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John L. Smith

@jlnevadasmith

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Amelia's dad, husband of Sally Denton, stepdad to 3, writer, native Nevadan. DM story tips. Work with @TheNVIndy , @RollingStone , @CDCNewswire .

Reno, Las Vegas.
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John L. Smith
4 years
The only thing worse than Mitch McConnell is Mitch McConnell smiling. Because you know he's done something corrupt. He should be buried in a Confederate general's uniform.
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4 years
Can’t wait until Mitch McConnell tries explaining to Kentucky farmers why growing tobacco (zero medicinal benefit/just straight killing people) is more beneficial to the state than growing marijuana and selling it to more progressive states. (Psst, Big Pharma has his tongue)
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Thank you, @GovSisolak for reminding all Nevadans that this is how you bow out gracefully. #HomeMeansNevada A class act ever goes out of style.
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2 years
@soledadobrien Back in my day, America wasn’t divided. We just refused to recognize the rights of women, minorities, and indigenous people.
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4 years
I would buy season tickets for this league. . @sallydenton @howardstutz
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If you’ve already seen some birds playing basketball today just keep on scrolling...
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2 years
Welcome to the West, where traffic can be delayed by the transport of a spaceship. Think nothing of it, @g_knapp .
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John L. Smith
2 years
I mean, come on, the guy's name is Lucky Winner. What did you expect?
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Las Vegas Locally 🌴
2 years
A video poker player turned $5 into $314,911 at the Aliante yesterday 🪄
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2 years
Nevada GOP gubernatorial candidate and Sheriff Joe Lombardo has only himself to blame for the position he was in Friday as former President Donald Trump called Las Vegas a cesspool of crime. You were warned, sheriff.
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John L. Smith
2 years
What sad news to learn of the death of bulldog reporter Jeff German of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He lived for the story.
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2 years
A great day. After years of medical challenges, daughter Amelia swims again.
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John L. Smith
2 years
I am no judge of candidate quality, but I used my Sigal Chattah poster to scare the children at Halloween.
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John L. Smith
2 years
@travisakers @sallydenton I found a razor blade in my fentanyl.
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4 years
I am biased, but he is one of the remarkable Nevada public servants.
@HistoryNevada
HISTORY:nevada
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University of Nevada grad, Nevada Assemblyman (1969-73), Nevada State Senator (1973-78), Nevada Attorney General (1979-83), Governor of Nevada (1983-89), and US Senator for Nevada (1989-2001) Richard Hudson Bryan was born on Jul 16, 1937 in Washington, DC.
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John L. Smith
2 years
I am more of a tempura shrimp killing kind of guy, but the wonton soup killing bowl with the fried rice and Mongolian beef and snow pea gets me every time.
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
2 years
We all teach our kids, “When you don’t know a word - look it up or ask.” Is this her first night with the Bible??
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John L. Smith
8 years
Glad to join the @TheNVIndy team as a columnist. We'll work late in the Silver State. Here's to independent journalism in Nevada.
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John L. Smith
3 years
Harry Reid proved that a person on the public stage could grow and change in dramatic ways. A generation of elected officials should remember that.
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John L. Smith
4 years
Legendary Nevada legislator Joe Neal has died after a long illness and courageous struggle. He fought so hard for people. God bless his family.
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John L. Smith
1 year
A's Team is getting asked hard questions tonight in Senate. Despite best efforts, the flaws in the stadium plan are showing. They aren't making a sound argument for need or benefit, and the "deal" feels more like a slapdash hustle than something the community can get behind.
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1 year
Beatty traffic jam. This must be Nevada.
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John L. Smith
7 years
Today we're celebrating beautiful Amelia's 22nd birthday.
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John L. Smith
2 years
This might be the only Democrat in Beatty.
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John L. Smith
6 years
Looks like @GovSandoval is Laxalt Intolerant.
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Steve Sebelius
6 years
BREAKING: @GovSandoval said today he does not plan to make an endorsement in the race to succeed him as governor, ending speculation about whether he'd embrace Republican nominee @AdamLaxalt .
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John L. Smith
8 years
Hawkins: "I am opposed to any taxpayer dollars being used to support NFL billionaires who have the money to build their stadium." #nvleg
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John L. Smith
2 years
Another beautiful morning in Nevada, where there are many shades of brown.
