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April 24, 2024

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Pension Envy
That’s how police union lobbyist Dave Kallas summed up the effort by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to bring government salaries and benefits in line with the private sector. Studies by the Chamber reveal Nevada’s average government worker makes $47,450 a year while a private sector employee is paid an average of $37,040 a year, and the state’s public retirement benefits rank among the most generous in the nation. ...
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Colorblind
Desegregation arrived in Las Vegas shortly after my birth. A protest march planned for the spring of 1960 on the Las Vegas Strip threatened to shine a harsh spotlight on the fledgling Entertainment Capital of the World. Hank Greenspun brokered a deal that derailed the march and heralded desegregation. The Las Vegas of my youth, at least on my side of the tracks, was colorblind.
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High School Sports Scene
News from the prep sports scene, written by Sun staff. (RSS Feed)
Bloggity, Bloggity, Bloggity
StockcarToons cartoonist Mike Smith pops the hood on NASCAR racing. (RSS Feed)
Shark Bytes
Former UNLV basketball coach and Las Vegas legend Jerry Tarkanian gives insight into his sporting world — especially college athletics. (RSS Feed)
Talking Points
Sports from a betting perspective with Case Keefer (RSS Feed)
Ice Ice Billy
Random Thoughts from President and Chief Operating Officer of the Las Vegas Wranglers, Billy Johnson. (RSS Feed)