, Nevada very well the other people living in the house. If the Department of Homeland chose that moment in time with all * * * * * know her as “Angel,” a well known They never followed up with Trish Security, Nevada Governor Brian its computerized knowledge to pull Maramis Choufani is the Man- prostitute. Vanarsdale, better known as “Sier- Sandoval and the Nevada Depart- that little stunt. To which I can only aging Editor of the Las Vegas Last year this woman tried to ra” in the prostitution business in ment of Motor Vehicles really want say, “Oh, well!” As much as I need Tribune. She writes a weekly col- enter Canada driving a late model Clark County. to combat human trafficking, they my computer to do my work every umn in this newspaper. To contact Hummer, without disclosing that The FBI claims that they don’t better start forming a task force day, I find it very disconcerting — Maramis, email her at maramis@ she has a criminal record in the follow cases of a missing person to go after recruiters and also the to say nothing of “disrespectful” — lasvegastribune.com. United States as a prostitute. She unless there is a crime committed pimps. was denied entrance, but she went (as blood on the premises where Twelve years have passed, but to another point of entry and had ac- the person disappeared). The FBI we are always thinking of Jessie. cess to Canada. Apparently, Canada claims that many times adults want Perly Viasmensky is the General also has border agents doing their to disappear and don’t want to be Manager of the Las Vegas Tribune. job by the book, but others are plain found. This is not the case of Jessie She writes a weekly column in this suckers. Foster; she was very close to her newspaper. To contact Perly Vias- There was also Peter Bertrand mother and sisters and would have mensky, email her at pviasmensky@ Todd, a well known pimp who never have put her mother or her lasvegas tribune.com. made Jessie believed he was her fiancée, the one who promised her the sun, the moon and the stars, but the man who also beat her unmerci- fully until the day she ended up in a hospital with a broken jaw. Tune in to There was also Trish Vanarsdale, who Peter Todd claimed was his ex- wife, but who continued living in the 1009 Cornerstone Place house RadioTribune from where Jessie disappeared. 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Page 16 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 EntErtainmEnt ‘America’s Got Talent’ finalist Tape Face is unique By Sandy Zimmerman Las Vegas Tribune Photos by Sandy Zimmerman I was invited to see “America’s Got Talent” finalist/Season-eleven, comedian Tape Face, (Harrahs) who has created his own world as a modern-day mime. Tape Face is an odd name for an act, yet the name says it all! Sam Wills wears adhesive tap over his mouth and doesn’t speak through- out the entire show. So what does he do? If you have ever seen the old-time Charlie Chaplain or Lau- rel and Hardy’s early Hollywood silent films, you will understand that Tape Face talks with his eyes, expressions and body movements to make people laugh! The audience gets involved in the show as Tape Face chooses them. They can never figure out what crazy things Tape Face wants them to do! It’s fun to watch! Tape Face tried to blow up a balloon but without a mouth, he couldn’t do it. Many members of the audience came up to the stage for weird and original routines. There were one after another each funnier than the last. Having Tape Face was a big event, Harrahs built a special customized 200-seat theater called “The House of Tape” for his new show right off Harrahs main gam- ing floor. Tape Face can perform to peo- ple around the world because he doesn’t speak and uses universal movements in his show! Following Tape Face’s show, guests joined the party and had the chance to meet Tape Face inside the House of Tape.” “Performing in Vegas last year was a dream, but to be able to re- turn and perform in my very own custom venue in Vegas is beyond words,” said Sam Wills, Tape Face creator and actor. “House of Tape is definitely a tick off my bucket list!” A former circus and street per- former in his native New Zealand, Sam Wills has been performing as Tape Face since 2008. The season 11 America’s Got Talent finalist spent 2016 and 2017 touring the world. From the world-famous Las Vegas Strip to London’s West End at the historic Garrick Theatre, this eccentric, modern silent stand-up is an award-winning show that audi- ences all over the world can’t stop talking about. Tape Face kicked off 2018 already touring, premiering a brand-new show at World Buskers as The Boy With Tape On His Face. and a one-of-a-kind Tape Face Festival in Christchurch. Meet and Greet with Tape Face poker chip only available at the The 38-year-old New Zea- VIP Tickets include a Meet & VIP Meet & Greet. This package lander became a three-year hit at Greet before the show (begins one can be purchased online through Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a hour prior to show time). 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Taking beer-centric tavern will invite fes- most successful new product launch aronnes, Grilled Peruvian Octopus Wakame, Ponzu, Shaved Carrot traditional pretzel necklaces to a tival-goers to take a break at their and signature offering, with any and more. This lively brunch event Cucumber Sunomo — English whole new level, Zappos Brewtique tables and relax with fun games. purchase. is the perfect way to celebrate Mom Cucumber, Amazu, Goma will offer guests the opportunity Tickets start at $45 plus fees for When: Wednesday, March 21 with a “MOM-Osa” or two in hand Rok Sliders — Spicy Tomato to purchase pretzel jewelry in all Saturday’s Grand Tasting, provid- thru Wednesday, March 28, 2018 alongside one of the most empow- Jam, House Pickles, Truffle Aioli, shapes, sizes and ingredients. Those ing access to the festival from 3 All 38 Del Taco locations in the ering female chef’s in the industry, Tempura Onion in need of special attention may to 7 p.m. Early admission tickets Las Vegas-area, including Hender- Lorena Garcia. Sake Rok is also proud to offer visit with a “brew-jeweler” for a are also available, providing entry son. Visit https://www.deltaco.com/ * * * * * All You Can Eat (AYCE) & All You personalized consultation. at 2 p.m., priced at $55 plus fees. locationsto find a location near you. Can Drink (AYCD) beer & sake op- PT’s Brewing Co.: The local VIP tickets to the event, Great “The Del Taco has established tions, with packages starting at $25 brewing company will return to Vegas’ most coveted credential, itself as the premier taco in the in- from 12 noon — 4 p.m. Monday Great Vegas with a new craft beer are priced at $100 plus fees, and dustry. With more of everything the through Friday and on weekends lineup on tap. Between pours, at- include early entry at 2 p.m. VIP consumer loves, like hand-grated from 11 am to 4 pm. For more in- tendees may challenge themselves tickets