Area Briefing

D.A.R.E. PROGRAM ENDS AFTER 25 YEARS
IN VALLEY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Clay bones project to lay bare the global issue of genocide

Genocide in various countries has resulted in millions of deaths during the last few decades. These events, however, are not often covered in the mainstream media, and a few people downtown are looking to change that.

Students run research projects as part of scholars institute

Julienne Paraiso, a graduate of Durango High School and a senior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was one of 15 undergraduate students who participated this summer in the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholars Institute. She and other students paired with professors in their fields of interest to carry out research projects.

Dining Pick of the Week: Lefty’s Pizza

Football season is under way at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Lefty’s is a good place to gather before or after the game.

Made in northern Las Vegas

City sweets: SasaPops is an American success story happening in the North Las Vegas and Centennial Hills area.

Nationally known businesses set up shop in Henderson

Some businesses start from an idea to make a better product, which is the case of Johnnie Stoker, the founder of the Henderson-based K2 Energy.

The right person at the right time can save a troubled youth

Review-Journal sportswriter Ed Graney makes me think, which is the highest compliment I have to pay any writer, not to mention the highest compliment I can receive as a fellow pounder of the keyboard. His commentary last week on Notre Dame suspending radio analyst Allen Pinkett was … well, it made me think.

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PRESENTATION PLANNED SEPT. 26

Youth-led PB&J camp puts peers on the path to leadership

Sitting in a circle, PB&J youth staff members practiced an experience-sharing exercise with Starburst candies. They later did the exercise with their campers at the nonprofit PB&J Leadership Training Inc.’s Leadership Camp 2012, at Camp Lee Canyon, on Mount Charleston, in late July and August.

Bring the Indoors Out

With so many homeowners eager to spend time outdoors, the wish list for buyers is about more than attractive trees, lawns and flowering shrubs. Atop their requirements are outdoor living spaces that mirror the size and style of their interior rooms.

Let Them Assume

If I get an FHA mortgage, is it assumable, and how is that an advantage?

Building a Solid Recovery

There’s a new buzz of optimism among builders these days. With inventories down, home sales on the rebound and interest rates still hovering at the bottom, home starts are picking up steam. So is builder confidence.

Numerous objections raised in opening day of Sands sanctions hearing

Opening day of a three-day hearing on Monday to determine whether Las Vegas Sands Corp. should face sanctions for its conduct in a lawsuit brought by former Sands China Ltd. CEO Steven Jacobs was cloaked in a mystery.

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