By Michael Rooney Alabama blogger Roger Shuler was released from a Shelby County, Ala. jail on March 26, more than five months after he was imprisoned on contempt charges for refusing to comply with a court order to take down allegedly defamatory articles. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the[...]
More Americans have health insurance: Why Obamacare doesn’t get full credit The portion of Americans without health insurance has fallen amid the Obamacare registration drive, two polls find. But the largest source of gains in coverage has been employer-sponsored plans. By Mark Trumbull WASHINGTON — Two new polls are finding[...]
Seniors are expected to account for a significant majority of voters in November elections and both parties are trying to win support by using health-care issues — often combined with scare tactics. By Francine Kiefer WASHINGTON — The 2012 presidential election hinged on women voters and minorities, but 2014 is[...]
By Shawn J. Jimenez I’ve been reading and hearing about “medical marijuana” since I arrived here in January. Las Vegas is my new (and hopefully last) hometown–but I didn’t come here to die. I’m too curious and love learning too much to put myself out to pasture. I became especially[...]
Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. — Denis Waitley The story is told of Karl Benz, who in 1866 drove his first automobile through the streets of Munich, Germany. He named his car the Mercedes Benz, after his daughter Mercedes. The machine angered[...]
The word outrage just doesn’t seem to have the impact that is necessary to describe the way that I and others at this newspaper feel about the new Nevada Drivers Card that allows illegal immigrants to drive a vehicle legally in this state. After I waited the customary 2.5 to[...]
Editorials · Our Point of View
Every respectable American who enjoys and exercises the right to vote needs to take the time to learn as much as possible about candidates they may vote for, and voters need to remember that the U.S. Constitution starts with WE THE PEOPLE, and that “we” includes voters and candidates alike.[...]
Over the years, I’ve enjoyed collecting bumper stickers and taking pictures of unusual license plates, commonly called ego plates. I’ve enjoyed having my own plates over the years like MIKEAUN or AUNUSC, as I am a big University of South Carolina Gamecock fan. My current plate says USCCOXS. Every other[...]
I attended a seminar in Toronto, Canada. Great city, friendly people, great ethnic food and great subways (tip: If you are sensitive to spicy food, stay away from Beef Buana at an Indian restaurant. It made my face red, my nose run and blew out my taste buds for a[...]
Part Two of Two In Part I, in my last column (April 2, 2014), I wrote about my first-hand experience with Metro over my two periods as a dedicated public servant in order to illustrate how often the public, including visitors, gets far less efficiency and much less competency from[...]
