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First lady fights good fight, and many benefit

Her husband praises her for her efforts to improve the lives of Nevadans, ticking off issues she works on including prescription drug abuse, homelessness, various programs for school children, and mental health.

Author separates ‘good hoods’ from ‘bad gangsters’

After 48 years researching the mob, author and gaming consultant Bill Friedman knows the difference between “good hoods” and “bad gangsters,” and his new book “30 Illegal Years To The Strip” examines the differences between the two.

Miller should have pursued Dane more aggressively

Let’s hope Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske takes a more skeptical approach to Tony Dane than her predecessor, Ross Miller did.

Poet McKuen’s early days trace to Nevada

The death of poet, songwriter and singer Rod McKuen at 81 on Jan. 29 was worldwide news, but because he lived in so many places, his Nevada days didn’t get prominent mention in his obituaries.

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What can be done to make Vegas bus stops safer?

Last week’s serious bus stop accident in Las Vegas has Road Warrior readers thinking and writing about what could be done to keep those waiting at bus stops safer.