Vaccine coming this week

The H1N1 vaccine will be arriving in Nevada sometime this week, health officials say.

Unemployment benefits

Nevada’s unemployment rate hit 13.2 percent in August, second only to Michigan among the 50 states.

More paid leave than they’ll ever need

Employers offer paid time off as a quality-of-life benefit, a means of providing some professional and personal balance as well as paycheck protection in times of illness and bereavement. Paid leave isn’t supposed to make workers rich.

Shot in the dark

Still licking its collective wounds from one public health crisis, Nevada’s medical community is on the verge of another — and like last time, it has itself to blame.

A public option, but what form?

It now seems nearly certain that Congress will not create a government health insurer to enter the marketplace to compel competition with private health insurers.

Higher education really needs a sense of humor

In all the years I worked on the top floor of One Herald Plaza, I never bumped into humor columnist Dave Barry. I never got invited up to the roof to fire potatoes into Biscayne Bay from his hair spray-powered spud gun.

Extending the recession indefinitely

Unemployment continues to tick upward. Small businesses forgo profits on two-for-one deals just to keep the doors open.

OUT THERE

HIKES

You Love ‘Em, You Hate ‘Em (or both)

It’s that classic love-hate dynamic, which can be directed at everything from sports teams to, well, people. And, Las Vegas, being a love it-hate it kind of town, probably has more than its share of colorful characters who grate or inspire.

THE WATER COOLER

Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.

People need help identifying treacheries of evil

Evil is real. There are plenty of things to be embarrassed about as I observe my own life, but somewhere toward the top of the list is remembering the years when I insisted that “there’s no such thing as evil, only the absence of good.”

Nevada’s wineries offer unique experience, increased tourism

Joining a national trend of proliferating vineyards and wineries, Nevada’s fledgling wine industry now numbers three wineries, one each in Pahrump Valley in Southern Nevada, in the Lahontan Valley near Fallon and in the Carson Valley near Genoa. Each offers a different experience for visitors and a new attraction for increased tourism.

Try these tips if trees are in decline

Russ Thompson and the Southern Nevada Arborist Group are noticing trees in decline all across town. He took me on a tour of some subdivisions and tree decline was everywhere.

Romance with ‘Halo’ series fading

I once told you “video games are as good as girlfriends — and as bad,” because games and girls can both be fun, cute, smart, stupid, high maintenance, clumsy, manipulative, and sometimes they won’t acknowledge you won a fight they started.

BOOKMARK

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

Final curtain not always the end

Four shows closed last week. But the producer of one told me “closed” is a harsh word. That’s because, in their mind, all four will return.

A Real Netcase (Tennis Instructor)

Those who can’t do, they say, teach. Well, those who can’t do either write adventure articles.

Apartment prices decline in Las Vegas, amenities don’t

Budget-minded apartment tenants may be willing to sacrifice features such as walk-in closets and hardwood floors for cheaper rent, but they still want swimming pools, fitness centers and barbecue pits that make staying home more enjoyable.

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