Jon Ralston
Host/ Face to Face
Jon has been covering politics and government for the Sun since 2000 and is the host of the television show "Face to Face with Jon Ralston." He provides the inside story of what's really happening in Nevada. His column appears Sunday, Wednesday, Friday
Call Jon at 702-870-7997.
Recent Stories (view all stories)
- Political happenings of 2009
- Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009
- If only 2009 could top 2008, when Caucusmania ran rampant, presidential candidates vied for worst state pronunciation as they expressed their Yucca-hate, and The Gibbons Follies threatened to become “The Mousetrap” of political theater.
- Political rumor mills
- Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009
- Political rumor mills are remarkable organisms. They live and breathe mostly nonsense. But occasionally, there is an offering that seems crazy but somehow credible because of circumstances.
- Death over the holidays
- Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009
- Death always seems to hit even harder over the holidays and this season was no exception.
- Nevadans love renewables
- Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
- Nevadans love renewables. So says a poll that shocked even the enviros who paid for it.
- Arrogance dents budget
- Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
- This is a minor hit to the state budget, but it epitomizes the dumb things governments do that end up costing them in the long run.
- An opening, in the city election, for Culinary to regain its strength
- Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
- The Culinary Union’s image as a political behemoth has taken a battering this year.
- The right is salivating …
- Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
- … about tying the president-elect to the sickening scandal in Illinois.
- Gibbons shares his wisdom
- Friday, Dec. 12, 2008
- News item: Gov. Jim Gibbons says he will consolidate agencies and cut the size of government without eliminating any services.
You think it can’t be done? - We are the great rotten borough no more
- Friday, Dec. 12, 2008
- We are the great rotten borough no more. Thanks to the amazing antics of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose approval rating is in single digits, our guy here, with quadruple Blago’s numbers, looks positively pristine.
- Sen. John Ensign’s growing prominence
- Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008
- It is a sign of Sen. John Ensign’s growing prominence in the national GOP that Congress Daily, a well-read capital publication, devoted a lengthy story to him this week.
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