Bush busy cheering in Beijing

Apparently bored with hanging out at the White House and staring at Secret Service stiffs in suits, President Bush took his Secret Service stiffs on a trip to Beijing, where he watched as many Olympic events as possible.

Johnson showing promise at receiver

Michael Johnson saw quarterback Mike Clausen scrambling, so instead of running to the flat, Johnson dashed downfield on a wheel route.

DeWitt upbeat after big league experience

Before last season, 51s infielder Blake DeWitt’s main goal was to start the year in Double A. When he was sent instead to Class-A Inland Empire, his play suffered.

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Judge delays decision on Class 4A girls soccer case

A federal judge held off on issuing a temporary restraining order Monday in the Title IX case pitting the parent of a Green Valley High School student against the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.

West Nile surfaces in county

Clark County’s first “probable” human West Nile virus case this year is a man in his 50s, Southern Nevada Health District officials said Monday.

Study: Nevada’s tax burden low

CARSON CITY — Forget get all that talk about taxes in Nevada being higher than the Himalayas.

Typewriter ban raises inmate ire

RENO — Nevada prison officials have confiscated hundreds of portable typewriters from inmates who have used them for decades to tap out legal briefs to appeal their convictions, arguing parts of the machines could be converted into weapons.

Member of panel resigns

Greg Nance quit the Nevada Board of Education on Monday following a weekend of public meeting make-out sessions with his new wife.

Woodlawn Cemetery added to list of historic landmarks

Woodlawn Cemetery, which was recently added to Las Vegas’s list of historic landmarks, is described as a bedrock of community in a city often criticized for having none.

GOP officials root for disqualified Woodbury

The local Republican Party could have a tough time keeping one of its two seats on the Clark County Commission after the state Supreme Court’s decision last month bumped a 27-year incumbent from the ballot.

Takei celebrates legacy of diversity

At the Hilton’s “Star Trek” convention this weekend, George Takei signed autographs for hours while hundreds of fans — baby boomers, Gen-Xers with kids and grandparents — congratulated him on his upcoming wedding to a man.

CORRECTION

In a story in Saturday’s Review-Journal about the collapse of Wall Arch in Arches National Park, The Associated Press reported erroneously that nearby Landscape Arch collapsed in 1991. Only a portion of Landscape Arch fell, making the arch thinner, but it is still standing.

Meth use falls in Reno, but other drugs gain popularity

RENO — After a year of community efforts that targeted children and educated parents about a methamphetamine epidemic, meth activity has declined, but now the use of heroin and cocaine is on the rise.

Money expert, 65, dies

Margaret Eleanor Maul, 65, owner of a Las Vegas money management firm, died Saturday of complications from leukemia.

460 acres of public land burns in fire near Hiko

ELY — A federal official says a lightning-sparked wildfire has been contained after burning about 460 acres of public land about 10 miles northwest of the rural Nevada town of Hiko.

Bus tire drawing scrutiny

A tire problem appears to have triggered Sunday evening’s shuttle bus crash that injured 29 Terrible Herbst employees, investigators said.

Man pleads guilty to not reporting cousin’s ricin

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man accused of failing to report that his cousin produced and possessed the deadly poison ricin has pleaded guilty to the felony criminal charge.

Regents in Fantasyland

For nearly a year, university system Chancellor Jim Rogers and his enablers on the Board of Regents have cried to any taxpayer who’ll listen that the sky is falling on Nevada’s higher education system. Their message hasn’t wavered: Budget cuts are not only ruining the state’s public colleges, but the state itself.

A public embarrassment

If Greg Nance had any respect for the citizens of Nevada, he would have never opted to run for a seat on the State Board of Education.

Latest decrease ‘ain’t bad’

Gamblers lost $949 million in Nevada casinos in June, a 1.1 percent decrease from the same period last year.

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