Monday night’s total lunar eclipse, combined with the closest approach of Mars left many skywatchers in awe. By Tariq Malik The moon took on an eerie blood-red hue early Tuesday during the first total lunar eclipse of 2014, a celestial sight that wowed potentially millions of stargazers across North and[...]
Our illustrious Senator, Majority Leader and Godfather of many of the local politicians, Don Harry Reid, was on local television channels a few days ago imitating Stevie Wonder with dark sunglasses and playing the role of John Gotti (no offense to the memory of Mr. Gotti), threatening those who came[...]
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! The Cliven Bundy rancher incident should never have happened in the first place. Had we an oath-keeping sheriff, this incident of overreach of Federal power and land grab would have been nipped in the bud, at the get-go. This is how corruption seeps its[...]
Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas opens early for its second season this weekend; a fun, new way to celebrate Spring Break Spring Break activities include a DJ, music and a variety of contests including dancing, scavenger hunts, trivia and more. More than 25 slides and attractions for thrill seekers and families to[...]
Family Dollar is closing 370 U.S. stores and will open fewer new ones. After booming during the recession and its aftermath, Family Dollar could feel the pinch of Americans feeling richer, some say. By Patrik Jonsson ATLANTA — By the looks of things, Family Dollar — a mainstay American dollar[...]
The federal Bureau of Land Management returned a Nevada rancher’sView Post cattle, avoiding a potentially dangerous confrontation. But the legal fight over grazing fees continues. By Brad Knickerbocker In the sparse Nevada rangeland this weekend, U.S. western history came alive with a fight over cattle that threatened to turn violent.[...]
“Judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” — Simon Bolivar I believe the people of Venezuela have garnered a great amount of experience from the bad judgment they made when they elected Hugo Chavez Frias as their president. They never took heed of the advice of the[...]
Editorials · On a Personal Note
One really can’t get the full flavor of being in The Holy Land in less than two weeks, but we do what we can when we have the opportunity to go. And I wouldn’t have missed this trip for anything, regardless of its brevity. I’m not much of a world[...]
Editorials · Our Point of View
We at the Las Vegas Tribune enjoy a unique opportunity and privilege to exercise our right to freedom of speech and of the press. These rights are guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but it’s only the fact that the Las Vegas Tribune is the only independently[...]
Have you ever noticed the way some folks measure things? The next time I measure the amount of ingredients to put into a dish will be the first time. My mother, who everyone called Mama Alice (including the dozens of friends and neighbors who managed to find their way to[...]
Immigration reform: If Obama moves on his own, how big a political risk?April 24, 2014
House Democrats raise more cash than GOP, but that alone can’t save themApril 24, 2014
Atheists’ new plan of attack against Pledge of Allegiance: State CourtsApril 24, 2014
Robert George Allen, the Ghost Seeker, enthralls F.I.O.R.E. crowdApril 24, 2014
