At this time of year, it’s traditional to make resolutions for the New Year. In that spirit, here are some suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions for some people you probably know:

Nevada ranchers: Resolve to keep up the good fight to preserve our way of life.

Carole Villardo (Nevada Taxpayers Union): Resolve to keep looking out for the interests of Nevada taxpayers.

Thirsty Nevadans everywhere: Resolve to conserve water wherever possible, and pray harder for snow in the Rockies.

Nevada’s educational elite: Resolve to put the interests of kids ahead of our desire for political power.

Nevada Supreme Court: Resolve to re-read the Nevada Constitution one more time, paying special attention to the sections dealing with separation of powers.

Assemblyman Wendell Williams: Resolves to find a job as good as the last one – something with no accountability, lots of free time and unlimited perks.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman: In order to remain the Happiest Mayor on Earth, resolves to find something workable for the 61 downtown acres.

Reno mayor Bob Cashell: Resolves to give Thunder Valley a run for its money.

Gov. Kenny Guinn: Resolves to get re-acquainted with the principles of the Republican Party.

Assemblyman Richard Perkins: Resolves to find some loophole in the federal Hatch Act.

Sen. Bill Raggio: Resolves to keep a tight grip on the reins of power for one more session.

Former Governor Robert List: Resolves to do whatever it takes to bring the Yucca Mountain project to Nevada.

Former Sen. Richard Bryan: Resolves to do whatever it takes to keep the Yucca Mountain project out of Nevada

Chuck Alvey (EDAWN): Resolves to convince so many California companies to move “over the hill” that Reno runs out of space for them.

Nevada bankers: Resolve to pay more attention to lobbying during the next legislative session, so they won’t be blindsided again.

Nevada manufacturers: Resolve to hang in there until the national economy improves.

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority: Resolves to rediscover the Las Vegas magic without descending into sleaze.

Reno/Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority: Resolves to keep the bowlers bowling, the gamblers gambling and the Hot August Nights hot.

Rural Nevada: Resolves to get more respect and more visitors from the rest of the state.

Residential builders: Resolve to fill the Truckee Meadows and the Las Vegas Valley with new homes from mountain to mountain.

Commercial real estate developers: Resolve to find a way to keep residential developers from buying up all the land.

Nevada CPAs: Resolve to spend as many sleepless nights as it takes to figure out the new Nevada tax code.

Nevada hospital CEOs: Resolve to find enough medical professionals to staff all the new facilities.

Nevada employers: Resolve to find a way to make enough money so we can afford healthcare for our employees.

Nevada Business Journal: We solve to keep on doing our best to represent and fight for the interests of Nevada’s business community.

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