As the first black major-party presidential nominee, Democrat Barack Obama has prompted many to wonder whether hidden racism is affecting what American voters tell opinion pollsters.
As they battle for Nevada’s five electoral votes, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is beating Republican John McCain, but a surprisingly large proportion of the state’s voters remained undecided as an especially intense race comes down to the wire, according to a new Review-Journal poll.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE GATHERED TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN A WEST LAS VEGAS NEIGHBORHOOD to celebrate turning over five newly renovated “dignified housing” units to homeless families. In the process, they got an unexpected pre-Halloween scare.
The Las Vegas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America is honoring Stephens Media President Sherman Frederick during a luncheon at the Red Rock Resort on Wednesday.
Michael Jackson was approached about performing for the opening of Steve Wynn‘s Encore tower in December but declined, it has been learned.
PAHRUMP — Anthony Greco is either a victim or a liar.
In Tuesday’s presidential election, I know who I “should” vote for.
One of the problems with all those people who try to measure bias in the news media is that they usually study what is published or broadcast and try to evaluate whether it is positive or negative toward a particular candidate, party, position or issue.
Intolerance resides at both ends of the political spectrum. One of the occupational hazards of being in the news business is hearing from those small minds more often than is good for the American soul.
Let’s muse a little on this tired old charge by idea-bankrupt John McCain that Barack Obama is a Luciferan socialist who is going to take your money and give it to those scruffy ACORN people.
As I write this on Halloween, I’m dusting off my fortune-teller’s outfit to see a few days into the future.
It’s not easy for a band to begin with small indie fame then handle the pressures of increasing popularity, all the while making it look so effortless.
The Review-Journal, in partnership with Kimberly Bailey-Tureaud and Charles Tureaud, plans to launch a new lifestyle magazine for the local black community.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in an occasional series of stories highlighting performers who played an interesting role in the history of entertainment in Las Vegas.
There are so many new sports games, I can’t get to all of them this week. So for now, we’ll round up the basketball and hockey titles, which are quite good this season. Not a clunker in the bunch.
Special events jam November calendars, luring Southern Nevadans outdoors to enjoy the bright, balmy days of autumn on the desert. Next weekend, for instance, activities deserving notice include art festivals in Logandale and Boulder City, a Mountain Man Rendezvous in Red Rock and a Native American powwow in Las Vegas. So many events; so little time.
Stuffed into a small upstairs bedroom, the four members of The Bronte Run — singer/guitarist Dylan O’Rielly, lead guitarist Alex Adams, bassist Richard Cash and drummer Alex O’Brien — are playing their new single “Killing Time” from an unreleased EP.
Envision walking out your back door and seeing nothing but vegetables and fruit trees. This is Ray Talarico’s backyard. He has more than 1,100 square feet of his 6,600-square-foot yard full of produce.
My life crossed Jesse’s path for a mere three months in 1981. I was 24, a graduate student on summer break, and I took a job at Coahoma High School in Coahoma, Texas. Population: plus or minus 906. Job description: Do whatever Jesse says.
A recent issue of Newsweek magazine responded to the financial meltdown with a yellow cover featuring just three words: “The Bright Side.”
Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.