Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto made the right decision earlier this month when she signed the $25 billion “servicing” settlement between 49 of her fellow attorneys general and the big Wall Street banks. No state was hit harder by the foreclosure calamity than Nevada, and nobody is to blame more than these banks, whose reckless disregard for law contributed to the collapse of our national economy, making Nevada ground zero in the housing crisis.
To say that Bill Raggio was a larger-than-life figure in Nevada politics does not do him justice.
Red Rock Canyon: On Wednesday, explore the Pine Creek area and learn the basics of nature photography on an easy, 2½-mile walk. Bring a camera and a tripod. On March 4, look for wildflowers on an easy-to-moderate, three-mile hike in the Calico Basin.
COVER STORY: After three years of restrained growth caused by the recession and its lingering effects, franchise businesses will show signs of recovery
in the year ahead, a report conducted for the International Franchise Association Educational Foundation suggests.
For much of the past decade, the debate surrounding the proposed DesertXpress bullet train has focused on one name: Victorville.
It falls to many college deans to go before off-campus groups and seek support, especially when budgets are tight.
The 84th annual Academy Awards begins at 5:30 p.m. TV coverage of the red carpet starts at 4 p.m. (ABC, Channel 13).
