Feel-good hits of the summer

This is the time of year when many Las Vegans dream of cooler climes. If things aren’t going well for one reason or another, the relentless heat only makes it worse. The daily blast furnace makes people cranky, frustrated. Some start surfing the Internet for “best places to live,” focusing on spots where you might wear a sweatshirt in July. “Why exactly do we live here again?” is a frequently heard refrain.

Appointing judges would give voters more say

In his July 23 letter, Knight Allen wrote that SJR 2 will take away the public’s right to participate in who will become a judge in Nevada. This simply is not true.

IN BRIEF

New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated. The decline is a sign that the economy added jobs in July, still not enough to lower the nation’s high unemployment rate.

Haskell card merits more love from gov

I doubt New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will show his face Sunday at Monmouth Park. On the day of the track’s signature race, the $1 million Haskell Invitational, some 40,000 fans would love to let him know what they think of his plan to gut New Jersey horse racing for good.

In his own words, Guinn proclaims his sincerity and vision

While Kenny Guinn was an unimpressive public speaker, and that’s putting it kindly, few people ever doubted the sincerity behind his words. Now that he’s gone, those words reverberate with meaning.

Discovery of human remains delays construction project in Arizona

KINGMAN, Ariz. — Human bones and suspected coffin fragments were unearthed Wednesday as construction crews dug a trench in an effort to install a new sewer to serve the Kingman Unified School District campus and portions of the downtown area.

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