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Las Vegas women’s rally saw shortage of 20-somethings

I went looking for 20-something women at last Sunday’s Women’s March: Power to the Polls rally, and my search found that the overwhelming number of the estimated 20,000 people attending, to put it delicately, appeared to be “women of a certain age.”

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.

Irreplaceable tax maven Carole Vilardo fought for fairness

For new Nevada legislators of all parties, it’s been a rite of passage to connect with Nevada Taxpayers Association President Carole Vilardo so she could explain the intricacies of the state’s ever-shifting tax laws.

Backers of autism therapy hope for Nevada aid

More than 500 of Nevada’s autistic children are on waiting lists to obtain therapy, and advocates for these children are looking to Sandoval for help.

Latest suicide haunts visit to O’Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge

My first visit to the O’Callaghan-Tillman Memorial bridge overlooking Hoover Dam was planned weeks ago as a photographic excursion for two friends. One is an excellent photographer, while his wife has cut off my head in many travel photos.

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Rogers backing Harter for interim chief at UNLV

In an ironic reversal, former Chancellor Jim Rogers, who orchestrated the ouster of UNLV President Carol Harter in 2006, is now supporting her to become the interim UNLV president after Neal Smatresk trots back to Texas.

Complaint stalled, and panel won’t say why

Silly me. I thought the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission might explain in legal documents made public Monday why a 2006 complaint against Family Court Judge Steven Jones languished in limbo land.

From ‘Cuckoo’s Nest,’ Sheehan took flight as writer

For Jack Sheehan, inspiration to become a writer came from one source — Ken Kesey’s book “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” celebrating its 50th birthday this month.

Law makes it uncivil, not criminal, to misuse campaign funds

To prevent the Morse Arberry Jr. debacle from happening again, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will ask the 2013 Legislature to make it a crime to spend campaign contributions for personal use.