Corvette club donates to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children

The Las Vegas Corvettes Association and Fairway Chevrolet recently donated $3,500 to the St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Boulder City. The money was raised during the fourth annual Corvette Roulette, a three-day social event for Corvette owners that was held in May.

Elecric car road trip to stop in Las Vegas

Growing up during the 1960s, one of my favorite TV shows was “Route 66.” It featured two men driving a classic Corvette sports car across this fabled interstate highway system. The TV show captured the diverse spirit of the vast American highway as well as the excitement of driving an American sports car to discover what lay ahead on the open road.

More for your money

The alpha-dog member of the Mazda family returns for 2010 and resumes its rightful place as one of the most exhilarating and affordable performance cars on the road.

Findlay VW touts Jetta TDI

The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta diesel has proven multifaceted and very popular, as evidenced by recent statistics released by Findlay Volkswagen in the Valley Automall.

Sowerby tours Turkey with 12 classrooms in tow

After a month on the road filing daily reports to sixth graders in Canada, Belgium and Japan, I was looking forward to the drive from Istanbul, Turkey, to Frankfurt, Germany. The 2,000-mile route through Greece, Italy and Austria would avoid political problems in Eastern Europe and give me a chance to relax and reflect on what had just transpired. This was in 1995.

Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks’ golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called “the most trusted man in America,” has died. He was 92.

Ensign raised $300,000 in scandal-tarred second quarter

Sen. John Ensign reported fundraising of nearly $300,000 in the last three months, according to his campaign finance report filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.

Tarkanian recovering after spinal surgery

A spinal-cord operation on Jerry Tarkanian was declared successful today,
and the former UNLV basketball coach is resting in intensive care at
Scripps Memorial Hospital near San Diego.

A costly hand check for NBA’s Walker

I’m no basketball expert, but I’ll wager this is the most expensive “hand check” call of Antoine Walker’s career.

Would-be Reid opponent files paperwork to run

A Wall Street banker who’s considering running against Sen. Harry Reid has filed candidate paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.

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