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Brennan Frank Scon - CEO, Spons Media Network ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS has a Big Stake Mary S. Falls - Vice-Pres. :'lorthem :'levada Business Banking US Bancorp Somer Hollingswo rth - Pres. Nevada in Education Reforlll Develo pment Authority Larry E. Krause -Partner and Director Arthur Andersen LLP It has been estimated that it costs tion is a made-to-order, emotionally­ MaryDean Martin - Pres. MaryDean & Associates Clare O'Brien - Dir. of Marketing McCarran Airport business approximately $25 billion dol­ charged issue that can be used to increase Stan Thomas - Dir. of Economic Development lars per year to retrain graduates from taxes needed for re-election or promoting Sierra Pacific Power Company our public school system to enable them a private agenda. "Everybody" is in favor' ' Carol Vilardo - Pres. Nev. Taxpayers Assoc. Patricia M. Wade - Pres. Wade Development to perform on the job. Business is forced of "education"; only bad people are not. Companv, In c. to bear an additional cost that is essen­ Unfortunately, education has degenerated PUBLISHER tially remedial, because our schools have into being much more about money than lyle E. Brennan failed to perform the function for which about educating children ... and business PRESIDENT they are supposed to exist. The main rea­ is being forced to subsidize a condition Stephen M.j. Brock son for this ridiculous condition is that ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER - EDITOR inimical to its interests. Con ni e Brennan public school systems have become po­ So what can business as a political ASSOCIATE EDITOR - ART DIRECTOR litical bureaucracies with the prime ob­ entity do about this? Barbara l. Moore J\i>r.ti~'.t> _nf ~""'.lfpr.t>~r;-catm~ .r._ruh.ol_r .th.a~ .lS;... dlt:· ~'\,..."'\... ill-.:fdln:L"'\...V ~i:l+-.T c:r L1dl~ CIRCULATION/DISTRIBUTIO N lisa Magu ire the education of children. enough budget, the spending of which CONTRIBUTING ED ITORS Approximately $350 billion per year is will save a substantial portion of the bil­ Tom Dye I Kathleen Foley I Richard A.D. Hendrix spent to fund a monopolistic system that is lions in remedial training costs. Linda linnsen I joe Mullich I Randall Putz Keith Schwe r I Mic hael Sullivan I Scott Walshaw failing; and the beneficiary has become Second: Engage a top political public EDITORIAL ASSIST.>I.!'\1 politically strong enough to buy politi­ relations firm that will know how to use jennifer E. Passalacqu a cians to keep it that way. Thus, reforming the same techniques of appealing to HYOIH TEAM Jan M. 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April I 997 • Nevada Business journal 3 The provider of choice for more employers, delivering quality care to over 72 0' 0 0 0 Las Vegans. 3' 0 0 0of the finest physicians and medical professionals. 25 years of growing with Las Vegas. 7specialized centers of medical excellence. Summerlin Medical Center Th e Lakes Medica l Center VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CE TER THE LAKES MEDICAL CE TER One of evada's largest, most advanced A state-of-the-art medical complex acute care hospitals. Valley Hospital is featuring FASTER CARE, a full-service home to The Cardiac Institute, The primary care and urgent care facility, Health Place for Women and Children, and the area's finest medical specialists. and many of the finest Physicians and GO LORI G DIAGNOSTIC AND Surgeons in the state. 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