Barbara Buckley, speaker of the Nevada Assembly Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 | 2:01 a.m. In August, Brian Greenspun turns over his Where I Stand column to guest writers. Today´s columnist is Barbara Buckley, speaker of the Nevada Assembly. Let me take a moment to state the obvious: Nevada is reeling from the effects of the nation´s financial crisis. Our state´s dependence on tourism alone as an economic development strategy collapsed when discretionary income plummeted. We now have the nation´s highest unemployment rate and the nation´s highest foreclosure rate, and we rank No. 1 in the nation on the "misery index." Many families and businesses are barely holding on.
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