My Point of View 070710 (Word Count 1240) “As Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, Reid waged a legendary and unrelenting fight against the mob to clean up the gaming industry and make Las Vegas what it is today.” I read the above quote somewhere in a Harry Reid book or on a Web site – I don't quite remember where – but it grabbed my attention because, as any other person who has lived in Las Vegas for as long as I have and knows a little about Harry Reid would agree, those words are a laughing matter. We all know that Harry Reid never had a problem with the so-called mob, or with "organized crime." or with any organization of that type that goesby any other name anyone wants to give to the founders of our city. That is why so many people were so surprised when they heard a...

I am going to make it a habit not to listen to talk radio after I write my weekly column because every time I write my column early, I have to change it because something new or better happens between the time I write it and the time the paper comes out. On Monday morning, as usual, while driving from point A to point B, I tune in to the Heidi Harris Show to keep myself informed, but this time Heidi was not there. Some guy that I have never heard of before in all the decades I have been in Las Vegas, thinks I am a nut case because I don’t agree with him and because I uncovered his master political game. This guy — who may have a policeman complex or may be a puppet of Sheriff Gillespie — doesn’t realize that most likely I have been in Las Vegas longer than he has been alive,...

Very seldom do I write this column on a Monday because I don’t want to get in trouble with the managing editor. Usually I write this column over the weekend, but this time I am so glad I did not and I am glad I took a chance on upsetting the managing editor once again. Why am I glad that I was late turning my column in? you may ask. Because on Monday morning, just as I arrived at work, I had the pleasure of getting a visit from U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle, who stopped by again to say hello and to keep us up to date on how the campaign is going. We exchanged a few ideas and talked about the latest attack on her by Harry Reid and his band of frustrated leeches that refuse to let their goose who lays the golden eggs go.

Before I start commenting on the election results, I would like to take a moment to show my respect to my friend Josh Kunis, who is mourning the death of his mother who died two weeks ago. I just found out today and want to express my condolences to Josh and members of his family for their loss.                                                ***** I also want to send my condolences to the Greenspun family for the death of the matriarch of the Greenspun family, Barbara Greenspun, who died on June 1st at age 88. Anything I can say about Barbara Greenspun I am sure has already been said by all others who knew her and by those who had the opportunity to write in the daily paper or appear on a daily radio talk show.                            ...

Politicians and mainstream media moguls must think that the public is brainless or maybe mentally damaged because they keep funneling a bunch of crap and lies that they expect the public to swallow and quietly accept as gospel. First, there are those stupid polls that they run in any old way and give out their version of the results they want everyone to believe without question. I hope that the voters of today are more mentally awake than they were in my day when we believed anything the politicians fed us and the mainstream media helped to create reality. Today the Internet and computers keep us all on our toes and what we don't learn on one site we learn on another. One poll can be giving us a false result, but we get the true result on a different site. Read the Las Vegas Tribune...

I always find it very nice when a man acknowledges his wife in public; but when it happens in a political debate, it tends to confuse people. During the governor's debate last Sunday regarding issues of education in Nevada , I believe Rory Reid was confusing people every time he said: “When Cindy and I implemented our plan...” Excuse me, but who is running for governor, Rory or Cindy? Can you imagine the amount of people who became American citizens by the grace of God, because they have no knowledge of history or government of the United States and speak no English at all? Not only that, many of them don't even know how to read or write in their own language and still they became American citizens and I wonder how. If they plan to vote for Rory Reid, not because they have any knowledge of the issues involved, but because their union representatives write his name for them to copy, or friends use them for their own benefits - imagine the problem they will have looking for...

I recently wrote several editorials about life in Busland. As a bus-rider, it's something I'm very familiar with. Perhaps many readers out there have joined those of us in Busland during this economic downturn and are very surprised to see firsthand how things really are - from the mild inconveniences; to the overwhelming amounts of time one must allot for travel, taking all the possible delays and missed connections into account; to the insensitivity of some of the passengers. We'll save all the wonderful aspects of riding the bus for another time. Today's buses are much different from the buses of the past. Most have long rows of seats facing the aisle - making the aisle wider for those with walkers, baby strollers, grocery carts or wheelchairs - and signs clearly stating that those seats are intended for the elderly and the disabled. It doesn't prohibit anyone from sitting there, it just tells passengers to YIELD those seats to those who need them. I don't consider myself either elderly...

I cannot say that I was surprised by the outcome of the Coroner's Inquest on the death of an unarmed 21-year-old victim, Trevon Cole. It is a common practice for jurors, apparently hand-picked by the District Attorney's Office, to rule in favor of police officers. I say “apparently” because, as difficult as it is to believe, the Coroner's Office has no knowledge of how these jurors are picked, selected or chosen. At least, this is what I was told by some lady in that office. It was just another travesty of justice, the same as all those other travesties since 1976, when the first coroner's inquest took place in Clark County.

