Senator John Ensign informed Judge Betsy Kolkoski today (February 2, 2005) that he supports her reelection to Las Vegas Municipal Court, Department 2. Judge Kolkoski was told, “you are the best person for this job.”

It is our pleasure to list our STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR JUDGE BETSY KOLKOSKI in the following:

Prominent elected officials, community leaders and local attorneys support Judge Kolkoski’s reelection ---

ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
Senator Richard Bryan; Governor Kenny Guinn; Governor Bob Miller; Mayor Oscar Goodman; Carolyn Goodman; State Senator Bob Beers; Sarah Beers; State Senator Terry Care; State Senator Barbara Cegavske; State Senator John Lee; Marilyn Lee; State Senator Dennis Nolan; State Senator Sandra Tiffany; Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Buckley; Assemblywoman Valerie Weber; County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald; Constable “Bobby G” Gronauer; Cathy Gronauer; Paul Adams; Thelma Clark; Heana Drobkin; Ken Follett; Marilyn Gubler; Eric Houssels; Nancy Houssels; Sonja Houssels; Janet Kalman; Tom Kalman; Judy Lei; Tony Lei; Tom Letizia; Sydell MacKay; Topper MacKay; Mark Mc Dermott; David Maher; Jean Maher; Mae Malatesta; Irving Marcus; Ruth Mills; Allison Newlon; Kathleen Peterson; Tommy Ricketts; Lia Roberts; Tony Tegano; Ron Tiberti; Richard Truesdale; Trish Truesdale; Ruth Pearson Urban; Steve Wark; Walter Wegst; Garth Winkler; Anna Wood; Paul Workman; Betty Wurtz; Joanne Wyman; and John Wyman.

ATTORNEYS
Brian Adams, Esq.; Constance L. Akridge, Esq.; Nancy Allf, Esq.; David Amesbury, Esq.; Daniel P. Ayala, Esq.; Shea Backus, Esq.; Lloyd Baker, Esq.; Rex Bell, Esq. .....................

The Las Vegas City Employees’ Association informed Judge Kolkoski that it “regards you as the best candidate for Municipal Court Judge - Department 2 for the city of Las Vegas. Our committee is impressed with your dedication to the City and to your responsibilities that the vote to endorse you was unanimous.” The endorsement is dated January 12, 2005 and signed by Tommy Ricketts, President.

LVCEA is the first organization to endorse Judge Kolkoski and is significant because it is the union that represents city employees, those people who work the closest with Judge Kolkoski.

“Tough to beat” so says Jon Ralston in his RalstonFlash.com January 21, 2005.

“Judge Betsy Kolkoski has the constable (“Bobby G” Gronauer) as her campaign chairman and endorsements from the mayor, the governor and many others . . . Anyone who can get Oscar Goodman and Kenny Guinn on the same page is going to be tough to beat.”

See the growing list of elected officials, community leaders and attorneys who support her reelection. For more information, please log onto her website at www.judgek.com. Email Judge Kolkoski at judgebetsykolkoski@yahoo.com.

In April of 2001, Judge Betsy Kolkoski was elected to a four-year term. She handled the court’s traffic cases until May of 2002, when she began overseeing Department 3, where she handles a criminal calendar. She earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1971 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and a bachelor of arts in economics from Waterloo Lutheran University in Ontario, Canada in 1968.

“I believe in freedom. I believe in the constitution. I believe in an independent judiciary,” Judge Betsy Kolkoski declared Friday night at the Italian American Club.

A heavy downpour of rain did not stop an outpouring of support for Judge Kolkoski’s kickoff. Over two hundred people, many from the senior and legal communities, joined forces to support Judge Kolkoski’s reelection and to celebrate her succesful four and half years on the bench.

Supporters for Judge Kolkoski now include former Governor Bob Miller, State Senators Dennis Nolan and Sandra Tiffany as well as Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Buckley and Assemblywoman Valerie Weber. 116 attorneys have publicly endorsed Judge Kolkoski.

"You assistance is very effective in helping me win reelection. I also appreciate your coming to my kickoff on such a stormy night. Many, many thanks," wrote Judge Betsy Kolkoski to Dr. Tony Lei early in the morning on January 30, 2005.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada MUNICIPAL ELECTION FILINGS

The following candidates on Monday filed to seek public office in the 2005 municipal elections. All seats are nonpartisan. The filing period ends Friday.

