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Knowing a neighbor can save a life

Marina Alvarez holds her 14-month-old son Esteban and kisses the chunky toddler on the cheek as she talks with her neighbor Thomas Locke in the front yard of her northeast Las Vegas home.

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?”

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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.

Pedalers and pedestrians will have to share sidewalks

Marlene wrote in with a problem. She got “almost run over” by a bicyclist a while back while on the sidewalk, and this led her to wondering: Are bicycles allowed on the sidewalk? Yup. It’s totally allowed.

Housing authority has hard time overcoming history

Historically the Las Vegas Housing Authority squatted among the worst of local government agencies. Since 1987, it has been the subject of hundreds of articles.

Corrupt charities help veterans in name only

Some time back, my father wanted to give a car to a charity that advertised it helped veterans. I checked it out and it wasn’t legit. But it enraged me to know that people take advantage of patriotism to con those who served in the military. How sleazy.

Installation of new traffic lights is worth long wait

Controlling traffic is complicated. Stuff breaks, or it’s harder to install than just plugging it in, or maybe simply getting new stuff isn’t such a good idea when you give it a little more thought.

After the cookie claim crumbles

I dare not show my face at the Red Velvet Cafe after outing Chef Aneesha Tolani’s claim that her cookies were a minuscule 27 calories, instead of the 157 calories an independent analysis showed.

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