Police reports from Converse, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio, detail how former Las Vegas City Councilwoman and former Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs-Perez claimed a neighbor’s puppy as her own and refused to give it back when the owner asked.
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Columnist Jane Ann Morrison has had some interesting conversations with men and women after watching 18 hours of the documentary “The Vietnam War.” She also has learned Vegas PBS is holding monthly “Veterans Coffee Conversations” at the station.
Thankfully, more people didn’t die. Thankfully, more people weren’t injured.
“Gangsters to Governors: The New Bosses of Gambling in America” serves as a well-written, tidbit-laden reference book about gambling in the U.S. from its beginnings to 2017.
High-profile litigation involving a Las Vegas man who filed 274 federal lawsuits claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act has potential to play a role in Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s bid for governor.
The State Bar of Nevada had sought to add anti-harassment and anti-discrimination language to its Rules of Professional Conduct. But opponents complained, and the proposed rule was shelved for now.
Columnist Jane Ann Morrison questions Las Vegas City Council members’ annual individual discretionary funds, which are often used for special events, saying the money promotes the individual politician with special events creating goodwill with constituents.
Post-politics, former Assemblyman Larry Spitler has made an unusual transition. Today, he is a documentary movie producer.
Myram Borders was a cutthroat journalist, who strategized ahead of time how to beat the competition. But the real reason for her successful 36 years at the United Press International wire service was her penchant for hard work.
We knew the day would come. It was inevitable. But most of us thought the horror wreaked Sunday would come from overseas, not some gambling geezer living in a retirement community in Mesquite.
Retired Associated Press reporter Brendan Riley wrote a book about the ugly, vicious yet fascinating side of Vallejo, California, which parallels the rough side of Nevada’s gambling centers and involves some of the same characters.
Former first lady Sandy Miller may not have been a cheerleader when she graduated from Rancho High School’s Class of 1967, but she cheers for it now.
When veterans “advocate” and Family Court critic Steve Sanson isn’t running doomed campaigns for office, the president of Veterans in Politics International files complaints against office holders — so many complaints it’s no longer possible to determine whether he’s making credible claims.
Nearly 10 years ago, I wrote about a new program started by then-Secretary of State Ross Miller — the Nevada Living Will Lockbox.
Is Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin an anti-Semite? Jane Ann Morrison doesn’t think so, but his choice of words leaves the question open for discussion.