A citywide survey was conducted in Oct. of 2006 at a cost $16,000 and while the results were released internally they were never made public until posted on LasVegasNow.

Among some of the anonymous comments from Las Vegas Fire & Rescue employees are:

"The promotional process is definitely biased."

"Management bases decisions upon 'who is a friend."

"Equal opportunity applies only if you are black, Mormon or female."

Zounds to me as if the fire department is run just like every other business or government office in the valley. There has never been a climate of fair play in southern Nevada from the days of mob run casinos and corrupt politicians to today's corporate run casinos and corrupt politicians. Period!

And speaking of corruption...

LasVegasNow is also reporting new developments in the public corruption investigation of former University Medical Center chief Lacy Thomas.

Bank records from out-of-state may be the final piece of evidence needed in the case.

At the center of the probe are the relationships between Thomas and his cronies from his tenure at Cook County Hospital in Chicago.