are limited, and all tickets cheese, seasoned beef and fresh- formation, or to see the full menu, to a few rounds of beer pong are available for purchase now at ly-sliced tomatoes, it’s no wonder it visit the website at www.sakeroklv. Ellis Island Karaoke Front www.greatvegasbeer.com. is the most successful new product com or call 702-706-3022. Yard: Named “Best Karaoke Bar More information about Motley in the 54-year history of the Brand,” Sake Rok is open Monday-Thurs- in Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Brews is on their website at http:// said Barry Westrum, Del Taco’s day from 12 to 10 p.m., Friday 12 Review-Journal in 2016, Ellis Is- motleybrews.com/. Chief Marketing Officer. “What to 10:30 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to land will bring its award-winning * * * * * better way to celebrate than with SAKE ROK LAS VEGAS AND 10:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. karaoke experience to Great Ve- Mike Kermani is an entertain- free ones, for the greater Las Vegas EXECUTIVE CHEF SUNG to 10 p.m. Reservations are avail- gas. Complete with its own stage ment writer for the Las Vegas community, for the entire week?” PARK DEBUT NEW able through OpenTable. Follow and sound system, the Ellis Island Tribune newspaper. He writes a * * * * * MENU ITEMS Sake Rok onTwitter/ Instagram / karaoke stage will offer guests the weekly column in this newspaper. BUILDING THE NEXT Las Vegas’ ultimate sushi expe- Facebook or visit www.sakeroklv. chance to rock out. To contact Mike Kermani, email GENERATION OF SINGERS! rience and social dining extrava- com for more information. Las Vegas Lights FC: Kick mkermani@ lasvegas tribune.com WEST-SIDE OPERA CAMP ganza, is introducing several new — JUNE — savory selections to its playful Thurman White Academy Japanese favorites with-a-twist of the Performing Arts menu lineup. June 5th to 22nd Starting March 22nd, in addition Tuesday/Thursday to the beloved items that Sake Rok 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. enthusiasts crave, Executive Chef EAST-SIDE OPERA CAMP Sung Park will be serving up a fresh — JULY — new array of Japanese-inspired fare Nevada Ballet Theater Academy including small plates like Toga- August 6th to 24th. rashi Seared Salmon ($16) and fried Tuesday/Thursday sushi roll favorites like the Chicken 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Katsu Roll ($17) to continue to About Opera Camp deliver guests mouth loads of ex- Students will receive instruction citement. Sake Rok party revelers in the history of opera, operatic can also enjoy new mouth-watering styles and composers, theater et- entrees like the Pork Chop ($32) iquette, stage direction, vocal & as well as a revamped variety of movement instruction, and how to starters, small plates and entrees work in ensembles. including Rok Sliders ($18) and the Camps culminate in free, public Togarashi Scottish Salmon ($26) to community concerts on the main- name a few, and indulge themselves stage of the Winchester Cultural in the popular sushi spot’s newest Center or the Summerlin Library. dessert — the Tempura Ice Cream The faculty consists of com- ($12), munity professionals in opera & At the forefront of moderniz- theater, as well as UNLV and CSN ing Japanese cuisine, Sake Rok’s faculty. updated menu promises traditional Register Singers at: GingerL@ favorites with added playful flare. SinCityOpera.com Sake Rok’s menu now includes the Include: Parent Name/Student following newly debuted dishes: Name; Experience Level; Email Togarashi Seared Salmon — and Phone Number. Kirin Ichiban Foam, Red Onions, * * * * * Micro Chives, Radish Sprouts, CHICA’S MOTHER’S Ponzu DAY BRUNCH Chicken Katsu Roll — Chicken Mother’s Day is quickly ap- Katsu, Lettuce, Carrot, Avocado, proaching and a unique afternoon Chipotle Mayo brunch awaits at CHICA. Join Chef Pork Chop — Kalbi Sauce, Lorena Garcia in celebrating the Root Vegetables one year anniversary of CHICA at Tempura Ice Cream — Al- the MOM-Osa Brunch on Sunday mond Crust, Vanilla Bean Ice May 13th. Cream, Fresh Berries This special day will feature And redefined dishes: a stunning celebration of Latin Soba Noodle — Mentsuyu American flavors fromSweet Corn Dashi, Daikon Oroshi, Negi Pancakes, Dulce de leche French Togarashi Scottish Salmon — Toast, Lemon Donuts with Blue- Citrus Saute Bok Choy Page 18 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 Deana Martin returning to South Point

COMEDIAN BILL BELLAMY TO PERFORM AT THE FOUNDRY AT SLS LAS VEGAS Actor and stand-up comedian Bill Bellamy will headline two shows at The Foundry at SLS Las Vegas at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7. The New Jersey native gained recognition from HBO’s “Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam.” Since then, Bellamy has voiced the lead role in Nickelodeon’s hit show “Cousin Skeeter,” starred alongside By Jerry Fink beer including a Sammy’s Red comedy legends Jon Lovitz and Tim Las Vegas Tribune Head or a Wasatch Off Duty IPA, Meadows and appeared on an array VIP tickets to the Grand Tasting, on dozens of high-definition TVs Deana Martin returns to the priced at $7. of television programs including Great Vegas’ most coveted creden- throughout venue. South Point Showroom in Las In true Sammy Hagar style, NBC’s Emmy nominated “Last tial, are priced at $100 plus fees, Along with incredible views of Vegas for her second edition of Cabo Wabo guests are encouraged Comic Standing” and E!’s “Chelsea and include early entry at 2 p.m., the Las Vegas Strip and the Foun- The Deana Martin Celebrity Roast to pair their choice of beer with Lately.” access to the VIP Brewers Lounge, tains of Bellagio, BEER PARK honoring the ‘Man of the Hour’ — any authentic Mexican style dish to The former MTV video jockey which includes a rotating tap of lim- offers billiards and foosball, as well world-renowned actor, producer, maximize the holiday celebration. will be the first stand-up comic to ited release and rare beers, a dec- as oversized yard games, including writer and director, Joe Mantegna Dishes for beer day celebrators headline The Foundry in 2018. adent spread of top-notch cuisine Jenga and Connect Four. Reser- on Sunday, April 15 at 6 p.m. Fol- include Sammy’s Tequila Shrimp, Tickets are on sale now and prepared by celebrated Las Vegas vations are available by calling lowing a sold-out roast honoring comprised of Baja shrimp, garlic start at $20.50, excluding tax and chefs, a lounge area and more. VIP 702.444.4500 or by visiting www. Dennis Bono in 2017, Deana Mar- and Cabo Wabo tequila-lime sauce, fees. