Long-time oilman, T. Boone Pickens, in the absence of effective leadership in Washington, is attempting to assume a leadership role aimed at weaning the U.S. off of middle eastern oil. He’s been in the news this week as he’s promoted his plan and
Jill Derby has begun posting her first netDiaries. Her first entry can be found on Daily Kos, and Swing State Project. It should also be available on MyDD and Reno & Its Discontents shortly. Please recommend these diaries and send them around to your friends ASAP so
July 21, 2008, 6:15 pm – 7 pm: Artown – Brundibar Play evening Wingfield Park- Family Night Voluteers will wear T-shirts and walk with Jill to meet and greet. July 26, 2008 from 8:30 am – 11:30 am Lovelock Frontier Days Parade
On Wednesday evening, I participated with a number of other bloggers in a NetRoots conference call sponsored by the Jill Derby campaign and the Desert Beacon. The purpose of the call was to introduce Jill to some of ‘Nevada’s’ bloggers and solicit their
For those of you who might be interested in how the schedule for primary/caucus dates are established, the 2012 National Presidential Caucus is currently meeting. I came across their website yesterday purely by accident. This is the group that sets the rules for
It must be vacation season. The July meeting was scheduled to be held from 6-8 PM at Sid’s Restaurant on Wednesday, July 9th. Only 4 people showed up. Not having a quorum, we had something to eat along with a bit of conversation about current
Nicki Schumacher, who headed up the voter registration project at the 4th of July Celebration in the park expresses her thanks to volunteers who were able to register 30 new voters. In her note, she indicated she was hoping for 10, but
If you didn’t get the latest Democratic Party email, here’s a copy from my Inbox: Every four years, the Democratic Party assembles a platform that outlines the party’s position on a number of issues. Traditionally, the drafting of the platform is not
A number of us arrived at RoundTable Pizza around 6:00 PM and had a lively discussion on a wide range of topics. One discussion that garnered considerable interest concerned the two young men recently murdered in town. Don had explained that Carolyn
Interested in what went on at the NV State Convention? Click on the link in the Blog Roll at the right for the Desert Beacon. Our local Dee Holzel blogged a number of items on the Desert Beacon from the convention floor.