(* denotes incumbent)

BOULDER CITY

Boulder City Council

(Two open seats, voted at large)

Philip A. de Langis

Jeremy F. Lilly

LAS VEGAS

City Council, Ward 6

Gary L. Ratliff

NORTH LAS VEGAS

Municipal Court Judge, Dept. 2

Christopher Larotonda

(REVIEW-JOURNAL)

The Las Vegas City Employees’ Association informed Judge Kolkoski that it “regards you as the best candidate for Municipal Court Judge - Department 2 for the city of Las Vegas. Our committee is impressed with your dedication to the City and to your responsibilities that the vote to endorse you was unanimous.” The endorsement is dated January 12, 2005 and signed by Tommy Ricketts, President.

LVCEA is the first organization to endorse Judge Kolkoski and is significant because it is the union that represents city employees, those people who work the closest with Judge Kolkoski.

TO: All Media
RE: Judge Betsy Kolkoski Reelection
DATE: January 24, 2005
CONTACT: Judge Betsy Kolkoski
TELEPHONE: (702) 869-4740

PRESS RELEASE (2)

“tough to beat” so says Jon Ralston in his RalstonFlash.com January 21, 2005.

“Judge Betsy Kolkoski has the constable (“Bobby G” Gronauer) as her campaign chairman and endorsements from the mayor, the governor and many others . . . Anyone who can get Oscar Goodman and Kenny Guinn on the same page is going to be tough to beat.”

See the growing list of elected officials, community leaders and attorneys who support her reelection. For more information, please log onto her website at www.judgek.com. Email Judge Kolkoski at judgebetsykolkoski@yahoo.com.

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TO: All Media
RE: Judge Betsy Kolkoski Reelection
DATE: January 22, 2005
CONTACT: Judge Betsy Kolkoski
TELEPHONE: (702) 869-4740

PRESS RELEASE (1)

Judge Betsy Kolkoski shows strong, early support for her reelection to Department 2, Las Vegas Municipal Court. Her fund raising efforts lead the pack for the Las Vegas Municipal Court.

In the Campaign Contributions and Expenses Report filed January 18, 2005, Judge Kolkoski reported that she raised a total of $19,365 from 60 individuals or law firms, almost twice the amount reported by other judges in the city.

Over 100 attorneys have publicly declared their support for Judge Kolkoski. This support is consistent with her dramatic rise in the Judicial Ratings last spring. In 2004 Judge Kolkoski’s overall retention score rose18 points from 2002, an increase of 34%.

Judge Kolkoski also loaned her campaign $64,369.20 this period and expended $30,398.16 for her reelection.

See the growing list of elected officials, community leaders and attorneys who support her reelection. For more information, please log onto her website at www.judgek.com. Email Judge Kolkoski at judgebetsykolkoski@yahoo.com.

New Supreme Court justice lauds MLK
Michael Douglas gives keynote address
By K.C. HOWARD
REVIEW-JOURNAL

The state's first black Supreme Court justice, Michael Douglas, recounts the work of Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was the keynote speaker of the inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at UNLV.
Photo by John Locher.

The state's first black Supreme Court justice, Michael Douglas, gave the keynote address at the first UNLV Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Friday.

But rather than tell the 150 or so audience members in the student union about his road to the high court, he chronicled King's years as a civil rights leader. He quoted King's famous speech delivered Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C.

"Everyone always remembers the end of it -- `I had a dream' -- and that's important, but the chilling words are up front. `It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, in so far as her citizens of color are concerned,' " Douglas said.

He also outlined Nevada's civil rights history, a surprise to UNLV sophomore Sam Smith, a biology student.

"We have a lot of people from this state that have done things for our people," said Smith, who is black.

In 1872, the court decision State of Nevada v. Duffy established the first black schools.

In 1910, Las Vegas had a population of 10 black people, about five years after the official birth of the city. Twelve years later, the Ku Klux Klan marched down Fremont Street.

Blacks fought and won the right to work on the Hoover Dam project starting in 1930 and about a decade later they demonstrated to work at a local magnesium plant.

