First Friday Blow Out: 1,000 Guests Show Up to Meet Sheriff Joe! »

First Friday Blow Out: 1,000 Guests Show Up to Meet Sheriff Joe!

(Karri Bragg) – Citizen Outreach Foundation welcomed Sheriff Joe Arpaio to town on Friday to headline the biggest First Friday event yet! Over 1,000 guests flooded the interior of Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Bar on Friday evening for an opportunity to hear America’s Toughest Sheriff address the crowd and snap a photo with him as he worked the room.
There were more than just friendly faces on hand to greet the Sheriff to town. A [...]

“Mommy’s SUV Kills Polar Bears”: What Exactly are Schools Teaching Our Kids? »

“Mommy’s SUV Kills Polar Bears”: What Exactly are Schools Teaching Our Kids?

(Karri Bragg) – The innocence of Earth Day may have been replaced with more menacing lessons for young children. Parents share stories of teachers warning children that leaving lights on too long or running water to brush your teeth is killing baby polar bears in the North Pole.

First Friday Hits the 500 Mark! »

First Friday Hits the 500 Mark!

(Karri Bragg) – Was this First Friday April crowd HUGE or what?! I’ll take the rousing Facebook comments, big smiles in our First Friday photo collection on Flickr, and roaring buzz of 500 conservatives gathered at Stoney’s bar on Friday as a resounding “YES!”
As one of our astute guests noted, this was the first First Friday since candidate filing closed, and as always, all of the candidates and politicos were in the [...]

J.D. Hayworth to Headline First Friday on April 2nd! »

J.D. Hayworth to Headline First Friday on April 2nd!

(Karri Bragg) – If the trend sweeping the nation continues to head Southwest, then Senator John McCain is going to be in for a rude awakening come November. His opponent, the “Consistent Conservative”, is the resounding choice to replace the former middle-of-the-road presidential candidate.
And guess who is making a trip to Vegas, just to visit with you lovely folks at First Friday? None other than McCain’s kryptonite, J.D. Hayworth.
Join us on April [...]

Hero Cop Draws Biggest First Friday Crowd Yet! »

Hero Cop Draws Biggest First Friday Crowd Yet!

(Karri Bragg) – When I showed up an hour before opening to set up for our monthly First Friday gathering, I was surprised to see five or more car loads of guests waiting patiently in their vehicles. It didn’t take long for me to realize- these people weren’t first in line for drink specials, or interested in beating the crowd to meet the political candidates who show up every month. These folks were [...]

February First Friday: Grover Takes Vegas by Storm- Literally! »

February First Friday: Grover Takes Vegas by Storm- Literally!

(Karri Bragg) – You may have thought that rain would keep Las Vegans inside last weekend, but turnout at February’s First Friday was as strong as ever despite the messy precipitation.
We’re not sure what made people put on rain coats and traverse the roads – maybe the anticipation of the Reagan Birthday celebration or the chance to hear Grover Norquist mix it up with locals about Harry Reid’s fate in November- but we [...]

Reagan Birthday Party Tonight! »

Reagan Birthday Party Tonight!

The Sue Lowden for Senate headquarters in Reno helps celebrate Ronald Reagan’s 99th birthday today. And there’s still time to get tickets to tonight’s birthday bash in Vegas.

NN&V EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation with the Father of the Tax Pledge »

NN&V EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation with the Father of the Tax Pledge

(Karri Bragg) – In an exclusive NN&V interview on Monday, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform discussed taxes, Ronald Regan, taxes, Harry Reid, taxes, the Tax Pledge, taxes, Scott Brown, taxes, Nevada’s budget crunch, and taxes.

Don’t Miss the Reagan Revolution in Nevada! »

Don’t Miss the Reagan Revolution in Nevada!

(Karri Bragg) – Join Citizen Outreach Foundation as we kick off our newest project with a Ronald Reagan Birthday Party one week from today at the M Resort & Casino on South Las Vegas Boulevard. The party is only days away- time to buy your tickets is running out!
The Reagan Legacy Project is an effort to name a significant landmark in Nevada after the late and great Ronald Wilson Reagan. There are over 3,000 [...]

Reagan Biographer to Keynote Reagan Birthday Party in Vegas »

Reagan Biographer to Keynote Reagan Birthday Party in Vegas

(Karri Bragg) – Citizen Outreach Foundation will kick off its Reagan Legacy Project at a birthday party/reception at the M Resort in Las Vegas on February 6, 2010. The VIP keynote speaker will be Craig Shirley, author of Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America which was published last October.