Human resources directors are the souls of discretion. But last week one poured out her heart in an e-mail about the everyday heroes she sees at work.
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You know the anxious feeling you get while you wait for your luggage to appear on the carousel at an airport? The one that says your luggage has been lost.
One of the true joys of living in Nevada is that you can meet political candidates up close and personal. And you should.
For once, Gov. Jim Gibbons and I are in complete agreement. Robert Loux must go.
This week readers want to know when H Street will be reopened at Bonanza Road; whether there is any way to fix the ramp meters that control traffic flow onto Interstate 15; and whether they are ever going to fix Stewart Avenue between Maryland Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Getting back to that whole lipstick on a pig thing, or in this case, lipstick on a limited liability company: Does changing the name of one of Dr. Dipak Desai’s clinics mean he no longer owns it?
As vehicles sped by, Mike Gilmore admitted that he worried one would come up on the sidewalk and crash into the bus shelter where he was waiting.
When Barack Obama made his first presidential campaign visit to Las Vegas 19 months ago, I got into it with his press person because there was no access for the local media and while Obama generally opposed Yucca Mountain, there was no answer to my follow-up question: “Then what should the country do with that nasty nuclear waste?”
The definition of righteous indignation: Having to be tested for hepatitis C because you might have contracted the disease during a colonoscopy. Then having to pay for the test and the colonoscopy. Then, getting a second bill for the colonoscopy you’ve already paid for.
This week readers want an update on the construction on Blue Diamond Road; will the connection between Decatur and Silverado Ranch boulevards ever be made; and are there any plans to make the message signs on Interstate 15 accessible on mobile phones?
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Markell is a tough hombre with demanding standards.
It was a scary couple of days for transportation officials across the nation.
Don’t count me among the strange subculture of people who care about O.J. Simpson. He doesn’t impact my life. I don’t find him interesting and I don’t care a whit about his trial. While 585 people obtained media credentials, I’m not among them. Hell no, I won’t go.
Despite a paper trail that suggests Dr. Dipak Desai plans to open a new endoscopy center within walking distance of the Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, it ain’t necessarily so.
This week readers want to know what is up with all that construction on Elkhorn Road west of Jones Boulevard; whether Henderson officials are ever going to turn on the traffic light near Coronado High School; and whether we are all supposed to get new identification cards from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.