Local Las Vegas
There was face-slapping, some pushing, kicking and even a table flipping at the seventh annual World Series of Beer Pong on Wednesday night.
With the new year came a new name for the Atomic Testing Museum. It’s now the National Atomic Testing Museum thanks to a provision in this year’s Defense Authorization Act that was signed by President Barack Obama.
NV Energy says a metallic Mylar balloon sparked an electricity substation power outage that affected about 13,000 customers for about an hour west of the Las Vegas Strip.
It’s not often that Las Vegas’ downtown culture scene steals the stage from the spotlight hog that is the Strip. But that might change in 2012, the so-called “year of downtown,” and no one would be happier than Nancy Deaner.
There are pundits and politicians who suggest that extending unemployment benefits discourages millions from looking for work. Some looking for work at the Henderson office of Nevada Job Connect beg to differ.
Ten-year-old Montrel Lockhart rises from his uncle’s couch — his bed for now — at the darkest hour just before dawn. The nearby streets of downtown Las Vegas are deserted and lonely.
Not sure I agree that adultery indicates human brokenness. Adultery certainly indicates a broken marriage, but if the marriage fails to fulfill the human need, isn’t it natural, isn’t it indicative of a person seeking wholeness, for that person to consider outsourcing? How does that indicate a human brokenness? And as far as evil not being a part of nature and only being a human trait, are humans not a part of nature? I know I’m getting technical here, but we were created by nature, too. — T.F., Detroit
