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Hard work pays off

As a single mom, Josephine Gentry is no stranger to the fact that hard work pays off.

Hyundai’s trade-in deal fits Las Vegan

Ginger Dearing needed a car badly in October. Her 1997 Ford Contour had 162,000 miles on it and had seen better days.

A day to enjoy the nation’s collective humanity

For many Americans, perhaps most, today is best known as “Black Friday,” one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Although I realize its going against the crowd, I prefer to think of it as the National Day of Listening.

Tough call for Clark County child abuse hotline workers

A school worker’s report to Clark County’s child abuse hotline about 7-year-old Roderick “RJ” Arrington Jr. was one of more than 35,000 such calls handled in 2012.

Prep star Vaughn seeking Findlay polish

Rashad Vaughn is exaggerating a bit when he says he couldn’t dribble as a freshman. But the other part is true. All he could do was dunk.

Resolving cold cases important to Clark County coroner

It started with a young, pretty girl. She was found face down and nude in the middle of Arroyo Grande Boulevard in 1980. Her cause of death was multiple stab wounds in her back and blunt force trauma to her head.

Retailers upstage Black Friday by opening doors on holiday

Here’s how the “holiday” went for Abraham Lopez: Open the Fun Loom kiosk at the Las Vegas Premium Outlets North at 9 a.m., get off at 2 p.m. to spend time with the family in Las Vegas, then back to work at midnight until who knows when.

EDITORIAL: A drive that saves lives

Everyone’s busy this time of year. The shopping, the partying, the traveling. The calendar makers certainly did us no favors this year by putting only 26 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

EDITORIAL: Impressive food drives

With so many charitable efforts under way to help Southern Nevada’s neediest residents, there isn’t enough space in this newspaper to properly recognize them all.

EDITORIAL: Judging disgraced judge

Disgraced Family Court Judge Steven Jones has some serious chutzpah. He has tried every legal maneuver imaginable to delay his hearing next week before the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline, which is looking into his romantic relationship with a prosecutor who appeared before him.

Adams, UCLA thrive in relaxed atmosphere

Jordan Adams was back in town Thursday, leading the 19th-ranked UCLA Bruins to an easy 105-84 win over UNR in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena.

Betting contest leader takes a bad beat

Even the hottest handicappers sometimes take the worst of it, as Richie Baccellieri knows after recently being struck by poor luck.

Weekend races provide chances for Eclipse redemption

There is a natural pause in horse racing after the hectic 14-race Breeders’ Cup four weeks ago. Many Eclipse Awards were won and lost. Many horseplayer bankrolls ballooned or got deflated.

Superstar designer has eyes on Macau

It was only a matter of time before hotel developer Steve Wynn and superstar event designer Preston Bailey teamed up on an epic project.

Tommy Wind show not quite the big-time Strip extravaganza yet

We’re now in that time of year that usually involves extended family time, and the resulting thin line between endearing and annoying. And so it is with the Tommy Wind magic show.

’12 Years a Slave’ featured by Legend

If you thought John Legend was digging back into music history for the ’60s-activist collection “Wake Up!,” wait until you hear the soundtrack for “12 Years a Slave.”

On Budget: Free shows

Celebrate the 21st anniversary of Vegas’ most venerable rock ‘n’ roll dive with The Objex, Tiger Sex, Thee Swank Bastards and At It Again at 10 p.m. Friday at the Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road. The show is free; call 702-791-5775.

Suicidal Tendencies keeps fizzing, even if soda’s diet

Thirty years after first furiously demanding a Pepsi on “Institutionalized,” the signature track on Suicidal Tendencies’ self-titled 1983 debut, frontman Mike Muir is still requesting said beverage in song.

‘The Armstrong Lie’ unforgiving, unflattering portrait of athlete

Lance Armstrong didn’t just repeatedly lie about doping during his seven Tour de France wins, but he maintained and even flaunted those lies through ill-gotten power — and he still believes his own hype.

Thanksgiving in Las Vegas: From temple to ta-tas

Thanksgiving in Las Vegas is celebrated in a plethora of ways. The activities vary, but almost everybody does something.

Old habits die hard: Actress calls on memory of nun to inspire her

Nonie Newton-Breen — who puts the “Sister” in the comedic “Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold” this weekend at The Smith Center’s Troesh Studio Theater — credits a memorable fifth-grade Catholic nun with the inspiration for her portrayal.

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