None of the Democrats’ current health care “reform” bills will meet President Barack Obama’s stated goal of slowing the ruinous rise of medical costs, Congress’ budget umpire warned Thursday. In fact, they could break the bank.
Last Sunday you wrote of the crisis in the shortage of Nevada public defenders. The Review-Journal argues that the system actually works while the professional government class proposes throwing millions at the problem.
Cut by a little creek, peaceful meadows surrounded by wooded hills in southwestern Utah belie the horrific events that occurred there in 1857 when 120 California-bound emigrants died during the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Both battlefield and graveyard, the 2,500-acre site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also seeks to have the site memorialized as a national landmark, a lengthy process.
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It’s like a modern-day bazaar, with sellers and prospective buyers meeting, sans middleman, to haggle over everything from guitars to cars.
Here are some issues I dealt with recently at the Springs Preserve.
Smokey’s head is kinda, sorta pit bullesque. His face is German shepherdish. His athletic body and temperament cry out Labrador retriever.
You may find it hard to believe what I’m about to tell you, but believe me: The new baseball game “The Bigs 2” is way, way nuttier than “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”
Their summer vacation is well under way. And if you’re the parent of a young kid, you probably need one yourself.
Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
To borrow a famous line from a classic horror movie: They’re baaack.
He has a World Series ring, a Super Bowl ring, two Olympic medals and he’s gone through more title belts than he can remember. But Rick Harrison has never been on a Wheaties box, never had to gulp raw eggs Rocky-style, and the closest he came to breaking a sweat to get them was reaching for his wallet.
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum celebrated its 18th anniversary on July 11 with a party at the museum.
There hasn’t been a showdown with Elvis. Not until September, anyway. But Damian Brantley’s stock has gone through the roof.
A few years ago, when 3,000 to 4,000 new homes were being sold monthly in Las Vegas, people were trampling each other to snap them up, camping for days to be first in line for new releases at some 500 subdivisions around the valley and pushing prices beyond reality.
TABLE FOR NONE: The slumping economy has forced some local restaurants to close. Restaurant owners say their tables grew emptier as diners curbed their spending.
The slot machine industry is celebrating some good news coming from two of the most unlikely places, Ohio and Illinois.
Anyone who enjoys visiting Mount Charleston should thank Patty Conant and her volunteers for their work.
Digging deeper under the hood of Bing.com — the newest player in the world of search engines — reveals a way to earn real money rebates on purchases, and travel booking tools that help you decide when and where to take your next trip.