In 1942, the unofficial city policy had black businesses established west of the railroad tracks.

Five years later, black headliners at local casinos, such as Eartha Kitt, got to finally eat and sleep in the hotels in which they worked. There was no segregation law on the books, but in the 1950s children of different colors went to different schools, Douglas said.

In 1960, a young Charles Keller passed the bar exam, but had to go to the Supreme Court of Nevada to get the right to practice law. Six years later, Woodrow Wilson was the first black elected to the state Legislature.

"It's kind of Martin Luther King week. It shouldn't be a week. It should be Martin Luther King day every day," Douglas said.

The celebration, which University of Nevada, Las Vegas officials plan to make into an annual event, commemorated the life of King, who was born Jan. 15, 1929.

"Our community has a dream, hopefully everybody in this room has a dream," Douglas said. "My job today has been only to remind you of that dream."

Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal
WASHINGTON -- In a suite steps from the U.S. Senate floor, carpenters had just finished hanging an oil painting of Rafael Rivera, the pioneer scout who in 1830 became the first non-Indian to set eyes on the Las Vegas Valley.

Portraits of Mark Twain and Harry Truman already were hung in place. In a reception area, two movers carefully set down a love seat. In the next room, workers had pulled up carpet to expose intricate, 150-year old English-crafted tile that lay hidden underfoot.

For the fourth time in the past six years, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., was moving to ornate new quarters in the Capitol, as he prepared to begin the 109th Congress today as Senate minority leader.

Landra Reid, the senator's wife, directed room designers who were positioning furniture and hanging pictures in the six-room suite. Chairs pushed to a corner of the room waited to be moved into place.

Amid the commotion, Reid sat at his desk in a quiet corner, marking the first morning in his new office by reviewing paperwork and preparing for a conference later this week. A stack of books was perched on the edge of the desk, waiting to be shelved.

"This is much like my old office, so I feel right at home here," he said.

When the Senate convenes, Reid, 65 will be recognized as minority leader, a post Democrats awarded him by unanimous vote in November. He also will be sworn in to a fourth six-year term as a Nevada senator, after winning re-election in the fall.

Reid's wife, several of his children and a handful of friends will be looking down from the visitors gallery as he renews the oath of office. Reid said he was looking beyond the day of ceremony to when Democrats will begin working later in the week.

"My big day is Wednesday, when we will have our issues retreat," Reid said. Democrats will gather for a conference at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Preparing for the upcoming Senate session, Reid said he and Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., have reached a tentative deal on budgeting and staffing for senators' committees.

Reid also said he and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., are discussing the possibility of delivering speeches to promote Democrats' views on major issues in advance of President Bush delivering his State of the Union message late this month or early in February.

In the meantime, to mark Reid's promotion, Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., planned to host a breakfast at her Capitol Hill home for him and 75 guests today, including Nevadans in Washington and representatives of the gaming, mining and travel industries.

Later in the day, major corporations and trade groups were planning a reception for Reid at Charlie Palmer Steak, a restaurant near the Capitol that is popular with lobbyists.

Companies that paid a minimum $5,000 to be listed as hosts included wine and spirits company Allied Domecq, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Citigroup, Comcast, Ernst & Young, Ford Motor Co., the Mortgage Bankers Association, Sony Corp., the National Beer Wholesalers Association and SBC.

The opening day of Congress usually is marked by revelry, but this one figures to be a low-key affair for other Nevada lawmakers who were re-elected in November. None were planning celebrations, according to aides.

Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., will be sworn in to the House for the fifth time, while Berkley will begin a fourth term. Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., will begin a second term.

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., will begin the fourth year of a six-year term in office. He is up for re-election in 2006.

Reid inherited the new suite from departed Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, who lost his re-election bid. It is on the Capitol's second floor, across a hallway from the Senate chamber, allowing him quick access to floor proceedings.

"The importance of its location cannot be undervalued," according to a description of the rooms and their history compiled by the Senate curator.

Reid had become familiar to Senate movers in recent years. As he assumed different leadership positions, he was in and out of four other offices in the Capitol.

