Up the Aisles
Sen. Heller: Man of Letters
March 2nd, 2012
Do you ever write to your elected officials? Do they ever write back? Sen. Dean Heller does. Read more »
Gomes’ impact reached across gaming industry
February 24th, 2012
Dennis Gomes, the Resorts Casino Hotel chief executive officer and part-owner who died last night, made a profound impact elsewhere over the course of his career, but his work in Nevada stands on its own as exemplary. Read more »
Getting a Reid on the Leader
February 22nd, 2012
Politico’s recent report that Harry Reid plans to continue as Senate Democratic leader after this November “win, lose or draw” is not merely good news for Nevadans, but offers insight into Reid and the Senate. Read more »
The Ironies of Harvey Whittemore
February 16th, 2012
Once upon a time, it seemed, the state of Nevada danced to Harvey Whittemore’s tune. Times have changed. Read more »
The Day the Nevada GOP Died
February 8th, 2012
One of the running gags of the Republican presidential campaign season has been to say that the winner of each GOP debate has been Barack Obama. Some see that as funny, others as silly. But when it comes to the Nevada Republican party’s 2012 presidential caucus, truer words were never spoken. Read more »
Sisolak, Vermillion, and the Importance of History
February 2nd, 2012
Anyone who has been in a relationship from hell can appreciate the end of the one between Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak and former Henderson Councilwoman and Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth founder Kathleen Vermillion. Read more »
Sheldon and Newt
January 26th, 2012
Sheldon Adelson, leader of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. that owns the Venetian and the Palazzo here and a big chunk of Macau, also has made a down payment on the White House. He gave $5 million to the Super PAC backing Newt Gingrich, and his wife Miriam has followed up with another $5 million. Read more »
Steve Ross and the Politics of Recall
January 25th, 2012
Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross won his second term in 2009 but faces an election a year early—for the wrong reasons. Read more »
Whither North Las Vegas
January 20th, 2012
These days, North Las Vegas could amend Charles Dickens: it’s just the worst of times. The question is what to do about them. The answer appears both simple and impossible. Read more »
Benson Takes Podcast Show on the Road
January 11th, 2012
Doug Benson ambles out onto the stage at Palace Station’s Louis Anderson Theater Sunday night in a cloud of smoke, naturally. (Don’t worry, parents of impressionable youth. it’s just a fog machine gag.) As the theme music to his Doug Loves Movies podcast rolls, an audience of around 120 claps in time. Read more »
