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Ex-pastor’s court hearing delayed in sex assault case

A claim of prosecutorial conflict delayed a court hearing Monday for a 55-year-old former pastor accused of sexually assaulting at least four girls in his Las Vegas-area congregation.

Accountants the backbone of the business world

When you think about the backbone of a business, it’s not the owner, CEO or board of directors who keep everything trucking along. Instead, it’s the accountant who leads the finances of small and larger companies into the future.

Sites working to inspire real life change

Whether your goal is personal or a desire to change something in society, you have to begin somewhere – otherwise you may never begin at all. It can feel daunting, even paralyzing, to tackle a major project. But the best place to start is at the beginning, and often that means making small changes.

Five Asia travel destinations that aren’t to be missed

A wall that stretches across the biggest country in the world, some of the world’s largest and most well-known ancient palaces and even elephant rides – Asia offers some of the most unique travel experiences imaginable. For Americans, Asia travel means seeing a world completely different than their own and embarking on the adventure of a lifetime.

Small space solutions for the kitchen

Crowded cabinets, cluttered counters and nonexistent prep space. Sound familiar? For many homeowners, small kitchen spaces make everyday use and entertaining a source of frustration. While a small kitchen can pose many challenges, it doesn’t have to stop you from enjoying the space. From a full scale home renovation to some simple and quick fixes, there are many options to help you realize your kitchen’s full potential and transform it into a welcoming place where you’ll want to spend time.

Home decor evolution: Trends anyone can try for an instant update

Gone are the days when a stylish home and a busy family have to be mutually exclusive. Home decorating is hotter than ever and everyone is getting in on the trend. With an ever-increasing focus on DIY design projects, resources such as shelter magazines, design blogs, TV shows and online home decor retailers are making high design accessible to any homeowner. If your budget doesn’t include hiring an interior decorator to update your decor, a few tips from the experts will go a long way.

What Boomers Want

For baby boomers who have come to expect the best, they’re now thinking about making their older years the healthiest. Many have or will design or remodel their existing homes with universal design principals to make aging in them more practical and safe, such as lower countertops, wider entries and hallways, and curbless showers. But there also are new in-home technological advances that will make boomers’ lives easier – and healthier.

How Do Owners Refinance?

In an earlier column you said that rather than walkaway from a property, an owner would be better off staying and refinancing. That sounds good, but lenders do not make loans to underwater borrowers, so how can an owner refinance?

FHA: Pay Down Debt First

If you’re thinking about applying for a mortgage loan from the Federal Housing Administration – or refinancing your current loan – you may soon have a new roadblock. If you owe more than $1,000 in debt that’s in collection, an FHA loan will be off limits to you starting this summer, due to a controversial new rule that goes into effect July 1.

Henderson glass and bead studio gives artists a space to work.

For a bead or glass maker, every day they go to open the kiln, or oven, to see their finished creation is like Christmas, according to bead maker Darlene Hayes. “You get to see what you created for the first time,” Hayes said. “You never know how it turned out.”

Culture of despair may be behind prurient violence in media

While I realize that I’m old, I like to think I’m not a prude. Nonetheless, I am becoming increasingly concerned with the glorifying of brutal violence in films, video games and television. What is going on? Is there some sort of agenda to convince the people of America that we are living in a war zone on the homefront when in fact the murder rate has declined steadily for years?

Talk of converting The District into an active streets has some residents upset

Talks of converting The District at Green Valley Ranch from a pedestrian walkway into an access street for cars to drive through has several patrons upset. “It’s going to ruin it,” said Joe Prestipino, a resident who visits The District often. “I have collected 1,000 petitions. I could have collected more. We all don’t want it.”

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