Actor Charlie Sheen, a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, has pledged to donate $50,000 to the team’s Community Fund, matching the amount broadcaster Marty Brennaman raised for charity.
The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation (CTGR) plans to protest the Bureau of Land Management’s recommendation to approve a massive pipeline to carry water from rural counties along the Nevada-Utah line to Las Vegas.
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According to a recent study, Nevada ranks 10th in the nation when it comes to senior hunger. The study – titled “Senior Hunger in America 2010: An Annual Report” – was prepared by noted economists James P. Ziliak and Craig Gundersen and released in May by the Meals On Wheels Research Foundation.
In Holland, Mich., this summer, Reason.com reports that “13-year-old Nathan Duszynski wanted to make some money to help out his disabled parents – his mom has epilepsy and his dad has multiple sclerosis.”
With the recent closing of Amonix’s solar manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, in addition to the bankruptcy of Solyndra and several other government-aided solar companies, tough questions are being asked about renewable energy subsidies – and they should be. These questions concern every taxpayer.
So the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had to apologize to Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson for allegedly libeling him in press statements. How could this happen?
