The Oregon trail

Never underestimate the power of public employee unions.

Obama speaks

President Barack Obama offered some common sense in his State of the Union address Wednesday night.

Ehrlich’s erroneous predictions proved him a visionary

Once again, the Review-Journal has shown its inability to see beyond the end of its nose. Monday’s editorial rant against Paul Ehrlich and his “failed” doomsday predictions shows just how shallow the thinking ability of the Review-Journal’s editors is.

IN BRIEF

Tropicana Las Vegas names another new vice president

Icahn lands Las Veg bargain; what next?

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s path to owning one of his best Las Vegas bargains to date was cleared Wednesday when he was named the winner of the auction for the bankrupt Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

In Spanish Trail, Rage and Railing

Spanish Trail, one of Las Vegas’ most affluent gated communities, is starting to feel the pinch of the recession.

Man shot walking on Henderson trail

HENDERSON – Henderson police say a door-to-door search yielded few clues after a 56-year-old man was shot in the neck while walking with his wife on a suburban recreation trail.

Nevada woman arraigned in stabbing of husband

RENO – A 72-year-old woman was arraigned today on charges that she stabbed her elderly husband up to 200 times in a rage at their Lake Tahoe home.