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John L. Smith
9 years
The outpouring of support from friends and strangers has been overwhelming. Thank you all so much.
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John L. Smith
3 years
Good morning, Nevada.
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John L. Smith
5 years
A very focused and at times angry @GovSisolak at Sawyer building tonight declaring a time for Nevadans to stay home. This is real leadership, people. Hard decisions made for a greater good.
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John L. Smith
4 years
No they're not. You're kidding and misleading.
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John L. Smith
7 years
A view that never gets old. I love Nevada.
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John L. Smith
4 years
A political Christmas gift from my wonderful mother-in-law, @SaraDenton16
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John L. Smith
6 years
. @SenDeanHeller still campaigning in Nevada? What stamina. #nvindytv #NVElection
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John L. Smith
9 months
Little Molly with her Pendleton coat in the storm in Reno. Intrepid rescue dog. A blessing for us. ⁦ @sallydenton
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John L. Smith
5 years
An unsung contribution to Nevada journalism by @TheNVIndy is its free distribution of stories to rural newspapers. Good journalism can change minds, policies, lives.
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John L. Smith
2 years
Good morning on the real Nevada Day. Have a sunbeam.
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John L. Smith
8 years
Which Nevada do you want? State's rights until ... Yucca Mountain? @AdamLaxalt
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John L. Smith
2 years
Traffic tie up in Reno. The locals won’t stop honking.
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John L. Smith
2 years
Good morning on Nevada Day! (Observed.)
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John L. Smith
4 years
. @RalstonReports is right as usual about tumult inside Nevada Democratic Party, but stop and consider this and smile:
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John L. Smith
5 years
A great friend of Nevada and of all people has died. Harriet Trudell rose from poverty in Florida and Alabama to activism at the highest levels in Nevada's Democratic party. Please celebrate her life. Please remember her cause.
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John L. Smith
3 years
Think of so many friends and family members at Mt. Charleston after the devastating fire at the lodge, where we all met for so many years for drinks and meals and community events. So many good times there.
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John L. Smith
8 years
Former @RAIDERS fullback Frank Hawkins is set to testify AGAINST the stadium deal. Calls it a giveaway and a taxpayer ripoff. #nvleg #SB1
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John L. Smith
3 years
"Right in the heart of the golden West ..."
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John L. Smith
2 years
In US Senate race, @SenCortezMasto scores a major law enforcement endorsement from #Reno Police Chief Jason Soto.
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John L. Smith
3 years
It was good to be on @MSNBC this morning to discuss the life and legacy of Nevada political titan Harry Reid. From Searchlight to the US Senate, it's still hard to imagine.
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John L. Smith
2 years
Devastating witness in January 6 committee hearing today recalls Bundy standoff as preview of far-right militia/insurrection. He was right, as I address in my book Saints, Sinners and Sovereign Citizens. @UNVPress
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John L. Smith
1 year
Thank you. I am very proud of that book.
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mindy pressman
1 year
Sorry, dogs, mom’s busy rn, she just picked up a copy of @jlnevadasmith ’s book about Steve Wynn and it’s a page turner 🥵
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John L. Smith
2 years
Leading from behind. In the rear with the gear.
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
2 years
“The left want to define traditional masculinity as toxic. Things like courage, and independence, and assertiveness as a danger to society.” -Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
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John L. Smith
3 years
Come on, Las Vegas. Just one shark in the Bellagio fountain!
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John L. Smith
2 years
A classic Nevada moment. No parking in Beatty.
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John L. Smith
1 year
Well worth your moment of reflection.
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60 Minutes
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“For too many Americans, Memorial Day has just become just another day off,” Andy Rooney said in 2005. “But the men, boys really, who died in our wars deserve at least a few moments of reflection during which we consider what they did for us: They died.”
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John L. Smith
2 years
Imagine his leg strength after so many years spent carrying Trump's water.
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
2 years
“I’m only a little bit pregnant.”
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John L. Smith
6 years
My favorite place in the world. Nevada.
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John L. Smith
6 years
So glad they rushed to fire Dave Rice, a very good coach, great role model and loyal Rebel. All those involved in that horse manure decision -- including the pushy boosters who can't stop whining about the good old days -- ought shut up and munch their popcorn.
