I don’t care what color you are or what side of the political boat you row, the inauguration on Tuesday of the first black president of the United States is destined to become not simply a milestone in the life of our nation but also a sacrament in race relations that will resonate for generations.
“I don’t know who will be giving money. When the disclosure occurs, obviously it would be after the fact, so it would be hard to make an argument that it influenced anybody because we didn’t know about it.”
Back in 2004, Bennie D. Herring drove to the Coffee County, Ala., sheriff’s office to check on an impounded truck. Upon Herring’s arrival, Investigator Mark Anderson asked the warrant clerk to check for any outstanding warrants. Mr. Anderson was told there was an outstanding felony warrant for Herring’s arrest, issued by the Dale County Sheriff’s Department.
I suspect most of us have these little visual memories that we savor over the years and replay in our minds when some event, phrase or visual jars it loose.
Because of the worst economic downturn since World War II, many state governments now expect revenues to fall in coming years — resulting in less public spending on higher education. Certain state revenue reforms could moderate the effects of economic slumps on colleges. But higher education institutions also must face reality and become more productive and cost-effective.
The Legislature’s Democratic majority had more than two months to prepare for Gov. Jim Gibbons’ State of the State address and, more importantly, the unveiling of his thoroughly unsurprising spending plan for 2009-11. The drastic program cuts, the salary reductions and the absence of tax increases not approved by voters were predictable, principled proposals to balance a budget that has receded because of a worsening recession.
More than 700 and perhaps as many as 1,300 years ago — back when the peace-loving Muslims were trying to conquer Europe (till they were stopped at Tours by Charles Martel) — the ancestors of the people who became the Aztecs passed through what is now Utah and Arizona, on their way south.
As he prepares to make history when inaugurated Tuesday as the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama reminds me more strikingly each day of one of his predecessors.
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then Washington is putting the finishing touches on a sparkling superhighway to the underworld — and forcing thousands of viable businesses onto the express lanes toward a fiery doom.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
One of my favorite things about living in Las Vegas is all the visits from old friends. At least it was one of my favorite things when my wife and I moved here three years ago.
The 10th annual Canon USA Customer Appreciation Reception was Jan. 9 in the Grand Ballroom of the Bellagio, followed by a celebrity golf tournament at Tournament Players Club on Jan. 10.
You saw it on “Saturday Night Live,” so it must be true. If you think the shows here have it bad, Broadway has it worse.
If you look right in front of you now, you’ll see a family of lovely, golden deer frolicking sweetly across a meadow of lush-green grass. Lucky you: You just happen to be standing in the middle of the field as they trot past your face and your gun, so feel free to — blow their heads off?
Wee dawn. The airplane rages down the runway toward a Mojave Desert sunrise beckoning orange and purple and other colors of hope. To this day I retain a boyish fascination with aircraft, face plastered against the window, still astonished that metal can fly. The Boeing 737-700 series has 4 more feet of wing than its predecessor, ending in a dipsy-doodle spoiler. The lift is supernatural. When the pilot lifts the nose of this beast, the plane doesn’t so much climb as levitate. It nestles in the palm of God and rises like an express elevator.
Despite popular perception, there’s a lot more to being a beauty queen than wearing a gown and a crown and looking beautiful.
TV has a way of ruining fantasies, and I’m not just talking about the genius at E! who decided to let Hef’s one-time girlfriends talk — and laugh! — on “The Girls Next Door.”
When Tamara Dungan was growing up, her grandparents would pay her $1 for every A on her report card.
Lindsay Richardson had to sit on a couch at the beginning of the school year. “I felt uncomfortable and like an outcast,” says the junior at Silverado High School. “I just wanted to sit at a desk so I could concentrate.”
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.
Every day, pounds of paper in elementary, middle and high schools throughout Las Vegas are thrown in the trash. Though many students and teachers would prefer to recycle, it is simply not an option in many schools.
Nevada once boasted about 70 railroads with thousands of miles of track linking remote mining towns with the transcontinental railroads. The mercurial nature of mining spelled doom for many of Nevada’s railways, but the development of the country’s highways led to the demise of railroads as our expanding young nation once knew them.
Don’t mistake winter rose pruning in Las Vegas with the way they do it in colder climates. We don’t need severe pruning to remove frozen canes. We fine tune pruning to maximize spring growth and bloom.