Since winning office in 1999, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has sent personalized birthday cards to the city’s 3,000 or so employees. The artistic side has been handled by Carmen Sampson, who is retiring this month after 18 years with the city of Las Vegas’ graphics department.
The Beijing Games long will be remembered for American swimmer Michael Phelps winning a remarkable eight gold medals and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt‘s dominant performances.
BEIJING — The most important part came afterward. After the survival. After the midcourt celebration. After they joined arms and stepped forward as one. After the gold medals had been slipped around their necks and the national anthem played and the American flag rose between two others. You always want yours in the middle. It’s where the winner resides.
Blake DeWitt singled in Xavier Paul with the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, and the Las Vegas 51s gained a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the Pacific Coast League on Sunday at Colorado Springs.
Not even an early 8-3 deficit could derail Bishop Gorman’s magical run Sunday.
UNLV coach Mike Sanford was careful to caution it wasn’t set in stone, but the football team’s depth chart for Saturday’s opener against Utah State lists incoming freshman Phillip Payne as a starting wide receiver.
It’s no wonder John McCain gets so crotchety about celebrities because stars are aligning with Barack Obama on a massive scale. No matter what you choose to be entertained by — movies, music, TV, fashion or sports — you could be getting entertained by a famous Obama donor.
Count Pat Mulroy among the Western officials taking issue with Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s recent comments on the Colorado River Compact.