Up the Aisles
Heller's Hispanic Problem
May 31st, 2012
Dean Heller made his bed. Now he might need to hide under the covers. Read more »
The Rebel Hell of It
May 30th, 2012
If you ever saw Blazing Saddles, you may remember the scene in which Sheriff Bart plans to stop Mongo from tearing up the town. As he puts on his holsters, The Waco Kid warns, “If you shoot him, you’ll just make him mad.” Read more »
Six Degrees of Southern Nevada
May 24th, 2012
Las Vegas runs on Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Just as everybody ultimately can be connected back to the ubiquitous actor in six steps, so can any two Southern Nevadans be similarly linked. News stories also have their share of connections. Read more »
Apex Now Burning Garbage for Power
May 18th, 2012
Last spring we took you on a virtual tour of the Apex Regional Landfill, noting along the way how un-landfill like it looks, how much it generally doesn’t stink and how proud you can be that it would soon be producing “green” energy. Read more »
Why Lee-Spearman Matters
May 16th, 2012
State Sen. John Lee is a Democrat—but only nominally, according to his critics, who tend to be in the party’s liberal and moderately liberal wing. Read more »
Teachers’ unions don’t look too appreciative
May 9th, 2012
It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week, yet Clark County’s teachers may be feeling unappreciated. Read more »
¿Como se dice Berkley?
May 3rd, 2012
U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley’s “Latinos for Shelley” group made its debut as April ended, and a few things about this effort on behalf of her U.S. Senate campaign are worth noting. Read more »
McDonald: Democrats Are Lovin’ It
April 25th, 2012
No unkindness is meant in saying that Michael McDonald is a political vampire: Others have done everything but drive a stake through his heart, and still he survives. Read more »
Unintended Consequences and the GSA
April 18th, 2012
According to The Daily Caller, which actually reports some news despite being founded by a Republican propagandist and an aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney, some Las Vegas politicians are upset about the recent scandal involving the General Services Administration—not only the profligate spending, but also that House Republican committees are so interested in investigating it. Read more »
Mining for Money, Not Votes
April 11th, 2012
Steven Horsford has come a long way in a hurry. Elected to the state Senate in 2004, he became its Democratic leader before his first term ended. Instead of seeking a third—and, thanks to term limits, final—state Senate term, he’s running for the House. Read more »
