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  Give credit where it’s due: Harry Reid saved jobs

  Stimulus provision he’s taking heat for was a safety net for Nevada

  We have a credit problem in the United States. The same is true in Nevada.

• Here’s hope for a smarter future for Nevada
• Rory Reid’s first moves stir hope for leadership

Flashpoint by Jon Ralston

Sunday, Nov. 1

The latest release of stimulus jobs numbers has set off the expected partisan nonsense. Democrats are gushing about how the stimulus is working, and Republicans continue to question its efficacy. It’s not surprising that the Obama administration and its supporters would boast of the job creation, even though the recovery is being described as “jobless” in many circles. But what is most sick about this colloquy is how you almost get the sense the Republicans want the economy to stay tanked so they can use it as a political issue. When was the last time I felt this way? Oh, yes. When Democrats almost seemed as if they wanted the economy to stay tanked during the 2008 presidential race. Statesmen all.

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• Take time to thank veterans of WWII for their valor

  By Phil Satre

  Today, Nov. 11, commemorates the 90th anniversary of Veterans Day in America, and I would like to encourage all Nevada residents to seek out and thank a military veteran for his or her service to our country, especially those who fought in World War II like my father, Selmer K. “Sam” Satre, who served as a first lieutenant in the Army. For these men and women, this day honoring the sacrifices of the nation’s armed forces grows more poignant with each passing year, because those who fought that war for us are leaving us.

• Las Vegas’ dilemma: America’s, only more so

  By Mark Muro

  The truism, of course, is that Las Vegas is the great exception — a bizarre, completely unrepresentative aberration thankfully isolated in the middle of the Mojave Desert. And yet, I find myself thinking less about the ways Las Vegas is strange and more about how it is representative, even emblematic, of America’s current predicament.

• South Korea’s transformation an awe-inspiring wonder

  By Richard Wiley

  Recently President Barack Obama noted that “… when my father traveled to the United States from Kenya to study, the per capita income of Kenya was higher than South Korea’s, (and) now South Korea is industrialized and relatively wealthy while Kenya … is still struggling economically.”

• Protect fighters from themselves

  By Margaret Goodman

  As a former ring physician and someone who worked with the Nevada State Athletic Commission for more than 13 years, I have been privy to numerous instances where a fighter needed to retire. Sadly, commissions, promoters, trainers, and family often become enablers for a fighter who needs to “hang them up.”

• Labor Department seeks a new reality: Good jobs for all

  By Hilda L. Solis

  We are facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Our unemployment rate is 9.7 percent and close to 14.9 million Americans are jobless and looking for work. Behind these numbers are real families, struggling to make ends meet.

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