Angle, Reid race still tight

Locked in a dead heat, both U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and Sharron Angle picked up support in the past two weeks, according to a poll for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and 8NewsNow that shows Nevada voters sharply divided on whether Reid’s Senate seniority is too valuable to lose.

Sammy’s L.A. Pastrami & Burgers

Spots on my list of places to review come about in all sorts of ways. In the case of Sammy’s L.A. Pastrami & Burgers, it was an enthusiastic owner.

Road map for liberals

The loudest voices on the right today speak of reversing, cutting, dismantling, eliminating. The overarching message is that all the progress made during the 20th century — the institutions and innovations that modernized and civilized the world — must be torn down, ripped out, erased.

Still down

Making it more difficult on the unemployed

To the editor: A Tuesday Review-Journal story discussed the many unemployed Nevadans still waiting for unemployment checks or relief because of an antiquated computer system. Reportedly, a fix for this is still three years away, at a cost of $35 million.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

In Brief

pro basketball

RANKING THE REBELS: 4 – Armon “The Hammer” Gilliam

Armon “The Hammer” Gilliam, Years: 1984 to 1987, Career highlights: The 6-foot-9-inch forward/center is seventh with 1,855 points and sixth with 890 rebounds. Only top-10 scorer who played just three seasons.

Cougars hit ground running with Cooper

Coronado’s football program will have its fourth coach in four years roaming the sideline when it opens the season Sept. 3 at Eldorado.

Witness testimony continues in N.C. trial of Las Vegan

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — A prosecutor on Thursday in the trial of a man charged with killing a pregnant fellow Marine challenged the defense’s characterization of the victim as someone who was immature and had a history of lying.

Group challenges Ashjian’s Senate candidacy

CARSON CITY — The Independent American Party of Nevada has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court that challenges the right of Scott Ashjian, the Tea Party candidate for U.S. Senate, to appear on the November election ballot.

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