Taste of the Town: Readers help point a path to potato pancakes

If you’re a fan of potato pancakes, you understand why they could become a point of symbolism in a classic novel such as Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” — and why Taste of the Town reader Marion Hennings is looking for them. In typical fashion, her fellow readers have tips to report.

Wine of the Week: The Lucky Country Rose

Far from ironic, The Lucky Country Rose offers a juicy and delicious mouthful at a fair price.

EDITORIAL: Downtown strike

Voting to strike and actually going on strike are two very different things. On Thursday, the Culinary Local 226 did the former. If the union follows through on the latter, it will be the group’s most significant work stoppage in Las Vegas in 30 years.

EDITORIAL: Miller, Democrats overreach to expose donors

Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller is no fan of anonymous political speech, never mind the country’s long history of such protected expression. But the collective push from Democrats to root out conservative donors reveals the backers of such speech have good reason to keep their names secret.

Hutchison not to blame for campus-carry bill’s death

Near the start of a fundraising letter paid for by the Sue Lowden for lieutenant governor campaign, sexual assault victim Amanda Collins warns you her story won’t be easy to read.

LEFTOVERS: Well-suited, even Obama would agree

The world champion Boston Red Sox visited the White House on Tuesday, and while David Ortiz was getting a selfie with President Barack Obama on his iPhone, Jonny Gomes was stealing the show with his wardrobe.

Findlay pursues redemption for subpar season

A 30-win season is celebrated by most prep boys basketball programs. At Findlay Prep, it gets picked apart and scrutinized.

Findlay pursues redemption for subpar season

A 30-win season is celebrated by most prep boys basketball programs. At Findlay Prep, it gets picked apart and scrutinized.

BASEBALL: Mustangs start strong, down Trailblazers

Robbie Galvan went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs on Tuesday, and Shadow Ridge’s baseball team used a six-run first inning on its way to an 11-8 victory over host Durango.

SOFTBALL: Gators pack on runs late, top the Bulldogs

Samantha Loving went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs and three RBIs and tossed a nine-hitter with eight strikeouts to help Green Valley’s softball team to a 9-3 win at Centennial on Tuesday.

Cattle rancher taking fight over land use to limit

Within the last few weeks, the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to impound at least 500 of what it calls “trespass cattle” that a rancher has left to roam on a 90-mile swath of federal land for the past 20 years. Federal authorities will restrict access to almost 600,000 acres of public land in northeast Clark County to ensure the safety of the operation.

Wranglers lose regular season home finale

Chase Schaber’s four goals helped the Bakersfield Condors defeat the Wranglers 6-5 Tuesday as Las Vegas closed out the home portion of its 2013-14 ECHL regular-season schedule at the Orleans Arena in front of 4,164.

Henderson City Council approves discount on land to attract safe company

The Henderson City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to sell land near St. Rose Parkway and Spencer Drive at a significant discount to lure one of the nation’s largest safe manufacturers that would bring “significant economic benefits” to the city.

VOLLEYBALL: Harris, Desert Shields beat Miners in five sets

Cheyenne’s Cory Harris had six kills, 10 assists and four blocks Tuesday to lead the Desert Shields to a 25-14, 25-15, 8-25, 20-25, 15-11 win over visiting Sunrise Mountain in boys volleyball.

GOLF: Alvarez helps Cougars edge Crusaders

Michael Alvarez shot a 3-over-par 39 at Canyon Gate on Tuesday to help Coronado’s boys golf team to a 205-206 win over Faith Lutheran.

Putting Justice Ginsburg out to pasture

She’s 81 and the survivor of not one, but two, major bouts with cancer — the first colon cancer and the second pancreatic. Some liberals concerned with the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court would like Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign by the end of the summer so that President Obama can replace her with another liberal judge.

Home prices rise in February; Nevada trails California in annual gains

U.S. home prices rose in February from a year earlier at a solid pace. The states with the biggest price gains in the past year were: California, where prices rose 19.8 percent, followed by Nevada, 18.5 percent, and Georgia, 14.2 percent. No states posted a drop in home prices.

Accident-prone stretch of Summerlin Parkway warrants closer look

Say what you will about Summerlin Parkway, but to question its safety may be stretching things a bit. There are legitimate questions, however, surrounding the general vicinity of the Rampart Boulevard overpass.

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