Reporters’ Notebook

Some political candidates are more dedicated to their campaigns than others. Take White Pine County Clerk JoAnn Malone.

According to a story in the Ely Times, Malone recently announced that she will be resigning her elected post on June 11 so she can concentrate on her general election campaign for ... wait for it ... White Pine County clerk.

Small town politics may be to blame. Malone has drawn a challenge from one of her employees, deputy clerk Lin Burleigh.

Malone told the Ely Times that she decided to step down because she feels she can't aggressively campaign against Burleigh at the same time she serves as her direct supervisor.

HENRY BREAN

As Robert Randazzo explained why he would make the best choice for lieutenant governor at last week's Clark County Democratic Party convention, an unnamed woman hopped up onstage to join him. Randazzo stopped his speech and a long, awkward stare-off with the woman ensued in front of hundreds of delegates.

Turns out she was there to translate his campaign platform into sign language for the hearing impaired.

KRISTI JOURDAN

UNLV basketball player Matt Shaw may have dreamed of being pictured on posters some day, but this is probably not what he had in mind.

After news broke that he would miss his final season of eligibility because of a one-year drug suspension, a statewide advocacy group promptly adopted him as its unofficial poster boy for the decriminalization of marijuana.

"At the age of 22, Matt is an adult," said a spokesman in a press release from Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws. "As an adult, he made a rational decision to use a substance less harmful than alcohol. Now, for this simple act, his career with the Runnin' Rebels is over."

If the group somehow succeeds in getting the state to legalize marijuana, Shaw should totally get an endorsement deal from the pot industry.

HENRY BREAN