"I hate it," said Bob Hetzel as he walked into the parking lot after visiting the O'Callaghan – Tillman Memorial Bridge near Hoover Dam.

For the first time, Nevada had two House seats, thanks to the growth recorded by the 1980 census. In both cases, the primaries were pretty easy and the general election was hard-fought, but not all that close. The northern Nevada seat went to Barbara Vucanovich, the state’s first congresswoman, who served seven terms and became the first Nevadan to be in the party leadership in the House. The southern seat went to Harry Reid, who moved up to the Senate after two terms, eventually becoming Senate majority leader.

Judge Timothy Williams denied the Republican National Committee's lawsuit that requested Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria add Republican signature verification workers to the mail ballot verification team Thursday.

Sure, we tell folks that we’re “from Las Vegas” when we’re traveling… but how many of us are actually from the city itself? The majority of the Valley lives in either one of the adjacent municipalities (like Henderson and North Las Vegas), or in unincorporated Clark County.

Las Vegas is known as a place to gamble, have fun and enjoy it all. It also has a long history of demolishing buildings to make room for new ones. And now, a series of major demolitions is set to remake parts of the Strip and other parts of southern Nevada.

With just one week before the midterm election, former president Barack Obama is coming to Nevada to help spur voter turnout and support Democrats in close races. His recent campaigning across the country is seen as a move to help energize the base and stem the so-called “Red Wave.”

Las Vegas is known as a place to gamble, party and cut loose. It also has a long history of blowing up buildings to clear space for new ones. And now, a pipeline of big demolitions is set to remake parts of the Strip and other pockets of Southern Nevada.

Earlier this year, Nevadans voted in a primary election. It wasn’t terribly controversial. But this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most controversial and significant primaries in Nevada’s history, and the fortieth of another. Let’s start with the earlier one.