The latest office, part of a wing that was built between 1851 and 1857, looks out over the National Mall. A spacious patio offers views of the Smithsonian, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

[November 19, 2004]
(Washington, DC -- November 19, 2004) U. S. Representative Shelley Berkley*2 (D-NV) today successfully added legislative language to an omnibus spending bill that will provide 147 acres of land in southern Nevada for the construction of a new full-service VA hospital, outpatient clinic and long term care facility.

“Attaching this land transfer to a must pass spending bill ensures that the acreage selected for our new VA medical complex will be available in the very near future. As a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I have worked tirelessly to see that southern Nevada has the needed facilities to provide top-notch care for our growing population of veterans,” Berkley said. “Rather than wait for a stand-alone bill to work its way through the next Congress, I moved quickly to have legislative language added to the omnibus package. Now that this land transfer is a part of the spending package, it is all but certain to become law. The sooner we get the land, the sooner we can break ground and begin construction.”

Berkley worked closely over the past weeks with Senators Reid (D) and Ensign (R) and the other members of Nevada’s Congressional Delegation to gather bipartisan support for inclusion of the land transfer language in the omnibus package.

"This project is a thank-you to all those brave men and women who served our nation in uniform and an investment in the future to meet the needs of our newly created veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq,” Berkley said. "Our veterans need a single, convenient, accessible campus where they can receive high-quality health care.”

A campus to house the trio of new medical facilities will be constructed in Berkley's congressional district near the Las Vegas beltway and Pecos Road, in fast-growing North Las Vegas. As a result of Berkley’s efforts, land for the complex valued at $30 million will be transferred from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the VA at no cost, once the omnibus spending bill is signed.

In addition to her work on transferring the parcel from BLM to the VA, Berkley secured $25 million in funding this Congress to carry out the advance planning necessary for construction of the medical complex. The new VA medical campus is needed to address the shortage of health care services available for veterans in southern Nevada who must currently rely on a series of temporary clinics that were designed to take the place of the A.D. Guy Clinic, which was closed in 2002.

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Reference

*1. Office of Congresswoman Shelley Berkley. 'Press Release of Congresswoman Shelley Berkley,' " A search about Congresswoman Shelley Berkley on Google.com," (December 22, 2004), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*2. About U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (by the editor of this flier):

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November, 1998. Shelley represents constituents living in the First Congressional District of Nevada, including residents of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated areas in Clark County. The District annually records the largest population increase in the nation. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has A Lifetime of Commitment to Nevada.

She has lived in Las Vegas for over four decades. Shelley has a deep sense of commitment to give back to the community that opened the doors of opportunity for her. She also has never forgotten that her family headed west seeking a better life, and found it in Las Vegas. She completed junior high and high school in Las Vegas, then went on to become the first member of her family to attend college when she enrolled in UNLV. Elected Student Body President, 1971-1972, she graduated with honors and a B.A. in Political Science from UNLV in 1972. After earning her law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1976, she returned to Las Vegas to begin her career.

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has successfully sought appointments that enable her to meet the needs of Southern Nevada, since she swore in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 1999.

Shelley is a former Vice Chair of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents. Appointed to the Board in 1990 by the Governor, she was then twice elected as a Regent by Las Vegas-area voters. She completed her second term on the Board in 1998. Throughout her tenure, Shelley worked to keep higher education in Nevada affordable and accessible to all qualified students.

This bright lady has devoted her energies to charitable and civic efforts ever since she was a teenager. Her work and ideas have contributed to many of Southern Nevada’s successes.

On February 23, 2004, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wrote Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei that,"Thank you for your generous contribution to my re-election campaign. I greatly appreciate your support. Please know that your help makes a significant difference. I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your confidence in me."

Shelley Berkley is born a leader. Shelley is an educated leader. Shelley is a prctical and bright leader since her college life. She received her juris doctorate degree from San Deigo Law School. She was the former Regent of University and Colleges of Nevada. She has been Executive Advisor for Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) since 1996. Her successful leadership both good in work performance and human relations has won all her assistants' and followers' full and sincere respects. In order to celebrate Shelley Berkley's winning as U. S. Congresswoman, elected as a member of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Congress, and Dr. Tony Lei as her Senior Advisor; Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN) established the "Literature and Academic Forum" ("LAF") in 1999. It is brought to you now by Las Vegas Review-Journal's reviewjournal.com through the section of "LAF5" (now continues in "Social & Community") at: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.

