Foot care tips to keep you moving while on vacation

Decongestant, check. Sunscreen, check. Antacids, check. So you’re going on vacation and your bag is well-stocked with remedies for every illness that could possibly derail your good time – from sunburn to an upset stomach. While you’re taking steps to preserve your good health on vacation, don’t overlook the body part that will carry you through all that fun: your feet.

Popular remodeling trends for spring home improvement

It’s time to think spring which means fresh home updates. Spring home improvement projects will help you update your home, add comfort and save more of your hard-earned paycheck.

How to eat your heart out and lower your heart disease risk

Every day your heart makes enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. To do this, your heart needs a little help from you. Just like a well-running automobile, your heart needs fuel to keep it chugging along. The good news is the fuel your heart needs isn’t necessarily boring or tasteless. The key is to select foods that taste great and reduce major heart disease risk factors. You can lower your risk simply by fueling your heart with foods that keep your blood pressure and cholesterol at healthy levels.

Four reasons you shouldn’t think twice about buying a hybrid

There was a time when buying a hybrid constituted a small leap of faith. Despite all of the potential benefits, you were still buying into a new technology with an unproven track record. Now that hybrids have demonstrated their staying power, many of the original hesitations about buying one no longer exist.

UNLV employs experience for victory

What a novel concept: A college basketball game in which the biggest plays are made by seniors.

Jayhawks gain revenge in 2OT

STILLWATER, Okla. — After he’d missed time and time again all night long, for some reason Naadir Tharpe’s final attempt just felt right when it left his hand.

Correction

Solomon Schechter Day School was incorrectly identified in the Ready, Set, Grow promotional section in Sunday’s Review-Journal. It is a subscriber school of the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools.

Clarification

Assemblywoman Michele Fiore said her comment in Monday’s story about a bill that would allow those with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns on Nevada college campuses that said permit holders have never unnecessarily discharged their weapons should have said they have never unnecessarily “intentionally” discharged their weapons.

UNLV men’s swimming grabs lead at Mountain Pacific meet

The UNLV men’s swimming and diving team swept two relays in conference-record times to take the lead on the first day of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Wednesday in Monterey Park, Calif.

Judge upholds suspension of UFC contender Nick Diaz

A Nevada judge is upholding a fine and yearlong suspension for Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Nick Diaz after he tested positive for marijuana use last year.

Cold-shooting Lady Rebels fall short vs. Rams

The UNLV women’s basketball team lost to Colorado State 60-44 on Wednesday night in a Mountain West game at Fort Collins, Colo.

Withdrawal still dogs UFC’s Henderson

TORRANCE, Calif. — The anguish of making the difficult decision to pull out of a title fight outweighed even the physical pain Dan Henderson was feeling in his knee.

Paralyzed stunt jumper Godfrey still living on edge

When you jump over stuff — and through stuff — in the motorized mayhem that is the Nitro Circus, you know it’s not “if” but “when.”

Cleveland Clinic to offer urology services

Cleveland Clinic, recognized as having the nation’s top heart and urologic programs and well-known to Southern Nevadans and Alzheimer’s disease researchers for its operation of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, will start offering urology services in Las Vegas in mid-April.

Blame bad pruning, rock mulch for privets’ decline

Q: I have been living here for seven years and in the past two years my privets have turned brown and lost their leaves during the months of January and February. Last year they came back, although they weren’t as full and robust as they used to be. The privets right next to them seem to do fine throughout the winter. Why are they suddenly losing all of their leaves in the winter? What can I do to save my privets and have them come back with full growth? 

Value of green homes focus of symposium

Imagine you had some great products to sell. They were the best available in terms of value and longevity. They helped protect people’s health and improved their quality of life. They were so good that the people who actually found out about them agreed to buy as many as you could make for the price you were asking. Sounds like a great scenario right?

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Pruning, propagating grapes focus of March 2 workshop

A workshop on wine and table grape pruning and propagation will be held March 2 at the Clark County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Orchard in North Las Vegas.

Dim the lights, ramp up the romance

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but there are still ways that you can keep that wonderful feeling of romance in your home year-round .

Global nomad

To find inspiration for his work, all interior designer Barry Dixon has to do is open his eyes.

Henderson election

Henderson’s dealings with all-show-no-go developer Christopher Milam are far more than an embarrassment for the city. Their courtship and divorce have turned into the defining issue of this spring’s municipal election.

When lawmakers ignore the law

With so much attention paid to the mental breakdown of North Las Vegas Assemblyman Steven Brooks and lawmakers’ efforts to keep him away from Carson City, an equally important legal issue for the Legislature’s lower chamber has slipped under the radar, almost forgotten:

Mixxd Generation tees celebrate diversity

Robin Eastern works in member services at a Costco in Reno. While watching the door one day, a customer entered her store and inadvertently lit a bright bulb over her head.

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