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<p>George Knapp</p>

George Knapp: Don’t go changing

May 15, 2013 6:51pm
I’M OLD ENOUGH to understand that change is inevitable. And I’m stubborn enough to shout to the...
<p>George Knapp</p>

George Knapp: Are two local unions in hot water?

Updated: May 15, 2013 6:16pm
Anyone with more than a passing interest in Las Vegas history is familiar with the key...
<p>U-F &amp;#8230; whoa.</p>

George Knapp: Stop the snark

May 01, 2013 7:01pm
If you’ve ever wondered why Congress has avoided the subject of UFOs for 45 years, you...
George Knapp

George Knapp: Finn, cabbies and other updates

Apr 24, 2013 6:07pm
Fired Boulder City police chief Tom Finn hasn’t had much to laugh about in recent months...

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<p>Former Boulder City Police Chief Thomas Finn. PHOTO: STEVEN ANDREW.</p>

George Knapp: BC’s melodrama continues

Apr 17, 2013 10:55pm
On a dark and stormy night, in a black castle atop a spooky mountain, a cast of characters that resemble Montgomery Burns, Sideshow Bob and other nefarious types from The Simpsons cackle as they plan...
<p>Bigelow Aerospace founder and president Robert Bigelow (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)</p>

George Knapp: To infinity — and beyond!

Updated: Apr 12, 2013 5:38pm
Business deals don’t get much bigger than this one. Have you ever read a contract that gives a governmental green light to a program to “place a base on the surface of the moon?” Ever see an...
<p>George Knapp</p>

George Knapp: Free speech, video at 11

Apr 03, 2013 6:10pm
Score one for the First Amendment. And while we’re at it, score one for up-and-coming District Court Judge Rob Bare.Few people were allowed to see the epic confrontation of legal titans that played...
<p>George Knapp</p>

George Knapp: Shame on Florida

Mar 28, 2013 12:05pm
A long time Nevada prison inmate named Fred Steese is due for a break, but it doesn’t look like he’s going to get one. Steese served 21 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. He was...
George Knapp

George Knapp: Cabbies deserve a fair deal, in spite of themselves

Mar 13, 2013 9:03pm
Displaying all the charm and grace for which they are so widely known, Las Vegas cab drivers have started their own unofficial media campaign in support of the driver strike against Yellow-Checker-...

George Knapp: The curse of Tony Cornero

Mar 07, 2013 12:06pm
If there is such a thing as a cursed patch of land, the acreage underneath the soon-to-be-built mega project known as Resorts World Las Vegas would qualify. The announcement this week that a...
George Knapp

George Knapp: Joe Delaney’s secret box

Feb 27, 2013 5:34pm
If you are a relative newcomer to Las Vegas, or a youngster, chances are you won’t recognize Joe Delaney’s name. But for many years he was a giant in the local entertainment and journalism...
<p>George Knapp</p>

George Knapp: Mob Museum critics, go whack yourselves

Feb 20, 2013 6:47pm
Had the city of Las Vegas chosen to hand out millions of dollars to, say, a pharmaceutical company or a gold mining conglomerate, an agri-biz giant or a filthy-rich dotcom gazillionaire, I doubt we...
<p>George Knapp</p>

George Knapp: Judge Vega says she’s sorry

Feb 13, 2013 7:07pm
It might not sound like a public reprimand is much of a penalty for District Judge Valerie Vega in light of the “clear and convincing evidence” that she repeatedly violated judicial canons, but it is...
<p>George Knapp</p>

Steven Brooks is ready for his close-up

Updated: Feb 07, 2013 11:59am
Assemblyman Steve Brooks, this one’s for you. Or, to be more specific, this one’s for your now-bulging scrapbook of news clippings and media mentions.In truth, I’m only guessing about the scrapbook...

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