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Journalist writes about the wild days of a wicked city

Retired Associated Press reporter Brendan Riley wrote a book about the ugly, vicious yet fascinating side of Vallejo, California, which parallels the rough side of Nevada’s gambling centers and involves some of the same characters.

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The current, three-quarters loop was completed in 2003, aimed at relieving traffic congestion for the rapidly growing region, Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said.

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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is wasting tax dollars. The question now is whether anyone with any power is going to do anything about it.

Former Nevada first lady brags about Rancho High School

Former first lady Sandy Miller may not have been a cheerleader when she graduated from Rancho High School’s Class of 1967, but she cheers for it now.

3 reasons to recall Woodhouse and Cannizzaro

If Democrats take full control of state government in 2019, Nevada will become California — without the beaches. That’s why Republicans are trying to recall three state senators.

Sorry doesn’t bring back lives lost to drunken driving

The only person who can prevent the possibility of death and prison from a DUI is the one under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Get a ride, or take a cab.

Sanson’s latest complaint, like him, a political loser

When veterans “advocate” and Family Court critic Steve Sanson isn’t running doomed campaigns for office, the president of Veterans in Politics International files complaints against office holders — so many complaints it’s no longer possible to determine whether he’s making credible claims.