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Politicized National Labor Relations Board carrying water for unions

When Embarq, the wireless and Internet telecommunications firm, spun off from Sprint in 2006, it inherited 13 call centers with 1,500 phone-based customer service and sales representatives — centers which had been staffed using 13 different hiring processes.

Mayoral election offers a dismal choice

To the editor: The mayoral election is coming up, and I have two choices: I can vote for Chris Giunchigliani, an avowed pro-unionist who will back all unions as they continue — with their wage and benefit demands — to drag our economy into the toilet. Besides having that pro-union baggage hanging over her head, she has pundit Jon Ralston saying that she is a “cutthroat, often polarizing pol whose career has been characterized by hard work and extensive knowledge undermined by unnecessary nastiness and consensus un-building.”

A matter of metrics

Has hell frozen over in Carson City? On Monday, lawmakers finally voted to get rid of one of the state’s many worthless boards, putting an end to the Nevada Advisory Council on the Metric System.

Sports complex won’t save Las Vegas

To the editor: I’m still not sold after reading another section-front article about how great an almost $2 billion sports arena complex would be for Las Vegas (Sunday Viewpoints). It’s like being an investor who was the last to know about a great new trend in the market.

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