The first show in Danny Gans‘ former theater didn’t make it to the end.
McALLEN, Texas — Jeff George Ostfeld and Jennifer Malone were drawn together in search of death.
During jury selection for the Aryan Warriors trial, U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson asked potential jurors if they had ever been the victim of a violent crime. One timid man slowly raised his hand.
On one side of the Ward 4 Las Vegas City Council race is Glenn Trowbridge, a candidate well-versed in the deliberative procedures of public bodies who has secured support from large city unions and members of the current political establishment.
Last year, a complaint filed with the Nevada Ethics Commission alleged Sen. Warren Hardy, R-Las Vegas, repeatedly broke state law by voting on matters that benefitted the state’s Associated Builders and Contractors.
With the Las Vegas and Nevada economies facing tough times, now might be just the time to rethink and revamp our state and national approach to student financial aid.
I want to take time out from debating the government taking over banks and automobile companies, and borrowing like there’s no tomorrow, to honor one of my favorite Americans.
First, if the earth was warming at a rate of about 1 or even 2 degrees per century in recent decades, there are reasons to believe that’s slowed or stopped. One of those reasons is that the “global warming” fanatics have abruptly shifted their rhetoric, adopting instead the new nonsense euphemism “climate change.”
One word never fails to stick in my craw, to grate on my sense of fairness and justice: Privilege.
I have 15 questions for Barack Obama when he makes his first presidential visit to Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Last year’s election was a mandate for massive tax increases and a repudiation of the no-tax-hikes mantra that landed the GOP’s Jim Gibbons in the governor’s mansion. Legislative incumbents and challengers roundly dismissed Gibbons for sticking with his inflexible approach to budgeting amid a worsening recession, and they built their 2008 campaigns around calls for taxing anything that moved.
Let’s see if we can get to the crux of what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stands accused of.
In an April 26 editorial, and an op-ed appearing the same day, Review-Journal pundits argued it was “ridiculous” to suggest that anyone in our government countenanced or engaged in torture. Because those who were subjected to “enhanced interrogation” techniques were not uniformed, the writers asserted, such claims are ludicrous and seeking accountability is a travesty.
It was, of course, too much to expect that legislative Republicans would hold together to oppose the massive tax hikes Democrats seek to impose on Nevadans.
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.
Just the other week, I was ripping into the Nintendo Wii for putting out a bunch of stupid games that are no fun. This week, I’m whipping out a bunch of stupid Wii games that are fun.
Southern Nevadans seeking scenery and adventure find plenty to lure them to Southern Utah. Closer for Las Vegas area residents than many parts of our own state, Utah’s “Dixie” lies just a couple of hours’ drive away. The Beehive State openly woos out-of-state visitors by enhancing its gorgeous landscapes with a fine system of parks and trail networks appealing to wide outdoor interests.
We continue our discussion from last week regarding human intimacy …
What if I told you that while you were observing us play, I’m actually observing you?”
When considering the decade’s most influential shows, you’d have to include “Survivor.” Because at this very moment, somewhere in the world, someone is being voted out of or off of a kitchen or a catwalk, a ballroom, a boardroom or a bedroom.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment, sports and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
Above a bustling gourmet grocery store in the trendy Town Square shopping center is a room filled with paintings, scented candles and soothing music, a sanctuary where you can take off your shoes and blow all your frustrations out in gasping breaths and hissing sighs.
What are you doing Tuesday? What Broadway shows would you like to see in 2012?
