Gibbons and the sweetheart deal

Each time I pen a column critical of Gov. Jim Gibbons, the 20 percenters who still support him suggest I find a new topic.

By the numbers

One of the few voices of fiscal sanity in Carson City has once again provided a much-needed perspective on the state’s budget crunch.

This year proving good for your ears

It’s like Christmas in July, and Santa’s here to pour a little sugar (and arsenic) in your ears.

Problems in ‘1776’ lie with director

Good and poor alternate so frequently in Super Summer Theatre/Stage Door Entertainment’s “1776,” that you get the feeling there was no director at the helm; that the actors just charged into the china shop and broke as few things as they could.

Retirement is about starting anew, not quitting

Q: I know that there are emotional stages and transitions for major life events. Would you be able to recommend some books that address phases, emotional pitfalls and coping strategies for surviving them when one is nearing retirement? — P., Las Vegas

COMMUNITY WRAP

ART, DANCE, COMPUTERS

SUPPORT GROUPS

The Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence offers a multiple sclerosis support group at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330, Henderson (616-4900).

RECORD PAYDAY

Tiffany Michelle spent the past three years as part of the large contingent of poker media covering the World Series of Poker.

IN BRIEF

Hiring to begin for Encore casino

If it’s time to give up on old PC, ensure hard drive is destroyed

There’s nothing quite like getting a new computer. It’s faster than Big Brown in the Preakness or Michael Phelps in any pool. It resembles a concept car compared to the rusty junker you swooned over three or four years ago. (Or maybe six or seven years ago.) It holds more than Lake Mead before the drought.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Salvation Army names information officer

Lights to aid airport safety

Safety systems referred to as “stoplights for pilots” are set for deployment at 20 of the nation’s airports, including McCarran International, where close calls known as “runway incursions” are up three-fold since 2000.

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