In-person pickup a must for Michelle Obama rally

Time is running out for people to get tickets for Michelle Obama’s voter registration rally in Las Vegas.

The event, from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, is free, but tickets are required and must be picked up in person. They are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pearson Community Center, 1625 W. Carey Ave.

The former first lady’s stop in Las Vegas is part of a weeklong national tour of the nonpartisan organization When We All Vote. The celebrity-filled tour, which includes basketball star Chris Paul and country singers Tim Mcgraw and Faith Hill, begins Saturday in Houston and ends Sept. 28 in Miami.

Doors open at 3 p.m. for the Las Vegas rally, at Chaparral High School, 3850 Annie Oakley Drive.

Two members of the Las Vegas Reviewjournal’s editorial page staff were honored Thursday for their work shaping public opinion.

Editorial Page Editor John Kerr on Thursday received the Chairman’s Award from the Nevada Policy Research Institute. Kerr was given the award at NPRI’S 27th anniversary celebration at The Venetian “in recognition of his tireless work masterfully defending the benefits of individual liberty and free markets on a near-daily basis,” NPRI Policy Director Robert Fellner said.

Editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez, who joined the Review-journal this month, received the Advancing American Democracy Award from the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis. He shared the honor with fellow editorial cartoonists Mike Luckovich of The Atlanta Journal-constitution and Gary Varvel of the Indianapolis Star.

“John and Michael make our readers think by challenging the assumptions and narratives that can drive American politics — on both sides of the aisle,” Review-journal Publisher and Editor Keith Moyer said. “We’re immensely proud that their work has been honored by these organizations.”