MAYOR OSCAR GOODMAN WAS EFFUSIVE IN HIS PRAISE of the Expertise Cosmetology Institute on Tuesday.
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"There's only one regret: I don't have more hair," said the mouth underneath the sparsely populated noggin. "I'd get cornrows and be blond."
So this is the question: Does councilman and barber Gary Reese do hair extensions?
DAVID MCGRATH SCHWARTZ
DURING HIS PROFESSIONAL BODYBUILDING CAREER, CRAIG TITUS was meticulous about his diet as he developed his body into a visual spectacle.
Now, Titus is charged with murder, but in court last week, he shared some of his diet tips with District Judge Jackie Glass' bailiff, Arthur Sewall.
"You don't need any dairy," Titus told Sewall in court on Friday.
GLENN PUIT
DURING A LUNCH MEETING WITH REVIEW-JOURNAL REPORTERS THURSDAY, Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., was asked what he thought of Daniel Bogden, the U.S. attorney for Nevada who is being forced to resign his post by the Department of Justice.
"It's difficult for me to comment because he prosecuted one of my former opponents ... Dario Herrera," Porter said. "I think he's done a fine job."
HENRY BREAN
PORTER WAS ASKED IF THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT WAS REALLY DEAD, as U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., claimed last week. Porter said the project won't die until the money is cut off, because a lot of congressmen don't want nuclear waste stored in their states. "It's the most studied piece of dirt in the world. You got to see some of their tests. There's just water running through the mountain and they put a cup up. It would be a great 'Saturday Night Live' skit, if it weren't so serious for Nevada."
REVIEW-JOURNAL STAFFERS ATTENDED A METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT USE-OF-FORCE TRAINING SESSION on Thursday. Reporter Brian Haynes and Review-Journal assistant city editor Pat McDonnell -- clad in olive-green police uniforms and armed with foam batons, mock pepper spray and paintball training guns -- were assigned to question a suspect during one training scenario.
Both R-J staffers fumbled as they tried to take the "suspect" -- in reality a police training instructor -- into custody. At one point, Haynes pulled out the mock pepper spray while his partner McDonnell was downwind.
Las Vegas police officer Bill Cassell shook his head as he watched. "This is going south quickly," Cassell said.
DAVID KIHARA
IN ANOTHER TRAINING SCENARIO, HAYNES AND A KVBC-TV, CHANNEL 3 PRODUCER were pinned down by a suspect/training officer who was firing paintballs at them. Haynes whipped out his gun and returned fire, running toward the suspect and continuing to fire until he emptied his entire clip and the training officer was sprawled on the ground in mock death.
"Do you have any military experience?" one impressed instructor asked.
"No. I just play a lot of video games," Haynes replied.
DAVID KIHARA
FORMER IOWA GOV. TOM VILSACK APPEARS TO HAVE SOME HEAVY EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE. On a conference call announcing he would be quitting the race for president Friday, an Iowa reporter told the Democrat many people in his home state were disappointed to see him go.
"When you're the child of an alcoholic, probably the worst thing is when you feel like you've disappointed people," Vilsack said glumly. "I'm going to have to deal with that."
MOLLY BALL
NBA TEAM OWNERS DINED ON GOURMET FOOD during last week's All-Star Game festivities, but Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling had his fill by week's end and called for a special order, said Joe Carter, food and beverage director for the Thomas & Mack Center. "He just wanted four of my hot dogs," Carter said. "He said, 'I've eaten all this high-end food. I just love these hot dogs.'"
BRIAN HAYNES
AS ACTOR LOU GOSSETT JR. STOOD IN THE THOMAS & MACK CENTER corridor before the NBA All-Star Game, R-J reporter Paul Harasim interviewed the Oscar winner about the prospects of Las Vegas getting an NBA team. An investor in the Arizona Diamondbacks -- he was wearing a huge team diamond ring commemorating the Diamondbacks' 2001 World Series win -- Gossett said it could work if the players "were mentored closely enough" regarding gambling. In addition to saying he loved performing in his starring role in the current hit "Daddy's Little Girl," the gracious Gossett also said he loved Harasim's big brimmed hat and wanted to know where he could get one. And so the Hat Store in Houston, which still blocks hats the old fashioned way, with steam and elbow grease, may get another customer.
