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A Hard Look at Legal Prostitutionnew

Harry Reid calls for an end to legal brothels in Nevada. First, let’s do the numbers.
Reno News & Review |
Willie Albright |
03-18-2011 |
Policy Issues
Go Directly to Jail: The Latest Victim of the Economy Appears to be Bailnew
In Las Vegas, where bond is 15 percent of bail (most states are 10 percent), more are having to make tough choices when faced with having a loved one spend the night in jail. As a result, jails are staying occupied a little longer than they used to.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Ken Miller |
09-18-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Parolees Looking for a Second Chance are Finding it More Difficult Than Evernew

With recidivism rates in the state hovering around 67 percent and the attendant costs of continuing to house prisoners, their success or failure at finding jobs, at re-entering society, becomes more than just a concern for bleeding hearts.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
09-10-2009 |
Crime & Justice
An Odyssey Into the Multiple Confusions of Smog-Checking Your Carnew

The harrowing story of the Nevada smog-check conundrum: a lot of good intentions and different agendas that come down to making a thin slice of sense.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Stacy J. Willis |
01-29-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Nevada, automotive safety
The Web Made it Easy to ID Las Vegans Supporting Proposition 8new
One thing the Nevada blacklist containing the names of people and companies who gave money to support Proposition 8 in California makes clear is that anyone can now learn about whatever public causes you choose to support in your private life.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
01-08-2009 |
Tech
Ron Paul Supporters Look to Shake Up Nevada GOP from the Insidenew
Most Republicans across the state seem to think that the GOP, rather than getting caught in the compromised waters of centrism, of keeping up against the Democrats, needs to tack right and return to limited government.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
12-04-2008 |
Politics
Lack of Diversions Led Castanets to Sonic Leapnew
The fourth Castanets CD, City of Refuge, was recorded during a monthlong stint in Overton, Nevada. Paradoxically, singer-guitarist Ray Raposa found that the area's lack of stimulating diversions led to a creative leap.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Strip Clubs and Massage Parlors Aimed at Latinos are Thrivingnew

News of the Latino-targeted Chicas' opening comes as the Valley has also seen 15 massage parlors staffed mostly by Latinas open in the last six months, like so many lupine flowers popping through desert sand after rain. What is going on here?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Timothy Pratt |
11-10-2008 |
Performance
Election '08: OK, So Now What?new
This word, change, which we've fussed about and assumed to know its meaning, is still enigmatic. What kind of change are we talking about? What form will it take? Will it last? How receptive is our politics to change?
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
Dirty Secrets of the Real Estate Collapsenew

There's lots of blame going around for this economic crisis. How we got here was simple: too much credit and too much debt for too many years. But why are hard-working people, many Hispanic, losing their houses?
Reno News & Review |
Madeline Zook |
11-07-2008 |
Housing & Development
Is Nevada Still a Battleground State? (And Other Buring Questions)new

Because this is, as they say, the Most Important Election of Our Lives, we got the answers to a few burning political questions as the campaign swings into the home stretch.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Ken Miller |
10-17-2008 |
Politics
Going Door-to-Door for Obama in North Vegasnew
I've come to believe that in my own small way I've helped to allow the takeover of Washington by the present coalition of free-market buccaneers, armchair imperialists and religious zealots -- whose supporters have been all too eager to do the grunt work of politics. And so I take my clipboard and trudge forward in the 97-degree heat.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
10-10-2008 |
Politics
Electile Dysfunction in Nevadanew
Surprisingly little has been made of Nevada's potential to become 2008's new national symbol for electoral chicanery.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
09-26-2008 |
Politics
What I Learned Tagging Along with Obama Canvassersnew
Sunday morning and the sun is on low boil. An inordinate number of flies annoyingly hover near the entrance of the Sunrise Library. Outside, a few Barack Obama supporters prepare clipboards and paperwork for the day's mission: persuading people to support their man.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
09-25-2008 |
Politics
McCain or Obama: Who's Better for Nevada's Biggest Industry?new

Since ours is a battleground state, and our economy relies on tourism and gaming, we thought it was time to see whose greased palm we might want picking up the phone when our gaming leaders call needing a favor (or three).
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
09-19-2008 |
Politics