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Jane Ann Morrison

Regents come across as grabby with memo seeking free passes

Las Vegas is a town built on comps, but a recent memo from the Board of Regents came across as a blatant gimme. Addressed to all the presidents of all the universities, colleges and community colleges and written by board Chairman Kevin Page and Vice Chairman Rick Trachok, the memo came across as heavy-handed and greedy.

Phone scammers warrant anger

I’m starting to hate my home phone. The unwanted solicitations to clean my carpets and lower my energy bill. Bah.

Heck calls for shift in drug war funding

U.S. Rep. Joe Heck didn’t surprise me when he opposed state Sen. Tick Segerblom’s idea that a pharmaceutical company should turn over the names of doctors suspected of overprescribing the painkillers it manufactured.

Bold defense in ‘Slumdog Billionaire’ case

With video and audio recordings showing Dr. Vinay Bararia selling drugs to undercover agents in the Centennial Hills Hospital parking lot and outside a bar across the street, a jury seems likely to find him guilty.

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Crimes using cars as weapons seem commonplace

But whether there’s a motive or not, we’re all potential victims of any mass murderer who decides to use a vehicle to kill strangers.

Raiding reserve to pay police sets bad precedent

Clark County Commissioner Susan Brager was correct. Sheriff Doug Gillespie can dip into an estimated $136 million reserve to come up with $30 million needed to save 250 police officers’ jobs. Legally, he can do it. But Gillespie is right, too.

Queries might bring clarity for More Cops

Clark County Commissioner Susan Brager, the swing vote on whether to raise the sales tax from 8.1 percent to 8.25 percent, said she has about six questions that Sheriff Doug Gillespie needs to answer before he can win her support.

Commissioners do right thing by relinquishing control of UMC

Relinquishing power isn’t easy, especially for Clark County commissioners. But after 10 years of resistance, the current board has come around and agreed to delegate most of the power of governing University Medical Center of Southern Nevada to an appointed hospital board.

One for the monkey, two for the show

It was much like spending the weekend playing “Where’s Waldo?” except the game was “Where’s the Monkey?”

Complaints about property for seniors worth investigation

Lubertha Johnson Estates, one of the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority’s properties for low-income seniors, has problems. Over a year old, there are roof leaks and construction defect issues.

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