Preening that Nevada could lead the nation in linking job creation to energy efficiency, state Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford detailed his “green jobs” initiative to a legislative panel in Carson City last Friday.
If you’re not checking out the local blogs on reviewjournal.com, here’s just a sample of what you’ve been missing:
With the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been confidently stating that the Yucca Mountain Project is essentially dead. Is it?
When “The Wiz” opened in 1975, Broadway was having some fun (and encouraging minority employment) by doing all-black versions of established works (“Guys and Dolls,” “Hello, Dolly!”). “The Wiz” took the 1939 Judy Garland movie and made it into a lightweight script that seemed to want to do nothing but be irreverent. It won the Tony Award for best musical during one of the worst seasons ever. The 1978 overblown film version put an end to Diana Ross’ film career.
Cafe Deia is named after a village on the island of Mallorca, off the coast of Spain, so it’s not surprising that its menu and atmosphere are designed to put diners in a Mediterranean frame of mind.
Are you, like Dale Betts, looking for good beef jerky? If so, fellow readers have some suggestions.
Bakery King, 6000 S. Eastern Ave., received 19 demerits Feb. 9. Violations included all baking pans and trays with severe grease and food debris. GRADE: B
Wynn Resorts Ltd. tumbled to a fourth-quarter net loss due to a nearly $100 million tax expense and falling revenues at the company’s Las Vegas casinos.
The local cable television company says a few of its Internet customers with computer communications hookups dating back nine or more years must buy new equipment.
