Penthouse CEO Marc Bell is going public with plans to buy a “significant property” on the Las Vegas Strip and join the casino wars.
As a co-defendant in one of Las Vegas’ most notorious criminal cases, Clarence “C.J.” Stewart was overshadowed by the larger-than-life figure of O.J. Simpson.
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech. It does not guarantee an audience that must listen. It does not guarantee you access to someone else’s forum.
As thousands of gaming industry representatives begin arriving in Las Vegas for the eighth annual Global Gaming Expo, they will find the city much changed since last year’s conference and trade show.
Since the GOP bloodbath of Nov. 4, there have been numerous attempts to diagnose what went wrong for Republicans. Unfortunately, the story taking hold is that the GOP moved “too far to the right.” Really?
When Democrats seized control of the state Senate in this month’s election, the power shift went far beyond party lines. The Legislature’s upper chamber, long run by Northern Nevadans, will be directed by Southern Nevadans in 2009.
The Nevada Democratic Party and its affiliated unions did a great job turning out voters for the Nov. 4 general election and placing in the hands of many of those voters endorsement sheets “recommending” how they might vote — all the way down the ballot to the supposedly “non-partisan” elections for judgeships, School Board, etc.
If legislative power were based on vote totals, Lynn Stewart would be king of the Capitol and Barbara Buckley would be a back-bencher.
The political thinkers sense an emerging realignment that makes Democrats the party of now and tomorrow and Republicans the party of yesterday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear arguments from the creator of a documentary movie critical of Hillary Clinton.
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A while back (April 8), I wrote a column in answer to a reader’s question about home schooling. In my reply, I listed three questions/concerns I had about home schooling. Not necessarily criticisms of home schooling, just questions I would have.
Are your nights filled with Tourette’s-like outbursts of “Zogby!” “Special interest groups!” “That one!”? Do you find yourself inexplicably craving foods such as baked Alaska or Moose Tracks ice cream?
Nevada Cancer Institute attracted 900 black-tie guests to its seventh annual fundraising gala Nov. 6 at The Mirage.
Across the nation this month, Native American history and culture receive special recognition and remembrance. President Bush recently declared November as National American Indian Heritage Month. Additionally, federal officialdom designated the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, as Native American Heritage Day. Thereafter, governors of many states, including Nevada, gave their stamp of approval to the 2008 observations.
Norm Crosby can walk out on any given stage, a smile on his face, a twinkle in his eye, and instantly you know you’re in for a good time. He exudes warmth, a trust, which is rare in many comics. But it’s not until he opens his mouth and the jumbled words come out that the fun begins.
It was one of those (far from rare) moments of repeating myself and hoping no one else standing near Irish magician Keith Barry had heard this rant before.
Here are a few of the things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
The latest addition to Christopher Paolini’s “Inheritance Cycle” breaks the mold the first two books seemed to follow.
Come to the Chrysanthemum Flower Show and see mums beyond description. I am always amazed at the mums the Las Vegas Chrysanthemum Society grows and displays. The show runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Nevada Garden Club Center, 3333 W. Washington Ave.
Whenever cable series come to town, they usually gloss over everything not included in the Vegas Variety Pack: a buffet, some showgirls, a wedding chapel Elvis impersonator and a bachelorette party complete with matching Ed Hardy T-shirts and lower-back tattoos.
This holiday season is going to be a bloodbath, more than usual. Three of the biggest video game releases will be the kill-y “Resistance 2,” “Gears of War 2” and “Call of Duty: World at War.” But for now, we already have three more new notable games of guns and swords in the run-up to the shopping season.
For years, the teams and classifications of Nevada high school sports remained the same. But as schools across the state continue to grow, the Nevada Interscholastic Athletics Activities Association has had to change the classifications of some schools to ensure fair competition.