CARSON CITY — In the days before it was standard to place players’ names on the back of their uniforms, vendors at Major League Baseball stadiums would scream, “Scorecards. Scorecards. You can’t tell the players without a scorecard.”
VIRGINIA CITY — Dozens of spectators lined the tracks of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad as a 140-passenger train made the 17-mile trip between Carson City and Virginia City for the first time in more than 70 years.
University Medical Center, the only public-supported hospital in Las Vegas, is spending millions to provide emergency dialysis services to 80 illegal immigrants. … “There’s no question that these illegals who come for dialysis treatment at emergency rooms back everything up. And there’s also no question that they need help. But this isn’t how emergency rooms were meant to be used,” said Dr. Dale Carrison, the head of emergency services at UMC.
The debate over ObamaCare has degenerated into angry shouts, name-calling and thuggery, drowning out the very purpose of free speech: Persuasion.
Angry, fearful conservatives are saying President Obama is lying when he opposes a single-payer government system of health insurance.
Gov. Jim Gibbons has apparently won the battle over who will oversee the handling of some $2.2 billion in federal stimulus money earmarked for Nevada, despite the Legislature’s recent refusal to authorize him to appoint a $120,000 “czar” to oversee and track that spending.
Lately, I am asked, what are the most critical issues facing our state’s economy?
Of all the NIMBYs and no-growth nitwits that valley residents have had to put up with this decade, none threw out more red herrings than the Sierra Club and a handful of Sun City Summerlin grumps.
On the long and winding road of public opinion, it doesn’t take much to go from driving one-handed with the top down and the whole world before you to missing a hairpin turn and careening over the cliff.
After reading articles from bean counters such as Glenn Cook and Geoffrey Lawrence in your Viewpoints section about the overpaid, narcissistic Clark County firefighters, I can no longer remain silent on the subject. You see, I worked for the Clark County Fire Department for 30 years and am very proud of both the department and its hard-working members. So I trust that includes me as one of those overpaid retirees.
“We are having a vigorous debate in the United States, and I think that’s a healthy thing. I suspect that once we get into the fall and people look at the actual legislation that’s being proposed, that more sensible and reasoned arguments will emerge. And we’re going to get this passed.”
Nevadans who value their constitutional rights, worry about the erosion of individual liberties and believe the Bill of Rights actually means what it says will have to battle future government intrusions without one of their greatest advocates. Gary Peck, the tireless, highly principled executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, has resigned to start a new chapter in his life.
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Toby Young wants you to know he’s sorry. Really sorry. Like somewhere between “Honey, I swear I didn’t know she was your sister” and “Honey, I accidentally killed a drifter.”
Here are gardening questions I tackled this week at the Springs Preserve.
For Terry Goodkind, the upcoming release of his new novel, “The Law of Nines,” is a journey into new territory inhabited by some pretty scary people.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of an occasional series of stories highlighting performers who played an interesting role in the history of entertainment in Las Vegas.
Your mother is not your father. Your father is not your mother. That’s obvious, right?
To parents and kids, “G-Force” is merely a poorly reviewed 3-D movie where sassy guinea pigs toil as U.S.-trained soldiers, battling against waffle irons and ordinary appliances that have come to evil life.
Face it. Las Vegas and “America’s Got Talent” are codependent. There may be denial, as in all dysfunctional relationships. But talk about enablers …
One of Churchill County’s biggest events, the 24th annual Fallon Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Festival and Farmer’s Market promises to draw 20,000 visitors over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7. At the Churchill County Fairgrounds, the festival provides fun for all ages with its carnival, junior rodeo, tournaments, contests, music, entertainment, dances and at least 10 commercial exhibits.
They’re feathered, but they’re not your friends. Pigeon droppings contain acids that can eat through the tiles on your roof. Also present are salmonella and the fungus that causes histoplasmosis, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Residents of the Walter Hoving Home, a religious-based rehabilitation home for women in Las Vegas, pray together after eating lunch recently. The women, many of them recovering from addictions, live together for 12 months in a structured environment that relies heavily on the Bible. As part of their recovery, the women must learn to take on responsibilities that include basic chores around the house.
Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.