News Columns
When the Washington Post and “60 Minutes” teamed up for news stories portraying online poker players as consumers who need protection from cheats, the impact seemed obvious. The odds of passage of U.S. Rep. Barney Frank’s bill legalizing and regulating online gambling became stronger.
The Hoover Dam Bypass project was supposed to be wrapping up about this time.
Memo to Tom Mitchell:
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.