Willis relishes spotlight

If the spotlight is turned on, UNLV sophomore Tre’Von Willis is not about to run from it. He wants to be in the middle of it.

Top 10 Local Sports Stories

Under the steady guidance of low-key coach Lon Kruger, the UNLV men’s basketball team has enjoyed a return to prominence in recent years, earning two straight trips to the NCAA Tournament.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Most factors favor Falcons

Pairing a rookie quarterback with a first-year head coach once was thought to be a formula for failure in the NFL. But with Matt Ryan throwing the passes and Mike Smith calling the shots, the Atlanta Falcons fooled everybody this season.

IN BRIEF

BASEBALL

The Best of Week in Review

Vegas knows weird. Maybe it’s something in the water or that so many of us prefer to drink something other than water (this means you, Mr. Mayor). When bizarre stuff happens, it usually happens here.

NEON THIS WEEK

Devil Doll at The Mirage

Top 10 Local Stories

Who says the media crave scandal and corruption? That we print nothing but bad news because we want to sell papers?

Top photos of 2008

Deadbeat leaves his mark on Strip

A Fry’s Electronics executive who has been making headlines for embezzling more than $60 million to support his gambling habit isn’t close to being the No. 1 deadbeat high roller.

IN BRIEF

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CARRYING A BURDEN FOR THE LOST

When an American dies in combat, the warrior’s loss leaves a hole in American hearts.

NEVADA DEATHS IN WAR ON TERROR

Sixty-one U.S. military personnel with ties to Nevada have died in the nation’s wars overseas since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The soldiers, Marines, sailor and airmen are the following:

Train derailment causes bridge collapse

RENO — A freight train derailed in Northern Nevada, triggering a bridge collapse and major disruptions in rail service on one of the country’s main east-west lines, Union Pacific officials said.

Krolicki sets up defense fund

RENO — Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki has established a legal defense fund to cover costs associated with his indictment on charges stemming from his handling of a multibillion-dollar college savings program while serving as state treasurer.

Legislators fiddle while Nevada burns

Now that the day of peace-on-earth-goodwill-toward-men is behind us, let’s waste no time getting back to the really important things in life: like ridiculing our elected representatives.

Confronting the opposition

With Democrats holding a veto-proof majority in the state Assembly, it’s unlikely Republicans can get much done in the lower chamber when lawmakers reconvene next year.

Statistics and Nevada’s tax burden

UNR professor Elliot Parker, a teacher of economics, presented his case last week for more tax hikes, without which Nevada will not be able to hire more government employees and give them higher wages.

Moving into the unknown, with gusto

As we cling by our fingertips to the eaves of the old year, before we drop into the vast unknown of the new one, it is tradition to reflect on the past year, as the Review-Journal is doing today by offering our take on the Top Ten stories of 2008 in various categories, everything from sports to business, from concerts to news.

Free money? We’ll think about it

On Dec. 12, the Clark County School Board voted to move forward with budget adjustments that “will hurt kids,” one member of the panel lamented.

From FDR to Rick Warren

Progress comes only incrementally. No one is perfect. Don’t insist on perfection at risk of undoing the incrementally good. Inclusiveness is better than judgmental polarization. Tolerance of disagreement is a good thing.

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