Treating burns a team effort

It smelled of a smell that should never be smelled: His own flesh burning.

Mixing patterns, colors hottest trend for school fashion

They’re hallways, not runways. Still, every year at this time, kids compile a list of must-have fashion items and parents do their best to accommodate them.

Punter kicks UNR colors

Logan Yunker grew up in Las Vegas a UNLV fan, so he felt a little strange when he donned UNR blue.

Fremont Street Experience seeking booze restrictions

With police cracking down on drunken partying on Fremont East, the operators of the popular Fremont Street Experience light show are looking for new booze restrictions as well.

Juco rusher happy he found way to UNLV

It’s a frightening truth for any sophomore about to enter a recruiting season, about to hopefully show Division I coaches what they either missed out on or need or, well, both. Shaquille Murray-Lawrence had no idea where to go, what to do, who to call.

Ex-constable cheerfully tackles next challenge

Surrounded by dozens of supporters that hot June night three years ago, the man better known as Bobby G. settled in to watch the incoming primary election results in his race for Las Vegas constable.

Funeral fortunes

Retired sales manager George Franklin stands over an 8-foot-long, 3-foot-wide hole in the ground.

Top 5 super foods with a powerful health impact

The term appears on headlines and is splashed on food labels everywhere -“super foods” get people talking. But what really is a super food, and how do you cut through confusion to find the foods that truly have a powerful impact on your health and wellness? Consider this insight from the experts.

Defense makes early statement

The tone was set on the first play of the scrimmage when one sophomore faced another, and defensive end Sonny Sanitoa came out the winner by batting down quarterback Nick Sherry’s pass.

Outdoor activities around Southern Nevada

Red Rock Canyon: On Monday, join a geologist to discuss the rock formations, plants and animals encountered along a moderate, two-mile hike on the Calico Hills East Trail; for ages 10 and older. On Thursday, observe some of Red Rock’s wild burros on an easy hike for ages 15 and older. On Aug. 25, look for wildlife on a moderate, 2½-mile hike to the First Creek Grotto; for ages 12 and older.

Music therapy has amazing power for Alzheimer’s patients

Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about music therapy for Alzheimer’s patients? I’m helping my dad take care of my 80-year-old mother who has mid stage Alzheimer’s disease and thought it might be something worth trying. How do we proceed? — Unmusical Mary

Politicized profit is bad for health care

If you haven’t heard of Enroll America yet, you soon will. Although the name may sound innocuous enough, the organization is anything but.

Eminent domain: All gain, no pain

With so much misinformation afoot about cities’ plans to adopt or consider the use of eminent domain on underwater mortgage loans, the Review-Journal can be forgiven its mistakes in describing the plan and its consequences in an Aug. 11 editorial. Mistakes they are, however, and as such, they’re in need of correction.

Hit the road, tax

Just because something might seem fair upon initial review doesn’t necessarily make it so. That’s certainly the case with the vehicle miles traveled tax.

Nuclear waste politics

It’s impossible to have a rational conversation about nuclear waste in Nevada. In fact, it’s impossible to have any kind of conversation about nuclear waste in Nevada.

This week, Aug. 18

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