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Cookies might be too good to be true

Without a doubt, the chocolate chip cookies at the Red Velvet Cafe are top notch.

Don’t let Desai dominate spotlight

If you believe the great writer Oscar Wilde — “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” — the past week was a great one for those trying to make medical tourism a substantial part of the economic engine of Southern Nevada.

Transition to flashing yellow arrows takes patience

Long ago, there were no traffic lights at all. Soon, they appeared. Eventually, green left turn arrows arrived, which is probably when road rage emerged. These lights were great, except they made you wait when no one at all was coming in the other direction.

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Placing blame for doctor shortage

It’s a topic that’s become a part of the national conversation, almost as much as unemployment and same-sex marriage.

Searching for some sign of Desai’s humanity

He sits there day after day in the courtroom staring straight ahead through custom eyeglasses, his eyes wide, wide open.

Yucca Mountain sequels never end

I’ve lost track of the number of times that storing high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain has been declared dead, only to climb up from the grave like Hollywood villain Freddy Krueger.

Groundwater problem in Henderson? Believe it

Life is really a series of problems. You woke up late and barely have enough time to get to work? Skip breakfast. Your car is broken and you can’t afford a repairman until payday? Take the bus.

Veteran Buckley likely out of politics

Former Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley said she would decide in 2013 whether she would run for another office. “I won’t need all of 2013 to make my decision,” she said. It looks “pretty much” like she won’t.

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