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Rush makes time stand still at Mandalay Bay

Posted 5 hours, 3 minutes ago in Culture Blog

There is a ringing in my ears at about the same pitch as Geddy Lee’s voice as it catapults the guitar solo in “Something For Nothing.” I’ve felt this before, 11 times total, after every Rush concert I’ve attended, most recently last night (that would be May 10, or the day before Mother’s Day) at Mandalay Bay Events Center. When I called Mom this morning to wish her a happy ...

Observations from Saturday’s Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway

Posted 19 hours, 31 minutes ago in Bloggity, Bloggity, Bloggity

It’s looking more and more as if the only one who can stop Kyle Busch from winning the Sprint Cup title this season is Kyle Busch. He was the class of the field Saturday night, leading 169 of 367 laps — despite receiving a pit-road penalty for a loose lug nut early in the race. Busch, 23, remained atop the Sprint Cup points standings after his third win of the ...

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Politics: The Early Line

State now facing still more cuts: Those gaming tax numbers were bad. Worse, even, than the state expected them to be just a few weeks ago, when the governor’s budget office ...; (1 Comment)
Enhanced GI bill meeting resistance: WASHINGTON — A proposal to give returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans greater access to college aid through an enhanced GI bill is getting resistance from ...; (3 Comments)
House committee targets VA on suicides: WASHINTON — The VA came under attack today at the House Veterans Affairs Committee following a recent CBS News report that 1,000 veterans a month ...; (2 Comments)

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Rush makes time stand still at Mandalay Bay

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State now facing still more cuts

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Observations from Saturday’s Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway

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Ken Korach is the radio play-by-play man for the Oakland A’s. The Henderson resident’s broadcast career also has included stints with the Chicago White Sox, Las Vegas Stars and UNLV football and basketball. He will write occasionally from the road during the A’s season. (RSS Feed)