The first words that came out of judicial candidate Joe Hardy Jr. when he walked into the radiotribune.com studio last week were spoken to tell the show’s producer and founder of the Las Vegas Tribune, Rolando Larraz, that his front page article last week about District Court Judge Adriana Escobar was “not all correct” because she[...]
A grandmother who petitioned the court twice to adopt her three grandchildren appealed her loss in Anita Lumpkin v. Clark County Department of Family Services on May 15, 2014.Her lawyer, Cuthbert E.A. Mack, who filed the appeal, is at odds with the adoption statute’s application.Lumpkin’s appeal questions Nevada Revised Statute 127.110(2), whether the 30-day[...]
The present judge in District Court Department 14, Adriana Escobar, is misleading the Clark County voters with signs that ask for her to be reelected to the bench in that department. Judge Escobar was appointed to the District Court by Governor Sandoval on June 26, 2012 after being recommended for appointment by the[...]
By Parker Philpot Photos by John Thomas One of America’s most noteworthy organizations best known by its historic acronym and stellar record of securing civil rights victories for millions of individuals and families, the NAACP, concludes its 105th annual convention today at the Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip. Is there a present-day[...]
Texas Sen. John Cronyn expects the House of Representatives to pass a ‘skinnied down’ emergency funding bill this week to help solve the influx of child immigrants from Central America. By David Clark ScottIf Congress is going to address the child immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border before its five-week summer recess, this[...]
From The Desk Of Gordon Martines
These words should be immortalized on the walls throughout the police department. It matters not whatever the original direction, application and intention of any critical incident police operation, there is always going to be a downside and a fly in the ointment.Just recently, I discovered a crucial piece of very disturbing evidence, maliciously stuffed[...]
On Monday I attended a hearing in Federal Court where a defendant was in front of the Honorable Jim Mahan for parole violation and other new charges that he had collected while on parole. Perhaps I am the exception to the rule because of my age, but — although in federal court it is[...]
A night out benefiting The Rape Crisis Center Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014; 6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. at the Lavo Lounge at the Palazzo, 3325 S. Las Vegas Blvd. In 2013, The Rape Crisis Center met and assisted 573 victims of sexual assault, handled more than 3,000 calls to the hotline, and educated over 11,000 Clark[...]
Americans are puzzled why lawmakers can’t come to terms on what the public sees as a crisis. But the politics are tough and the issue has morphed into a debate about immigration. By Francine Kiefer WASHINGTON — It looks like Congress will leave for its five-week August recess without addressing the child-migrant crisis[...]
Editorials · On a Personal Note
Some people do not deserve to live. But what does that have to do with us? Well, let’s examine that little question. If someone were told that if he did not follow the rules, he would not be allowed to remain in the club, and he broke the rules anyway, knowingly and deliberately,[...]
Editorials · Our Point of View
During the 2010 election the Latin Chamber of Commerce lost a few of their most prominent and generous members and friends because of their decision to endorse a Democrat non-Hispanic, Rory Reid, in the race for governor against the Hispanic Republican, Brian Sandoval. Sandoval ended up winning the election with 53 percent of[...]
Have you ever given any thought to what you want your tombstone to say? I lost my mother at the age of 60 to cancer. Her stone reads simply “Sing no sad songs for me.” Among the weird things I’ve collected over the years are the funny sayings that appear on tombstones. Some[...]
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. — Warren Bennis About 350 years ago, as the story is told, a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a town site. The next year they elected a town government. The third year the[...]
In her Republican primary against conservative Taxpayer Protection Pledge-signing GOP candidate Vick Gill, Becky Harris — Senate Minority Leader Moderate Mike Roberson’s handpicked candidate for the critical Senate District 9 seat — ran and campaigned as a conservative while simultaneously refusing to ink the Pledge. And now that she fooled enough Republican primary voters[...]
