NEW BEGINNINGS: Even with the economy slumping, local entrepreneurs are starting new ventures and hoping for success. A handful of startup leaders tell their stories.
Business boosters are increasingly pushing medical tourism as a remedy for Las Vegas’ economic ailments, but Dr. Bernie Hanna is one of the few who has tried it.
Juan Miguel “Jona” Gamboa, a lifelong mechanic who owned his own shop for seven years, decided to try a career leap in 2007.
Agassi Prep post players Anson Williams and Quincy Brown make a point of challenging each other in practice.
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite playing on the opposite side of the country, Boston College has gotten the chance to see quite a bit of UNR’s vaunted pistol offense on television.
Miss America contestants, including Miss Maine Arikka Dyan Knights, far right, Miss Hawaii Jalee Fuselier and Miss North Dakota Beth Dennison, seated left, prepare for a runway show and autograph session Saturday at the Fashion Show mall. All 53 contestants are participating in a week of activities, culminating at the end of the week with the Miss America Pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort.
Monday: The Clark County Board of Equalization meets at 8 a.m. in commission chambers of the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. The North Las Vegas Police Chief’s Advisory Council meets at 5 p.m. in the Police Department Training Auditorium, 1301 E. Lake Mead Blvd.
A few hours after his release from a 27-month stint in federal prison for his role in a 2007 armed robbery involving O.J. Simpson, Clarence “C.J.” Stewart prepared to face a throng of local media cameras.
Fifty-four days ago, a lonely old man put a gun to his head and set off a mystery. He fell to the floor in his closet, where his only two friends would find him later. No obituary ran for William Roberts Lindsay. There were no services. His body was cremated and arrangements he had planned well in advance were begun.
Every month or so on a Saturday, Rep. Dina Titus would set up a card table outside a supermarket or at a community center in her Southern Nevada district, put up a welcoming sign and meet with people for two or three hours.
To the editor: A recent opinion piece in the Review-Journal touted the benefits of a voucher system for public school students. The folly of such an idea has been demonstrated time after time in schools across the nation. Voucher systems simply do not work. They create more bureaucracy, open the system to legal action and do not improve student opportunities or test scores. Let’s examine some of the major points against a school voucher system.