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this tickets are limited, and all tickets beerpark.com. BEER PARK by tin continues her father’s legacy served with Mexican style rice, 21+ show. are available for purchase now at Budweiser is owned and operated by recreating “The Dean Martin priced at $24.95; or the restaurant’s Guests are encouraged to sign up www.greatvegasbeer.com. by BEER PARK, LLC (not by An- Celebrity Roast,” which ran on signature nacho platter, made up of for SLS Las Vegas’ casino rewards * * * * * heuser-Busch). NBC between 1974 to 1984. Joe a house cheese blend, beans, jala- program, Club 52, for exclusive BEER PARK AT PARIS LAS * * * * * Mantegna, best known for his role penos, cotija cheese, pico de gallo, benefits. SLS Las Vegas always VEGAS TO HOST UFC 223: CRAZY HORSE III TO SHAKE as David Rossi in the CBS hit-series sour cream and guacamole, priced offers complimentary covered FERGUSON VS. KHABIB IT FOR THE EASTER BUNNY “Criminal Minds,” is the “Man of at $14.95. parking and valet services. More VIEWING PARTY The Easter Bunny won’t be the the Hour,’ and will have his life * * * * * information is available at www. BEER PARK at Paris Las Vegas only one with bounce this year. and career roasted by a variety of BEER PARK TO SERVE slslasvegas.com. will host a viewing party for the Crazy Horse III, located at 3525 special celebrity guests. In addition, DAY-FRESH BEER ON * * * * * Ultimate Fighting Championship W. Russell Rd., will host an Easter Mantegna is known for roles In NATIONAL BEER DAY GREAT VEGAS FESTIVAL (UFC) 223 fight between Tony “El egg hunt for grown-ups on Sunday, box office hits, including “Three Beer lovers unite! BEER PARK OF BEER ANNOUNCES Cucuy” Ferguson and Yana “The April 1. Amigos,” “The Godfather Part at Paris Las Vegas will invite guests MAD CRAFT EXPERIENCE Eagle” Kunitskaya on Saturday, The stunning ‘CHIII Girls’ will III” and “Up Close & Personal.” to celebrate National Beer Day with LINEUP April 7. award eggs to holiday partiers who Mantegna won a Tony Award for day-fresh Budweiser on Saturday, Motley Brews has announced Current interim UFC Light- purchase bottle service. The eggs David Mamet’s play “Glengarry April 7. the lineup for its Mad Craft Expe- weight Champion and winner of will contain an array of surprises, Glen Ross” and earned Emmy Overlooking the famous Las rience, which is returning for its The Ultimate Fighter 13, Ferguson, including up to $500 in ‘Diamond Award nominations for his roles Vegas Strip, BEER PARK will second year as the new, Friday night is set to fight against two-time Dollars,’ valid as club credit. in three different miniseries: “The offer day-fresh beer out of copper addition to the Great Vegas Festival Combat Sambo World Champion Guests are invited to hop to Last Don” (1997), “The Rat Pack” kegs sent directly from Budweiser’s of Beer, now a two-day event. and undefeated mixed martial arts Crazy Horse III’s complimentary (Starring as Dean Martin,1999), brewery in Fairfield, Calif. Plus, Mad Craft Experience, which fighter, Kunitskaya, at the T-Mobile limo service, pending availability, and “The Starter Wife” (2007). He’s the popular rooftop bar and grill will be held from 7-10 p.m. on Arena in Las Vegas for the UFC using the club’s signature app or by also known for his role voicing Fat always offers more than 100 beer Friday, April 6, will treat beer lov- Lightweight Championship. calling 702-673-1700. The easy-to- Tony in “The Simpsons.” Tickets selections, including 36 drafts on ers to a ‘Bacon and Fakin’ themed Admission to the viewing party use app, available for download on for The Deana Martin Celebrity tap. The dynamic venue is also competition this year. will be priced at $25, and tickets all mobile platforms, allows users Roast are available for purchase home to a custom-made Budweiser The Mad Craft Experience will will include two Budweiser Signa- to personalize their experience with on the South Point website and Beechwood Grill that imparts the host local breweries, including PT’s ture draft beers and complimentary features including table reserva- start at $45. flavor of selected beers into meats Brewing Co., CraftHaus Brewery VIP seating. BEER PARK also tions, bottle service packages and * * * * * including burgers, chicken and Co. and Big Dog’s Brewing Co., offers an in-house sportsbook, dancer profiles. GET HOPPY AT CABO sausages. for unlimited tastings throughout making the venue one of just a Jerry Fink is an entertainment WABO CANTINA FOR Along with incredible views of the evening. few places in Las Vegas outside columnist for the Las Vegas Tribune NATIONAL BEER DAY the Fountains of Bellagio, BEER Local restaurants, including of casino sports books to offer live newspaper and writes a weekly col- Cheers for beer! Cabo Wabo PARK offers billiards and foosball, Esther’s Kitchen, Black Sheep betting. The popular rooftop bar umn. To contact Fink, email him at Cantina, located inside the Miracle as well as oversized yard games, and Searsucker, will compete in and restaurant will show the fight jfink@ lasvegastribune.com. Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood including Jenga and Connect Four. three culinary categories: best Resort & Casino, will celebrate Reservations are available by call- craft beer-infused bacon dish, best National Beer Day with rockin’ ing 702.444.4500 or by visiting craft beer-infused vegetable dish beer specials on Saturday, April 7. www.beerpark.com. BEER PARK and best craft beer-infused overall Beer lovers can celebrate the by Budweiser is owned and oper- dish. A panel of local experts from holiday on Cabo Wabo’s outdoor ated by BEER PARK, LLC (not by the culinary, craft beer and enter- Strip-side patio with beer buckets, Anheuser-Busch). tainment industries will judge the priced at $23, and an array of draft * * * * * competition, awarding winners with bragging rights and a variety of prizes. Tickets for Mad Craft Experi- ence start at $60 plus fees. Tickets start at $45 plus fees for Saturday’s Grand Tasting, providing access to the festival from 3-7 p.m. along with a tasting glass, unlimited beer samples and entertainment activities including a silent disco, BrewLogic seminars and more. Early admission tickets are also available, providing entry at 2 p.m., priced at $55 plus fees. March 28-April 3, 2018 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 19 LifestyLes

