State employees win a round in Nevada

September 1, 2004

Nevada state employees won a round in preserving their rights. The public employees initiative failed to qualify for the ballot. The initiative would have prevented any state employee from serving in the state's citizen legislature.

Wet 'n Wild's Strip ride coming to an end

August 12, 2004

Wet 'n Wild's 19-year ride will come to an end in less than two months. The owners of the site, Las Vegas-based Archon Crop., will use the 27-acre parcel for building a new megaresort. The owners of Wet 'n Wild are said to be considering options for a new park somewhere off The Strip.

Western Water Clearing House | Water - it's how the west survives.

July 28, 2004

Working on getting the Western Water Clearing House up and running. If you're interested in following the Las Vegas water grab from rural Nevada or the issues around the Colorado River and its water check it out.

LINCOLN COUNTY MEETING: Residents leery of LV wat...

July 22, 2004

What do the locals of Lincoln County have to say about the Las Vegas water grab? According to the Review Journal Residents leery of LV water plan.

Discourse

July 22, 2004

I had a great lunch yesterday with a couple of Senator Reid's staffers. We met to talk about a great program - Nevada Boys' State. It's a program I participated in while in high school and was a counselor for the next year. I look forward to getting back involved with a great program. We also had a great discussion of issues that we don't see eye to eye on. For example we discussed the LIncoln County Development Act of 2004 which the Senator co-sponsored. It reminds me though, why I choose to go back to work in education. It is refreshing to be in an institution where open discourse and debate can occur without people walking away hurt afterwards. Read more about Discourse

Vidler Water Company

This information was taken from http://www.picoholdings.com/WaterRightsStorage.html - the Pico Holdings page about their Vidler Water Company holding. As of July 2004 the page appears not to have been updated in some time and is archived here against it's accidental removal.

Vidler Water Company, Inc.

Vidler Water Company, Inc. ("Vidler") is the leading private
company in the water resource development business in the southwestern United
States. PICO identified water resource development in the Southwest as an
attractive business opportunity due to the continued growth in demand for water
resulting from population growth, economic development, environmental
requirements, and the claims of Native Americans. Vidler is not a water utility,
and does not intend to enter into regulated utility activities. We develop new
sources of water for municipal and industrial use, and necessary storage
infrastructure to facilitate the efficient allocation of available water
supplies.

Opportunities for Vidler result from inefficient allocation
of available water between agricultural users and municipal or industrial users,
or the lack of available known water supply for a particular area: Read more about Vidler Water Company

Submitted by Joshua Brauer on July 17, 2004 - 22:48

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