November 2009

Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Truck – 82th Edition

Police say a 26-year-old Las Vegas man was killed in North Las Vegas after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a pickup truck traveling at speeds of more than 100 mph.By fox5vegas.com

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Suspect Arrested After Fatal Shooting – 83th Edition

Metro police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting on Thanksgiving in what they said appeared to be a drug deal gone wrong.By fox5vegas.com

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Unintended consequences – 57th Edition

When does a fetus become a person? At conception? In the third trimester? Upon birth? Anti-abortion group Personhood USA wants to give people power to the unborn — never mind the implications for women.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Happy UnThanksgiving – 58th Edition

This season, when you’re muttering your standard seasonal gratitudes for friends and family, health and happiness, take a moment and give a dark thought to those things you’re not so grateful for — for instance, reality TV “stars,” toy dogs riding around in purses, cell-phone yakkers in movie theaters. Take a moment to celebrate UnThanksgiving.By [...]

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Police: Accused Cop Killers Have Gang Ties – 80th Edition

A 17-year-old charged in the killing of a Las Vegas Metro police officer will be charged as an adult, police said Friday after releasing photos of two others charged in the case.By fox5vegas.com

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LIVE: Senate Health Care Debate – 81th Edition

Now: The Senate debates the new $849 billion health care bill. A test vote is scheduled for Saturday night.By fox5vegas.com

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Byte back – 55th Edition

Before she left the Review-Journal, political columnist Erin Neff felt she had become a critically endangered species. The lone liberal at Nevada’s largest newspaper shared the opinion page with a political cartoonist and three outspoken conservatives — two of them Libertarians.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Bad medicine – 56th Edition

Except for the lack of magazines, the waiting room looks finished. The chemical tang of new paint and fresh carpet hangs in the air. Light pours in through the windows. Dozens of chairs sit back-to-back in evenly spaced rows, awaiting patients.By lasvegascitylife.com

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Bigger, faster … healthier? – 53th Edition

“Hands up!” A herd of 50 little bodies rears up halfway across the cafeteria, stutter-stepping quickly in to a single-file line as lunch lady Kimmie Nixon’s booming voice cuts short their late-morning stampede.By lasvegascitylife.com

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