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re:Growing pain05/13/2008 8:21AM Sandy McGill said... | hide/show My name is Sandy McGill, and I am the spokesperson for Rancho Haven Residents for Sensible Planning (RHRSP), a coalition of concerned citizens from the rural North Valleys. I’d like to make some clarifications and comments regarding Mayor Martini’s remarks in “Growing Pain”. I have been gathering signatures for the water and annexation petitions for the last few months, and NEVER in all that time have I or the people working with me stated or implied that Reno/Sparks have plans to go to 1.2 million by 2030. I have cited the 1.2 million, but always stressed that number was in the long-term future. We got that number from the “Interim Western Regional Water Commission Report” dated September 19, 2007 (to see the report, Google on the title above). On the second page in the lower right corner is a chart with the title “Future Water Demand vs. Supply “ Truckee Meadows Regional Plan ‘build-out’ water demand estimates exceed indentified water resources”. The chart legend states: “FSA [Future Service Area] 100-year horizon, population ~1.2 million; estimated water demand 383,000 afa”. In Mayor Martini’s article he states, “The Plan currently requires local governments and affected entities (the Regional Transportation Commission, Western Regional Water Commission, Washoe County School District, etc.) to plan for approximately 600,000 people in the region by 2030.” Let’s see, where have we seen that number before? Ah, yes, 600,000 is the number for which ALL of Washoe County has currently identified water resources. So, tell me, where do we get water for the growth AFTER 2030 “ only 22 years away? The answer is always importation. When are we going to stop robbing Peter to pay Paul? We are not in this water crisis alone “ the entire West is having problems. We cannot and SHOULD not depend on external water. In Mayor Martini’s article he also states, “The Regional Planning Governing Board has made it a priority to include all the entities in planning for our region’s population projections.” Apparently, that includes all entities except the public themselves. Concerned citizens have stood up and protested rampant growth at numerous meetings and been roundly ignored by our elected officials. The officials have taken to characterizing the protesters as a small cadre of 200 zero-growth nuts. We do not advocate zero-growth “ we advocate smart, sustainable growth. And we are not a small cadre of protesters “ thousands of concerned citizens have signed our petitions. If the elected officials want to see zero-growth, wait until the next generation after we tap out our water resources in 2030. When our grandkids have to dig up their lawns and gardens, take one-minute showers, wash clothes at the Laundromat, and wash dishes by hand in order to conserve water and lower their water bills “ you will see them leaving this state in droves to go to states with more forward-thinking officials. We won’t see zero-growth; we’ll see negative growth. My family settled in Nevada in 1912, and my pioneer ancestors would be ashamed to see how we are plundering the land they worked so hard to nurture. We have to plan beyond the 2030 horizon and be concerned beyond our borders. We have to start electing officials who are as concerned as we are. For information on how you can help, please contact Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. 21 Riverside Drive, Reno, Nevada 89503 (775) 348-7557.
re:Illegal immigrants sap our resources05/13/2008 8:00AM eftwest said... | hide/show Enuf of the Illegal Immigrant ‘Problem’ Distraction. Please Google NORTH AMERICAN UNION and see what is being planned since 2005. And read about the Super Corridor being built now: http://www.mmlv.us/nacorridors.html More Dis-Information? You Decide. Peace. EftWest
re:Illegal immigrants sap our resources05/13/2008 6:57AM yummy,yummy said... | hide/show Yes you are right…illegal immigrants are breaking the laws by the standards of the United States of America, but the typical American break the law on the daily basic and not to say about the government. You said that illegal immigrants are thieves that steal your personal space and property… that might be true for your point of view, but they also are consumers that put money into the machine… they paid rents, electrical bills, phones, cell phones, food, etc, etc…So in a indirect way they are also creating jobs and not just stealing as you said plain and simple. They government spend millions on the illegal immigrants issue, but immigrants are putting money in the social security that they’ll never see. The true is that you should be complaining about all the money spend in the invasion of Irak. The continuous overpopulation of this country puts a strain on our water supply, our energy and our forestland… yes you are right again but everyone is responsible for this. The true is that America is a spoiled nation that consumes 20% of the production of oil worldwide (so tell me who is sapping the resources not just from US but the world) Yes, this country was founded upon immigration but was founded on legal immigration you said… I guess we have to ask this question to the natives Americans and hear what they have to say and don’t forget that Mexico lost 1.36 million km² just to finish the war against US. That is what this country is about? You complain that if there were 12 million fewer people using gasoline in the United States, the price might drop by a cent or two? that’s silly, seven years ago, gasoline was under two dollars, and diesel was even cheaper… and there were illegal immigrants back then… The true is that illegal immigration is something that had happened in the past and will continue in the future. Exist and the US and all the developing countries as France, Germany, England, Spain, etc, etc. They are just people trying to raise a family, is that really bad.
