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Friday, June 13, 2014
Effort
When I look at how much effort Kevin Page puts into his job as a member of the Board of Regents, I marvel at how someone as incompetent as Robert Blakely can have the nerve to run for Regent. Blakely became a regent by accident when he signed up for the job, knowing nothing about it, but hoping it paid a salary. In my time as Chancellor, Blakely proved himself to be in a class by himself. He is utterly incompetent. Whatever you do, don’t vote for him. On the other hand, at the other end of the spectrum is Kevin Page — do vote for him.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Qualifications
I looked at the qualifications of Kevin Page’s opponents for Regent.
They are good men—highly intelligent, well educated, and experienced in
the day to day operation of higher education. But their experience
is not relevant to the problems facing Nevada’s higher education
system. Nothing in their backgrounds, experience or education would in
any way prepare them to solve the system’s problems.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Pure Devotion
How many hours do you spend at work each
week? I’ll bet very seldom is it more than forty hours. And you get
paid for your time. Kevin Page spends fifty or more hours a week
working as a Regent where he
earns less than twenty-five cents an hour. It seems to me that’s pure
devotion.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Understands Money
Very few of the regents ever have education and experience in the world
of money. The higher education system of Nevada survives on very meager
financial support by the legislature. It takes an expert to
get two dollars in value out of a dollar’s cash. Kevin Page
understands money and I think he understands how best to use that money
for Nevada’s education.
Monday, June 9, 2014
Fair Share
Regent Kevin Page and I have had our
differences. But those differences have nothing to do with his
sincerity and competence and devotion to his thankless job as a member
of the Nevada Board of Regents. The job of Board of Regents has
attracted far more competent individuals than this feeble branch of
government ever deserved to have. It has been a yeoman’s task to
overcome the shortcomings of this empty government position. Kevin Page
has done more than his fair share.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Continues To Fight The Battle
I can’t say the Board of Regents
accomplishes nothing, but it must invest ten dollars of its time for
each dollar it gets from the Nevada legislature, which has done more to
stifle Nevada’s growth than any
other organized group of incompetent people. In spite of Kevin Page’s
frustration, he continues to fight the battle.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Being a Regent...
Being a Regent really is like pushing a
rock over and over half way up the side of a mountain, only to see it
roll to the bottom each time. Why then, would anyone want to
continuously push that rock when it
never seems it will get to the top? Regent Kevin Page seems to have an
answer.
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