Michael Corleone, a veteran, would approve. Thank you, Las Vegas. I had a hunch you’d come through. Forty-five exhausted first responders have arrived … more than 400 will come:
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman invited them for a four-day, all-expenses-paid reprieve from their plight, offering his city’s casinos and hotels, stage shows and buffets. This charity came at the request of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who, after the suicides of two police officers and desertion by scores of other first responders, hoped to salvage the remaining crews with some R&R. (LAT, via Seattle Times (no sub. required for same-day stories)
