Living in Las Vegas

Good news, it looks like the Yucca Mountain Project is going to be off the table pretty soon.  President Obama does not think it is safe to bury nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is going to zero out the budget and the state currently has more than 200 legal objections on file to the application to license the repository.  Thank you! The thought of nuclear waste trucking through town or leaking into the water made me vow I would pack and leave if Yucca Mountain ever happened.  I don’t care how safe people say it is, we really don’t know. The final decision that needs to take place is for Congress to repeal the Nuclear Waste Policy Act .

Another good thing happening here in Vegas is the protesting against all the education budget cuts.  Yesterday about 2000 people gathered to rally at UNLV.  The Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers urged students to ignore the governor and instead focus on contacting and writing to the Nevada State Legislature.  Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen is predicting the upcoming legislative session is going to be one of the most controversial in state history!  I am so glad we are not taking this laying down, our education systems cannot afford to lose even one penny!

On a lighter note, if you love the Cupcakery, then today is your lucky day.  To celebrate their anniversary the Cupcakery is giving everyone who stops by a free Southern Belle or Tickle Me Pink cupcake. Yum!

The 2009 Presidential Inauguration is finally here.  Themed “A New Birth of Freedom,” honoring the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, I hope that this is the feeling that comes upon our country this year.  I am ready to feel proud of our president, proud of our government and proud of our country.  These last few years have just been such a political disappointment.

First of all congrats to the Green Valley High School marching band which was selected to play at the presidential inauguration.  What an honor! I can’t imagine the excitement and nervousness they must be feeling.

Congratulations to Rosa Mendoza, a Las Vegas middle school teacher who helped campaign for Obama here in Las Vegas. She and her daughter were invited to ride as special guests on the inaugural train trip from Philadelphia to Washington. Her story was very touching.

The list of celebrities who will be attending and events celebrating Obama’s inauguration is extremely long. This is going to be an inauguration like no other!

And congrats to everyone who is heading up to Washington to show their support for our new president.  A special shout out to my Aunt, Uncle and Father-in-Law who are attending! And congratulations to President Obama!  We are ready for a Change!

With the school year going full speed ahead already (or at least it seems like it), I happened to find a great source to check out what’s going on with Clark County high school sports, Nevadapreps.com.

 The home page of Nevadapreps.com features a top story of the day, as well as several headline stories and a scoreboard. 

To do a quick check, you can just go to the left hand side where there is a drop down menu to pick the high school and then one below it to pick the sport.  Or, if you look across the top, all the sports are listed and then each one has a choice for news, teams, schedules, scores, standings, etc.  All the info you need is right there.

This seems like a really great resource for all us sports parents out there!