No Reason For Pride

In a YouTubed interview, the British-born General Manager of Nevada Public Radio noted that 97% of people who live in metropolitan Las Vegas will reply with their birthplace or former city of residence when asked where they're from... Embarrassment might be the reason.



When he's not on airport welcoming duty, investigative reporter Jonathan Humbert is most often seen on KLAS-TV, Las Vegas.

Governor Jim Gibbons, like the first President Bush, ran on a pledge of no new taxes. Whether his stand will survive a legislative special session to address the Nevada's revenue shortfall and budget deficit is the subject of widespread speculation in a state whose politics and tax system are half baked at best.

And elsewhere across America...