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Category Archives: Clark County government

RIP for Las Vegas brain surgeon/pol who lived in his own ‘hoarders’ museum

Posted on July 10, 2023 by William P. BarrettOctober 4, 2023
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Lonnie Hammargren, 85, had an interesting life

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It isn’t news Las Vegas COVID-19 death rate was so high

Posted on March 25, 2023 by William P. BarrettMarch 25, 2023
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This blog has been writing about that for years

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Thoughts on a proposed bill of rights for Las Vegas homeless

Posted on March 10, 2023 by William P. BarrettMarch 14, 2023
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Legislation touches off a huge controversy

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Wide coverage of reporter’s murder reflects Las Vegas reputation

Posted on September 12, 2022 by William P. BarrettOctober 25, 2022
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Local citizenry has only itself to blame

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In Las Vegas there’s vision–and then there’s reality

Posted on June 29, 2022 by William P. BarrettJune 29, 2022
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Clark County Assessor website crashes day before key tax document is due for some

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Las Vegas predictions for 2022

Posted on December 30, 2021 by William P. BarrettDecember 30, 2021
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Trump, Covid, the mob–they’re all here

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At the Las Vegas sentencing of the killer whose victim I found

Posted on September 10, 2021 by William P. BarrettSeptember 12, 2021
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Jarrid Johnson gets 18 years in case that raises some tough truths

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COVID-19 pandemic still hits Las Vegas worse that U.S.–just like 1918 Spanish flu

Posted on September 6, 2021 by William P. BarrettSeptember 6, 2021
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Per-capita death rate is 13% worse than the national rate

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A warning to would-be Las Vegas visitors

Posted on August 5, 2021 by William P. BarrettAugust 6, 2021
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COVID-19 death rate is four times the national average

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Las Vegas could do a lot more to fight the pandemic

Posted on July 22, 2021 by William P. BarrettMarch 25, 2023
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Clark County Commission imposes a half-hearted mask mandate

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Las Vegas locals are told to stay home and let tourists face coronavirus

Posted on November 16, 2020 by William P. BarrettNovember 16, 2020
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To Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, jobs are the thing

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Carolyn Goodman isn’t the mayor of the Las Vegas Strip, or me

Posted on April 22, 2020 by William P. BarrettApril 22, 2020
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She draws national scorn for CNN interview calling for economic reopenings but disclaiming the coronavirus consequences

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Watching the pandemic play out in Las Vegas–a century ago

Posted on April 13, 2020 by William P. BarrettMarch 14, 2021
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Coverage by a local newspaper suggests eerie parallels with today’s coronavirus crisis

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Accused knife killer of homeless Las Vegas man I found had just left jail facing a sword charge

Posted on January 23, 2019 by William P. BarrettApril 6, 2020
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Jarrid Johnson was released without bail less than 48 hours before Ralph Franzello was stabbed to death

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In Las Vegas, Clark County Parks and Rec has a doggone problem

Posted on September 2, 2018 by William P. BarrettSeptember 4, 2018
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New signage after dog-on-dog killings at Dog Fancier’s Park contains embarrassing typos

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A snapshot of Las Vegas

Posted on June 2, 2018 by William P. BarrettJune 12, 2018
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Crime news dominates the Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Las Vegas dog on dog crime rate may mirror humans

Posted on February 3, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021
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Two canines are killed by their own at Dog Fancier’s Park

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Las Vegas folks treated poorly by government

Posted on December 27, 2017 by William P. BarrettDecember 27, 2017
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Unfollowed laws, low taxes deprive residents of services

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One Las Vegas official should watch what she wishes for

Posted on September 24, 2017 by William P. BarrettSeptember 25, 2017
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Link on ad published by Clark County Treasurer Laura Fitzpatrick to check property taxes didn’t work

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