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Return to the good old days? Not really

For years, I’ve heard people complain about how all the newcomers to Nevada were ruining the place, robbing it of the libertarian, Old West ethos of yesteryear.

But after Thursday, I got a glimpse of the old Nevada.

Blocking the ‘sports book on every corner’

Two companion bills now working their way through the Legislature — Assembly Bill 360 and Senate Bill 416 — seek to limit two Nevada business models: the free-standing sports betting kiosk and the slot machine parlor, of which the best-known local example is the Dotty’s chain.

Student regent

Students at Nevada’s public colleges and universities have plenty of opportunities to influence higher education policy. They elect student governments, which participate in the Nevada Student Alliance. They can contact their elected representatives. They can lobby and demonstrate. They can work on behalf of candidates they believe in. And if they’re especially motivated and ambitious, they can run for office.