A Case of Federal Arrogance
Right Here in Nevada
The law provided for a payment of $43 million to the Fallon Pauite Tribe plus
payment of $25 million for a "fishery development fund," to say nothing of an
additional $40 million to finance an economic development fund for the Pyramid Lake Paiute
Tribe. Special Projects Manager Russ Armstrong of the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District takes a close look at Uncle Sam
behaving badly.
Cover Illustration by Steve Miller
NPRI, School District Ethics
in Question
Washoe County District Board Director of Communications Steve
Mulvenon and NPRI President Judy
Cresanta exchange views on politics in the schools.
Why Incumbents Rarely Lose
Last November, 94 percent of congressional incumbents won reelection, reports
Nevadans for Term Limits Chairman and NPRI Director Hal Furman
who explains exactly why even the worst incumbents rarely
lose.
It’s My Turn
In this response to reckless critics who have judged him unfairly, Nevada Senator Maurice Washington sets the record
straight.
Smokey’s New Motto: Do as I
Say, Not as I Do
Elko Free Press Editorial Page Editor Dan
Steninger notes the existance of a yawning gap
between the way the U.S. Forest Service behaves and the way it wants everybody else to
behave.
A Bureaucratic Nightmare
Online Nevada’s Managing Editor Erica
Olsen discovers some alarming irregularities and
practices in the office of a Nevada tax assessor. |
