Volume 1, Issue 1 July 12, 2009

Nye-Gateway to Nevada’s Rurals Newsletter

P o l i t i c a l N e w s a n d C o m m e n t a r y

Blog Posts of R e v i v i n g t h e N e w s l e t t e r
Interest
I have been asked by a So if you get the newsletter to keep you up to date
 Free Speech in number of people “What’s and would rather not, with what I know is going
Pahrump? going on?” They are refer- please email me and tell on or think is going on.
ring to what is going on me to drop you from the
 Nevada Ranks We’re re-entering the 2010
with respect to Democrats list. I have no other way of
Last in Allocat- election cycle so a lot of
in Nye County.
ing Federal activity is stirring in which
Stimulus Money So, resumption of publica- you may have interest.
tion of this newsletter will
Keep in mind as well that I
 Ensign’s “Dear attempt to answer that
am not an “official" mem-
John" Letter to question.
ber of the Nye County De-
Cynthia Hamp-
My plan is to issue the Pogo says “We have met mocratic Party, nor is the
ton
newsletter weekly publish- the enemy and he is us.” Nye-Gateway to Nevada’s
ing it as a pdf attachment Rurals blog affiliated with
through emails to Nye the Democratic Party of
Inside this County Democrats for knowing you don’t want Nye County or its Central
issue : whom I have e-mail ad- the newsletter. Committee. I’m just a De-
dresses. mocrat who happens to
Don’t Vote for So, if you continue to re-
2 live in Nye County.
Heller But I don’t want to impose ceive this newsletter, wel-
the newsletter on anyone. come back. I’ll do my best
Obama’s Campaign
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Returning to Nye

Obama Pahrump
2
Listening Tour
F r e e
Don’t give up your right to
free speech!
Stephanie Lopez, a Pah-
rump resident attended
her first Town Board meet-
ing and addressed the
Board. She told the Board
S p e e c h i n P a h r u m p ?
of her support of Town Kohbarger. Some in atten-
Manger, Bill Kohbarger. dance applauded her three
He is under fire by a group -minute presentation.
of Pahrumpians seeking to
As she was leaving she was
have the Board fire him.
accosted by those wanting
Lopez presented a petition
Kohbarger fired. She was
signed by 150 people ask-
told to “move back to Las
ing the Board to retain
P a g e 2 N y e - G a t e w a y t o N e v a d a ’ s R u r a l s

D o n ’ t V o t e
Jen Huntley wrote a piece
in the Reno News and
Gazette. His article is so
crystal clear in its discus-
sion of the arguments
taking place in Congress
and across the nation I
just have to bring it here
in full and verbatim. It is
perhaps the most impor-
tant issue facing Ameri-
cans.
f o r D e a n H e l l e r — H e i s n o t y o u r
h e a l t h c a r e f r i e n d
Since I live in Nye I don’t think he is. He is
County, U.S. Congres- up for election in 2010. I
sional District #2, and will not vote for him.
because our current Con- Read Huntley’s article in
gressman, Republican full.
Dean Heller, represents
(Read more)
my district I also want
you to judge for yourself
whether Heller is looking
out for your best interests
rather than the corporate
health industry interests. Republican Congressman Dean Heller

O b a m a ’ s C a m p a i g n R e t u r n i n g t o N y e
“Organizing for America C o u n t y !
is now on the ground in
Nevada. Over the coming Obama’s campaign is re- Neighborhood Captains teer leader, please reply
weeks, we will be focused
on building our turning to Nye County. will work with the team with the position that in-
organization to provide
support for the leader and manage a par- terests you. I will then
We need your help.
President’s legislative ticular facet of the team’s provide you with more
agenda, and to create a Community Organizers
powerful, grassroots activity (canvass coordi- information on the next
organization statewide. and Neighborhood Team
We will be traveling nator, data coordinator, steps.
across the state to speak
Leaders will oversee 10-20
phone bank coordinator,
with volunteers and hear precincts, committing 10 Evan Sutton
your ideas for how we can event coordinator, e.g.).
best organize in Nevada, hours per week to build a Nevada Field Director
but we need to start
working right away.” network of volunteers and If you are interested in Organizing for America
plan events. participating as a volun- suttone@dnc.org

