Megan McCloskey

Megan McCloskey is a reporter who covers the military for the Las Vegas Sun.

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Next foreclosure wave building with defaults on fixed-rate loans: Monday, June 8, 2009; Back in 2000, long before subprime lending to credit-risky homebuyers overheated the housing market, Rosemary Murphy used her financial good standing to pay for a house the old-fashioned way. She’s now in trouble.
Col. Chris Chambliss: Commander, 432d Wing And 432d Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech Air Force Base; Monday, June 1, 2009; After two years as the first commander of the Air Force’s only dedicated unmanned aircraft wing, Col. Chris Chambliss hands over the reins today in a typical rotation of command.
Transfer order doesn’t wait for real estate to rebound: Wednesday, May 27, 2009; Brian O’Neill bought his house in Aliante in April 2006 for $360,000. It’s now worth less than half that. His is a familiar story in the Las Vegas Valley, but he’s in a worse predicament: Uncle Sam has ordered him to move.
Obama finds Bush-era language a sticky thing: Administration dislikes but can’t quite shake phrase ‘Global War on Terror’; Thursday, May 21, 2009; President Barack Obama hasn’t been shy about trying to scrub his predecessor’s lexicon from popular parlance, most notably ditching “Global War on Terrorism.” Obama prefers “Overseas Contingency Operation.”
Helicopter pilot school at Nellis on hold so trainers can fly in Afghanistan: Tuesday, May 12, 2009; The war in Afghanistan is stretching the ranks of the Air Force’s search-and-rescue helicopter pilots so thin, the service had to cancel an advanced training course so it could send the instructors to the front lines.
He brought limo service to Vegas: Entrepreneur who made his living off luxury was not afraid to roll up his sleeves; Friday, May 8, 2009; Jim Bell moved to Las Vegas from Montana in 1967 to join his uncle’s Whittlesea Taxi Service.
Find a voice, sure, but find a paycheck, too: Hollywood veteran teaches writers to be pragmatic; Thursday, May 7, 2009; John Hill has a message for wannabe writers: Forget heart and think commercial.
Who’s friending you next? The U.S. military: Brass takes cautious steps onto Web’s social networks; Tuesday, May 5, 2009; The U.S. military, long a champion of rigid, no-nonsense communications, is stepping into the freewheeling realm of social media.
Antiseptic made here can’t sanitize hands here: It can help prevent swine flu, its maker says, but it’s not approved for that use in U.S.; Monday, May 4, 2009; A Las Vegas company that makes a hand sanitizer capable of warding off the swine flu virus for four hours has been fielding calls madly from Canada, Great Britain, Mexico and from across the United States.
Nellis earns honors in Air Force competition: Friday, April 24, 2009; Nellis Air Force Base is runner-up in the competition for best installation worldwide in the Air Force.

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Union group launches TV ad campaign: Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009
Early voting ends tonight: Friday, Oct. 31, 2008; If you don’t want to wait until Nov. 4 to cast your vote, get to the polls some time today because early voting ends tonight.
'Card check' ads bypassing Nevada: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008; Both business and pro-union groups are flooding the airwaves with battling ads about the Employee Free Choice Act, but you won't see any of them here.
Middle school gets solar education grant: Friday, Oct. 17, 2008; It’s all about being green these days – and it’s best to catch folks when they’re young so habits stick.
Californians arrive just in time for early voting: Friday, Oct. 17, 2008; ‘Morning, Sun readers. It’s Friday! Not that it matters much for this reporter: with the general election 18 days away, it’s all politics all the time – including the weekends. Early voting starts tomorrow for those who want to cast their vote and tune out until ballots are counted Nov. 4.
Titus: Here’s what I’ll do for the military: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008; No politician is anti-veteran, so it isn’t exactly earth shattering when one calls a press conference to express support for the country’s military.
Nevada political roundup: Monday, Oct. 13, 2008; All work and no play this weekend for American and European leaders, and it looks like it might be paying off.
Nevada political roundup: Stocks slide, VP candidates: Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Nevada political roundup: Porter-Titus close, Buckley hits the road: Friday, Sept. 26, 2008