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to keep you up to date with what I know is goingon or think is going on.
 We’re re
-entering the 2010election cycle so a lot of activity is stirring in which you may have interest.Keep in mind as well that I
am not an “official" mem-
ber of the Nye County De-mocratic Party, nor is theNye-
Gateway to Nevada’s
Rurals blog affiliated withthe Democratic Party of Nye County or its Central
Committee. I’m just a De-
mocrat who happens tolive in Nye County.I have been asked by a
number of people “What’sgoing on?” They are refer-
ring to what is going on with respect to Democratsin Nye County.So, resumption of publica-tion of this newsletter willattempt to answer thatquestion.My plan is to issue thenewsletter weekly publish-ing it as a pdf attachmentthrough emails to NyeCounty Democrats for whom I have e-mail ad-dresses.
But I don’t want to impose
the newsletter on anyone.So if you get the newsletterand would rather not,please email me and tellme to drop you from thelist. I have no other way of 
knowing you don’t want
the newsletter.So, if you continue to re-ceive this newsletter, wel-
come back. I’ll do my bestDon’t give up your right to
free speech!Stephanie Lopez, a Pah-rump resident attendedher first Town Board meet-ing and addressed theBoard. She told the Boardof her support of TownManger, Bill Kohbarger.He is under fire by a groupof Pahrumpians seeking tohave the Board fire him.Lopez presented a petitionsigned by 150 people ask-ing the Board to retainKohbarger. Some in atten-dance applauded her three-minute presentation. As she was leaving she wasaccosted by those wantingKohbarger fired. She was
told to “move back to LasPogo says “We have metthe enemy and he is us.”
 
Reviving the Newsletter
Blog Posts of Interest
Free Speech inPahrump?
Nevada RanksLast in Allocat-ing FederalStimulus Money
Ensign’s “Dear
John" Letter toCynthia Hamp-ton
Inside thisissue:
Don’t Vote for
Heller2
Obama’s Campaign
Returning to Nye2Obama PahrumpListening Tour2
Free Speech in Pahrump?
Political News and Commentary
Nye-
Gateway to Nevada’s Rurals Newsletter
 
 July 12, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1
 
 Jen Huntley wrote a piecein the Reno News andGazette. His article is socrystal clear in its discus-sion of the argumentstaking place in Congressand across the nation I just have to bring it herein full and verbatim. It isperhaps the most impor-tant issue facing Ameri-cans.
 
Since I live in NyeCounty, U.S. Congres-sional District #2, andbecause our current Con-gressman, RepublicanDean Heller, representsmy district I also want you to judge for yourself  whether Heller is lookingout for your best interestsrather than the corporatehealth industry interests.
I don’t think he is. He is
up for election in 2010. I will not vote for him.
Read Huntley’s article in
full.
 
(Readmore)
 
 At these meetings, sup-porters are able to meetstate staff members, hearabout some of the les-sons learned during theelection, and offerthoughts on how best toorganize in their commu-nities.
PRESIDENT’S LISTEN-
ING TOUR IN PAH-RUMP:THURSDAY, JULY 16,2009, 7:00PM - - - BOBRUUD COMMUNITY CENTER Help plan the next step: Your ideas will then beused to write state-specific plans for Orga-nizing for America in2009 and beyond.(ReadMore)  Neighborhood Captains will work with the teamleader and manage a par-
ticular facet of the team’s
activity (canvass coordi-nator, data coordinator,phone bank coordinator,event coordinator, e.g.).If you are interested inparticipating as a volun-teer leader, please reply  with the position that in-terests you. I will thenprovide you with moreinformation on the nextsteps.Evan SuttonNevada Field DirectorOrganizing for Americasuttone@dnc.org
Obama’s campaign is re-
turning to Nye County. We need your help.
 
Community Organizersand Neighborhood TeamLeaders will oversee 10-20precincts, committing 10hours per week to build anetwork of volunteers andplan events.
 
President Barack Obama
Don’t Vote for Dean Heller—
He is not yourhealthcare friend
President’s Pahrump Listening Tour
 
Page 2
Obama’s Campaign Returning to Nye
County!
“Organizing for America
is now on the ground inNevada. Over the coming weeks, we will be focusedon building ourorganization to providesupport for the
President’s legislative
agenda,
and
to create apowerful, grassrootsorganization statewide. We will be travelingacross the state to speak with volunteers and hear your ideas for how we canbest organize in Nevada,but we need to start
 working right away.”
 
Republican Congressman Dean Heller
Nye-
Gateway to Nevada’s Rurals
 
support to Mrs. Lopez to expressher opinion at the public meet-ing.
I’m going and urge you to go as
 well. When someone stands up toexpress her views, such as Mrs.Lopez has and will do on the 14thof June, they deserve our support.
If we don’t stand up in support of 
free speech who will?(Readmore)  It has further been dis-
closed that Ensign’s par-
ents paid the Hamptonfamily $96,000 they termas
 gifts
.Ensign handwrote a letterto Mrs. Hampton purport-edly breaking off their rela-tionship.Senator John Ensign is indeep hot water.
Ensign’s former co
-Chief of Staff, Doug Hampton, al-leges said Ensign paid this wife, Cynthia Hamptonmore than $25,000 in sev-erance when she stopped
 working for the senator.”
  You can readhis letter for yourself.(Readmore and seealso)  cated stimulus money for13 projects.That stimulus money wassupposed to get hiring andemployment of people go-ing by building infrastruc-ture. Remember all thattalk we heard on TV about
“shovel ready” projects
ready to go?
 With Nevada’s high em-
ployment rate, one wouldthink all that stimulusmoney allocated to Nevada would be busy building
stuff and that Nevada’s
unemployment rate wouldbe dropping.(Readmore)
 
“Nevada ranks last in the
nation for having allocatedfederal stimulus funds fortransportation projects,according to a study by theinvestigative journalism
site ProPublica.org.”
  What is Nevada is doing with the $201,352,460 itgot? Nevada has only allo-
Free Speech in Pahrump? (continued)
Ensign’s “Dear John" Letter to
Cynthia HamptonNevada Ranks Last in AllocatingFederal Stimulus Money
Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 1
“What is Nevada is
doing with the
$201,352,460 it got? “
 
Nevada Repub-lican Senator John Ensign
 Vegas” with epithets “Screw you.”
She has received some hatefulphone 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 TownBoard meeting at 7:00 pm to give
Mrs. Stephanie Lopez addressing thePahrump Town Board on June 23,2009. Photo from the Pahrump Val-ley Times.
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