P r e s i d e n t ’ s
PRESIDENT’S LISTEN-
ING TOUR IN PAH-
RUMP:
THURSDAY, JULY 16,
2009, 7:00PM - - - BOB
RUUD COMMUNITY
CENTER
Help plan the next step:
P a h r u m p
At these meetings, sup-
porters are able to meet
state staff members, hear
about some of the les-
sons learned during the
election, and offer
thoughts on how best to
organize in their commu-
nities.
L i s t e n i n g T o u r
Your ideas will then be
used to write state-
specific plans for Orga-
nizing for America in
2009 and beyond.
(Read More)
President Barack Obama
V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 1 P a g e
F r e e
Vegas” with epithets “Screw you.”
She has received some hateful
phone calls and e-mails as well.
Such attempts to intimidate Mrs.
Lopez infringes upon her consti-
tutional right of free speech
whether for or opposed to Mr.
Kohbarger.
Everyone is urged to attend the
July 14, 2009 Pahrump Town
Board meeting at 7:00 pm to give
N e v a d a R a n k s L a s t i n
F e d e r a l S t i m u l u s
“Nevada ranks last in the
nation for having allocated
federal stimulus funds for
transportation projects,
according to a study by the
investigative journalism
site ProPublica.org.”
What is Nevada is doing
with the $201,352,460 it
got? Nevada has only allo-
E n s i g n ’ s “ D e a r
C y n t h i a
Senator John Ensign is in
deep hot water.
Ensign’s former co-Chief of
Staff, Doug Hampton, al-
leges said Ensign paid this
wife, Cynthia Hampton
more than $25,000 in sev-
erance when she stopped
working for the senator.”
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S p e e c h i n P a h r u m p ? ( c o n t i n u e d )
support to Mrs. Lopez to express
her opinion at the public meet-
ing.
I’m going and urge you to go as
well. When someone stands up to
express her views, such as Mrs.
Lopez has and will do on the 14th
of June, they deserve our support. Mrs. Stephanie Lopez addressing the
If we don’t stand up in support of Pahrump Town Board on June 23,
free speech who will? 2009. Photo from the Pahrump Val-
ley Times.
(Read more)
A l l o c a t i n g
M o n e y
cated stimulus money for With Nevada’s high em-
“What is Nevada is
13 projects. ployment rate, one would
think all that stimulus doing with the
That stimulus money was
money allocated to Nevada $201,352,460 it got? “
supposed to get hiring and
would be busy building
employment of people go-
stuff and that Nevada’s
ing by building infrastruc-
unemployment rate would
ture. Remember all that
be dropping.
talk we heard on TV about
“shovel ready” projects (Read more)
ready to go?
J o h n " L e t t e r t o
H a m p t o n
It has further been dis- You can read Nevada Repub-
closed that Ensign’s par- his letter for lican Senator
ents paid the Hampton yourself. John Ensign
family $96,000 they term
(Read more
as gifts.
and see also)
Ensign handwrote a letter
to Mrs. Hampton purport-
edly breaking off their rela-
tionship.

N y e - G a t e w a y t o
N e v a d a ' s R u r a l s
Jack Wood
1290 Bruce Street
Pahrump, Nevada 89048
Phone: 775-537-1262
E-mail: featheriver@hughes.net
A voice in the desert.
P a h r u m p C h a p t e r
You are invited to join the Pah-
rump Chapter of Democracy for
America.
The Pahrump Chapter of DFA is
hosting a campaign event at
which Cindy Trigg and Paul
Reeves, Democratic candidates
for nomination of the Democratic
Party to run in the 2010 election
for congressional district #2, in
the United States Congress.
They will appear on Monday, Au-
gust 3, 2009 from 7:00—9:00
p.m., at Honeysuckle Park, 1600
S. Honeysuckle Park in Pahrump.
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The moderator-panelist is Erin
Neff, former columnist with the
Las Vegas Review Journal and
author of Progress Now Nevada.
Master of Ceremonies: Dennis
Keating
Live entertainment by Dean West
Cindy Trigg and Paul Reeves
and the Smokin’ Guns.
Pizza available from K-7 Pizza.
Everyone is welcome to attend
and hear Mrs. Trigg and Mr.
Reeves present their platforms.
Admission is free.