Catching up on the news after a week’s vacation in Seattle, I spied a front-page story in the Review-Journal that lifted my spirits. A group of local art lovers is giving it a go to create a fine arts museum.
Jane Ann Morrison
The former Nevada first lady, who died last month at age 77, was famous for the warmth she showed everyone she touched.
Thalia Dondero was a trailblazer and a magnificent storyteller. Friends at the celebration of life for Dondero, who died Sept. 4 at age 96 remembered her achievements, spirit and her willingness to get things done.
For the past 13 years, my trips to the Utah Shakespeare Festival have been enriched by the presence of Nancy Melich, a former journalist who guides give-and-take discussions about plays the morning after performances.
We all have favorite stories we tell more than once. Stories that are good for a laugh or dropped jaw. Stories that are pure Vegas.
Oakey Center once was a happenin’ place where movers and shakers mixed with blue-collar types. It soon will be bulldozed to make way for Interstate 15 upgrades. New Image barber shop, a Las Vegas institution for 50 years, is preparing to move.
Despite promises from Channel 10 that “Nevada Week in Review” is not officially dead, the longtime public affairs show, off the air since summer 2015, won’t be back anytime soon. Vegas PBS doesn’t have the funding to re-launch or sustain it.
For more than 15 years, Anthony DiMaria has balanced acting and researching the horrendous murder of his uncle, Jay Sebring, by followers of Charles Manson 47 years ago.
The Henderson resident thought justice had been guaranteed after the madman behind her brother’s killing, Charles Manson, and four of his followers were sentenced to the death penalty. Then the unthinkable happened.
Thomas John Kummer became Jay Sebring about 1958 because he liked the name of the racetrack in Florida and his hair styling business was taking off.
How Henderson City Attorney Josh Reid can say that his proposed changes to the city’s ethics laws were not loosening them is laughable. Give me a break. Reid sought to soften the city’s ethics laws so more relatives of the mayor, the council and department heads could benefit by doing business with the city.
Combining municipal elections in odd years with county, state and federal elections in even years could save Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City substantially.
Las Vegan Barbara Mulholland was devoted to philanthropy that showed results. Her efforts stretched far beyond just writing checks.
Monday was the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that gave attorneys across the country the ability to comment on cases outside the courtroom — and criticize the government.
Among the eight candidates who won outright in primaries with at least three people, all but one raised the most money.
