Commentary - January 2004

New Year’s Resolutions

For Nevadans We All Know

by Lyle Brennan

At this time of year, it’s traditional to make resolutions for the New Year. In that spirit, here are some suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions for some people you probably know:

Nevada ranchers: Resolve to keep up the good fight to preserve our way of life.

Carole Villardo (Nevada Taxpayers Union): Resolve to keep looking out for the interests of Nevada taxpayers.

Thirsty Nevadans everywhere: Resolve to conserve water wherever possible, and pray harder for snow in the Rockies.

Nevada’s educational elite: Resolve to put the interests of kids ahead of our desire for political power.

Nevada Supreme Court: Resolve to re-read the Nevada Constitution one more time, paying special attention to the sections dealing with separation of powers.

Assemblyman Wendell Williams: Resolves to find a job as good as the last one – something with no accountability, lots of free time and unlimited perks.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman: In order to remain the Happiest Mayor on Earth, resolves to find something workable for the 61 downtown acres.

Reno mayor Bob Cashell: Resolves to give Thunder Valley a run for its money.

Gov. Kenny Guinn: Resolves to get re-acquainted with the principles of the Republican Party.

Assemblyman Richard Perkins: Resolves to find some loophole in the federal Hatch Act.

Sen. Bill Raggio: Resolves to keep a tight grip on the reins of power for one more session.

Former Governor Robert List: Resolves to do whatever it takes to bring the Yucca Mountain project to Nevada.

Former Sen. Richard Bryan: Resolves to do whatever it takes to keep the Yucca Mountain project out of Nevada

Chuck Alvey (EDAWN): Resolves to convince so many California companies to move "over the hill" that Reno runs out of space for them.

Nevada bankers: Resolve to pay more attention to lobbying during the next legislative session, so they won’t be blindsided again.

Nevada manufacturers: Resolve to hang in there until the national economy improves.

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority: Resolves to rediscover the Las Vegas magic without descending into sleaze.

Reno/Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority: Resolves to keep the bowlers bowling, the gamblers gambling and the Hot August Nights hot.

Rural Nevada: Resolves to get more respect and more visitors from the rest of the state.

Residential builders: Resolve to fill the Truckee Meadows and the Las Vegas Valley with new homes from mountain to mountain.

Commercial real estate developers: Resolve to find a way to keep residential developers from buying up all the land.

Nevada CPAs: Resolve to spend as many sleepless nights as it takes to figure out the new Nevada tax code.

Nevada hospital CEOs: Resolve to find enough medical professionals to staff all the new facilities.

Nevada employers: Resolve to find a way to make enough money so we can afford healthcare for our employees.

 Nevada Business Journal: We solve to keep on doing our best to represent and fight for the interests of Nevada’s business community.

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