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Reader comments On Eli Segall's Nov. 2 vegasinc.com story about NV Energy turning a profit in the third quarter as it spent less on fuel and power ("NV Energy sees strong jump in 3rd-quarter profits"): A bump in sales is great, but heaven forbid the community conserves, tries world"): $ TALKING POINTS We want to hear from you. Visit vegasinc.com to post your opinion. On Steve Green's Nov. 1 vegasinc.com story about Sheldon Adelson spend- ing close to $100 million in the effort to defeat President Barack Obama ("Adel- son ranked the 27th richest person in 100 million on an election? That is to be "green," and then NV power wants money well spent. It is keeping the postal rate increases. Lucky us. All this sun in Southern Nevada, and we get excuses instead of solar power. Why aren't elect- ed officials making the wheels turn and encouraging solar power to make en- ergy less expensive? — flyinglow How about Nevada giving homeown- ers a big fat solar credit for installing so- lar, or possibly doing like Berkeley, Ca- lif., where you install a solar grid at no upfront charge? Then the county places a 20-year low tax solar payment against your property tax bill. Thereby it low- ers your electric bill, immediately with equal payment spread out among the property owners over the next 20 years — locking in your power bill. — newnvres (Ben Lambert) workers and garbage workers employed. Our schools could use a little of that. I know investing in our future is not the high end of the GOP thinking. Pockets overflowing, and even Scrooge was more generous. — jac (Jacqueline Campbell) On Rick Velotta's Nov. 1 vegasinc.com story about how a potential taxi driver strike would cause issues in the Las Vegas Valley ("Potential taxicab strike could put Clark County in 'emergency situation' "): S If they go on strike, it will create an "emergency situation?" For who — the man resources." — lvfacts101 (Jerry Fink) cab companies who overwork and un- derpay their serfs? How many of you work a mandatory 10-to-12 hour shift, On Steve Green's Oct. 31 vegasinc.com story about Caesars Entertainment's Congratulations 2012 TOBY AWARD WINNERS Thank you to Joe Markling, Chair and Chief Elected Officer of BOMA International for supporting BOMA Nevada and sharing your experiences with the TOBY Awards. Thank you to our keynote speaker Dave Rice for sharing your vision of teamwork. Thank you to Neal Smatresk for joining us as co-MC. Thank You t o Our Sponsors Statue of Liberty Sponsor OFFICE BUILDING 250,000-500,000 SQ FT The Molasky Corporate Center Empire State Building Sponsors Leaning Tower of Pisa Sponsors PIONEER AWARD Multigeneraltional Center and Pavilion Complex CORPORATE CAMPUS Pearson Building – NV Energy INDUSTRIAL OFFICE PARK Henderson Commerce Center IV Phase II 5-days a week with no overtime pay and, many shifts, at near minimum-wage levels? How many of you are considered independent contractors, so you are not availed the guarantees just about ev- ery other employee gets as a matter of course? How many of you work at a job whereby you are required, when a new employee, to show up for work, wait up to five hours and, if there is no work, get sent home without pay? How many of you are put under the stress of booking averages that, if not met, mean you do not get to work the next day? Don't shed any tears for cab companies who are "guaranteed" to make a profit by state charter when the drivers are treated as Third World peons. Having experienced the care, compassion and courtesy af- o, now cab drivers are "important?" managers are basically heartless when it comes to their dealings with their "hu- losses ("Caesars posts $500.5 million ow Gary Loveman and Jim Murren still have jobs amazes me. Is there no ac- countability in the casino industry? And of course, I didn't even mention the Fer- tittas. — dave202 (Dave Griffith) loss on asset write-downs") H On Steve Green's Oct. 31 vegasinc.com story about Gramercy Capital and Gold- man Sachs purchasing the former Las Vegas Hilton ("LVH hotel-casino in Las Vegas sold at foreclosure auction"): A bank as shady as Goldman Sachs running this will run it right into the ground, then take the loss, bundle it in a derivatives portfolio and sell it to unsuspecting investors. If you want shady people to take things over, let the forded cab drivers by their companies, mob back in. At least they would have a I can tell you cab company owners and vested interest, and are not one that is used solely to offset crooked financial gains made from spurious investments in other financial markets. They would skim the profits, but the resorts would be run to make a profit, and not just for the loss. — Xtlman (Mark Dunton) Taj Mahal Sponsors Great Wall of China Sponsors GOVERNMENT BUILDING Robert A. Swadell Justice Facility | 12 NOVEMBER 2012 | EARTH AWARD Henderson North Community Police Station 21