Making a tough call

In a perfect world, newly appointed District Attorney Steve Wolfson would not have learned of the police assault of diabetic Henderson motorist Adam Greene from the media.

Outdoor activities around Southern Nevada

Red Rock Canyon: On Monday, learn about nature and geology on a moderate, 2½-mile hike from the Sandstone Quarry to the Red Spring Thrust Fault; for ages 10 and older. Also on Monday, bring a flashlight for a moderate, three-mile full-moon hike in the Sandstone Quarry area; for ages 10 and older. On Sunday, enjoy a spring brook, juniper and pinyon pine and beautiful wildflowers on an easy-to-moderate, four-mile hike. Also on Sunday, go for an easy, one-mile hike around the Fire Ecology loop.

Book signings and events, March 4-10

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Is she really like that? Or is it Facebook Personality Disorder?

Everyone has that family member who tests the grit of their teeth and the roll of their eyes. Luckily, mine is part of the extended family, not the immediate. Still, when I got her Facebook friend request a couple of years back I felt like a captured fugitive.

Tattooed people say, ‘Off with the marks’

Joe Garcia remembers — all too well — when and where he got his arm tattooed. It was 1963 and Joe — a 19-year-old Marine in training — was out on the town in San Diego with some buddies who dared him to do it.

Coming in this week’s Business Press

COVER STORY: Some small businesses and startups that have had trouble landing loans and credit lines from traditional banks are now seeking them from alternative lending networks online.

No. 21 Aztecs, New Mexico share crown

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jamaal Franklin was leaning into a defender, trying to draw a foul while shooting a 3-pointer on a broken play for No. 21 San Diego State late in regulation.

In Brief

Shooting outside club leaves 14 people wounded in Arizona

TEMPE, Ariz. — Police made one arrest and were looking for two other suspects after a shootout amid a large crowd outside an Arizona nightclub left more than a dozen people wounded and set off a chaotic scene as the injured screamed for help and hundreds tried to flee.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Reporters’ notebook

While passing through Southern Nevada on their ninth day of a 100-day bicycle ride from Bakersfield, Calif., to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., two Iraq War veterans had this to say about waning public support for U.S. troops fighting the war in Afghanistan:

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