Barbara Vucanovich was the first politician I followed into a restroom to nab an interview. During my years as the R-J’s political reporter, I fumed when male reporters would go in to grab a few words from male politicians.
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Jane Ann Morrison
Journalists love to brag about making a difference.
The legacy of the 2013 Legislature is one of empty promises and wasted hours with few real accomplishments, except for some that made small speciality groups happy.
In some ways, the question of quashing a subpoena seems like a dinky issue to be before the Nevada Supreme Court.
Sometimes the things I hear are jaw-dropping.
Among many things that make no sense to me: Why was lobbyist Harvey Whittemore charged criminally instead of civilly?
Millionaire slumlord, perennial political candidate and disbarred attorney Michael Schaefer now has another descriptive phrase to front his name — celebrity stalker.
Memories are funny things. They’re not always true.
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro overrode the government’s plea deal with Las Vegas bankruptcy attorney Randolph Goldberg and gave him the maximum possible under federal guidelines — two years in prison instead of the agreed upon 18 months. She gave him the maximum fine of $40,000. He paid restitution of $720,719.
Two warring factions among Nevada chiropractors split over a bill that has passed both houses of the Legislature without any “no” votes, despite one faction’s concerns that this bill poses a danger to public safety.
Depressed by the lack of accomplishments so far as Nevada legislators seem to focus on social issues instead of serious financial issues?
Touring the Discovery Children’s Museum with a group of first-graders from Givens Elementary School seemed like a smart idea. I could follow them around, watch their reactions, see what they liked best. It would be a reality-based column.
The UMC Foundation losing its nonprofit status is more of an embarrassment than a serious problem for the organization, but somehow it doesn’t inspire confidence. It makes one wonder: Who is minding the store?
You always remember columns that generate reader wrath.
For the past three months, two local men have been using mailbox keys to help themselves to mail in cluster mailboxes in Summerlin and the northwest valley, according to a federal indictment.