Female National Guard soldiers in Nevada say they’re combat-ready

Spc. Morissa Baker and her band of sisters is a force the enemy would find hard to contend with. The 24-year-old Nevada Army National Guard soldier can do 53 pushups or 60 situps in two minutes, and she can run two miles in 17½ minutes.

Henderson, developer endure a bitter breakup

From the start, it looked like an “Odd Couple” romance — a developer with a checkered past out to win the heart of a wholesome bedroom community lost in the shadow of Sin City.

Nevada lawmakers pledge fair treatment as funding shifts south

Rural and northern lawmakers might resist but the shifting of state revenue to Clark County is coming, thanks to the growing population and power of Southern Nevada lawmakers, who occupy 46 of the 63 seats in the Legislature.

Wild horse roundup number riles supporters

Federal land managers have concluded a roundup of wild horses in Northern Nevada with the removal of some 200 more mustangs from the range than planned, citing the animals’ poor body condition and risk of starvation, but the move drew criticism from a mustang support group.

The Who makes when relevant

The Who’s new staging of “Quadrophenia” is full of deliberate “then and now” comparisons, but Las Vegas got an extra one Friday night.

What will go in Trop’s fresh new space?

Tropicana Las Vegas President Alex Yemenidjian says he was “not proud” of his hotel’s vintage showroom, which perhaps had a subconscious effect on how it underperformed in recent years.

You don’t have to die to go to hell, but trips there hurt

Sometimes you have to go to hell. Oh, I’m not talking about religion here. In fact, I don’t use the word “hell” very often to describe some afterlife place of deliberate torment as just punishment for not belonging to the right religion. No, when I say you sometimes have to go to hell, I mean a very immediate, very real, “here and now” experience.

Unusual cups give tourists sassy souvenirs to sip from

Behold, The Crapper: a toilet-shaped porcelain cup filled with light rum, chocolate liqueur and frozen pina colada, all topped with a floating Snickers bar.

Pinterest becomes a way of life

“You should be on Pinterest.” “If you were on Pinterest, you wouldn’t have to ask me.” “Pinterest knows.”

Water Cooler

Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and pop culture that caught our eye last week.

Nevada Ballet Theatre names Woman of the Year

Mitzi Gaynor was honored as Woman of the Year during Nevada Ballet Theatre’s recent Black and White Ball at Bellagio.

How to divvy up your stuff

Dear Savvy Senior: What’s the best, conflict-free way to divvy up my personal possessions to my kids after I’m gone? I have a lot of jewelry, art, family heirlooms and antique furniture, and five grown kids who don’t always see eye-to-eye on things. — Seeking Peace

Wetlands Park shows importance of water in desert

This spring, new facilities open for visitors to the 2,900-acre Clark County Wetlands Park on the eastern edge of the Las Vegas Valley.

Marilyn’s mad

If you think the oddest thing that happened during the first week of the Legislature involved Assemblyman Steven Brooks, you missed the real drama.

More Cops means more cops

Oh, for the days of 2004. When jobs were abundant. When voters had enough confidence in the security of their income to support tax increases for targeted purposes.

Teachers’ contract

Some good news for taxpayers, parents and students: Last week an arbitrator sided with the Clark County School District over the local teachers union in their contract dispute, a decision that will allow the district to restore some teaching positions lost in last year’s arbitration debacle.

The liberal mind at work

It ain’t easy being liberal these days. You put your faith in the agenda of Al Gore and Barack Obama and what do you get? Nothing but embarrassment.

Try amnesty without the hypocrisy

Delegates preparing to cave on amnesty for another 10 million to 14 million illegal immigrants might want to take a gander at a new Pulse Opinion Research survey of 1,000 likely voters nationwide, available at http://tinyurl.com/axlxkyn.

Nothing nonpartisan about Ward 6 race

As oxymorons go, “nonpartisan election” ranks right up there with jumbo shrimp and temporary tax hikes.

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