Sex Drive (Mobile girlie billboard driver)

Getting noticed has never been high on my list of problems. Now that it’s my job, however, I feel invisible. The 40 or so mobile billboards perpetually trolling the Strip seem too familiar a sight to attract any tourist attention.

Annual Terry Awards honor those Oscar forgot

One door closes — and another opens. So when Oscar possibilities don’t receive deserved Academy Award nominations, slamming the door on this year’s Oscar dreams, the Review-Journal’s 26th annual Terry Awards ride to the rescue.

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

THE COMING SECOND WAVE: More homeowners whose mortgages are deeply underwater are considering “strategic defaults,” or just walking away from their mortgages. But there are some big financial consequences that homeowners could face if they do.

Recession leaves raw land in dust

Fortunes have been made and lost on land deals in Las Vegas. Mostly lost, lately.

Nevada stocks lacking appeal

Nevada offers investors a dicey backdrop for stock investments.

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HORSE RACING

UNR coasts, claims No. 2 seed in WAC

RENO — Luke Babbitt scored 29 points to spark UNR to a 79-68 victory over Louisiana Tech in the teams’ regular-season finale Saturday.

Rebels trounce Wyoming in regular-season finale

It took no time at all for Tre’Von Willis to forget what UNLV accomplished Saturday. By the time the final buzzer sounded, he was looking ahead.

Paramedics hail boy as hero after Arizona bus crash that killed six

SACATON, Ariz. — A bilingual 4th grader hurt in an Arizona bus accident that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others translated from an ambulance stretcher for busy rescue workers as they hurried to set up a triage center, authorities said Saturday.

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wildland fire hazards

This week

The North Las Vegas Police Chief’s Advisory Council meets at 5 p.m. in the Police Department Training Auditorium, 1301 E. Lake Mead Blvd.

Commissioner Sisolak likes maverick image

After a little more than a year in office, Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak has become a spirited voice on the county board and possibly its most vigilant member.

Labor works to beat Lowden

When Sue Lowden headed the Santa Fe hotel-casino, management forced a group of workers to shift to part-time status and sign away their health care coverage, said a judge who ruled the company violated fair labor practices.

Legislature cut diaper ration after all, but few will feel it

CARSON CITY — Before the Legislature’s special session started 12 days ago, lawmakers expressed their outrage at a proposal to cut back on an item essential to the lives of those who are incontinent. Diapers.