At the time when Shelley was elected as the Member of IRC, she told Las Vegas Review-Journal that to promote the tourism, trade, and investment with foriegn countries for Nevada and our states is her primary interest. Her emphasis is enhancing the 2004 mission of WBTI:
(1). To encourage and promote academic research, community service, humane spirit, and educational programs. (2). To launch and participate events and projects for the development and cooperation of tourism, education, business, and culture. We are pleased to welcome her good wishes to all our citizens, residents, and visitors of Nevada that "I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your
confidence in me."

WBTI was honored by China Business Chain, Inc. (CBCI), Shangshai People's Municipal Goverment Cooperation Office (SPMGCO), and China State Development and Planning Commission as Organizer of Nevada Expo Mission to China to attend the Annual International Mayors for City Development Forum and Shanghai International Industrial Fair and Yangtze Investment Project Expo. Joined together with the invitation by Xiamen, Fukien, China for the cooperation of education and business between Fukien and Nevada, WBTI will organize a sound team joined by many high-ranking officials both of Nevada and California. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt, and Las Vegas City Mayor Oscar Goodman have been honored by WBTI, CBCI, SPMGCO, and World American Scholastic Placement (WASP) in California as Honorable Chairpersons of Nevada Expo Mission to China.

"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of one's friend
springs from his earnest counsel,"
Proverbs 27:9 of the Bible taught us; and
"He who loves a pure heart
and whose speech is gracious
will have the king for his friend,"
Proverb 22:11 of the Bible inspired us again.

Shelley's popularlity is arising from her effective production for public service and good personal traits by nature and sincerity.*3

Shelley Berkley is an Adjunct Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*3. Berkley, Shelley. "A letter from U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. Tony Lei," (November 22, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Office of Shelley Berkley for Congress.

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice spoke about the Global War on Terror's war of ideas, addressing the efforts the Bush Administration has taken to lead the world toward values and understanding that will bring a just and lasting peace, at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C., Thursday, August 19, 2004.

The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 (PL 235 - 61 Stat. 496; U.S.C. 402), amended by the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 579; 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Later in 1949, as part of the Reorganization Plan, the Council was placed in the Executive Office of the President.*1

The National Security Council is the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. Since its inception under President Truman, the function of the Council has been to advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies. The Council also serves as the President's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies.*2

The following is a biography of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor on July 2004:*3

Dr. Condoleezza Rice became the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, on January 22, 2001.

In June 1999, she completed a six year tenure as Stanford University 's Provost, during which she was the institution's chief budget and academic officer. As Provost she was responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget and the academic program involving 1,400 faculty members and 14,000 students.

As professor of political science, Dr. Rice has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two of the highest teaching honors -- the 1984 Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1993 School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching.

At Stanford, she has been a member of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Her books include Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995) with Philip Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984). She also has written numerous articles on Soviet and East European foreign and defense policy, and has addressed audiences in settings ranging from the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Moscow to the Commonwealth Club to the 1992 and 2000 Republican National Conventions.

From 1989 through March 1991, the period of German reunification and the final days of the Soviet Union, she served in the Bush Administration as Director, and then Senior Director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, she served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1997, she served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender -- Integrated Training in the Military.

She was a member of the boards of directors for the Chevron Corporation, the Charles Schwab Corporation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the University of Notre Dame, the International Advisory Council of J.P. Morgan and the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors. She was a Founding Board member of the Center for a New Generation, an educational support fund for schools in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California and was Vice President of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula . In addition, her past board service has encompassed such organizations as Transamerica Corporation, Hewlett Packard, the Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Rand Corporation, the National Council for Soviet and East European Studies, the Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition and KQED, public broadcasting for San Francisco.

Born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, she earned her bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver in 1974; her master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1975; and her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1981. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded honorary doctorates from Morehouse College in 1991, the University of Alabama in 1994, the University of Notre Dame in 1995, the National Defense University in 2002, the Mississippi College School of Law in 2003, the University of Louisville and Michigan State University in 2004. She resides in Washington, D.C.