When those in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities where the Black community flourishes believe an injustice has taken place, they'll join in spirit to call out for justice. Black national leaders make bold statements and are the first ones to participate in the large demonstrations crying out for justice or demanding it. But not in Las Vegas, where the Black community appears to be non-existent; the Black media keep silent and the Black community activists and so-called leaders are too busy fraternizing with their White counterparts and playing politics with the same.

In a recent conversation with my dogs' veterinarian, I asked him how to get rid of, or send away, unwanted cats from my property, because I have tried different things and none of them worked. The doctor told me I never will until people stop feeding all cats in the neighborhood, or cats' owners take responsibility for their pets. My front and back yards look like a jungle, full of cats; in just one single night I have as many as six cats resting on my lawn, and this is costing us lots of money in doctors' visits. Not only that, my dogs are sacrificed on their own property, since we cannot let them out to enjoy themselves like any other normal animal who gets to enjoy its own yard. All those unwanted visitors have taken possession of my house and it seems there is nothing I can do about it. My house is all fenced and gated, and my dogs are never allowed to go outside and disturb the peace of neighbors, but my own peace is being torn to pieces. It is common knowledge that if a dog sees...

Difficulties exist to be surmounted. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Last week Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a major speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on the state of the economy. In the speech he sought to reassure financial markets that the Federal Reserve did foresee a slow recovery, and that the Fed was prepared to offer more support if necessary. The speech came as the Commerce Department released revised downward second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers showing growth at just 1.6 percent. The current state of the economy by any standard has people worried. The housing market remains sluggish, the stock market is vulnerable, and unemployment numbers are still troublesome. Add to the mix the partisan divide as the mid-term elections approach and we have a picture of a nation in turmoil. Trusted leaders are not made in difficult times, they are revealed. Beethoven said, “This is the mark of a really admirable man; steadfastness in the face of trouble.”...

There was smoke wafting from a Cadillac Escalade on the Las Vegas Strip, ignited (we know she is hot!) by Paris Hilton's latest legal troubles late Friday, August 27, 2010, when a motorcycle officer who suspected the smell was marijuana stopped the vehicle and police say a bag of cocaine fell out of the 29-year-old socialite's purse. It's the second time this year Hilton has been arrested on drug possession allegations, although authorities in South Africa dropped the marijuana charge earlier this summer. In 2007, Hilton pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving and was sentenced to 45 days in jail. This time, the hotel heiress was with her boyfriend, Cy Waits, who manages a club inside the Wynn Las Vegas and was driving the black SUV that the officer stopped nearby at 11:22 p.m. Friday. The officer “followed the vapor trail and the odor of marijuana to the Escalade,” police Sgt. John Sheahan said. As other police arrived and a crowd gathered on the busy neon-lit...

Freedom of Speech? What Freedom of Speech? Nancy Pelosi can threaten those of us who don't want a Mosque built on or near the site of the destruction caused, reportedly, by Muslims, on September 11, 2001; and our fearless golfer can promote a religion that, according to its bible - the Koran - is bent on killing any non-Muslims; and they are each hailed as a great “something,” but no one is sure what that something might be. Pelosi is great at spending taxpayers' dollars on transportation, what with her new jet and all. The fearless golfer is great at the same thing. He managed to take an entourage of 500 with him to Eng-land, and among them were six doctors. Should we have some concerns about the health of our fearless golfer? I would venture to guess that there is one doctor for every 500 troops in Afghanistan, and they are getting shot at! But our fearless golfer is impo'tant. If we decide to take the power to exercise one of our natural rights and speak out...

I belong to a group called the Veteran Speakers Retreat, about 50 of us old geezers who get together once a year and tell lies about how great the speaking business is. Of late, we've been meeting at Allenberry Resort Inn and Playhouse in Boiling Springs located in central Pennsylvania. Allenberry Resort and Inn is world famous. It sits in a “Dirty Dancing” style setting along the Yellow Breeches Creek in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. In America the unusual often becomes ordinary, but every now and then one finds an enterprise so rare that it stands out from the crowd. Allenberry is such a place. Allenberry is located in the Cumberland Valley near the quaint village of Boiling Springs - named from the underground springs that feed the lake and “boil” in the winter months. Allenberry was transformed from a private estate into a year round resort and playhouse by its founder, the late Charles A. B. Heinze. Allenberry Playhouse, which is the feature attraction for the...

One of the questions most commonly asked regarding the illegal immigration issue and which most Americans cannot answer is: “What would you do with the '12,000,000' illegal aliens in the U.S. after securing the Border(s)?” First of all, we MUST remove the incentives that draw these illegal masses here in the first place. If we enforce our immigration laws and remove their access to jobs and social benefits, we will see a tremendous drop in the number of illegal aliens crossing our border(s). There will be no reason for them to come! Now, as to what to do with the “12,000,000” illegal aliens already here? (I, myself, would put the number of illegals here at well over 25 million). I believe the answer is ATTRITION THROUGH ENFORCEMENT! By ENFORCING our laws which are already “on the books,” such as E-Verify (E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States) and Employer Sanctions...