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6 years
Holy shit. Short of resurrecting Tark, how can #UNLV fix this? | #UNLVmbb
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John L. Smith
7 years
Sunset in Nevada. God the artist.
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John L. Smith
3 years
I was at a dinner with Mr. Lee once. He was an old-school gentleman with a sense of humor -- and consummate contacts in Las Vegas.
@LasVegasLocally
Las Vegas Locally 🌴
3 years
Sad to hear Hae Un Lee, the founder & CEO of Lee's Discount Liquor, has passed away. Mr. Lee launched the company in 1981, just a year after immigrating to the US from South Korea, and eventually turned it into one of the most successful retailers in the Las Vegas Valley. RIP
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2 years
Sunrise over broken beer bottle: A Nevada classic.
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John L. Smith
3 years
No place like Zion to celebrate the end of a long year.
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John L. Smith
5 years
It turns out you can't indict a ham sandwich ... yet.
@tedlieu
Ted Lieu
5 years
Analogy: Mueller gives us a slice of bread, puts ham on it, and then another slice of bread. We say that's a ham sandwich. Mueller says I didn't make a determination whether or not it's a ham sandwich because I was instructed I can't call it that. It's still a ham sandwich.
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John L. Smith
5 years
I knew him when he was a sports tout conman, before he slithered up to Adelson and charmed him so. The newspaper that should have been mortified to have him in its pages shares in this shame.
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Jon Ralston
5 years
Man who capitalized on hysteria after the Oct. 1 shootings here (blamed ISIS) and was doing the same during this pandemic (faux virus cure) lost his high-profile gig w/Adelson's paper (where he was a geyser of garbage) and is being admonished by NY AG.
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John L. Smith
8 years
Wonderful daughter Amelia's 21st birthday party is today.
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John L. Smith
7 years
Steve Wynn resigns from #Wynn Resorts under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations. Instead of taking '95 publication of #RunningScared as a learning moment for his rapacious behavior and sleazy associations, he relied on bullying lawyers and press lackeys. #truthwillout
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John L. Smith
2 years
Mount Grant above Hawthorne. Pure Nevada. Happy Sunday.
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2 years
It’s unofficial, but I believe this is the third largest lake in Nevada.
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John L. Smith
3 years
It can't happen here. Again. And again.
@SteveSchmidtSES
Steve Schmidt
3 years
Jessica Griffin and Elizabeth Robertson, photojournalists with the ⁦ @PhillyInquirer ⁩ took these photos. Study them. Look at them. Extremism must be confronted, never appeased or ignored. Uniformed paramilitary fascists are marching in Philadelphia
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John L. Smith
4 years
If the @LVRaiders411 Raiders don't sign @Kaepernick7 they shouldn't be allowed in the state. @GovSisolak , step up and be a hero. Tommy White, man up and tell your pal Mark Davis to wise up and do the right thing.
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John L. Smith
6 months
Source confirms Gaming Control Board is pursuing leads in the wake of MGM Grand, Cosmopolitan and Resorts World LV controversies. Expect more names and at least one more casino that courted disaster by making questionable hires.
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John L. Smith
2 years
The Clark County Republican Party has a Saturday fundraiser at the "Lincoln-Douglass Day Brunch" at the Suncoast featuring top Trump insider David Bossie. The invitation includes a pic of Frederick Douglass. Uh, Stephen Douglas debated Lincoln.
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John L. Smith
8 years
So happy and thankful to be with KNPR. Veteran Journalist John L. Smith Joins News 88.9 KNPR - via @VegasNews
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John L. Smith
5 years
Oh, Henry! @RefriedBrean with multiple wins at the Nevada Press Association awards in beautiful Ely. A great journalist. @sallydenton
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John L. Smith
1 year
Such a terrible moment. If you think it will get better, I suggest you bet the under.
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Arash Markazi
1 year
A current view of the Fountains of Bellagio show with the F1 construction.
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John L. Smith
3 years
I don't know, but he leads this league in scoring, assists, and cholesterol.
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
3 years
Michael Smorgasbordan. I’ll show myself out.
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3 years
The challenges of Las Vegas being Las Vegas: Covid Crushed Las Vegas. No One Can Agree on How to Revive It. via @politico
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John L. Smith
7 months
A photo with my friend Socorro in Mina. She make great burgers and much more. Intrepid burgers on the 95. Can almost taste them now. Happy trails.
