Kitchen activities dictate how to organize cabinets

DEAR DESIGNER: My kitchen is small and I can’t afford to put in a new one right now. Are there any standard guidelines for arranging my kitchen cabinets so I can make the most of them? — Sylvia

Mojave Desert deserves respect, protection

Home has meant many things to many people over time. From natural caves to stone cottages, cliff dwellings to modern tracts, homes have provided shelter and comfort throughout the

BRIEF

Green program launched

Get a movin’

Summer is quickly coming to an end, and the start of a new school year often means a fresh start in a new home.

Schoolmasters preferred to stand

Schoolteachers — or, as they were called in the early 19th century, schoolmasters — stood in front of the class at a special schoolmaster’s desk. It was not used with a chair. The slanted desktop had a book ledge to hold a book so it could be easily read.

Configure home’s rooms to fit your needs

DEAR DEBBIE: With three busy kids and a sports-active husband, our laundry basket is always full. I’d like to organize the wash so that it’s not a constant hassle, and even thought of moving the washer and dryer upstairs. Have you any ideas? — Frannie

White spots on cactus indicate scale infestation

Q: I don’t know what is on the beavertail cactus. It just appeared this summer. It’s about seven years old and I’ve never seen this white stuff before. The cactus doesn’t have a water source — no bubblers, no overspray — it’s completely on it’s own. I sent you a picture. What should I do?

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

Burress, Vick offer lessons

Kids can learn a lot from the mistakes of star athletes. Plaxico Burress provides a perfect example. The former New York Giants receiver had it all, but now he’s headed to prison.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

FISHING REPORT

• LAKE MEAD — Anglers say fishing has been fair, though winds have kept some away from the water.

Prospect learns difficult lessons

From tying Alex Rodriguez’s home run record in high school to hitting .333 at the University of Tennessee to driving in 105 runs in his first full professional season, 51s catcher J.P. Arencibia had excelled at every level of baseball.

Dove hunters might need patience

Dove season opens Tuesday morning, but given what I haven’t seen, it could be a slow opener. And what I haven’t seen are doves.

Las Vegas Bowl gets tier that it deserves

Six weeks. Six months. Doesn’t matter. When entering into contract negotiations for securing your lot in life as a college football bowl game, specific facts always determine your fate.

Head start helps Rebels WR

UNLV freshman wide receiver Mark Barefield didn’t wait until this week to get his first taste of trying to balance college academics and football.

Deed service ad ‘raises red flags,’ official says

CARSON CITY — Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto advised Nevadans on Wednesday that they do not have to pay a lot of money to private companies to acquire deeds to their properties.

Anesthesiologist calls Murray’s statements false

A Las Vegas anesthesiologist linked by Dr. Conrad Murray to the drug use of Michael Jackson did administer a sleeping drug to the pop star four times, but not under the conditions that Murray told investigators.

Scotch 80s residents say no to parking lot

Residents of the Scotch 80s fear their historic neighborhood will change if University Medical Center will be allowed to build a 24-hour, 268-space parking lot on the neighborhood’s edge.

U.S. Attorney Bogden stood up for his office, and that got him fired

The horrible deed that landed Dan Bogden on the list of nine U.S. attorneys fired in 2006 by the Bush administration: Bogden told Justice officials if they wanted him to prosecute immigration and pornography cases, he needed more resources.

Henderson attorney suspended

The Nevada Supreme Court has suspended a Henderson attorney pending the resolution of disciplinary proceedings against him.

Nevada’s share $25 million

Nevada will get $25 million next school year from a federal grant program announced Wednesday by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who appeared together at Harmon Elementary School.

CORRECTIONS

• A headline on a story in Wednesday’s Review-Journal was incorrect. The mother of a 2-year-old Florida girl asphyxiated by a Burmese python and the woman’s boyfriend were charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with the death, not convicted.

Police end standoff with arrest

A fugitive who barricaded himself in an apartment Wednesday was arrested after a five-hour standoff with Las Vegas police.

Failed bidders to get stipend in Interstate 15 paving project

Las Vegas Paving was victorious Wednesday in the bidding for road projects on and around Interstate 15 on the south end of town, but the losing applicants on the approximately $250 million job did not walk away empty-handed.

Union is targeting stimulus program

CARSON CITY — A Nevada labor union that accuses a state agency of trying to sidestep a prevailing wage requirement is seeking a temporary restraining order to block the spending of $10 million in federal stimulus money on a home weatherization program for low-income families.

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