Jane Ann Morrison

At 85, former Sheriff Ralph Lamb has made the transition from good old boy to lovable rogue.

Unfortunately, there are candidates who on their websites and in person seem like fine candidates, yet are not.

When Tilman Fertitta bought the Golden Nugget Las Vegas in 2005, the factoids that stuck with me were that he was a cousin of local boys Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta and he owned Landry’s Seafood restaurants.

Nevadans were told this week that among their choices for U.S. Senate, the Democratic candidate is corrupt, the Republican is ineffective. That sure makes you want to rush out and vote.

If you lived in Southern Nevada in 1994, you already know the White Beauty Mine. It was the heart of a controversial land swap that contributed to a congressman losing his seat.

Since 1984, I’ve made pit stops in St. George, Utah, on my way to and from the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City.

“None of these candidates” will appear on Nevada ballots as a protest option after all, but only after two federal judges sniped at each other in court orders, challenging each other’s integrity and professionalism.

I haven’t felt this sought after since my senior year in high school, when I switched from hideous cat eye glasses to contact lenses and went from no boyfriends to three boyfriends. I give total credit to contacts for the turnaround in my social life.