J. Patrick Coolican
Columnist
J. Patrick Coolican was born in Connecticut to a large, Irish Catholic family and then studied dead white male authors at the University of Notre Dame. He started his career during the 2000 presidential campaign, writing for a Web site he created with two friends. He's written for The Seattle Times, The Nation, LA Weekly and, since early 2006, for the Sun.
Call J. Patrick at 702-259-8829.
Recent Stories (view all stories)
- The Steven Brooks saga points to much bigger problems
- Wednesday, April 3, 2013
- The unfortunate truth is that story of expelled Assemblyman Steven Brooks, sad as it is, could have been even more tragic.
- Photographer documenting homeless families finds no place like Las Vegas
- Monday, April 1, 2013
- Craig Blankenhorn has spent most of his professional life on film and TV sets — “Sex in the City” and “The Sopranos” among them — shooting photos for the big advertising displays you see in newspapers and magazines. But now he’s also traveling the country, documenting the lives of homeless families. In Las Vegas he met Tom, Angela and little Kaleb, who is one of 1.6 million homeless kids in the United States, and he won't soon forget them.
- In search of mysterious Downtown sign artist King Richard
- Wednesday, March 13, 2013
- King Richard’s realm is not a conventional one. It is the weathered sides of Downtown cinder block.
- Taking a real liking to a bunch of guys under the lights on Friday nights
- My confession: Getting attached to a high school football team, but maybe we all should
- Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012
- On Friday, we posted a long piece that I wrote tracking Canyon Springs High School’s football season. Now comes this addendum, because I must share with you my personal feelings after having found myself becoming attached to the team.
- Our Downtown columnist offers friendly advice for the area as he prepares to move on
- Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012
- A last installment of Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican's Neon Eden column.
- The battle for the Huntridge is waged in frustration and misunderstanding
- Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012
- Will the wrecking ball arrive after all is said and done?
- Does Las Vegas need its own Mayor Daley?
- Chicago's turnaround mayor is in Las Vegas this week for a Chamber of Commerce luncheon
- Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
- Chicago's turnaround mayor is in Las Vegas this week for a Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
- After a tough stretch, Downtown’s Juhl has seen its fortunes rise
- Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012
- Some poor soul bought a two-bedroom, two-bath unit at the Juhl tower Downtown in 2009 for $465,804. The same unit sold earlier this year for $104,500. And yet, things are looking up at Juhl.
- Las Vegas’ mid-mod homes don’t just look cool — they were built for the desert
- Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012
- The retro homes were designed smarter than the track homes lining suburban streets.
- Should we turn the old Ambassador Hotel site into a Middle Eastern market?
- Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
- The possibilities seem endless for the seven acre space.
Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)
- Ensign's chief of staff leaving
- Wednesday, July 22, 2009
- John Lopez, Sen. John Ensign's chief of staff, is leaving the senator's employ, as first reported by Sun columnist Jon Ralston.
- Lawmakers preparing for governor's speech
- Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
- Governor's budget won't spread the pain equally
- Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
- I just left an embargoed press briefing on the governor's budget. "Embargo" in the media world means we can't reveal what was said until an appointed time, in this case, 6 p.m., when the governor makes his State of the State speech.
- Mood more somber ahead of governor's speech
- Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009
- Danny Glover stumps for Obama
- Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008
- Memo to Democrats: No one cares about Danny Glover.
- GOP gives help to Al Franken's opponent
- Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008
- State Democratic leader says he's staying
- Monday, Oct. 27, 2008
- Ensign pointing finger at McCain
- Monday, Oct. 27, 2008
- Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada, head of the Senate Republican election effort, is blaming the McCain campaign for his unhappiness.
- Report: McCain's troubles in the West
- Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
- Palin on the powers of a VP
- Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
- Responding to a question from a third-grader today, here's Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin:
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