Jane Ann Morrison

$500,000 fines make bigger impressions on casinos than polite letters

Sometimes, it takes a cudgel, or two, or three, to get the gaming industry’s attention.

Sex is the least interesting aspect of the Ensign adultery story

Jane Ann Morrison

July 30, 2009 - 5:20 am

Associated Press veteran gave Nevadans his best for decades

July 27, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Today is Brendan Riley’s final day at The Associated Press. Whether you recognize his name or not, you certainly have read his work during his 39 years with the newsgathering cooperative, because for 37 of those years, he’s covered Carson City.

Learning from mistakes a life-changing experience for many

July 25, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Never having written a book, I’m jealous that Charles Grodin produced one by asking others to write it for him. That alone shows he is clever.

Respectful, hard-working — that’s the way Cronkite was, Las Vegan recalls

July 23, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Peggy Occhipinti is embarrassed to tell her funny story about the first day she worked with Walter Cronkite, yet it says more about his demand for perfection and his work ethic than it does about his use of a singular foul word.

Political cartoonist has fond memories of other Cronkite

Jane Ann Morrison

July 23, 2009 - 2:46 pm

Letter shows Gaming Control Board means business about questionable activities

Jane Ann Morrison

July 21, 2009 - 6:34 pm

Poll shows Nevadans haven’t given up on Ensign yet

July 20, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Nevada voters are more forgiving than South Carolina voters when it comes to GOP politicians admitting to boinking women other than their wives.

Resorts suddenly find that benign neglect affects their bottom lines

July 18, 2009 - 9:00 pm

A cottage industry emerged after Planet Hollywood agreed to pay a whopping $750,000 fine last week, admitting it hadn’t done enough to keep Privé nightclub on the straight and narrow.

Gibbons’ mistake hogties newly appointed gaming commissioner

July 16, 2009 - 9:00 pm

In his first two meetings as a new Nevada gaming commissioner, Las Vegas attorney Joe Brown declared he had conflicts 24 times and abstained from voting every time. Brown is probably being overcautious, based on an ethics opinion issued last year: He thought it’s better to disclose too much than too little.

Resorts can’t pass buck to nightclubs dumping drunks, ignoring assaults

July 13, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Planet Hollywood is the first Las Vegas resort to admit it should have taken responsibility for problems in a nightclub it didn’t own, but leased out. It’s not going to be the last.

How to bail out some social services? Firefighters should forgo raise

July 11, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Clark County commissioners, after hearing emotional pleas from social services workers, told county managers to find another place to cut $9.3 million from the county budget, instead of squeezing it out of Clark County Social Services.

Eight stand up to speak for those unable to speak for themselves

July 9, 2009 - 9:00 pm

The old saw “you can’t fight city hall” landed in the trash heap Tuesday when the moving comments of eight people made a difference.

Planet Hollywood fined for behavior at leased Prive nightclub — who is next?

Jane Ann Morrison

July 9, 2009 - 6:03 pm

Endoscopy clinic doctor will likely testify

Jane Ann Morrison

July 8, 2009 - 8:54 am

Dr. Eladio Santana Carrera may have struck a deal with the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners, but he has no immunity agreement with the District Attorney’s office, a reliable source said today.

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