Alexxa’s Bar & Hexx’s Kitchen’s Executive Chef Carlos Buscaglia and Pastry Chef Miranda Prince. Alexxa’s Bar opens with flavors from around the world By Sandy Zimmerman Las Vegas Tribune Photos by Sandy Zimmerman and Alexxa’s Bar I was invited to the opening of Alexxa’s Bar, in the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, for an evening of tasting their new small plate’s menu, mingling and enjoying DJ entertainment. This is the perfect place for a party as guests can sit at the bar, at the tables or outside on the patio. Interview with Executive Chef Carlos Buscaglia and Pastry Chef Miranda Prince SZ: “I enjoyed your feast to- night, the large platters of food kept coming for hours!” Chef Carlos: “Tonight’s party was for 200 people, we have been preparing all afternoon. SZ: “What are the different foods you are serving the guests?” Chef Carlos: “Prime beef sliders with peppered bacon, smoked Gou- da cheese and a little garlic aioli. Fried chicken sliders, pickles, spicy honey, aioli, steamed buns, Asian slaw, and green onions. Whipped Gouda cheese with a crispy peanut chip and fresh herbs.” Chef Miranda: “The desserts in- clude Chocolate Cannoli prepared Alexxa’s Bar offers a variety of Small Plates. (Photo by Alexxa’s Bar.) with our own HEXX Chocolate, Restaurant and Alexxa’s Bar are Single-Origin: Each HEXX Throughout their travels, they Bar & Hexx Kitchen are located mascarpone and toasted pistachios in different rooms each with their chocolate bar contains cacao beans have become friends with cacao inside the Paris Las Vegas Hotel, and Churro Bites prepared with own menu.” from only one farm or region, with farmers from around the world and 3655 South Las Vegas Blvd. www. whiskey caramel and Hexx choc- SZ: “Everyone has so many the origin stated clearly on each bar. explored many of their farms. This alexxasbar.com olate.” great choices!” Like grape varietals from different allows them to better understand Award-winning syndicated col- Chef Carlos: “Our menu is small HEXX CHOCOLATE wine regions, each origin’s cacao the quality of the cacao beans they umnist Sandy Zimmerman is a plates with different flavors from Bean-to-Bar: HEXX creates beans have distinctive flavor pro- source from places like Ecuador, Show and Dining reviewer as well around the world.” craft chocolate from scratch. The files to enjoy. Madagascar, Peru, Tanzania, and as travel, health, luxury living and SZ: “There are two small, pri- process takes over a month from the Handcrafted: All of HEXX Venezuela. more. Sandy is talk show host of vate rooms with curtains which time we open a bag of cacao beans. chocolate is crafted by hand each Music & Events: Sandy Zimmerman’s Las Vegas would be great for proposals, With simply the finest cacao beans step of the way, from carefully “The Dirty” appears Fridays TV. For information, questions, honeymooners, couples or even and some organic coconut palm sorting the cacao beans to the final and Saturday, at 8 PM; “Rock Star or to recommend subjects, please business meetings.” sugar, we produce craft chocolate pour of our tempered chocolate KARAOKE” Sundays, at 8 PM. call (702)-515-0846, use FACE- Chef Miranda: “We open at 9 bars like you have never tasted into our unique hexagonal shape For information, call 702-331- BOOK@SZLVTV or email www. and you can dine any time. Hexx before. chocolate bars. 5100. Always Open. Alexxa’s [email protected].

Guests were served platters of food! Prime beef sliders with peppered bacon, smoked Gouda cheese, and garlic aioli. Page 20 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / March 28-April 3, 2018 CITY BEAT Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation Celebrates 9th Annual Ladybug Ball

Las Vegas Convention and Patterson said other commercial community began to raise questions Visitors Authority Honored and government GPS augmenta- about the potential market effects with Top Financial Awards tion systems are available for GPS on cooperatives and independent The Las Vegas Convention and users. The observed accuracy of grain-related businesses. Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has un-augmented GPS increasingly The solution passed by Con- received two prestigious national exceeds the 10-meter accuracy gress, to equalize federal tax treat- awards from the Government Fi- requirements for harbor navigation ment of cooperatives and non-co- nance Officers Association of the and harbor approaches. operates, is overwhelmingly sup- United States and Canada (GFOA) The National Differential GPS ported throughout the agriculture for its financial reporting docu- system was significantly reduced community. Secretary Perdue and ments reflecting the highest quality. between 2016 and 2017 with the members of the U.S. Department The LVCVA has been awarded discontinuance of all 28 of the De- of Agriculture (USDA) leadership, the Certificate of Achievement for partment of Transportation inland including Under Secretary for Excellence in Financial Reporting broadcast sites, all seven U.S. Army Marketing and Regulatory Pro- for its Comprehensive Annual Corps of Engineers (USACE) grams Greg Ibach, have voiced the Financial Report (CAFR). The broadcast sites, and 10 U.S. Coast agriculture community’s concerns certificate is the highest form of Guard maritime broadcast sites. throughout the year in statements recognition in the area of govern- Since 2016, the Coast Guard has and speeches across the country. mental accounting and financial re- affirmed that the positional accura- * * * * * porting, its attainment representing cy provided by un-augmented GPS National Beer Day: Nevada Blind Children’s Foun- a significant accomplishment by a and GPS augmented by the U.S. Here’s to Choice, Freedom dation (NBCF) will host its 9th government entity and its manage- Wide Area Augmentation System and the American Way Annual Ladybug Ball at the Bella- ment. This is the 34th consecutive (WAAS) is sufficient to meet Coast National Beer Day is celebrated gio Resort & Casino beginning at year the LVCVA has received the Guard mission requirements and in the United States every year on 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 7. MGM award. The CAFR was judged by navigational requirements for har- April 7, marking the day that the Resorts Foundation will be honored an impartial panel to meet the high bor approach. Cullen-Harrison Act was enacted for its long-time support of NBCF standards of the program, includ- The Coast Guard will release the after having been signed into law and its positive impact in the lives ing demonstrating a constructive specific termination dates for each by President Franklin D. Roosevelt of children with visual impairments “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly broadcast site via local notices to on March 22, 1933. Upon signing in the Las Vegas community. communicate its financial story and mariners. the legislation, Roosevelt made his Guests of the Ladybug Ball will motivate potential users and user For more information on the famous remark, “I think this would be treated to a night of decadence groups to read the CAFR. DGPS discontinuance schedule, be a good time for a beer.” The law that includes a hosted cocktail re- In addition, for the 11th con- view the Federal Register Notice. went into effect on April 7 of that ception, multi-course gourmet meal secutive year, the LVCVA was be- * * * * * year, allowing people to buy, sell with wine pairings, live and silent stowed the Award for Outstanding and drink beer containing up to auctions, entertainment, dancing, Achievement in Popular Financial 3.2 percent alcohol by weight (or and rockin’ VIP after party. Reporting for the fiscal year 2017 4.05 percent by volume) in states “As a leader in community DIXIE GROSSMAN Popular Annual Financial Report that had enacted their own law engagement, MGM Resorts Foun- as a court master in the Second (PAFR). PAFR encourages and allowing such sales. People