re:Illegal immigrants sap our resources05/09/2008 2:27PM dyehard39 said... | hide/show It is even less because 12 million are not working. They only make up less than 5% of our workforce. If they left in the same manner in which they came, they would not be missed economically. What it is costing the American taxpayer is why it is opposed so angrily. We are no longer into nation building, but in nation survival. What pro-illegal immigration advocate do not understand is that illegal immigration is directly related to our failing economy. Being able to absorb the populating growth economically and environmentally is a very big problem. Our survival depends on population control especially the importing of more less educated low wage earning poor people. Right, supply and demand raises prices. Enforcement of all our immigration laws is the only answer to solving the illegal immigration and border security. If they cannot work, they will go home and they will no come.(across our border) Harsher punishment for those that are hiring illegal aliens who are an unending source of cheap labor.
re:Illegal immigrants sap our resources05/08/2008 10:10AM Dewey said... | hide/show The problem of undocumenteds won’t be solved until the people in charge, like jim gibbons, stops hiring them. The gov had an undocumented housekeeper/babysitter working for him at his home. When the housekeeper was questioned she said she was told to hide in the basement whenever anyone knocks on the door. dawn gibbons, when questioned, said she was a family friend who was helping out around the house and was given food and household goods as a thank you. GOP US Congressman now governor should know the law, especially when his party has been trying to build a fence on the border, yet he thought it was more important to have a housekeeper/babysitter he could pay for less than the going rate. And he probably didn’t deduct the federal and local taxes, another violation of the law. How do you stop a problem when the person in charge was adding to the problem?
re:Illegal immigrants sap our resources05/08/2008 5:00AM DinTN said... | hide/show New report says illegal alien population may be as high as 38 million: Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) has published a new report that finds the Homeland Security Department “grossly underestimates” the number of illegal aliens living in the U.S. While Homeland Security officially estimated the illegal aliens population between eight and 12 million, CAPS estimates there are between 20 and 38 million illegal aliens living in the U.S. CHUCK BALDWIN NOMINATED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE CONSTITUTION PARTY 2008! Website up soon: www.baldwin2008.com/ http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin445.htm “We will close our borders and ports. Illegal immigration STOPS the day we take the White House! We will not provide amnesty to anyone. There will be no welfare for illegal immigrants! We will end birthright citizenship! There will be no more anchor babies!” “It is absolutely ludicrous to say we are fighting a war on terror half way around the world when we refuse to secure our borders and ports. If I were President, I would immediately seal our borders. I would also see to it that employers in America who knowingly hire illegal aliens are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In plain language: any employer who consciously hires illegal aliens would go to jail. They would not pass Go; they would not collect $200; they would go straight to jail."
re:A little cocky05/05/2008 11:49PM Better said... | hide/show Oh, please. Just more local suckage. Nothing special here.
re:Get along? Why should we?05/05/2008 11:41PM Better said... | hide/show "This lack of friendliness between the parties keeps each of the parties from getting too much powder.” Yes, too much powder can be a pretty bad thing, Ms. Williams. Look at “Scarface.” Much too much powder there. Lard-ass party boy Rush Limbaugh had way too much powder on his hands for a while, too. His was an extended release powder called Oxycontin. You can still snort it. Powder should be regulated. I just hope it’s not to late to save our country from the powder crisis. Thank you, Ms. Williams, for bringing the battle for powder to our attention. Keep up the great work!
