Editorials · Our Point of View
Once again elected officials and government agencies have proven this newspaper right by appointing to the Gaming Commission former Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager Pat Mulroy, who retired in February. Historically the good positions open in this community are passed around by one “connected” person to another among the[...]
Part Two: A Murder Cover-up Is Defined — David Roger By Thomas A. Nagy Every county in these United States (or should we more honestly use the term Divided States of America?) has a primary prosecutor, most commonly known as a district attorney. Each person holding this office whether appointed[...]
By Thomas A. Nagy Part One of a Series A few months ago I was invited to review documentation regarding a murder that took place in Las Vegas during the night of September 27-28, 2005. Exactly eight years had passed since that crime had been committed and the primary witnesses,[...]
Parents are in a good position to give their children good advice because they are wiser and more experienced, but children are usually reluctant to take their parent’s advice until they hear that same advice from a stranger. People like to believe what they read in the Las Vegas Tribune,[...]
There is no doubt in my mind that election time is one of the worst times in any community and is also a time when the politicos bring the worst of them out. In many cases they do not use their own words, so they don’t really show off their[...]
I just love when people try to make a federal case out of an arbitration, as is the case before the Judicial Discipline Commission of Family Court Judge Steven Jones and his supposed girlfriend, Lisa Willardson. I can understand the resentment several people have against Judge Jones for losing custody[...]
Editorials · Our Point of View
There is no doubt among the legal community that the new attorneys representing OJ Simpson in his effort to gain a new trial that would clear him of his 2008 conviction have done a good job. Patricia Palm, Osvaldo Fumo and Tom Pitaro displayed a great deal of professionalism and[...]
If memory serves people right regarding the so-called “trial of the year” of Sandra Murphy and Richard Tabish for the overdose-murder of casino mogul Ted Binion, the prosecutor in the case, David Roger, went all out to make Sandy Murphy into a stripper, at all costs. It was convenient and[...]
Editorials · Our Point of View
Do we know Clark County prosecutor Victoria Villegas? No, we don’t. Are we happy to see Victoria Villegas getting her job back? Yes, we are. Why? Why are we putting our nose where it might not belong? Why should we care one way or another if she gets her job[...]
I have said it before and I need to say it one hundred times more: Our young people have no protection from the law and the justice system as long as we continue to have police officers willing to threaten and manipulate witnesses; district attorneys willing to sentence innocent persons[...]
