Knock on wood: Study characteristics before shopping

Although we like glass-top tables, mirrored chests, ceramic garden benches and tables made of metal or some other man-made materials, we are still in love with solid-wood furniture, and wood is still the most-used material in furniture construction.

Desert lawns require special care

: I have a backyard that has gotten patchy and ugly. When we moved in, the grass here was in bad shape. Then, with our golden retriever and being out of town, it got worse. We want to remove our pretty turf from the front and go to desert landscaping. Could we move that nice grass into the back and start over? Should I give up on grass in back and go to just a combination of groundcovers, sand and rock and paving? I do not want artificial turf. We moved from southeast Idaho and so we are used to a hostile environment, but we did have water up there.

Take charge

Sometimes it really is the little things in life that make a big difference.

IN BRIEF

PRO FOOTBALL

UFC tries to duck punch

WASHINGTON — The Ultimate Fighting Championship has come to Washington to engage in the city’s ultimate sport: lobbying.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

UNLV aide Hill remains hospitalized

UNLV men’s basketball assistant coach Lew Hill remained in a local hospital Wednesday and was undergoing tests for an undisclosed health complication.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Clemson scorches Duke by 27 points

CLEMSON, S.C. — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski called a timeout in the final minute, gathered his beaten Blue Devils around him and let them listen as the Littlejohn Coliseum crowd celebrated a Clemson victory like few others.

FISHING REPORT

LAKE MEAD — Water levels have risen enough that boaters are launching at the Overton boat launch.

Sanford gives incoming class passing marks

Calling it the best of his five UNLV recruiting classes, coach Mike Sanford officially unveiled his 22 newest players Wednesday.

Chances increase for nonresidents to draw Utah permits

A couple of weeks ago, I was visiting with a friend about tag applications and discussing whether we each would put in for nonresident deer tags in Utah again this year. During our conversation, he told me about a rumor he heard that caught me by surprise on one hand and sounded feasible on the other.

Gorman hangs on to top Sierra Vista

With its athletic guards, led by senior Kylel Coleman, Bishop Gorman was clearly at its best pushing the tempo Wednesday night.

N.Y. braces for Tomato landing

The Flying Tomato is headed to the Big Apple, and New York might never be the same.

Silverado’s Graham decides on UCLA

About a half hour before he signed his national letter of intent Wednesday morning, Silverado defensive end Keenan Graham was asked by a school receptionist what program he chose.

HEAD OF THE CLASS

ARBOR VIEW Wrestler Robbie Ireland went 7-0 in league matches and 38-7 for the regular season. Girls soccer player Ashlea Andrade had a total of two goals and two assists in three games.

Del Sol’s Eamon among unsigned prospects

Derek Eamon rushed for 1,760 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, but it was his final six games in particular that brought the Del Sol running back recruiting interest.

IN BRIEF

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Democrats say state risks stimulus loss

CARSON CITY — Democratic legislative leaders said Wednesday they must spend at least $500 million more on education than Gov. Jim Gibbons proposes in his budget before the state can qualify for federal economic stimulus grants.

Gibbons’ divorce details opposed

RENO — Gov. Jim Gibbons wants a federal judge to strike references to his divorce in a lawsuit filed by a former state worker seeking reinstatement to her job, saying the “scandalous” references are irrelevant and were included solely to harass and embarrass him.

Thieving ex-officer gets house arrest

At first blush, Eric Washington’s criminal case looks like a run-of-the-mill example of burglary.

Ward members lament loss of Mormon chapel in Logandale

LOGANDALE — Ila Winsor remembers 60 years ago when local Latter-day Saints made bricks by hand for the town’s first Mormon chapel. But from her hilltop home on Wednesday, she witnessed a scene she hoped would never happen. The chapel, regarded as the “centerpiece of life” for many of its 1,400 members, was destroyed by an early morning blaze that broke out in a back room and spread to the nearby sanctuary.
Chapel fire video and slide show

Plea deal reached in chained child case

Robert Blue’s three children spent most of Wednesday morning in a courthouse conference room, waiting to be called as witnesses in their father’s child abuse case.

Clark County schools also plagued by sexting issues

The problem of “sexting” has exploded in the Clark County School District in the past few years, said Edward Goldman, associate superintendent for educational services.

Explosive tabloid report coming?

A significant Las Vegas casino owner is bracing for an explosive story linking him to an out-of-wedlock child.

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