across dation has long supported NBCF’s Judicial District Court — Family assists state and local governments the country responded by gathering mission to serve children with visu- Division. in extracting information from outside breweries, some beginning al impairments,” said Emily Smith, Nevada attorneys with 10 years their CAFR to produce high qual- the night before. On that first day, NBCF Executive Director. “By of legal experience and 2 years of ity reports designed to be readily 1.5 million barrels of beer were providing grants to fund education- Nevada residency were eligible to accessible to the general public. consumed, inspiring the future hol- al programs, arranging volunteer apply. The Commission made the They then recognize individual iday. Today, April 7 is recognized service opportunities, and sponsor- decision to forward her name to governments that are successful in as National Beer Day and April 6 is ing special events like the Ladybug the Governor at its March 12 public achieving said goal. known as New Beer’s Eve. Ball, MGM Resorts Foundation has meeting. “To win these distinguished It is important to note that the proven its commitment to making The Nevada Commission on awards year after year is an incred- Cullen-Harrison Act was not the the Las Vegas community strong.” Judicial Selection is composed of ible accomplishment,” said Bill official end of prohibition in the Proceeds from the Ladybug Ball seven permanent members — the Noonan, senior vice president of US (that happened on December remain local, providing education, Supreme Court Chief Justice, industry and governmental affairs, Secretary Perdue Praises 5, 1933 when the 21st Amendment recreation, programs and services three non-attorneys appointed by Boyd Gaming, and LVCVA board Section 199A Tax Code was ratified). What the Cullen-Har- for blind and low vision youth in the Governor, and three attorneys member and chair of the Audit Fix in Omnibus rison Act did do was redefine an Southern Nevada. Individual tickets appointed by the State Bar of Ne- Committee. “It speaks to the level U.S. Secretary of Agriculture “intoxicating beverage” under the are available for $300 or $3,000 vada. Neither the Governor nor the of professionalism and dedication Sonny Perdue issued the following Volstead Act. As such, April 7 is for a table of 10. Sponsorships and State Bar may appoint more than practiced by the LVCVA and its statement today regarding the fix a beer specific holiday and should advertising opportunities also are two permanent members from the staff.” of Section 199A of the federal tax not be confused with Repeal Day available. To purchase tickets or get same political party, and cannot The GFOA is a nonprofit pro- code found in the omnibus spending celebrated on December 5. more information about the event, appoint two members from the fessional association serving ap- bill passed by Congress and signed National Beer Day was first visit www.nvblindchildren.org. same county. proximately 19,300 government into law by President Donald J. created in 2009 by Justin Smith of About Nevada Blind Permanent Commission Mem- finance professionals with offices in Trump: Richmond, VA. After much prod- Children’s Foundation bers: Justice Michael L. Douglas, Chicago, IL, and Washington, D.C. “Fixing Section 199A was a ding from his friend, Mike Connol- Founded in 2006, by Kevin Carson City, Supreme Court Chief * * * * * fundamental issue of fairness. We ly, Smith started a Facebook page and Toni Spilsbury, Nevada Blind Justice, Chair (Constitutional ap- should not be picking winners and that was noticed by Colorado Beer Children’s Foundation is the only pointee); Valerie Cooney, Carson losers through the federal tax code Examiner, Eli Shayotovich. Smith’s nonprofit organization solely ded- City, past executive director, Vol- by favoring one side over another. promoting of the new holiday via icated to improving the lives of unteer Attorneys for Rural Neva- During my travels across the coun- various social media outlets was Southern Nevada children, ages dans (State Bar appointee); Jeffrey try, I met with countless farmers rewarded when the beer drinking 0-22, who are visually impaired. Gilbert, Henderson, veteran gaming and members of the agriculture app, “Untappd”, created a badge for NBCF provides comprehensive executive (Governor appointee); community who were affected National Beer Day that rewarded services for children and their fam- Jesse Gutierrez, Sparks, former ex- by this so-called ‘grain glitch.’ I participants that checked a beer into ilies including: advocacy, family ecutive director, Nevada Hispanic applaud Congress for hearing their the app on April 7. National Beer support, health services, education Services (Governor appointee); voice.” Day has since been trending every and adaptive recreation programs, Gregory Kamer, Esq., Las Vegas, Background year on April 7 using the hashtag and life skills and employment attorney, Kramer Zuker Abbott The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act #NationalBeerDay training for visually impaired and (State Bar appointee); Jasmine U.S. Coast Guard to passed in December of 2017 was National Beer Day was officially blind young adults. Mehta, Esq., Reno, Nevada State discontinue service from meant to spur economic growth recognized by Virginia Governor Nevada Blind Children’s Foun- Board of Medical Examiners (State remaining Differential across the entire American econo- Terry McAuliffe in 2017. dation’s programs and services Bar appointee) and Leslie Williams, GPS sites my, including the agriculture sector, National Beer Day was officially are provided through the generous Schurz, Division Director Fi- The Coast Guard will discontin- and its positive results can already recognized on the Congressional support of individual and corporate nance and Administration, Washoe ue broadcasts from its remaining be felt. However, the unintended Record by Congressman Dave Brat donors. For more information about County Social Services (Governor 38 Differential GPS (DGPS) sites consequences of Section 199A, in 2017 Nevada Blind Children’s Founda- appointee). over the next three years, complet- originally designed to preserve In 2018, House Joint Resolu- tion visit www.nvblindchildren.org. Ms. Grossman was the only ing system reductions that began benefits for cooperatives and their tion 90 was introduced in Virginia * * * * * applicant for the position. in 2016. patrons, disadvantaged the indepen- General Assembly to officially Judicial Selection For District Court vacancies, two The staged reduction of the dent operators in the same industry. recognize National Beer Day in the Commission Selects temporary members are appointed remaining Coast Guard DGPS Many members of the agriculture Commonwealth of Virginia. Finalist For Washoe County from the judicial district where the broadcast sites will begin in 2018 Judicial Position vacancy occurs — a non-attorney and end with the last broadcast