In 1990, an all-sports newspaper called “The National” made its debut, and it featured some of the greatest sports writers of the day. It was a great idea at the wrong time and it last 18 months despite an excellent product. One of its problems was distribution and in Las Vegas, it was very hard to find. I’d drive for
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On Friday, FBI agents arrested a man who had mailed bombs to many prominent Democratic leaders, including former President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. On Saturday, 11 more people senselessly died when they were shot while at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. The violence is an outgrowth of the hate and polarization which is taking over our country.
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We as Americans hate our representatives in Congress, which is kind of odd since we elect them. Never in the history of our country has there been more information about the candidates, their positions and what impact their positions may have on you as a potential voter than there is today. Yet, the overwhelming majority of American voters identify themselves
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The Do Not Disturb function on my iPhone was set to begin at 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2017, and end at 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 2, 2017. My alarm clock, though, was set to awaken me on the 2nd at 5:45 a.m. That 15-minute difference was haunting. I attended a Vegas Golden Knights preseason game on Oct. 1, which
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Tiger Woods’ victory Sunday at the Tour Championship was historic. Making a return to the top of his profession after undergoing spinal fusion surgery and assorted other injuries that threatened to end his legendary career is something you just can’t make up. It was the 80th win of his PGA Tour career, second behind only Sam Snead’s 82. I was
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We could talk about how Russian President Vladimir Putin has murdered many journalists and political opponents, and question how anyone, let alone the President of the United States, could not see him as the despicable despot that he is. We could point out how Putin has ordered the poisoning of Russian people living in England. We could talk about how
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Rarely, if ever, has there been a successful, championship-level NHL team built largely through free agency. Even before the NHL instituted a salary cap, drafting and developing players was still the surefire way to build into a contender. As the Vegas Golden Knights head into their first offseason and the start of free agency looms, many in the team’s fan
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I have had a full-time job as a sports writer since I was 19 years old and still in college. I have always loved my job and enjoyed going to work. My second love is technology, specifically, Apple products. I loved Apple so much that when an Apple store opened in Las Vegas, I got a part-time job there. I did
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Every time I meet someone and they find out for the first time what I do for a living, they invariably say, “Oh, that’s neat. It must be fun.” And it is. I love being a sports writer and never have wanted to do anything else. But it makes it hard to be a sports fan. For one, we’re working
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The impact that Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who died at the hand of an assassin’s bullet 50 years ago today, had on the world generally and the United States in particular can be easily witnessed by viewing the enormous amounts of people who came out to pay their respects as the train carrying his body brought him to his final
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