Chuck Muth

• Opinion

  How Jim Gibbons Can Get His Groove Back

  (Chuck Muth) – So, is Gov. Jim Gibbons toast? In a general election match-up held today….yeah. But in a Republican primary next June? Not so fast. Brian Sandoval will raise a boatload of money and will rack up a boatload of “establishment” endorsements. Mike Montandon probably won’t raise as much money but...

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Property Rights Gone with the Wynn?

  Indeed, if Kastroll’s “fellow employees and non-smoking customers” don’t like the smoking environment at the Wynn, please tell me who is putting a gun to their heads and forcing them to work or gamble there.

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Harry Reid – Liar

  Harry Reid has some gonads. He is accusing the Republicans of not having any healthcare plans, when he himself technically does not have a completed healthcare bill to show the world. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  A ‘vision’ of extortion and control

  State lawmakers will soon convene a gaggle of tax-eaters assigned to prescribe what your quality of life should be over the next 20 years — and how much the state should soak you in order to fulfill their vision. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Sarah Palin’s family loves Danny Tarkanian!

  Sarah Palin’s dad wrote a letter backing little Tark and the campaign sent out an email with a picture of the entire Palin clan (alas, no Levi) and a pitch to contribute. Here’s Chuck Heath’s letter to Nevadans: Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Special session likely; tax hike not

  The “no new taxes” slogan isn’t just for the governor anymore. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Roll Call’s take on Nevada’s federal races

  The respected Capitol Hill publication says seats of Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Dina Titus are “lean Democratic.” But Rep. Dean Heller looks safe for now. The analysis: Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  It appears Brian Sandoval is on the right track …

  Last August in this column I commented on the bombshell announcement by 46-year-old Brian Sandoval he was resigning his lifetime appointment as a federal district court judge effective September 15. Period. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Spokesman: Gibbons ‘made mistake’ over Reid car bomb

  Gov. Jim Gibbons today repeated his belief on a Nevada political show that the bomb in Harry Reid’s station wagon in 1981 was a telephone book in a shoe box. The development came a week after Gibbons’ claim was widely dismissed and the Reid campaign provided police reports and bomb squad log...

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Steve Wynn’s politics in the news, but not new

  Steve Wynn, one of the most charismatic figures in American business and the man largely credited with launching the modern building boom in Las Vegas, is also fiery-tempered, with mercurial moods and politically incorrect outbursts. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Who are you going to believe about health care reform?

  So, will private insurance premiums go up under so-called health care reform? Or will private insurance disappear altogether? That really seems to be the choice when you crunch the numbers, despite what the true believers fantasize. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 2, 2009
• Opinion

  Gibbons Defends Staff Working on Re-Elect Campaign

  (Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Gov. Jim Gibbons today defended his taxpayer-funded staff for working on his reelection campaign on their own time, saying they have a First Amendment Right to do so. Gibbons made his comments during a taping of the Nevada NewsMakers program that aired today on KRNV Channel 4...

  Chuck Muth November 2, 2009
• Opinion

  Woman Suing Guv Hired by Controller

  (Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Nevada State Controller Kim Wallin today announced the hiring of an accountability officer to oversee the reporting of the state’s $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds. Mary Keating, formerly an administrative services officer with the Department of Health and Human Services, will serve in the position and...

  Chuck Muth November 2, 2009