The Nevada Commission on by the Governor and an attorney of GPS corrections over medium Judicial Selection has forwarded by the State Bar — bringing the frequency in 2020. the application of Dixie Grossman Commission membership to nine. “The Coast Guard no longer has to Governor Brian Sandoval for Temporary Commission Mem- a mission requirement for DGPS,” consideration to fill the judicial bers: Wendy Damonte, Reno, said Lt. Cmdr. Michael Patterson, vacancy in the Second Judicial Vice President of Advocacy and chief of the Aids to Navigation District Court, Dept. 2. The judicial Community Partnership, Renown and Positioning, Navigation and position was made vacant by the Hospital (Governor appointee) and Timing Division. “GPS provides appointment in November of Judge Rost Olsen, Sparks, staff attorney, sufficient positional accuracy to Egan Walker to the Second Judicial Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Ne- meet navigation requirements for District Court, Dept. 7. vadans (State Bar appointee). harbor approaches and to position Grossman, 42, currently serves * * * * * Federal Aids to Navigation.” March 28-April 3, 2018 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / Page 21 Leadership in a word: Complaceny By Doug Dickerson “Complacency happens almost without notice. Check and renew your heart daily.” — Jim George A word about complacency By definition, complacency is ‘showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements”. Not very flattering is it? Yet one of the chief enemies of leaders can be wrapped up in this one word. It’s been said that success breeds complacency. While I do believe that a certain amount of dissatisfaction with one’s tal- ents and abilities can be healthy, DoUg DICkErsoN complacency can devastate your growing and we never stop learn- dictor of your success tomorrow. with or be defined by. leadership. critical satisfaction or complacen- ing. Not having a plan in place It’s when you become complacent Complacency quotes Consider the great pianist Pad- cy manifests itself. A leader full whereby you are continuously that you believe that one automati- “The dream is over only when erewski. He achieved a great deal of of pride or arrogance mistakenly learning and being challenged can cally guarantees the next. you become complacent” — success in America. In spite of that, thinks it’s all about them. So long as be fatal to your leadership. What complacent attitudes are Lorin-Morgan Richards he is quoted as saying, “There have this attitude continues to manifest Consider your own growth plan you holding onto that are holding “He who is content with what been a few moments when I have itself in the actions and words of for just a moment. Is it well thought you back? Smart leaders are con- has been done is an obstacle in the known complete satisfaction, but the leader, the more that leader will out and intentional or is random and tinuously striving to excel, learn, path of progress” — Helen Keller only a few. I have rarely been free become isolated. sporadic? Your personal growth and grow, and are looking for new and “I will not allow yesterday’s from the disturbing realization that There’s no room for pride or development is an investment in improved ways to do it. Be thankful success to lull me into today’s com- my playing might have been bet- arrogance in a leader. It’s one thing your future and in the people you for past wins, but don’t live there. placency, for this is the great foun- ter”. In other words, he was keenly to show pride in one’s work that lead. If you are not growing as a The danger of believing your dation of failure” — Og Mandino best days are behind you aware that there was always room fosters an attitude of excellence, but leader then how can you expect it “Change before you have to” — another thing entirely to lead from from the people you lead? While it’s important to believe for improvement. Jack Welch a position of self-serving pride and The danger of believing your past successes will not guaran- As a leader, it’s important to A final word arrogance. that past achievements will tee your future success, it’s equally avoid certain dangers as it relates One of the sad consequences of The danger of not having guarantee future success important — if not more so, to to complacency Here are a few of complacency is that it keeps you them. a personal growth plan Your successes and achieve- understand that your best days are from fulfilling a God-inspired pur- The danger of pride This type of leader exhibits a ments are milestones on your lead- not behind you, they are before you. pose for your life. It tarnishes your and arrogance lack of depth or wisdom to think ership journey. What you achieved A complacent mindset will lull you past and robs you of your future. This is how the smugness un- long. As leaders, we never stop yesterday is not necessarily a pre- into believing the former. Don’t believe it. Don’t allow complacency to hold BEHIND THE MIKE My encouragement to you as a you back you as a leader. You have leader is to shake off any compla- too much to gain and far too much cent attitude about your life and to lose as a result. Gutt leadership. Don’t allow yourself * * * * * By Michael A. Aun I have a keen appreciation of to be surrounded by negative Doug Dickerson is a syndicated Some time ago, a family mem- all things medical. God knows I influences that would hold you columnist. He writes a weekly col- ber had to make an emergency room use their services more than the back. Complacency — no matter umn for this newspaper. To contact visit in the middle of the night. I am average patient. That appreciation it’s form, voice, or identity is not Doug Dickerson, email him at the last guy you need to call when is heightened when tragedies like something you have to associate ddickerson@ lasvegastribune.com. there is a medical issue going on. the ones in south Florida take place. Trust me on that. Gutt tells me of the preparation My wife is a nurse by profession. that all hospitals go through for My son, Christopher, is an Emer- disasters like the Pulse killings in gency Room Nurse. My daughter- Orlando or the school shooting in in-law, Jessica (Jason’s wife), is a Parkland. When you see the med- doctor working often times in the ical people responding in a cool, same ER with my son Christopher, methodical manner, it is the result aka “Gutt.” of the excellent training and prepa- “Gutt” got his nickname at birth ration that is built into their process. from his older twin brothers, Cory Nothing happens by accident. and Jason. He came into the world So the next time you have to with his father’s pot-belly tummy. MICHAEL A. AUN spend a few extra minutes waiting I can thank Yuengling beer for my Our family has been blessed to see your doctor, it is fair to feel belly, but “Gutt’s” nickname lasted with a wealth of medical people, the frustration of the moment but it long after his gut disappeared. starting with Gutt’s mother Chris- is