Las Vegas Sun

May 12, 2024

Today's print edition

Stop tormenting Nevada wildlife
​Is Nevada effectively a private hunting ranch? Statute calls for public wildlife management benefiting all Nevadans and to protect and perpetuate wildlife for future generations ...
Cohen may fix our democracy
It’s ironic that former President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen, who was nicknamed “Trump’s fixer,” may be the most important person in fixing American democracy by exposing Trump’s overvaluation of his real properties, for which he was ...
Trump’s ‘welfare’ dog whistle is nonsense, just like Reagan’s was
Donald Trump took his dog whistle down to Florida this month, reportedly telling a room full of donors: “When you are Democrat, you start off essentially at 40% because you have civil service, you have the unions and you have welfare.” He then drove ...
Photo: Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen attends Brightline West
Sen. Rosen: Police officers deserve our support
For a state that is home to world-class destinations and that welcomes visitors from around the globe, the members of Nevada’s law enforcement community are critical. These ...
Photo: Las Vegas philanthropist Joyce Mack is interviewed
Mother’s Day tradition celebrates Las Vegas pioneer
Many years ago the Thomas, Mack and Greenspun families joined together for a Mother’s Day celebration. Peggy and Parry Thomas, Joyce and Jerry Mack and Barbara and Hank Greenspun— as was their practice in those earlier days— started it all thinking that one day ...
Photo: Jesica Spellacy holds her three-month-old daughter
UMC team, paramedics reunite with baby they saved at birth
Within one minute after arriving at UMC, Jessica Spellacy delivered Johanna, but the baby was not breathing. Labor and delivery nurses quickly descended upon the scene to resuscitate Johanna, then admitted her into ...
Photo: Mother's Day 2024
Show gratitude for Mother’s Day with your presence as much as your presents
A convergence of cultural holidays has given rise to a full Mother’s Day weekend this year, rather than just a single Mother’s Day. The United States celebrates Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May ...
Photo: Rebecca Taylor, 49, a graduating senior at College
49-year-old mom overcomes ‘chemo brain’ to find academic success
Rebecca Taylor was 40 years old when she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2015. Almost a decade later, the 49-year-old will graduate from ...

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