Roundabouts

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  • Next week, the Nevada Supreme Court will hear argument on an anti-sanctuary ballot measure. [Las Vegas Sun]
  • Steve Wynn filed a defamation suit against a former salon director. [Daily Mail]
  • Democrats are attacking Adam Laxalt and Wes Duncan over endorsements by Storey County Sheriff who has been accused of harassment. [TNI]
  • A former Boulder City officer is accused of making threats to shoot up a courthouse, judges, and attorneys. [LasVegasNow]
  • Thousands of new names were suggested for the 51s. [Fox5Vegas]
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May 1, 2018 4:06 pm

Now that the Mets organization has abandoned Las Vegas in favor of Syracuse, who will be the new big league affiliate for Las Vegas' AAA team?

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 4:20 pm
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I would love to see an affiliation with the Dodgers again.

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May 1, 2018 5:33 pm
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Why not go further back in time and the Padres

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May 1, 2018 5:39 pm
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When a major league team ends an affiliation with a 3A club, does it yank all the players?

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May 1, 2018 6:36 pm
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10:39 – Yes, the current 51's players and coaches will stay in the Mets organization and many of them will go to the Mets' AAA affiliate in Syracuse.

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 6:42 pm
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The Dodgers own their AAA team in Oklahoma City, so not possible for them absent drastic changes.

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 7:01 pm
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Sorry, not a fan. Huge mistake dropping a single purpose, outdoor "stadium" at Downtown Summerlin where bulk of the use will be when temps exceed 100F. Maybe someone will bring indoor soccer to LV? That's a product that will sell.

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May 1, 2018 10:18 pm
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I can't imagine many Summerlin snowflakes sitting in those temps to watch a game.

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May 2, 2018 12:50 am
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Put a dome on it and you have more uses

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 6:22 pm

Where is the blogger who despises Judge Cadish? Down with the flu?

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 6:52 pm
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You can make comments about Cadish. She gives a lot to complain about.

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 7:21 pm
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Her ad in the Vegas Voice bothered me. Look at the column from a perennial RJ columnist in this month's issue and then flip to her full page ad. If she is supporting a publication that prints that hateful rhetoric, I am concerned.

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May 1, 2018 7:30 pm
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The Vegas Voice is a joke. She should get her Eglets money back.

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 7:36 pm
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Does her husband work for the RJC?

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 6:23 pm

BLOG IS DEAD (im back, baby)

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 7:07 pm
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WHO YOU PEOPLE?

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May 1, 2018 7:09 pm
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To complete the holy triumvirate – Who is Doug Ansell?

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May 1, 2018 7:57 pm
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Blog is repetitive.

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May 1, 2018 7:16 pm

Langford is obviously a lot more credible than Wolfson's opponent in his last election. And nabbing the endorsement of a huge employees union will benefit Langford's numbers. And yes, the whole issue of Wolfson's former campaign worker not being prosecuted will result in some limited,intermittent negative media attention.

But, ultimately, Wolfson's astounding name recognition advantage, and perhaps even larger financial advantage, should keep Langford under 40%.

But, the election season is very long and major unexpected things have a tendency to happen, so who knows.

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May 1, 2018 7:40 pm
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I don't think this race is that long of a season. If I remember correctly, both are running as Democrats with no candidates from any other parties. The race is effectively over come the June primary when one gets eliminated. The winner of the primary wins the office without anyone other than Democrats having a say in the matter. That alone might be a good reason for someone registered as anything other than a Democrat to re-register (at least for this ballot) if they care more about the DA race than one of the other partisan primary races.

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May 1, 2018 7:55 pm
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If I'm not mistaken, it would be too late to do that, as the candidate filing period ended weeks ago.

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May 2, 2018 5:50 pm
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I think 12:40 meant to re-register your party affiliation so that you can VOTE in the Democratic primary for DA, not to run for DA.

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May 2, 2018 6:04 pm
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The point wasn't for a new candidate to file, rather for a voter to re-register from a party other than a democrat to the Democratic party so that they would be eligible to vote in that (and all other Democratic primary races). Granted, by doing so they lose the ability to vote in the primary races of their existing party, but if they don't particularly care about those races it gives them the ability to vote in the races they care more about. An interesting side product of such a strategy (assuming enough people do it) is that they can collectively have an impact on the selection of the candidate that your normal party candidate will face in the general election (e.g. selecting a more acceptable or a weaker general election candidate).

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May 2, 2018 7:37 pm
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That makes a lot more sense.

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May 1, 2018 7:55 pm

As you point out, since it ends in June, that largely eliminates any realistic chance of an upset. The upsets, when they occur, occur with the races that go all the way to the general election in November–wherein there are many more months for game-changing and unexpected things to occur.

The major union endorsement helps Langford, as does a few other items, such as the mentioned issue of the incumbent not prosecuting the campaign worker.

But most voters are unaware of the issue of the campaign worker. There is no real smoking gun issue. And, no, the reluctance of the D.A.'s office to disclose past info. of payments to witnesses, does not constitute a major issue.

It is just difficult to see how, in only a remaining month or so before the June primary, that Langford can put a sizable dent in Wolfson's huge financial and name-recognition advantage.

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May 1, 2018 8:14 pm

Just read Dayvid Figler's opinion piece on Marsy's Law in the Indy. Excellent.

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May 1, 2018 8:53 pm

Is there such a thing called "friends and family court" for traffic citations? If so, when and where is this thing?

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Anonymous
May 1, 2018 9:18 pm
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If you don't know…..you are neither…..

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May 1, 2018 10:08 pm
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The first Wednesday of every month. Show up a few minutes before 1 on the 8th floor with a print out of the Register of Actions with your name and bar number written on it. You'll give that to the clerk when you check in. Sit back and wait for your name to called.

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May 2, 2018 2:52 am
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Dann it.