Sharps rewarded for backing Dolphins

Even when the odds are against Tom Brady, we expect him to succeed. He captains comebacks like no other quarterback in the NFL. So we expect him to succeed especially when the odds are against him.

UNLV stadium consultant says the value of the venue is key to a deal

Back in the 1990s, when sweetheart stadium deals allowed palatial venues to be built mostly with public dollars, stadium consultant Mark Rosentraub was among a cadre of college professors who called out teams and cities for fleecing the public.

Interior secretary lauds Las Vegas water chief Mulroy

She wasn’t there to hear it, but outgoing Southern Nevada Water Authority chief Pat Mulroy got a warm send-off Friday from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell at the annual meeting of the Colorado River Water Users Association at Caesars Palace.

EDITORIAL: Free our land

The state’s campaign to wrest control of massive stretches of land from the federal government is under way, thanks to the opportunity created by this year’s passage of Assembly Bill 227.

For full-body conditioning, in thrusters you’ll trust

Squats and shoulder presses are hard enough when done as isolated movements. Let’s see what happens when we combine them into one movement, the thruster. The results may surprise you.

Investigation: more than 1,000 Rawson-Neal patients bused out of Nevada

Nevada’s primary hospital for mentally ill people has bused hundreds of patients out of Las Vegas in recent years, with crime and tragedy often resulting in cities across the country, The Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.

UNLV students face fee increases

UNLV freshman Chanhee Shin doesn’t use the school’s Academic Success Center and isn’t happy about having to pay more next year so it can expand its services.

Broadacres offers little slice of home for anyone

At 43 acres, Broadacres Marketplace & Events Center is easily the biggest market in North Las Vegas, ethnic or otherwise.

Instagram launches direct messaging feature

Instagram has added a new feature that lets users share photos and videos with up to 15 people rather than everyone who follows them on the popular Facebook-owned photo-sharing app.

Nevada PERS report previews a slow-motion train wreck

In the movie “Dumb and Dumber,” Jim Carrey’s character, Lloyd, asks Mary Swanson, a woman he’s interested in, “What are my chances?” She lets him know that his chances are “one out of a million.”

UK says cure or drug for dementia possible by 2025

British Prime Minister David Cameron says he hopes to kick-start an international effort to find a cure or effective treatment for dementia by 2025.

Johnson foils Benavidez’s UFC title quest

The party atmosphere that was building inside Sleep Train Arena on Saturday night never got a chance to reach its crescendo.

Coroner ID’s man who killed himself at Wal-Mart

The Clark County coroner’s office identified the man who shot and killed himself at the Wal-Mart Supercenter near Nellis Air Force Base on Saturday morning.

Expenses for bowl wipe out windfall

UNLV wants to get as much public exposure as possible for its football program in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

 
Astronaut may get spacewalk Christmas wish fulfilled

Space station astronaut Rick Mastracchio may get his Christmas wish for a spacewalk or two because of a broken cooling system.

221 sickened by synthetic pot in Colorado, CDC reports

Synthetic marijuana is believed to have sickened 221 people in Colorado during a monthlong outbreak this year, according to a federal report released Thursday.

Star Peter O’Toole dies at 81

Known on the one hand for his starring role in “Lawrence of Arabia,” leading tribesmen in daring attacks across the desert wastes, and on the other for his headlong charges into drunken debauchery, Peter O’Toole was one of the most magnetic, charismatic and fun figures in British acting.

For the Record, Dec. 16

A weekly log of business bankruptcies, commercial and industrial lease transactions, and new business licenses in Clark County.

Executive Calendar, Dec. 16

A weekly listing of events put on by professional organizations, educational groups and local chambers of commerce.

Book offers helpful signposts for ‘second act’ job-seekers

Emphatically not. Nancy Collamer, author of “Second-Act Careers,” lays out tools, including websites, for your next step and will inspire you to shape a new career. While many of the best-networked people of a certain age uncover opportunities wherever they go, you can succeed without one. Her book will help you explore an idea until you act on it or move forward on another.

Local credit unions eye mobile wallet application

CU Wallet, a mobile payments technology provider, and Connect Financial Software Solutions have launched a mobile wallet application that is being marketed to credit unions nationwide.

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