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News Columns
If Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki hadn’t launched his first-strike offensive, his indictment Wednesday would have been a huge surprise. But because he went public beforehand, insisting he was the victim of political shenanigans, the seed was planted that his indictment was nothing more than a political assault by Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto serving as the tool of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
This week readers want to know when Azure Avenue will go west all the way through to Lamb Boulevard; whether Clark County plans on putting up street lights on the western Las Vegas Beltway; and how to get on Interstate 15 north from U.S. Highway 95.
Everyone I take to Hoover Dam loves the engineering, the artistry, the history, and the sheer awesomeness. First the dam, then lunch at Milo’s in Boulder City makes one memorable day trip.
Any chance you went to high school with someone who became famous? I did. Actor John Larroquette and Broadway and movie star Ann Reinking. Can you top that?
I give thanks today for my mother’s smile.
This week readers want to know what is all that construction at Flamingo Road and Cabana Drive; is a motorist allowed to switch lanes while traveling through an intersection, and why are drivers under 21 allowed to have a blood alcohol level below 0.02 percent? And the Road Warrior shares some good news regarding fuel prices.
Dr. Michael Braunstein has been an anesthesiologist in Las Vegas for more than 30 years. For the past 15 years, he has had a separate business called IME, where he looks for medical billing errors. In other words, he knows what he’s doing, unlike the rest of us, who stare at complex medical bills in bewilderment and wish upon a star that they’re accurate.
How much money do you expect will be spent on transportation projects in Southern Nevada over the next 20 years? $500 million? $1 billion? $5 billion?
Imagine how uncomfortable it would have been if MGM Mirage boss Terry Lanni had been standing before Nevada gaming regulators Thursday urging them to allow Dubai World to invest billions more in the gaming company.