With track record like Force, it can be hard to be humble

At a time when most 64-year-olds are making sure they will have the right Medicare coverage, Force is traveling 300 mph down a quarter-mile of asphalt. The Bell Gardens, Calif., native refuses to act his age.

Volunteerism Takes Root in Henderson

Make A Difference Day, which is considered the nation’s largest day of service, encourages Americans to volunteer for various projects in their communities.

Rivalry victory surest sign of Hauck’s progress

It represents more today for the UNLV football program than a replica of a 19th century Howitzer, more than a 550-pound trophy ever could, more than its $10,000 value.

Moapa Valley Art Guild carries on sweet tradition

The Pomegranate Arts and Crafts Festival, a popular autumn event in Southern Nevada for the past 18 years, will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale.

Recommendation pays off with new Wranglers goalie

As he journeys through his first professional hockey season, Wranglers rookie goalie Travis Fullerton will encounter plenty of new places and faces. But he’s already quite familiar with one of the faces of Las Vegas’ ECHL franchise — that of coach Mike Madill.

New residents dipping toes into Boston sports waters

I worried a neighbor would hear us rooting for the Detroit Tigers. You may have heard, they faced the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series and lost, sending what is now our local team to the World Series.

Annual Vegas Valley Book Festival returns for print fanatics

Print is dead? Readers have just up and disappeared? If so, that’ll be some crowd of enthusiastic mourners and MIA bibliophiles crowding the 12th annual Vegas Valley Book Festival, which runs Wednesday through Saturday.

Liquor company chief honored at scholarship fundraiser

Hae Un Lee, chairman, CEO and founder of Lee’s Discount Liquor, was honored during the Las Vegas Business Academy’s second annual scholarship fundraising dinner recently at Red Rock Resort.

Recreational vehicle travel tips for beginners

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you write a column on RV travel for beginners? My husband and I will be retiring in a few years and have always thought it would be fun to spend some of our time traveling around the country in an RV. What can you tell us? — Ready to Retire

Seeking security in attachment not accusation

They arrive at my office in conflict. He has taken serious umbrage. She is terrified of his umbrage. Wounded and made sick by it. “I am sick of not being trusted,” he says. He is deeply offended.

Sequined sisterhood muses on ‘Jubilee!’

Watching the opening number of “Fantasy” the other night, I realized at least one thing hasn’t changed over the years: They still dance on lighted staircases.

Avoid radicals like the plague

In the new book “I Am Malala” you know the end before you start.

Federal control means no oil

About 200 miles due north of Las Vegas is Nye County’s Railroad Valley. Home to only a few hundred people, it receives few visitors.

EDITORIAL: City survey says … nothing about fiscal issues

The city of Las Vegas wants to know what residents think of the municipal government. It’s asking taxpayers to complete its Las Vegas Community Survey, by mail or online, to help establish budgeting and service priorities and determine perceptions of the city.

EDITORIAL: North Las Vegas’ crown jewel

For the first time in a long time, cities around the region are looking upon North Las Vegas with some envy.

What’s American and what’s not

Few debates in American politics are more useless than who is more patriotic than whom.

Klein earns payback to help Meadows sweep titles

One week after a heartbreaking loss in the Division I-A Southern Region final, Abbigail Klein got revenge in a rematch on Saturday.

Shale sites studied as possible alternative to Yucca Mountain

With Yucca Mountain now an afterthought for disposing the nation’s highly radioactive waste, one federal geologist says he might have other places to put it than the volcanic-rock ridge, 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Military signs up for home schooling

A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids.

Cards can quell fading Falcons

Not long ago, the Atlanta Falcons were close to reaching the Super Bowl. Now, coach Mike Smith is overseeing a team that is a super-sized disappointment.

Inmate dies in Nevada prison; fourth death in October

Another inmate died in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center this week, the fourth inmate death in October at that state prison in Carson City.

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