After an untold number of electoral, political and legal challenges spanning two decades, the fate of term limits in Nevada comes down to this ridiculous scenario: The state Supreme Court will decide next month whether the constitutional amendment it upheld and forwarded to voters 12 years ago is constitutional.
Sheriff Doug Gillespie says coordinating and supervising the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department — with divisions and rented offices scattered in 50 locations across the valley — was already inefficient, time-consuming and expensive when gasoline was a $1 a gallon.
CARSON CITY — In 12 hours Friday we got a daunting glimpse into the future of the state’s health.
People flock to the Sedona area for many reasons, most notably the jaw-dropping red rock scenery. Others are on a spiritual quest, crouching at vortexes to listen to the earth hum. Or they come for art galleries or world-class spas. Yet some, like Amanda Kuller, have a simpler agenda. They come to get wet.
Summer visitors heading to Lake Tahoe for freshwater sport needn’t go inside when night falls. Instead, they can linger on the warm beaches of Sand Harbor State Park for the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, July 10-Aug. 17. Now in its 36th season, it’s the locals’ favorite summer festival, offering drama under the pink and purple skies of dying day.
Elko, in northeastern Nevada, is less than a day’s drive from Las Vegas, but seems light years distant in ambience and attitude. This small city is the heart of a land of verdant ranches lying at the western base of the Ruby Mountains, wettest of Nevada’s ranges. It is a region rich in history and local culture, sprawling over a stunning landscape unlike anything found in the majority of the state.
Saturday and July 6, the Hopi Festival of the Arts in Flagstaff, Ariz., will again immerse visitors in the artistry and language of this ancient people. More than 60 artists from the 12 Hopi villages will present art forms they have created in the show’s 75th session.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has weekly support groups at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at its clinic, 1590 W. Sunset Road, and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 6161 W. Charleston Blvd., Building 1 (310-5764).
In early July, high-country wildflowers burst into full bloom, and Cedar Breaks National Monument burst with pride expressed in its annual wildflower festival, Thursday-July 20.
Williams, Ariz., thrives on tourism. The small Northern Arizona town enlarges on its frontier beginnings and its enviable location close to scenic and recreational attractions. It sits along Interstate 40, Historic Route 66 and Highway 64, a major access route to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Railroad connections include Amtrak’s Southwest Chief along the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe tracks and the historic Grand Canyon Railway, which begins its daily scenic trip to the South Rim from the restored depot in Williams.
Downtown Las Vegas’ young art district seems to be continually acquiring new galleries. But one of the newest is fundamentally different from the rest.
By now, you may have read too much about the genius of George Carlin and why we will miss him.
She’s a phobic flier, and she has come for help. And, as simplistic as it sounds, one of the tools for confronting irrational fear is “self-talk,” meaning, changing the way we talk to ourselves.
hen Tony Taylor took a vacation two weeks ago, he didn’t sign up for one of those relaxing cruise/beach/backyard affairs.
The last thing Jo Ann Abajian wants to do when it’s 110 degrees outside is get in her car and drive to the gym. So she stays home. But Abajian, 53, doesn’t allow the Las Vegas summers to impact her physical fitness. Instead, she works out at home.
As summer sears the desert, Cerca Country travelers head for high country and its pleasant summers. Check out these offerings.
Forty-one people are now graduates of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s master gardener program. They have completed 70 hours of horticulture training and passed the final exam. They are Patty Annis, Sandra Beynon, Bob Cardillo, Thomas Cook, Mary deCesare, Dick Diskin, Cindy Dixon, Barb Eagan, Dian Eisen, Carol Farkas, Sharon Fodness, Betty Formes, Romy Fortin, Mark Gamett, Perl Gettman, Rebecca Gonzalez, Susan Haas, Adriana Hall, Jenn Head, Nanette Hilton, Anna Huh, Meegan Lancaster, Dennis Lardent, Julie Livernash, Barbara McKinnon, Robbie Moore, Randall Morgan, Carol Newton, Yutaka Nomura, Lori Nye, Mary Riding, Carolyn Robins, Lisa Roof, Amy Saccomano, Michael Smith, Dan Stephens, Joan Stevens, Bill Strang, Sue Verchick, Gregory Wilkinson and Ray Zawisza.
Downtown Las Vegas bartender Arlana “Red” Alvarez could make something more than minimum wage if she joined a union and worked on the Strip. Or she could go back to a salaried office job.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson was so determined to quash MGM Mirage’s joint-venture deal in Macau with Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho that he flew to Mississippi to discuss the matter with Gov. Haley Barbour.
The son of a gambler, Joe Asher hopes to bring the influence of his youth into Nevada’s race and sports books.