Christine Johnsong of Henderson has two children, a daughter in seventh grade and a son who just started kindergarten. She knows that one day, probably between now and next June, she’ll face a dilemma all working parents face whenever parental obligation, professional responsibility and a stray microbe cross paths:
Following Interstate 15 and U.S. 3 north from Las Vegas into Lincoln County, travelers take a trip back in time. The sparsely populated region still relies upon agriculture, ranching, a bit of mining, some railroading and federal and state agency employment. Increasingly, the county aims for tourist income, but just a few of the millions who annually visit Nevada ever get there. Their loss, for Lincoln County offers varied recreational opportunities, wonderful Great Basin scenery and historic towns like little Panaca.
The loading dock in back of the south convention center at Mandalay Bay is empty except for all the barking. Its source is four dogs who spin around inside crates stacked two by two nearby.
The new Criss Angel show pins a lot of ticket-sale hopes on younger fans who spend more time in nightclubs than other shows on the Strip.
Barack Obama has turned into Michael Dukakis, John Kerry and Al Gore. Sarah Palin has turned into Ronald Reagan.
I was speaking to a close relative the other day. He expressed a suitably cynical opinion about our current crop of politicians and the “energy crisis.”
Gov. Jim Gibbons’ 4.5 percent budget cuts cement UNLV’s destiny as one of the weakest universities in the United States. The looming 14 percent rescissions for the next two-year budget cycle will kill higher education in Nevada for generations. Yet while money is indispensable for quality higher education, it is not enough.
You can tell we’ve entered the silly season because of all the feigned outrage, whining and failure to address a single issue.
Regardless of which party controls the state Senate during the 2009 Legislature — the GOP currently has the narrowest of majorities at 11-10 — it’s clear that new Democratic Leader Steven Horsford will bring a much different approach to Carson City than his predecessor, Dina Titus.
