MindJitsu: Urijah Faber Eyes David Beckham Model

A few years ago I asked Urijah Faber how he envisions his career trajectory. Does he see himself as one of those larger-than-life athletes who can transcend a sport, much like an Oscar De La Hoya or a Michael Jordan, who have the uncanny power to make even non-fans know their name? Faber indicated this…

UNSOLVED CHILD MURDER INSPIRES “THE RACHAEL ALERT”

By FRANK ANTHONY CURRERI Copyright 2002 The Salt Lake Tribune Rachael Marie Runyan, a 3-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a Sunset park and killed in 1982, might be alive today if her abduction had been aired sooner by the news media, believes her mother, Elaine Runyan-Simmons. Now, Utah law enforcement officers are joining forces…

Record 116 Degrees; AC Outage At McCarran Airport

By CHRIS JONES and FRANK ANTHONY CURRERI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL What’s worse than spending an entire afternoon stranded at the airport? Try spending an afternoon stuck at the airport with no air conditioning on one of the hottest days in recorded history. Tens of thousands of Southern Nevada locals and visitors experienced just such a…