Some politicians like to rest up after an election, take a brief respite before diving into the next two-year election cycle. Not Harry Reid.
Some might recall that I wound up in the fine conservative town of Fort Smith, Ark., shortly before the election to address the local chamber of commerce.
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2005 Kelo ruling — in which the liberal justices formed a 5-4 majority to OK government land seizures on behalf of private parties — local attorney Kermit Waters put together a ballot initiative designed to limit such outrageous abuses of eminent domain in Nevada.
The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in January 1964. It spelled out that the right of any citizen to vote shall not be denied or abridged by reason of failing to pay a poll tax.
Almost all elected officials will tell you how important small businesses are in their states. However, the financial crisis largely has been focused on the problems of Wall Street institutions.
And “what in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?” Claude Rains as Capt. Louis Renault asked Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) in the 1942 classic movie of the same name.
Next month’s special legislative session can be boiled down to this: Gov. Jim Gibbons and lawmakers will consider putting taxpayers into debt to make sure state employees keep their jobs and the 4 percent pay raises they received just five months ago.
Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt — the latter continued and amplified the former’s policies in a kind of one-two punch, as revealed in Murray Rothbard’s “The Great Depression” — did all the wrong things from 1930 to 1938.
As of January 2008 there were 2,942 homeowner associations in the state. One million people live within these associations. We were complete strangers until disputes with our respective homeowner association boards brought us together. Both of us had run into differing problems, but soon realized that a strong advocacy group was needed.
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They’re coming to Donna Wilburn’s office for counseling, anxious about a declining economy, worried about job losses and concerned about the family’s bills.
“U.S. Decisively Elects First Black President,” read the Nov. 5 Washington Post headline. Decisive as Barack Obama’s election was, however, his blackness is not. The former senator from Illinois is equally white. (His mother is Caucasian, his father African.)
The Amargosa is a fickle river. It rampages during frequent thunderstorms, then retreats underground, otherwise surfacing only to provide a tempting streak of green in the brown, baked desert.
In the real world, parkouring is a young man’s street sport where they run across rooftops, jump across dangerous gaps between rooftops and land in a rolling tumble to absorb the fall. If you’re unfamiliar with this way of life, you should type “parkour” into YouTube and be prepared to be amazed.
Holiday train excursions create memories families hold dear for years to come. Southern Nevada families seeking special holiday experiences find possibilities of traveling with Santa aboard vintage Nevada trains in Boulder City, Ely and Carson City, as well as in Northern Arizona at Williams and Cottonwood. Tickets go fast for the holiday train rides, so act soon.
When Las Vegas comedians get together for lunch, they must talk about really funny stuff, right? Must be like the Algonquin Round Table, or at least the Friars Club when Uncle Miltie still was around.
The white board behind drummer Brice Gielgens’ head lists the band’s set list and detailed practice routine: 10 minutes of tuning, 15 minutes of warm-ups and unlimited amount of jamming.
So, my publicist/promoter told me to open a Facebook account. I did as I was told, reflexively, because the whole reason you acquire a publicist/promoter is because you’re a doofwad with nary a clue about how to promote yourself.
This is an ideal time to make changes in your drip system. Working conditions are perfect and plants withstand disturbances better now.
The Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada had its 20th annual Festival of Trees & Lights Nov. 20 at Paris Las Vegas.
Two-steppin’ round the Christmas tree or bidding hard at Virginia City’s gingerbread house auction, there’s plenty to do in December in Cerca Country. Pick your party from this list.
Cottonwood Canyon and Marble Canyon, both in Death Valley National Park, are side-by-side but as different as a cottonwood tree is from marble canyon wall. The one thing they do have in common is a rough road to get there.
Consumer budgets are tight this year, retail sales are dismal and experts expect this Christmas to be one of the worst in history.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
It’s no secret that this Christmas will be one of the toughest in years — you probably realized that the first time you wrapped a present in your Lehman Brothers stock certificates — but TV is here to help.
Do you have a favorite Christmas ornament? One that tells a story or sparks a special memory? If so, we want to hear about it. The Review-Journal will publish photos of some of your favorite ornaments, along with your stories about them, Dec. 21, in the newspaper and online.