also reasonable to understand that Hands down, he had the singular tine and her mother Rita, both your problem, while important to “coolest” nickname all through nurses. His older brothers started you, might not be the most critical high school. Of course, when he got out on a pre-med route in college issue on your doc’s plate for the day. his first pickup truck, a Ford 150, but chose molecular microbiology. The next time you have to pull the license tag proudly carried the Their love of the sciences trumped over to let a first responder pass, label “Gutts.” Even today, the docs their desire to do medicine. Today, don’t be frustrated…be thankful and nurses in his ER call him Gutt. Jason is a geek with the FDA and that these folks are dedicated to not So naturally, when we made the Cory teaches science and biology just your safety but to the preserva- recent ER visit in the middle of at St. Cloud High School. tion of life. the night, the first call I made was Why do people choose medi- * * * * * to Gutt. Even though we did not cine? Largely, it’s out of a sense of Michael Aun is a syndicated end up in his ER because of the servant leadership. Taking care of columnist and writes a weekly col- distance, he met us at the St. Cloud others is no small task and you ei- umn for this newspaper. To contact Emergency Room. ther love that or, if you are like me, Michael Aun, email him at maun@ I got to see him in action. I have you can not run away fast enough. lasvegastribune.com. never felt prouder of him than I did that night. I was so out of my element in an ER that I was more of a nuisance than anything else. An outreach Christopher, however, was right at home, hopping right in and assist- ing the ER staff. When you have a program to help family member who is suffering, it is natural to feel stressed about the homeless to the circumstance. Couple that with Sundays from 12.30 to 2 p.m. my general lack of “all things help themselves. Please call 702-706-6875 medical” and I have effectively been rendered useless to all. Gutt for information did the right thing; he packed me ChaplainStevenStJohn.Com up sent me home. Get Your Book Published With

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Social Security is designed to replace around 40 percent of your pre-retirement income, leaving you to make up the rest with indepen- dent savings and any other sources of funds such as an employee pension. You don’t want to retire before you have enough money to live on, so make sure you go through the following steps to determine what your Social Security benefits will be if you retire this year. Visit the Social Security website to find your projected benefits Your monthly retirement benefit is based on a formula that takes into account the income you earned in your 35 highest-earning years, adjusted for inflation. This means the benefit you’ll receive is directly influenced by how much you earned throughout your career. That said, there are minimum benefit amounts to ensure that qualifying retirees receive a reasonable amount of in- Make sure you’re confident Finally, you should also care- sources of retirement income will Social Security benefits alone isn’t come, and there are also maximum about your Social Security fully analyze how long your other last before you retire, as living on an option for most retirees. benefits for recipients who earned claiming strategy at least the highest possible taxable Before you decide to claim income for the full 35 years. your Social Security benefits and April is National Social Security Month! You can find out what your ben- turn in your notice at work, make By Barbara Duckett efits will be if you retire in 2018 by sure you’re confident about your Social Security Public Affairs visiting the Social Security website decision. While you do have some Specialist in Las Vegas and logging into your personalized options if you decide you claimed National Social Security Month account — or by creating an ac- benefits too early, it’s hard to undo is celebrated in April and is dedi- count if you don’t already have one. your mistake, as you may have to cated to educating you about Social The Social Security website will pay back the benefits you received. Security programs and services. show you what your benefit amount You may also want to determine From programs that help support will be if you claim retirement whether you’re eligible to claim you through life’s journey, to ser- benefits at three different ages: your benefits on your spouse’s work vices that help put you in control, full retirement age (FRA), age 62, record and whether doing so could to systems that help protect what’s and age 70. Why, you ask? Because result in higher benefits for you. important to you, Social Security you can file for retirement benefits There are many different Social is committed to helping secure as early as age 62, but for every Security claiming strategies for today and tomorrow for you and month you delay those benefits, up married couples, and talking to a your family. until age 70, your monthly check financial advisor might be the best During National Social Security will receive a permanent increase. way to figure out the right one. (See Duckett, Page 24) In 2018, you’d need to have Advanced Air System– been born in 1952 or earlier to have Introducing reached your full retirement age, NORTH AMERICA’S because for those born between 1943 and 1954, FRA is 66. MicroSoothe! 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Unfortunately, with strategies, two of which include: average benefits of just $1,404 as —Having the higher-earning of 2018, relying on Social Security spouse claim benefits as soon as won’t leave you much cash. This is possible so a lower-earning spouse especially true if you don’t know can also get benefits on their record. —Having a lower-earning how Social Security works and spouse claim benefits first so the you take actions that reduce your couple has money to live on while benefits. the higher earner delays and al- The decisions you make about lows benefits to grow as much as when to retire and when to claim possible. Social Security make a huge dif- You can read about different ference in your retirement income, Social Security claiming strategies so be sure to avoid these top three to find out which option makes the Social Security mistakes. most sense. It may also be worth 1. Claiming at the wrong time talking with a financial advisor The age at which you claim who specializes in Social Security Social Security benefits will de- to decide how best to claim benefits termine how much you receive as a married couple. throughout the entirety of your You can avoid retirement. The key thing to know could be thousands of dollars earnings, with wages adjusted to zero wages averaged in, benefits Social Security mistakes is your Full Retirement Age (FRA), per year, as shown by this chart reflect wage growth. If you haven’t would be based on a $32,142 salary. For 50 