Monthly Archives: May 2020
‘Thank you, health care hero! Now stay away’ : Discrimination against healthcare workers during...
Special to the Las Vegas Spectrum
Today I tried to get an eye exam at a local EyeGlass World location in Las Vegas and was...
Remembering trans activist Marty Brown who lost his life to COVID-19
Transgender activist Marty Brown was a diabetic with complications. His wife, Tracey, said he had been sick since the beginning of March with what...
Why Deepen “Your Friend” Kothari is running for County Commissioner
Deepen Kothari is “Your Friend” running for Clark County Commissioner in District D (North Central Las Vegas).
What makes his campaign slogan real is that...
Theater: The Season That Never Was
Immersive theater and social distancing don’t mix.
The Vegas Theatre Company closed the curtain on “Men in Boats,” in early March followed rapidly by the...
COVID-19 and opera: An artistic director works the front lines as a UMC nurse
When Las Vegas community theaters went dark due to the coronavirus shutdown, it was particularly lamentable for opera lovers.
Vegas City Opera (VCO) was poised...
Nevada’s mining giants are raking it in and we should raise their taxes a...
By Hugh Jackson | Nevada Current | May 7, 2020
In the first three months of last year, Newmont Corp. reported a net income of $87...
Travel Europe this month and celebrate Pride while you’re there
IS??? June Busting OUT ALL over??? How do You want to Bust OUT? We're STILL HERE and helping those who have to travel to...
The Rock Report: Remembering Roy Horn and Little Richard
The numbers say it all!!! Whether it is or was a friend, a partner, a co-worker, the man who walks his dog in the...
As We See It: The ‘don’ is stupid. We Said It
The worst-case scenario on deaths from the COVID-19 virus, according to the New York Times and the Center for Disease Control, was 1.6 million...