A Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas hit a flock of pigeons shortly after takeoff Saturday, forcing the pilots to return to Minneapolis. No one was hurt.
OVERHEARD ON THE SCANNER: “We have a report of a (man) on the aircraft who was going to turn himself in for attempting to strangle his wife. And now, he’s considering not turning himself in.”
Nevada’s Constitution provides three separate but equal branches of state government: the legislative, the executive and the judicial. None has the power to supersede another’s function.
Nevada education officials were mildly encouraged last month by a modest improvement in the state’s math scores.
The founding principles of this nation are being challenged in the halls of the United Nations, where representatives of Islamic nations are clamoring for a resolution against defamation of religion. It is an ideological battle pitting free speech against those who wish to shield religions from criticism.
In the course of human events and the lives of the newspaper columnists who chronicle them, some things require revisiting and amplification. So today I circle back on a few issues I think require renewed attention.
It’s always possible that conventional wisdom is more conventional than wise. After all, there’s more conventionality than wisdom in our midst.
How gratifying to hear from so many veterans in response to my Oct. 25 column on Mitchell Paige and Guadalcanal.
It is extremely rare for politicians to turn down other people’s money, even if the sticky strings of a spider’s web are attached.
When beautiful red-haired film actress Arlene Dahl made her “world premiere nightclub engagement” for four weeks at the Flamingo in 1962, she had the creme de la creme of legendary Las Vegas entertainers to give her advice.
Are your houseplants in trouble? Most houseplant problems come down to water, light, air or pot issues.
During a recent shopping trip, Cathy Saunders emphatically stated her position on plastic: “I don’t do credit cards anymore. It’s pay as you go now.”
A lucky man meets Sophia. A smart man welcomes and nurtures her friendship. An even smarter man courts Sophia, woos her, desires her, falls in love with her. Takes the plunge and marries her. Lets her move in.
The Lied Discovery Children’s Museum had their 27th annual Fantasy Gala on Oct. 24 at the Palace Ballroom at Caesars Palace.
A popular autumn event for the past 14 years, the Moapa Valley Art Guild’s Pomegranate Art Festival will take place for the first time at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. With record attendance and parking problems in 2008, the Pomegranate Art Festival outgrew its location at the Old Logandale School. Just a mile away, the fairgrounds provide plenty of safe, off-highway parking and room for indoor and outdoor booths and activities. The event welcomes visitors free of charge.
The air is thick with tension and disturbed droppings. I’m balancing five feet up, in total darkness, on steel crossbeams caked with layers of bird poop.
Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
In a recent issue of Wired magazine, author Nicholas Thompson writes of the “Dead Hand.” It’s a Russian weapons system — still operational, he claims — that could fire back on the United States even after the Soviets had been hit with a nuclear strike.
This fall continues to be a good season for games. The latest: “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves” is an excellent and addictive action-adventure where you portray an Indiana Jones-styled explorer searching for the lost treasures of Shangri-La, as you follow clues left behind by Marco Polo.
Eric Buchman likes his position going into the final table Saturday at the World Series of Poker’s Main Event.