Today's News

In Edward Albee’s play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” George, the host at a late-night party, tells the guests about how faculty wives “gather at the downtown A&P like a bunch of geese.”

The guest “corrects” George by saying the proper term is “a gangle of geese, not a bunch.” Well, the host, played by Richard Burton, points out that if the guest is “going to be cute and ornithological about it,” the correct term is “gaggle, not gangle.”

Last week, a jury in Santa Fe delivered a guilty verdict for former West Las Vegas bilingual coordinator Roberta Vigil of fraud and conspiracy. The judge had previously thrown out the case against former West board member Ralph Garcia.

West Las Vegas school board members questioned recently what they called “extravagant” spending related to recent trips.

Board member Kenny Lujan asked about an expenditure at the Hyatt Regency’s exclusive Tamaya Resort, which is in the Albuquerque area.

“With budget restraints, we need to start looking at where and how we are spending money (for these kinds of trips),” Lujan said.

Looking at a line item in the budget, Lujan noted there were also more days spent at the resort than the days of the actual workshop.

Hundreds of residents want to send a message — one that doesn’t require postage.

A total of 308 people have signed a petition for the removal, transfer or termination of Las Vegas Postmaster Alberta Ellis. The petition calls Ellis “abusive, disrespectful, unprofessional and derelict in her duty.”