Court settles narrow issue in gun debate

First of all, I want a pat on the back. I sat down last week with a copy of the U.S. Supreme Court’s gun control ruling and read the entire thing: 157 printed pages, including the majority opinion, two dissents and all the footnotes.

Caught red-handed in truth

Wesley Clark did nothing wrong except respond in kind to a newsman’s question and do so honestly and frankly.

Turner Greenhouse owners moving on to other things

Dave and Chris Turner of Turner Greenhouse, with their mammoth collection of cactuses and succulents and other garden features, have decided to step aside and let others carry the torch.

OUTDOOR BRIEFS

GET RECOGNIZED

Night sky glitters with stars in Tonopah

A dethroned Central Nevada mining queen, Tonopah preserves her past and regains prestige as a prime location for stargazing. Often considered just a fuel or snack stop along U.S. 95 between Las Vegas and Reno, the old town deserves a closer look. Located 200 miles from Las Vegas at the junction of U.S. 95 and U.S. 6, Tonopah offers overnighters a variety of motels and restaurants.

Local charity helps needy girls in Uganda

Cristen McCormick doesn’t believe in coincidence. But whatever one would call it — happenstance, fate, divine intervention — the chain of events that resulted in McCormick creating Hope for Hearts offers pretty strong evidence that something, somewhere, was at work.

STRETCHING EVERY DOLLAR

The economic downturn grabbing national headlines looks very personal up close, in the midnight lighting of a Rapid Cash store on Nellis Boulevard.

Not all shows feeling pinch

The year is half over and every night blood still flows onto the stage at the Four Queens.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES

ADULT DAY CARE CENTER OF LAS VEGAS

OUT THERE

HIKES

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

THE DREAM: Las Vegas is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity, and many of the new startup businesses are minority-owned. Minority businesspeople say Las Vegas has a lot to offer.

Wondering where the tourists are

Nicolas and Juanita Cignetti are bringing down Las Vegas just as they built it, a little bit at a time.

July 2008
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
MOST READ