re:A little cocky05/03/2008 1:28PM mrdc said... | hide/show I’ve seen many bands in their beginings since the 50's and rarely one as good as this one, of whom I had the good fortune to see @ Brew Brothers on Wednesday night. So much talent, energy, originality, and just plain kick butt R&R. The tonality & virtuosity of this band will be enduring to those that experience the beginings of these future rock legends……….
re:Bible-belting tunes05/01/2008 11:11PM Shela.Greg said... | hide/show NRC has gone down from the last production I saw. I attended the show on May 1, 2008 and the production had some technical flaws. The sound was really muffled and the singers using microphones had some issues. It got so bad, that Joseph ripped his microphone off during the very last song. I couldn’t believe the difficulty. My daughter turned to me and asked if that was supposed to happen. She wanted to know why Joseph got so upset. I hope that the next show runs better. I did like the set and the narrator was terrific.
re:Why are people so helpless?05/01/2008 8:50PM 2jackson said... | hide/show Gotten grumpy? This is something new? Kidding aside, Cory, minor repairs in the home, or on cars or patio furniture are strictly outside the comfort zone of many. It may have something to do with brain wiring, upbringing, or the fact that so many products are considered disposable in a time of cheaply-made goods. Perhaps the lady feels that today’s escalating grocery prices should cover a little customer service in the bargain. My husband had a little cartoon cloud over his head for several years, until circumstances permitted him (and his ham-handed amanuensis-I think that is the word) to build their own house. I have always carried my own groceries, and can now replace my own light fixtures, but the technical stuff did not come naturally.
re:Letters for May 1st, 200805/01/2008 1:06PM Reno Frank said... | hide/show Congratulations Mr. Bush, I see you have just won the award of having the lowest approval rating of any president - ever! I knew you had it in you from the very first day you took office and you met every one of my expectation. I thought Truman and Nixon had problems, but you gave it the old college try, and you beat them to the mark. Yup, I guess a “C” student can really make the grade! Have a drink on me! Franklin Miller, M.S.
re:Letters for April 17th, 200805/01/2008 12:59PM Reno Frank said... | hide/show Congratulations Mr. Bush, I see you have just won the award of having the lowest approval rating of any president - ever! I knew you had it in you from the very first day you took office and you met every one of my expectation. I thought Truman and Nixon had problems, but you gave it the old college try, and you beat them to the mark. Yup, I guess a “C” student can really make the grade! Have a drink on me! Franklin Miller, M.S.
re:Bible-belting tunes05/01/2008 9:42AM lolagirl1486 said... | hide/show I agree with the review. I went and saw this show on Friday, April 25. I have seen a production of this show before, and I must say that the cast in Nevada RC was not quite up to standards. I agree with the review that the young man who played Joseph had the perfect Joseph look, but his abilities far weakened the overall show. He could not stand up on stage by himself, and his singing was far weaker than other cast members. I thought the dance numbers lacked luster, and didn’t really hype up the show. The ending to both Act I and II were mild, and didn’t have me wanting to get on my feet. I think the young cast did a good job of what they could, but I think there needed to be some adjustments to add the wow factor.
re:Historian04/29/2008 5:21PM tonopah bill said... | hide/show Very good story about women prospectors
re:A government of swine04/24/2008 8:12PM Pokerboy said... | hide/show Why do people actually expect this little girl to read before she writes? It is much easier to listen to Rush and then write some BS than it is to read. Last two articles blast Dem’s for pork spending and taxes but her and the rest of the talk radio world are not talking about Mr Bush and his budget proposal which is -billions of dollars for this year. So wasting billions in Iraq is ok but spending money in this country is bad?
re:Obama ignorant about small-town folks04/24/2008 5:23PM Dewey said... | hide/show Not to get off the subject of Obama but last week’s column about Harry Reid and government spending - the latest report from the Feds shows NV at the bottom of the list on how much federal dollars was spent in the state per capita. No matter how much money Reid spent of pork the leader of the pack is a fiscal conservative republican from Alaska. Comments? Be fair and balanced in your reporting. No matter how bad the Dems are the Repubs are just as bad.
