A long time rumor that City Councilman Bob Beers is running for Senator Harry Reid’s seat in the U.S. Senate race was confirmed by the councilman himself during an appearance on Assemblywoman Victoria Seaman’s radio show “Nevada Speaks” on Radio Tribune.com that airs every Saturday at 1:00 in the afternoon and is rebroadcast several times[…]
By Parker Philpot The Las Vegas Tribune features this Black History Month series to share information and honor the experiences of notable history-makers in Nevada. But more work is needed to help Black history move forward. It must be gathered, preserved and presented so that it can continue to do what it does[…]
It may not be illegal to occupy a sidewalk with the intention of assembling in a public place for the purpose of advertising or publicizing a cause, a product or a business, but it is illegal to occupy a public sidewalk for the purpose of loitering. Many states, cities and towns have statutes[…]
Nubia is derived from Noba nomads who settled the area in the 4th century. Nubia was known as Kush, or, in Classical Greek usage, included under the name Ethiopia (Aithiopia). The 1871 Verdi opera and 2000 Tim Rice/Elton John musical “Aida” are not factual but do give flavor of a time and a[…]
When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home. — Betty Bender John Maxwell shares one of my favorite stories about a turkey chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” the turkey sighs, “but I haven’t got the[…]
Why can’t liberals — including liberal Republicans — just take “no” for an answer? In 2009 Nevada was in an economic crisis thanks to the Great Recession and the Legislature’s refusal to make the tough decisions that corporate America was already making: downsizing their work forces, reducing costs and cutting non-essential expenditures. Workers in the[…]
A recently retired police officer from New York killed two of his daughters and himself on February 21, 2015. The officer, Glen Hochman, was only 52 years old. His wife and another daughter were spared because they were away from home. The New York Post reported that Hochman, a former White Plains, N.Y. officer,[…]
By Jerry Schafer We all work for it, we all enjoy it, we all want it, we all need it, and to be sure, no matter how much we may be worth, we can’t seem to get enough of it. The Bible says, the love of money is the root of all evil. Some[…]
By Nina Radcliff, MD We love to share great times, secrets, and thoughts with our loved ones. But when it comes to our personal makeup and beauty items, they need to be kept personal. These seemingly harmless items can become a vector for passing germs—Staph infections, herpes simplex virus, fungus, hepatitis, the seasonal flu—from[…]
I can remember back in the days when people arrived to Las Vegas airport wearing a mob uniform — black suit, black shirt, white tie, a hat and sun glasses — because everyone wanted to look like the mob stereotype in the movies. The newscasts outside Las Vegas would not give out the temperature[…]
From The Desk Of Gordon Martines
I suppose it would be safe to say that most, but not all, politicians are for sale, especially in this state. When a candidate for an elected position campaigns for office, he or she makes a pledge, or a promise, to act on behalf of his or her constituents. If that person, after being[…]
I’m just one little person with no “people” or power behind me. I stand on my own and ponder life from a different perspective than most. Rather than going along with what everyone else believes (within their own circle of other official believers), I tend to question my own beliefs and search for higher[…]
Editorials · Our Point of View
The daily newspaper seems very upset about the fact that Henderson City Officials created rules to separate its employees from the only beat reporter they have in that city. We don’t know what the beef is, since every government entity has a Public Information Office to deal with reporters so they can repeat whatever[…]
The Nevada Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Las Vegas attempt to snatch groundwater from Lincoln and White Pine counties. In December 2013, state court Senior Judge Robert Estes ruled that State Engineer Jason King had failed to establish adequate criteria for protecting the residents of eastern Nevada and western Utah[…]
