Steve Kanigher

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Locking up criminals locks in rising costs: Tough sentencing laws keep inmates streaming to crowded facilities; Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008; Nevadans hold two values close: They are tough on crime, and tight-fisted with public money.
They can no longer be both.
A study by the Las Vegas Sun has found that those two values are today in stark opposition.
Two say treatment would have been better option than cell walls: Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008; With her youthful face and mellow disposition, 22-year-old Corrie Pallone doesn’t come across like someone who should be in prison.
Services help determine whether probation succeeds: Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008; The contrast between the probation rates for felons in Nevada and Massachusetts is as stark as the states’ climatic and geographic differences.
NLV contemplates a safer boulevard: Taking a hint from Europe, city could turn hazardous road into multiway thoroughfare; Wednesday, June 25, 2008; Southern Nevada is poised to get its first stretch of road that separates buses and bicyclists from other traffic with side medians, a concept that is intended to improve pedestrian safety.
We’re spending more on gasoline, less on having fun: Local economy suffers as money paid for fuel pads oil company profits; Monday, June 16, 2008; Gas prices are siphoning tens of millions of dollars out of Clark County’s economy as money is being spent at the pump instead of at restaurants, on entertainment and on other discretionary items.
Plan would up transit options for old, disabled: Agency identifies gaps in public transportation; Wednesday, June 11, 2008; For elderly and disabled valley residents who are unable to drive and don’t have relatives or friends available to give them rides, getting to medical appointments, social services offices, recreational activities and shopping centers is often difficult.
Transit solutions could be copied here: Next-level bike lanes, bus shoulders have reduced congestion elsewhere; Tuesday, June 10, 2008; The Las Vegas Valley could learn from communities that are taking creative approaches to traffic management — efforts that began long before $4-a-gallon gas started pushing cities in that direction. Here's a look at those ideas and how they could apply locally.
Feeling pain at the pump, agencies downsize, scale back: Thursday, May 29, 2008; Like motorists who are getting squeezed every time they fill their gas tanks, local government agencies are feeling the pain of higher fuel prices, even with cost advantages not available to the average driver.
More commuters taking bus route: For many, saving money comes at cost in time; Las Vegas lags in providing express routes; Monday, May 19, 2008; If you want to get an earful about gasoline prices, a good place to start is the Downtown Transit Center. And once you’re there, a good person to start with is Mario Pawlik.
Buyers sign $30 million deal for topless club: Out-of-state Crazy Horse Too purchasers formed company last week, their attorney says; Thursday, April 24, 2008; After months of negotiations with several suitors, the federal government finally has buyers for the Crazy Horse Too.