re:Obama ignorant about small-town folks04/24/2008 1:52PM Better said... | hide/show Sounds like you could’ve written this: I believe White Americans are increasingly bitter for good reasons. They are indeed frustrated. But again, they have good reasons for that frustration. Better-qualified White students, employees, working men and women face intensive racial discrimination that you and the other major candidates deceptively call “affirmative action.” Many White people can no longer use the public school system that their own taxes pay for because “people who aren’t like them” have made their schools awash in violence, educational mediocrity, drugs, sexual degeneracy and gangsta rap. Millions of White people who have paid exorbitant taxes all their lives can’t afford medical insurance and decent medical care in no small part because “people who aren’t like them,” such as illegal immigrants and able-bodied, welfare parasites, people who have paid no taxes at all, have overloaded the the system. Millions of White people see that illegal immigrants, “people who aren’t like them,” are illegally crossing the American border and they see clearly that politicians like you, Clinton and McCain won’t even enforce our laws. They are bitter because unelected economic czars such as Greenspan and Bernanke, Wolfowitz and a whole coterie of Jewish “people who aren’t like them” have ripped them off and have let so-called “free trade” destroy the American economy. They are bitter because other Jewish Neocon “people who are not like them,” have led us into a catastrophic war for Israel in Iraq, a war that will cost the American people trillions of dollars and that has killed or ruined tens of thousands of American lives (While Jewish dead or wounded are spectacularly underrepresented in those terrible casualties). White Americans are sick of the fact that their streets are so damned dangerous from “people who are not like them” that they appropriately “cling to guns.” Christian Americans are also sick of the fact that the Christian meanings of Christmas are being driven from public life, with crosses and nativity scenes banned from public land in our nation’s capital while at Chanukah a huge Jewish Menorah, symbol of Jewish ethnocentrism and Jewish resistance to assimilation, is put across from the White House and dedicated by the Jewish extremists of Habad Lubavitch, vicious anti-Gentiles who claim that Gentiles are little more than animals with “satanic souls.” Of course, in response to the attack on the values, mores and faith of the American non-Jewish, White majority, that “they cling to their religion.” They marvel how they see billions of dollars of their tax money support the “Jewish state” of Israel, but also see it is forbidden to even refer to America as a “Christian nation.” I realize why you made the comments at a heavily-Jewish, closed-door, no press allowed meeting. Their agenda is not the same as our agenda. The (Jewish) Council of Presidents, an alliance of the biggest and most powerful Jewish organizations in America has exactly the same sentiments as you enunciated in your speech. It is fanatically for open borders, free trade and of course, for gun control. You are their puppet. You say that you are for the working people, the middle class American, but in reality your biggest single campaign contributor is the Jewish extremist, Goldman Sachs Corporation. Those at Goldman Sachs, are the same extremists that have led America to its economic and social catastrophe. They are the elite of the elite of American politics and media, the heart of the new 21st century American establishment. And, just like the elitist crowd you addressed in San Francisco, they are people not like the average White person in America, not in values, heritage, or interests. Your audience itself was truly “people who aren’t like them.” The American people need not explain their frustrations. They have legitimate frustrations, and legitimate anger at politics as usual in America. But, you sir, are a hypocrite, one who says he represents change, but only offers more of the same relentless attack upon the White people of this country and the values and views of White people. Stop trying to pretend otherwise. You, Clinton, and McCain, should run for President of Israel, or Uganda, or Mexico. Not one of you should get a single White American’s vote. You and your other two comrades for President are controlled lock, stock and barrel by, as you say, “people who aren’t like them.” It’s too bad that David Duke beat you to it.
re:A government of swine04/23/2008 9:24PM Better said... | hide/show We could’ve built a bridge to the moon for what the Iraq War has cost us. Literally.
re:Remove pot prohibition04/21/2008 12:51PM John Thomas said... | hide/show JR Great article! The list of those who benefit from marijuana prohibition is huge. Police, prosecutors, prisons, drug “treatment” and testing companies, alcohol and pharmaceutical companies. Control freaks in government love it because it is a great tool to oppress minorities and the poor, plus it is the perfect pretext for meddling in the affairs of weaker countries. The price for their fraudulent money and power grubbing is even worse than imagined. 800,000 innocent Americans are arrested and permanently branded and marginalized from society for possessing a plant that is non-addictive and far less harmful/impairing than alcohol.
