House members getting squeezed out

Be they ever so humble, there’s no place like the holding areas where outgoing members of the U.S. House of Representatives are working during their lame-duck session this month.

Boise State joins Utah in MAACO Bowl

Tenth-ranked Boise State (11-1) on Sunday accepted an invitation to play No. 20 Utah (10-2) in Las Vegas’ annual bowl game Dec. 22 at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Utes had accepted their invitation Wednesday.

NFR Scoreboard

At Thomas & Mack Center

Pay freeze

Consumers aren’t flocking to electric cars

To the editor: Your recent editorial accurately described the long-standing tepid interest in electric vehicles and pseudo-electric vehicles such as hybrids.

In Brief

golf

On TV/Radio

BASKETBALL

Manning can no longer mask Colts’ many flaws

As the wins piled up over the years, Peyton Manning was praised as the NFL’s model quarterback. He always had a few flaws, but they were comparable to a tiny mole on a supermodel’s cheek.

Freshman lawmaker not intimidated by challenges

Nevada’s state budget problems won’t be easy to solve. But they are nothing compared with what freshman Assemblyman Jason Frierson already has stared down, including a handgun stuck in his face.

Walters’ Bali Hai Golf Club pays McCarran airport no rent for 10 years

Owner Bill Walters has proposed closing the Bali Hai Golf Club and building a industrial park, but two commissioners want any new lease agreement to be changed because so far the county has received no income from the airport property except for property taxes.

UNLV engineering students mean business

UNLV engineering students showed off their senior design projects last week. For the first time, the engineers were joined by business students to create appeal for the projects in the business world.

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