Nevada political giant, former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid dies at 82

Harry Reid never felt the need to be loud or brash. The former U.S. Senate majority leader who died Tuesday in Henderson ...

NEVADA POLITICAL GIANT, FORMER U.S. SEN. HARRY REID DIES AT 82 Harry Reid never felt the need to be loud or brash. The former U.S. Senate majority leader who died Tuesday in Henderson at age 82 instead often took a soft-spoken approach to politics that resulted in effective, lasting and historic results. The Searchlight native represented Nevada for 30 years in the Senate, where his even-keeled approach was vital in helping broker the Affordable Care Act, thwarting a proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain and fostering laws to preserve public lands and encourage clean energy investment. REACTIONS TO FORMER U.S. SEN HARRY REID’S DEATH FROM FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, PRESIDENTS After former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s wife, Landra, announced his death today, messages of sympathy, respect and thanks from his many friends and colleagues started pouring in. President Joe Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton all issued statements honoring Reid, who died at age 82. SISOLAK, COMMUNITY GROUPS RALLY BEHIND VICTIM OF CHINATOWN SHOOTING Two Asian community organizations, flanked by Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, spoke Tuesday in Las Vegas’ Chinatown to announce that nearly $55,000 has been raised to benefit a ShangHai Taste restaurant worker who was critically injured during a shooting last week. CURTAIN UP: WAYNE NEWTON, THE GO-GO’S, WEEZER AND MORE VEGAS SHOWBIZ NEWS “MJ Live,” set for its final performance at the Strat Theater on Thursday, will reopen on February 7 at its new home at the Tropicana Theater. MOST READ: More Las Vegas flights canceled as airlines struggle with COVID, weather College football by the odds: Bowl pick’em Against the Spread Part 3 Prosecutor: Suspect in Las Vegas severed head case a prior felon A timeline of Harry Reid’s storied political career John Madden, legendary Raiders coach and broadcaster, dies at 85 ‌ ‌

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