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Installing Proper Channels

This week readers want to know what is up with all that construction on Elkhorn Road west of Jones Boulevard; whether Henderson officials are ever going to turn on the traffic light near Coronado High School; and whether we are all supposed to get new identification cards from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.

Despite one complaint, it’s still worth putting freeze on credit reports

A faithful reader followed my advice and placed a security freeze on her credit reports. She doesn’t want her name used, but it’s a common one, and she thought she’d done the right thing and protected herself and her husband from identity theft by limiting who could check their credit reports.

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No Adjustments Necessary

This week readers want to know whether there are any plans to redo the roads outside the Eastside Cannery now that there’s all that traffic out there, are there any plans to widen Grand Canyon Drive, and when will the construction on the bridges on the Las Vegas Beltway, near south Decatur Boulevard, be finished? And the Road Warrior answers a bonus fourth question about the state of the Beltway at Far Hills Avenue.

Returning civility to public discourse an exalted if improbable goal

Since returning from three days in Cedar City at the Utah Shakespearean Festival and throughout the Democratic National Convention, I’ve been pondering civility. One of the reasons I enjoy Southern Utah is that people I encounter there are so polite, so friendly, so helpful.

Despite talk of Palin initiating momentum, skepticism remains

My first knee-jerk reaction upon hearing Arizona Sen. John McCain had selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday: McCain just lost the election. I may be 100 percent wrong. But that was my first thought. Really.

Case of relentless stalker illustrates how haphazard life can be

Ah, the joys of romance. Glancing across a crowded room and recognizing your soul mate. Feeling a love that’s lasted nearly 600 years. But what might work in a romantic novel is horrifying in real life to a Las Vegas woman stalked over 15 years.

Signs of Confusion

This week readers want to know why Clark County uses the phrase “freeway ends” on the Las Vegas Beltway, are there any plans to fix Eastern Avenue near Pebble Road and whether drivers should get out of the way if they see someone is speeding up from behind. Also, we learn what the word headbanger really means.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles on way

I can tell you there is nothing futuristic about vehicles that run on hydrogen, because I drove one just the other day.

Interruptions Permitted

This week readers want to know whether construction crews need a permit to bring all traffic to a halt while they enter and exit a job site, are there plans to put a sign on southbound Interstate 15 identifying the exit for St. Rose Parkway, and is there a law regarding people handing out religious information in the middle of the street. Also the Road Warrior learns he sometimes needs to use an Elmer Fudd accent to understand a personalized plate.

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