High-flying Sue Lowden cuts a formidable image in her U.S. Senate race.
Las Vegas headliners Carrot Top and Bette Midler on Saturday joined relief efforts for the victims of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake.
Democrats on Friday claimed to be nearing a deal in the House/Senate negotiations on health care legislation. The compromise likely will include a provision exempting unions for seven years from the 40 percent excise tax on “Cadillac” health care plans.
Two months ago I wrote about a couple of incidents in which authorities stood in the way of newspaper reporters or photographers doing their jobs, taking it upon themselves to decide just what the public had a right to read or see.
It’s been more than two years since defenders of Nevada’s public sector first screamed that no part of any government could sustain a single budget cut.
Any good news on the economy is welcome these days, so it was at least somewhat heartening that numbers released last week reveal the state’s dominant industry finally has managed to halt its downward revenue trend.
Let’s suppose all of this had happened 18 years ago when a young Democratic governor of Arkansas named Bill Clinton was running for president.
Las Vegas can’t get your money if you don’t have any. The bad news, of course, is that your entertainment options are somewhat limited.
Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
Elvis really still is everywhere in Las Vegas — performing in musical tributes such as “Legends in Concert,” betrothing couples at the Elvis Wedding Chapel and, of course, heard singing in his own Cirque du Soleil show at CityCenter.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children held its 10th annual Canon USA Customer Appreciation Gala for 700 invited guests on Jan. 8 at the Bellagio’s Tower Ballroom. On Jan. 9, the group had its celebrity golf tournament at Tournament Players Club.
Like many communities across the Southwest, those in the Las Vegas Valley have seen residential and commercial development reach into areas that were previously undeveloped. As it has elsewhere, that development has had a direct impact on numerous wildlife species and their habitats. While some species suffer from the impacts of urban development, the wily coyote continues to thrive.
Here is an extremely important lesson for everyone who makes video games for a living. Go play “Bayonetta.” Look at how truly breathtaking it is. Then play your way to the heinous, fun-killing “Chapter VI” level called “Verse 5” to find out why I went from loving this game to sort of hating it.
Two days from the time of this writing, Alice Miller will turn 86. And I hope she has a lovely birthday, surrounded by the people she loves the most.
Scouring the desert and mountains, wind gathers tiny sand grains and pushes the grains into drifts. Over time, when conditions are favorable, the gathered sand grows into shifting mountains several hundred feet high. In some places in the desert Southwest, vast dune deposits cover miles, taking on a life of their own. They form shapes such as stars or crescents. They even make sounds. All of them whisper as the sand moves, but some squeak or sing and a few actually boom as dry sand cascades from a high crest down the lee side.
We — avid readers, music lovers, film and research fiends — are a fickle lot.
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.
Doyle Brunson has been the central personality of professional poker for more than 30 years and has just published perhaps the most worthwhile autobiography ever written by a poker pro. “The Godfather of Poker” delivers a clear picture of its interesting and paradoxical author.
After four years of tiresome teachers, early mornings and all-nighters, seniors finally get to graduate. Although it’s customary to attend high school for four years, some juniors join the herd of seniors and graduate early.
Let’s turn our thoughts to houseplants. Here are 11 houseplants that will turn those brown thumbs green. These plants will grow regardless of how poorly you care for them.
Now that Pennsylvania is a done deal, the gaming industry is focused on other expansion opportunities.