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I will give up my BlackBerry when they pry it from my cold dead hands

Thomas Mitchell

January 20, 2009 - 6:22 pm

: Some people swear on a Bible, while others swear by their BlackBerrys. (AP Photo)

Much has been made of the Secret Service's demand that President Barack Obama give up his ubiquitous BlackBerry in the name of security.

There appear to be some serious addicts to the mobile technology out there. It is bad enough when my wife scolds me for checking for messages and news alerts and my Twitter feeds during dinner in a restaurant. Something about etiquette.

But in the immortal words of Kinky Friedman: "’Scuse me while I whip this out" ... my BlackBerry that is, no matter where I might be, no matter how solemn the occasion.

Hey, Barry, the stock market just dropped below 8,000.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at Harry Reid Internat ...

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announces $1 billion TSA investment

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

November 22, 2025 - 7:00 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke in a press conference Saturday at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Trump, Rosen, Cortez Masto’s job approval ratings ‘underwater’ in new Emerson College poll

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 21, 2025 - 7:14 pm

A new Emerson College Polling survey of Nevada voters published Friday determined that the job approval ratings for the Republican president and two Democratic U.S. senators are “underwater.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transp ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress

By Michelle L. Price, Lisa Mascaro and Jeff Amy Associated Press

November 21, 2025 - 5:56 pm

Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision and said she’s “always been despised in Washington, D.C., and just never fit in.”

President Donald Trump speaks during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesda ...

SAUNDERS: Six elected Democrats make inane video, add to our political exhaustion

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

November 21, 2025 - 5:25 pm

Just in time for the holidays, the American electorate is treated to a vague message of sedition and another presidential overreaction. Happy Thanksgiving!

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, left, and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, right. (Las Vegas Revie ...

Governor’s race: Poll shows Lombardo, Ford in virtual tie as both hit with complaints

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 22, 2025 - 7:46 am

Nevada voters were evenly split in the 2026 governor’s race as a new poll shows a virtual statistic tie between incumbent Gov. Joe Lombardo and challenger Attorney General Aaron Ford.

An aerial view of homes at Sarasota, a community planned in The Paseos of Summerlin, on Thursda ...

Las Vegas brokerage named in class-action lawsuit against Zillow

By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

November 21, 2025 - 10:38 am

The lawsuit alleges Zillow employs a number of practices which essentially steer potential clients through a process which is geared towards maximizing profit for the company and keeping homebuyers and sellers in the dark.

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is seen in this provided photo. (Christian Thomps ...

Disneyland may soon move to dynamic pricing, Disney CFO says

Brady MacDonald, The Orange County Register

November 21, 2025 - 9:33 am

A new airline-style demand pricing model recently adopted by Disneyland Paris that rewards visitors who book early and punishes those who wait too long to buy tickets may soon be coming to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.

An election worker prepares mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department on Nov. 8, ...

Could Supreme Court mail-in-ballot counting case affect Nevada elections?

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 21, 2025 - 6:30 am

A U.S. Supreme Court case could shake up mail-in voting in future elections for the 16 states that allow post-Election Day counts, including Nevada.

Construction continues at the new Windsor Park community Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in North Las Veg ...

Lombardo approves $25M more for North Las Vegas housing project

By Eli Segall / RJ

November 21, 2025 - 6:00 am

Nevada lawmakers approved spending an additional $25 million on a program to build homes for residents of a sunken North Las Vegas neighborhood and sent the measure to the governor’s desk.

Members of Laborers Local 872 watch as the Nevada Assembly votes on a bill to tie tax breaks to ...

5 takeaways from the Nevada Legislature special session

By McKenna Ross and Katelyn Newberg / RJ

November 21, 2025 - 4:51 pm

After seven days of the Legislature’s special session, a controversial film tax credit bill failed and lawmakers considered a resolution addressing mail-in ballots.