CNN, which took criticism for steering the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas toward sound bites at the expense of substance, is also catching heat for its handling of the Republican presidential debate that was based on questions posed through YouTube.
For starters, since CNN producers selected the questions to ask the candidates from among more […]

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Budget cuts of the magnitude suggested by the governor could force layoffs at the College of Southern Nevada, Interim President Michael Richards told the Board of Regents today.
Helen Clougherty, CSN’s spokeswoman, wouldn’t speculate what types of positions would be considered for layoffs.
Many state employees and other government employees who depend on state funding have been […]

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Robert Daskas kicked off his campaign for Congress this afternoon at his alma mater, Basic High School in Henderson. The crowd was sparse but enthusiastic.
Daskas was introduced by Rep. Shelley Berkley, state Sen. Dina Titus and a colleague in the Clark County District Attorney’s office. Most effective, though, was David Mowen, whose son was murdered […]

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The Democratic National Committee has canceled the last of its six sanctioned presidential debates, with organizers citing the ongoing strike of Hollywood television and film writers.
The debate was set to take place on Dec. 10 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, a regular picket site for striking workers. As the New York Times notes, […]

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The embattled Joe Enge resigned this morning as deputy director of the state Office of Energy, after a flurry of criticisms that he was not qualified for the job.
“My understanding is that it was his decision,” said Mellisa Subbotin, press secretary for Gov. Jim Gibbons. The governor did not seek Enge’s resignation, she added.
News that […]

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The Clinton campaign again adroitly sidestepped a union’s endorsement process.
The campaign announced today the endorsement of 350 teachers. (The Nevada State Education Association has about 28,000 members.) A source close to the teachers union says the union likely won’t endorse.
The Clinton campaign probably sensed this fact, and comes out with its own quasi-endorsement announcement […]

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Deputy District Attorney Robert Daskas launches his campaign for Congress Thursday at 2:30 at Basic High School.
Daskas has prosecuted some of the biggest murder cases in the city the past eight years, and he’s been a prosecutor for 12.
Although, as the Sun reported, he wasn’t’ the Democrats’ first choice, he looks very good on paper: […]

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