Nobody wants to take heat for declaring an end to the Las Vegas housing market downturn, but local analysts don’t see the market going much lower, especially in terms of prices.
While we’re all sweltering in this 110-plus degree heat, PGA Tour player Alex Cejka reminds you it could certainly be worse, based on the old adage: It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.
For the second year in a row, the Cleveland Golf Pro-Scratch at Angel Park Golf Club was decided on the first sudden-death playoff hole. The two-person team made up of professional David Stead and amateur John Hahn edged out three other teams after their two tournament rounds of 63 on July 12 and 13 left them tied with Joel Kijowski and Clayton Yadda (64-67), Mike Ruiz and James Logeman (65-66) and Jake Ellison and John Busby (67-64).
As golfers we are always searching for ways to lower our scores. There are many ways to accomplish this but the quickest and, in my opinion, the best way is to spend more time practicing on your short game.
Q. Do I always get relief from a staked tree? I know you’ve answered this question before but the girls I play with won’t believe me unless they see it in writing. — Carolyn Reiner
With dozens of Southern Nevada golf courses vying for the business of today’s cost-conscious players, it might seem like bare-bones facilities would have a distinct advantage. Silverstone Golf Club, however, has turned that notion on its ear, positioning itself as an affordable but all-inclusive golf outing.
Helen Bagstad and Lyn Lutz were greeted with mixed news this afternoon at the Boulder Dam Hotel. They were excited to see the hotel’s restaurant bustling in its first day open since financial woes forced the hotel to close July 11. But the restaurant was so busy that they had to wait for a table.
WASHINGTON — Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought to rally support for sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night as Congress struggled to find agreement on a historic overhaul. He vowed to reject any measure “primarily funded through taxing middle-class families.”
At a prime-time news conference, Obama defended his decision to set a midsummer deadline for the House and Senate to act, even if it isn’t met. “I’m rushed because I get letters every day from families that are being clobbered by health care costs, and they ask me can you help,” he said.
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Two weeks after imposing a heavy fine against a Strip casino for not properly controlling illegal activity inside a nightclub on the property, state gaming regulators let gaming licensees know they have other concerns about how casinos are operating.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled against a company that wanted to keep a 109-foot-high flagpole for a huge American flag at a Las Vegas car dealership adjacent to a residential neighborhood.
OK, students. Settle down and tell me who this is this prominent Las Vegas pioneer and where is his picture hanging?
As expected, the Bowl Championship Series was the major topic at Mountain West Conference media days this morning.
During his news conference and later in a more intimate setting, commissioner Craig Thompson talked extensively about the MWC’s role in trying hard this year to effect change in the system. The conference wasn’t successful in trying to bring about immediate change, but Thompson hopes for a long-term payoff.
A Douglas County woman who came out early as the would-be Democratic opponent of Rep. Dean Heller has dropped her bid, the AP reports.