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Jane Ann Morrison

Constitution elocution: Students show civics chops at We the People

Ryan Crosby’s story and another involving a class from Canyon Springs High School are extraordinary testimonials about a program that receives little publicity yet changes lives. We the People is a nationwide competition started in 1987 by the Center for Civic Education.

The late Phyllis Frias keeps giving back to Las Vegas

Before she died, Phyllis Frias created a trust to ensure the riches she and her husband, Charlie, built through their seven transportation companies returned to Southern Nevada.

Al Capone gun mix-up embarrasses the IRS

What started out as a way to tout the spirit of cooperation between the IRS and the Mob Museum in Las Vegas ended up as an embarrassment to the IRS.

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Despite complexities, what’s best for the child should be at the heart of any custody case

Child custody cases have become far more complicated today because the definition of “family” is so much more complex. Case in point: A Nevada custody battle over the child of two lesbian women and involving the definition of motherhood is still in the courts some eight years after it began.

New highway trims old-school Las Vegas barber shop

Oakey Center once was a happenin’ place where movers and shakers mixed with blue-collar types. It soon will be bulldozed to make way for Interstate 15 upgrades. New Image barber shop, a Las Vegas institution for 50 years, is preparing to move.

Bid to soften ethics laws feels awfully familiar

How Henderson City Attorney Josh Reid can say that his proposed changes to the city’s ethics laws were not loosening them is laughable. Give me a break. Reid sought to soften the city’s ethics laws so more relatives of the mayor, the council and department heads could benefit by doing business with the city.

Remembering a giver who gave wisely

Las Vegan Barbara Mulholland was devoted to philanthropy that showed results. Her efforts stretched far beyond just writing checks.

Clark County public defender’s office turns 50

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Clark County public defender, and the first man appointed to run the office, Richard Bryan, recently talked past and present with Phil Kohn, the man who leads it now.