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John L. Smith
5 years
Austin, Boulder City, Carp, Denio, Eureka, Fallon, Gabbs, Hawthorne, Ione, Jiggs, Kingston, Lamoille, McDermitt, Nelson, Owyhee, Pahrump, Quartz Mt., Rhyolite, Sloan, Tybo, Unionville, Verdi, Wonder, Xmas!, Yerington, Z Bar: Christmas cheers across the Silver State.
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John L. Smith
3 years
The rise and record of Harry Reid is a grand American story that should cross all party lines. A remarkable life, a great Nevadan.
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Bill Dentzer
3 years
Statement from @GovSisolak on death of Harry Reid: "From humble beginnings in Searchlight, he became one of the state’s most powerful and fiercest advocates in Washington, DC."
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John L. Smith
2 years
Thanks very much. The book remains in print after more than 25 years and tells the uncomfortable truth.
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David Hinojosa
2 years
Saturday reading. @jlnevadasmith
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John L. Smith
2 years
Margaret Masanz took this photo in Boulder City today.
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John L. Smith
1 year
Homegrown, hometown heroes. VGK!
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John L. Smith
6 years
Sunrise in New Mexico. Daughter Amelia arrives today. Forever thankful for her in my life.
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John L. Smith
1 year
The beauty of shades of gray on our desert.
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6 months
First campfire of the season. As close to city life as I want to be. Happy spring.
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John L. Smith
3 years
Harry Reid is remembered tonight as a pugnacious political figure who fought for Nevada on a national stage. He also managed to keep his family together (thanks to wife Landra) and took time in recent years to celebrate his friends and supporters from Henderson.
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John L. Smith
4 years
Such a great photo. Two friends through time.
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James Melville 🚜
4 years
Back to the Future. 35 years later.
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John L. Smith
3 years
What a crib! That defines the term "sweat equity."
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
3 years
Who says chivalry is dead? An amazing two-minutes. Mind-blowing...
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John L. Smith
2 years
Yeah, I think I remember that bromide from Pharaoh. Jeez. The man is lost in the storm.
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
2 years
Good Lord.
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John L. Smith
2 years
Good work on a difficult story to write: Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home via @reviewjournal
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John L. Smith
2 years
Nye County district attorney Chris Arabia is calling on the state Attorney General to review and investigate evidence against Nye Commissioner Leo Blundo for possibly falsifying COVID relief fund applications.
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John L. Smith
2 years
A morning on the desert after a rain with a greasewood-scented breeze.
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John L. Smith
2 years
Such a great photographer. Thanks for this one.
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Jeff Sullivan Photo
2 years
Mono Lake sunset moon rise a few nights ago. (iPhone 12 Pro Max)
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John L. Smith
3 years
Republicans revel in chiding President Biden's memory. After listening to @AdamLaxalt testify in the criminal case of Lev Parnas, they should be concerned about Laxalt's memory lapses.
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John L. Smith
3 years
Thunder on the Strip. A major casino executive gets skewered in a deposition, accused under oath of things that will surely challenge his license. More to come.
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John L. Smith
2 years
A dedicated reporter and a good and honest man. ‘Gusto and generosity:’ Former RJ reporter Keith Rogers dies at 70 via @reviewjournal
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John L. Smith
4 years
Happy Opening Day. Got so excited I dug out an old baseball jersey from, gulp, more than 25 years ago. Baseball is timeless. Baseball players, not so much.
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John L. Smith
5 years
It is one thing to support business, @mayoroflasvegas , but you're denying the greater reality and shrinking by the moment from your larger responsibility. Wrong side of history and reality.
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John L. Smith
1 year
We are packing up for a move. I was getting tired. Then I saw this.
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John L. Smith
10 months
Of Rats and Men: Oscar Goodman's Life from Mob Mouthpiece to Mayor of Las Vegas. In researching this book, I often met Oscar early at his office before court and clients intervened. He was remarkably generous with his time. An education for me.
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John L. Smith
3 years
Moon and last light at Zion.
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John L. Smith
6 years
On this day in 1947, shots rang out in Beverly Hills. The mobster and Flamingo developer Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's forced retirement was complete.
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