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References

*1. Google.com. 'About National Security Council,' "A search of information on Google.com,"(December 7, 2004), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. National Security Council. 'Biography of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor,' "A search on Google.com about Dr. Condoleezza Rice," (December 7, 2004), U. S. A.: google.com.

***** Enthusiam is the most important thing in life. ---Tennessee Williams
***** The work praises the man (and the woman). ---Irish proverb
***** What a man (or a woman) accomplishes in a day depends upon the way in which he (or she) approaches his (or her) tasks. When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miricles can happen. When we do our work with a dynamic, conquering spirit, we get things done. ---Arland Gilbert

From: Stefany Miley, District Judge - elected (Department F, Family Court)
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:58:54 -0800 (PST)
[stefanymiley@yahoo.com]

I appreciate your support. It paid off!!!! Thanks. Stefany Miley

Tony Lei wrote: Dear Stefany, Congratulations!

We had your business card on the section of "Las Vegas
Business Today" all the days ......................

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From: Stefany Miley, District Judge - elected (Department F, Family Court)
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:38:30 -0800 (PST)
[stefanymiley@yahoo.com]

Dear Tony:

Thank you for the invitation. Unfortunately I did not receive the email until this evening so I am unable to attend. I would love to attend other events in the future. If possible please let me know a couple of days in advance so I can make arrangements for my children.

Again, thank you for your consideration.

Stefany Miley

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Dear friends, Based on the following invitation card, you are welcomed to attend this Event and Dinner Party:

Dear U. S. Senators Honorable Harry Reid , U. S. Representatives Jim Gibbons, Shelley Berkley, and Jon Porter; and Nevada high-ranking officials-eleted,

Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Mrs. Sapatra Chemprachum, President of Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas
request the honor of your presence
as Guests of Honor
at the Event and Dinner Party for
Royal Thai Performing Arts
present by TCAALV, co-sponsored
by WBTI, Asian Leaders, among others
on Tuesday, the Sixteenth of November, 2004
in the East Las Vega Community/Senior Center
250 N. Eastern Ave, (at Stewart) Las Vegas, Nevada
Tel. 229-1515
from 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

This is also a celebration event and dinner party for the 2004 high-ranking officials-elected of Nevada. We are going to have about 460 attendants. For the high-ranking officials-elected, please have your Assistant RSVP to (702)369-5439; (702)255-9058 or E-mail: tojulei@yahoo.com to cofirm our invitation card to you.

RSVP: Seating is limited. Confirmation required for seating. Please call Thai Cultural Art Association for reservation at (702)369-5439 with donations of $30, $20, or $15 on or before 12 noon, Monday, November 15, 2004.
* P.S.: Featured with Classical & Folk dances and Folk-Play (LIKAY).

<<11-10-04 Adoption Awareness Day.doc>>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2004 Contact Greg Bortolin or John Trent
775-684-5670

State of Nevada to Recognize Adoption Awareness Day
With Nov. 20 Event At Children's Museum

CARSON CITY - Gov. Kenny Guinn announced today that a special event on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Children¡¦s Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City will commemorate National Adoption Day for the State of Nevada. The event, which will include the issuing of a proclamation from Gov. Guinn in recognition of Adoption Awareness Month in Nevada, will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A short program will begin at 1 p.m. and include guest speakers John Tyson and Ian Hill.

¡§The saying that ¡¥every child deserves a home¡¦ is a true testament to the mission of the adoption agencies in Nevada,¡¨ Gov. Guinn said. ¡§It is important that the State of Nevada recognizes the wonderful families who have opened their loving homes in which children can grow to reach their full potential.¡¨

Similar celebrations are being held this month in Clark and Washoe Counties. Nevada continues to make impressive inroads in federal funding in the area of adoptions. In October, it was announced that the State of Nevada was one of 32 states recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to promote the adoption of children from foster care. The award specifically recognized innovative programs implemented in Nevada through the Division of Child and Family Services.

For more information including admission prices to the museum, contact Nancy O¡¦Neill at (775) 687-4943.

Office of the Governor Grant Sawyer State Office Building
101 North Carson Street 555 East Washington, Suite 5100
Carson City, NV 89701 Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fax: 775-684-7198 Fax: 702-486-2505