His legion of critics dismissed Gov. Jim Gibbons’ latest budget proposals last week as cynical political theater. There’s truth to that.
Charlie Mitchener is a 61-year-old general building contractor with an office near Patrick Lane and Fort Apache Road in Las Vegas. He holds permits allowing him to legally carry concealed weapons in Nevada, Florida and Utah.
I’m a voice in the wilderness on this prediction, but when the deadline for filing for political office in Nevada approaches in early March, it won’t surprise me in the least if Sen. Harry Reid calls it a day on his long lawmaking career.
Thousands of Nevada parents are hoping that the threat of arrest will steer their kids clear of a run-in with the law. A new report, however, shows that nationally marijuana use does not go down as marijuana possession arrests go up.
Attorneys general for 13 states have written a letter warning congressional leaders they must remove Nebraska’s “special dispensation” from new taxes under Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care bill, or face legal action.
It’s odd that some Americans continue to try to draw an actual linear connection between what politicians say when they’re running and what they do after we elect them.
Harry Reid visited the Review-Journal’s offices in August 2008 seeing the world through green-tinted glasses.
The rugged Bitter Springs Trail lies not far from the sprawl of urban Las Vegas, but seems a world away. Designated a scenic back country byway by Congress in 1989, the 30-mile route south of Valley of Fire State Park connects old mining roads, a mountain pass and desert washes between Interstate 15 and the Northshore Road in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Allow at least two hours just to drive the route, more if you stop to explore.
I’m always looking for good Wii games to recommend to you, but I keep finding duds. Like I always say, the Wii is a fun system, but it doesn’t offer many entertaining titles, especially compared to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
With the holidays tucked safely behind us, Valentine’s Day is the next greeting card moment. But this year, romantics that we are, we want to look beyond candy and flowers to capture the secrets of true love.
August 1979. I’m walking from table to table, registering for my first semester of graduate school at Southern Methodist University. Smooth sailing until I got to the last table, where two smiling students presented me the menu for “being part of the community.” They kept using those words: “You can be part of the commmyooooonity.”
On this auspicious date of Jan. 10, 2010, we hope to create a little good luck by letting the universe know that there are a few things we want for Las Vegas this year. Enough with the bad news, high foreclosure rates, stagnant job market and the all-around misery caused by them. Give us 10 good things for 2010.
First Connie Young lost her cable service, then her patience. The Las Vegas resident, 67, phoned Cox Communications a couple of months ago and couldn’t navigate the interactive voice response system.
An entertainer was joking with me about what I’d do if newspapers go down the tubes. He suggested I become a consultant.
It’s a cold, windy day, the kind that comes as close to bone-chilling as Southern Nevada ever sees. And, at an hour when most of us are trying to remember how to work a toothbrush, Chad Imamura begins what will be a nonstop daylong scamper across the length and breadth of a Henderson neighborhood.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
A red blur blazes by for a moment in the desert. It’s not a bird or a plane, it’s Derek and Briana Bradley racing their 1600 CC Volkswagen. Derek and Bre have been around racing their entire lives.
It’s time to prune your roses. The word “pruning” scares novices. There is no magic or secrets to rose pruning. The Las Vegas Valley Rose Society wants to take the scare out of pruning your roses at a demonstration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1112 Oak Tree Lane (near Valley View Boulevard and Washington Avenue). Learn how to prune, care and show off your roses. For more information, call 646-6048.
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.
Is there room in your life for another screen?
To kick off the new year, the Las Vegas Business Press asked some of the most important members of the business community to give readers their take on the next 12 months — their hopes, wishes and predictions. Somewhere in these words you may find the key to a better business year.