Truth be told, Toby Murray wanted to be a boxing referee. But after just one amateur bout, she quit.
Pat Lundvall was enjoying her successful law career when her phone rang in early September 2007. At the other end of the line was Gov. Jim Gibbons, and he had a proposal for Lundvall.
When envisioning what downtown Las Vegas could be, city officials dreamed big.
Conventional poker wisdom, made famous in the movie “Rounders,” goes something like this: If you haven’t identified the fish (or sucker) after the first 30 minutes at the table, it’s probably you.
Know your rights. Too many people falsely assume the First Amendment protects them from any consequences whatsoever for whatever they wish to utter, publish, broadcast or post online.
Do the forces now in charge of our energy future prefer that the American economy continue to grow based on the exploitation of plentiful and less-expensive coal and other fossil fuels, or by replacing those older power sources with wind, solar and other “renewables,” regardless of the cost?
Over the past several weeks there have been many questions asked regarding the existence and costs associated with the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. In this painful period of our community’s history it is not only understandable but appropriate that all expenditures be examined and evaluated.
When he was running for president as a candidate for change, Barack Obama said: “Our energy problem has become an energy crisis because no matter how well-intentioned the promise — no matter how bold the proposal — they all fall victim to the same Washington politics that has only become more divided and dishonest; more beholden to the powerful interests that have the biggest stake in the status quo.”
The word “hypocrite” has been hurled at Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford with such force and frequency, you’d swear it was their new party affiliation.
American right-wingers say we ought to get tough with Iran for having a disputed election.
Public education’s never-ending complaints over teacher pay and working conditions conveniently ignore a few important taxpayer concerns: It’s exceptionally difficult to fire an educator for any type of misconduct, it’s impossible to fire one for poor classroom performance, and when school districts actually try to terminate a terrible teacher, the public often ends up providing the instructor with a lengthy paid vacation before union-backed appeals overturn the firing.
Braden Albert reveals where he keeps his socks and underwear. Then he closes his kitchen cupboard.
In the greatest TV show of all time, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” there was an episode in 2003 where Buffy told Spike (the soulful vampire) that she needed to phone someone.
High summer brings high times to Cerca Country. Whether your tastes run to Native American art or rodeo, motor sports or wildflowers, there’s probably something for you in this calendar.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
After months of fruitlessly searching for a job, Stephanie Mulliken, 54, needed a reason to get up in the morning, something to give her a sense of purpose and meaning.
A co-worker has been telling me for weeks now that I don’t write enough about things women like. But, really, if I had even the foggiest notion of what women like, I might not spend this much time in front of a TV.
It’s a mellow summer night with the family, watching the old MGM musical “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Gene Kelly breaks into this Irish jig and I break into a cold sweat.
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No matter how much of a bridezilla a woman becomes or how much the would-be groom helps, pulling off the perfect wedding is almost impossible.
With ears stretched close to an inch, leaving a gaping hole in his earlobe, Matt Stempien stood proudly in front of hundreds of people ready to rock his performance.