Family makes warning posters works of art

It apparently runs in the family, the ability to create artwork accompanied by strong messages about vehicle and pedestrian safety.

Washington Digest: Birth control mandate vote fuels debate

WASHINGTON — In a debate viewed largely as fodder for November’s general elections, the Senate last week defeated a measure on health insurance mandates.

Zappos CEO dreams of fixing world by fixing cities

Tony Hsieh couldn’t be more different from the murderous mobsters and bombastic billionaires who built Las Vegas.
While those men were quick to boast, make threats or sometimes even slit an opponent’s throat in order to build their empires, Hsieh, 38, takes a dreamier approach, literally.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Top news

New Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has decided not to file criminal charges against a Henderson police sergeant caught on video repeatedly kicking a man in the head during a traffic stop in 2010.

Officer in beating video faced prior complaints

The video that shows a Henderson police sergeant repeatedly kicking a man who was suffering a diabetic episode during a 2010 traffic stop sent shock waves across the valley.

Prints, pastels, midsections highlight season’s couture collections

Designers carry on love affairs with certain body parts through the seasons. The love interest for spring ’12? The midsection. From sheer lining over the tummy to cutouts baring the midriff to peplum and drop waists, your torso is about to get a shining spotlight.

Smith Center ready to remake Las Vegas culture

Live from Las Vegas … Culture. Even as snobs and elites chuckled and snickered from long-distance perches in faraway cities, we knew we had it — though culture here was diffuse, flung around the city and suburbs, and in a larger sense, homeless.

Gonzaga to face top-seed St. Mary’s in title game

Clint Steindl scored 19 points, including six 3-pointers, and top-seeded Saint Mary’s defeated San Francisco 83-78 Saturday at the Orleans Arena to earn a spot in the West Coast Conference tournament final for the fourth straight year.

Korn delivers a hypertensive mix of metal, dubstep

With its schizophrenic beats, oxygen sucking pace and rhythms that register like a limb getting slammed shut in a car door, dubstep is arguably better suited for head banging than dancing.

Wallace fuels No. 17 UNLV past Wyoming

Kendall Wallace saved his best game of the season for Senior Night, scoring 14 points to help lift No. 17 UNLV to a 74-63 victory over Wyoming in the Mountain West Conference regular-season finale at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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