re:A government of swine04/20/2008 9:27AM said... | hide/show Miss Williams fails to distinguish between that cute butterfly tattoo on ones ankle and gang tattoos that limit ones ability to break out of a cycle of violence and obtain gainful employment. Hard to see the mean streets from the ivory tower.
re:A government of swine04/19/2008 6:35PM Dewey said... | hide/show Harry spent millions on various projects all over the state. Your fellow conservative - fiscal, that is - Ted Stevens from Alaska conjured up almost $400 million for a bridge to nowhere, a single bridge to serve a handful of people. It also makes you wonder just how powerful Harry is compared to some of his fellow senators. I just love it when commentators have select memory when it comes to dishing the opposing party.
re:Letters for April 17th, 200804/19/2008 1:23AM TOMCAT7 said... | hide/show I agree with Roger Slugg’s comment regarding the recent article, “101 That Mattered.” It should have been “102 That Mattered,” because Mr. Baba O’Lear should definitely have been included! Mr. Slugg listed the many contributions that Baba made involving music in the Reno area. His greatest endeavor I think was the fabulous Jazz Program he hosted on KUNR FM for many years! I’m sure many of you Jazz listeners would agree. How about it? He trained me to be a Jazz DJ, which I did for many years in Reno & Portland. Thanks Baba! I miss you greatly!
Sandy McGill said... | hide/show
My name is Sandy McGill, and I am the spokesperson for Rancho Haven Residents for Sensible Planning (RHRSP), a coalition of concerned citizens from the rural North Valleys. I’d like to make some clarifications and comments regarding Mayor Martini’s remarks in “Growing Pain”. I have been gathering signatures for the water and annexation petitions for the last few months, and NEVER in all that time have I or the people working with me stated or implied that Reno/Sparks have plans to go to 1.2 million by 2030. I have cited the 1.2 million, but always stressed that number was in the long-term future. We got that number from the “Interim Western Regional Water Commission Report” dated September 19, 2007 (to see the report, Google on the title above). On the second page in the lower right corner is a chart with the title “Future Water Demand vs. Supply “ Truckee Meadows Regional Plan ‘build-out’ water demand estimates exceed indentified water resources”. The chart legend states: “FSA [Future Service Area] 100-year horizon, population ~1.2 million; estimated water demand 383,000 afa”. In Mayor Martini’s article he states, “The Plan currently requires local governments and affected entities (the Regional Transportation Commission, Western Regional Water Commission, Washoe County School District, etc.) to plan for approximately 600,000 people in the region by 2030.” Let’s see, where have we seen that number before? Ah, yes, 600,000 is the number for which ALL of Washoe County has currently identified water resources. So, tell me, where do we get water for the growth AFTER 2030 “ only 22 years away? The answer is always importation. When are we going to stop robbing Peter to pay Paul? We are not in this water crisis alone “ the entire West is having problems. We cannot and SHOULD not depend on external water. In Mayor Martini’s article he also states, “The Regional Planning Governing Board has made it a priority to include all the entities in planning for our region’s population projections.” Apparently, that includes all entities except the public themselves. Concerned citizens have stood up and protested rampant growth at numerous meetings and been roundly ignored by our elected officials. The officials have taken to characterizing the protesters as a small cadre of 200 zero-growth nuts. We do not advocate zero-growth “ we advocate smart, sustainable growth. And we are not a small cadre of protesters “ thousands of concerned citizens have signed our petitions. If the elected officials want to see zero-growth, wait until the next generation after we tap out our water resources in 2030. When our grandkids have to dig up their lawns and gardens, take one-minute showers, wash clothes at the Laundromat, and wash dishes by hand in order to conserve water and lower their water bills “ you will see them leaving this state in droves to go to states with more forward-thinking officials. We won’t see zero-growth; we’ll see negative growth. My family settled in Nevada in 1912, and my pioneer ancestors would be ashamed to see how we are plundering the land they worked so hard to nurture. We have to plan beyond the 2030 horizon and be concerned beyond our borders. We have to start electing officials who are as concerned as we are. For information on how you can help, please contact Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. 21 Riverside Drive, Reno, Nevada 89503 (775) 348-7557.