percent of married cou- which is 67 if you were born after illustrating how an average Social worked for 35 years, Social Secu- This could reduce Social Security ples and 71 percent of singles, 1960. FRA matters because: Security benefit of $1,404 would rity will factor in zeros for each benefits substantially, although Social Security provides at least —If you claim before FRA, be affected. year missed. not by as much as the reduction in 50 percent of retirement income, you’ll receive a reduction in ben- Age 62 (30 percent reduction) This could make a big impact wages because of the progressive according to the Social Security efits equal to 5/9 of 1 percent for = $983; age 63 (25 percent reduc- in how much your benefits are. nature of the calculation. Administration. Since Social Se- each of the first 36 months before tion) = $1,053; age 64 (20 percent Compare a person who made the 3. Not coordinating with your curity is such a major source of FRA, and an additional 5/12 of 1 reduction) = $1,124; age 65 (13.3 equivalent of $45,000 throughout spouse money during retirement, it’s worth taking the time to learn about how percent reduction for each prior percent reduction) = $1,218; age 66 an entire 35 year career to a per- Social Security is much more it works. month. (6.7 percent reduction) = $1,310; son who made the equivalent of complicated for married couples By getting your top Social —If you claim after FRA, ben- age 67 (no change) = $1,404; age 68 $45,000 throughout their career, than for singles because a person Security questions answered and (8 percent increase) = $1,516; age but worked just 25 years. who’s single must claim benefits efits will continue to increase until making sure you claim benefits age 70. Benefits increase by 2/3 69 (16 percent increase) = $1,628; For the first worker, Social Se- on their own work record. Those at the correct time, you can get of 1 percent for each month that and age 70 (24 percent increase) curity benefits would be based on who are married — or individuals as much money as possible from you delay. = $1,740. a $45,000 per-year salary. For the married for at least 10 years before Social Security to help you fund a The reduction or increase ap- While delaying may seem smart second worker with 10 years of divorcing — may be eligible to secure retirement. plies throughout your entire retire- to increase your income, you’ll ment. If you claim early and get a have to consider years of foregone reduced benefit, it doesn’t increase benefits. To calculate your break- at 67 when you hit FRA. even point — the point at which However, if you decide within higher benefits from claiming late the first 12 months that you claimed make up for lost years of benefits — at the wrong time, you can rescind add up all of the payments missed your claim, pay back the benefits by filing late and divide this by the received, and be treated as if you’d extra monthly money received due never claimed at all. Unfortunately, to delaying. if you began receiving benefits When you’ve received benefits more than 12 months ago, you can’t for that number of months, you’ll undo your application. You can have made up for missed payments, potentially restore some lost ben- and every higher benefit after that efits by working. When you work date is extra Social Security income while receiving Social Security an early claim would have caused before FRA, benefits are reduced. you to miss. The SSA will factor this reduction 2. 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Being ally lead to isolation. get help (or extensions) for certain specific (e.g. stop work/project at Need To —Depression. assignments or projects. 6 pm, exercise for 20 minutes, and —Sleep disturbances. —Connecting with loved ones Sundays are family time). You are —Physical manifestations such for support is important. They may more likely to adhere to your goals Know as headaches, fainting, chest pain, pick up on signs and symptoms of and less likely to cut corners. By Dr Nina Radcliff palpitations, shortness of breath, or your burnout before you do. Listen —Take a technology break — nausea. And, too, increased suscep- to them. while a useful tool, it can be also tibility to germs due to a weakened —Walk it off. Consider starting be a harmful disturbance. immune system that results from with a 15-minute walk or jog to re- Be vigilant — your life demands stress, sleep deprivation, decreased lieve stress and release endorphins. and dedication to your work can physical activity, and poor diet. —Get a good night’s sleep. Set Burnout is Harmful add up and eventually lead to burn- —Resorting to unhealthy be- a bedtime and stick with it. It’s out. Pause. Navigate wisely. haviors such as smoking, alcohol, easy to stay up late so we can catch drugs. up with the million trivial things * * * * * to Your Health While you may not be expe- we need to do. However, being This article is for general in- By Dr. Nina Radcliff, MD appreciation, recognition, fairness, riencing any of these, know that sleep-deprived can be a cause of formation only and should not be Do you ever feel you need to control, sense of community, or eth- they are warning signs. Generally, burnout as well as slowing efficien- used for the diagnosis or treatment work extra hours just to get “what ical behaviors by coworkers, asso- burnout begins subtly, with mild cy, and it perpetuates the cycle of of medical conditions and cannot you need to” get accomplished? Or, ciates, colleagues, administration or symptoms, and gradually worsens. being burnt out. substitute for the advice from your perhaps you complete a full day at family members. And too, working, How can you —Unplug and find another out- medical professional. Dr. Nina has work and then shift into fifth gear studying or giving excessive hours prevent burnout? let. Identify “counter-weights” to used all reasonable care in com- to meet the deadlines and needs in to the cause, or having excessive —It is important to recognize the stressors in our life. Some ideas piling the current information but your home, at school, or in your demands. and acknowledge the signs and include: listening to music, gar- it may not apply to you and your personal life. Or, how about the —Personal life and lifestyle: symptoms — to know how to man- dening, photography, yoga, prayer, symptoms. Always consult a doctor necessity you feel to answer that Working in overdrive, or not taking age your drive. meditation, cooking, reading for or other health care professional email, respond to that text, or just or having “me time” or time for —Take action, make the change pleasure, spending time with family for diagnosis and treatment of quickly check on that “chime” that family and friends. Alternatively, or changes necessary. or friends, or exercising. medical conditions. calls to you regularly from your having excessive obligations to —Do not wait for someone or phone or other tech devices? 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