Poet McKuen’s early days trace to Nevada

The death of poet, songwriter and singer Rod McKuen at 81 on Jan. 29 was worldwide news, but because he lived in so many places, his Nevada days didn’t get prominent mention in his obituaries.

Focused Liberty whips Canyon Springs

Liberty girls basketball coach Chad Kapanui gave his players one simple message before Wednesday afternoon’s game against Canyon Springs.

Vegas DREAMer talks immigration with Obama at White House

Blanca Gamez of Las Vegas did a double-take entering the Oval Office on Wednesday. It was President Barack Obama himself who opened the door and ushered her in along with five others to talk about immigration.

Focused Liberty whips Canyon Springs

Liberty girls basketball coach Chad Kapanui gave his players one simple message before Wednesday afternoon’s game against Canyon Springs.

Vegas watches the earth crumble at World of Concrete show — PHOTOS

At its heart, the World of Concrete show is about construction. But as a Reno company exhibiting at the 41st annual trade show has proved, it’s also about tearing things down, busting them up and smashing them to bits.

Sanchez looks for immediate impact from first class

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez announced his first recruiting class on Wednesday. He expects the newcomers to compete for playing time right away.

Take the stuffiness out of science with three books by Glenn Murphy

Glenn Murphy doesn’t just teach in “Evolution: The Whole Life-on-Earth Story,” “Bodies: The Whole Blood-Pumping Story” and “Disgusting Science” — he entertains, too, with a back-and-forth format that seems like a conversation between author and reader.

Literary Las Vegas: Rena C. Winters

”In Lieu of Therapy” is a collection of journal entries, religious reflections, short stories and poetry written over a lifetime by Las Vegas writer Rena C. Winters. Winters is also the author of “Smurfs: The Inside Story of the Little Blue Characters.”

 
NBC’s Brian Williams falsely reported being shot down in helicopter

Brian Williams, the most-watched evening-news anchor on television today, has acknowledged that he falsely claimed to have been on a helicopter that was shot down by enemy fire while on an NBC News reporting trip in Iraq in 2003.

Las Vegas Book Briefs for Feb. 5-11, 2015

Literary happenings coming up include poetry performances at First Friday, Painted Stories at the Bootlegger and a free creative writing series.

Applications for CCSD magnet programs spike

The Clark County School District saw more than 18,000 students apply for magnet school programs next fall, nearly 2,000 more than applied last year, officials said. The application deadline, which ended Tuesday, had been pushed to February as district officials worked out an evolving transportation plan for those students accepted to magnet programs.

Senate bill would allow physician assistants to order commitments

A bill that would expand the types of health professionals who can initiate involuntary commitments and identify those deemed not a danger and eligible for release would help alleviate overcrowding at hospital emergency rooms, a state health official told Nevada legislators Wednesday.

Nevada Dems, labor criticize prevailing wage exemption proposal

A lot of bipartisan support was expressed at a legislative hearing Wednesday for a bill that would expand rollover bond authority for local school construction without raising property taxes, but provisions in Senate Bill 119 that would exempt school and university projects from Nevada’s prevailing wage law were a “poison pill” for many Democrats and labor groups.

Temple Bar offers seclusion, night sky viewing and water excursions

Temple Bar is only an hour and a half or so from Las Vegas, yet somehow has remained underutilized, if not undiscovered, by most of the city’s outdoor lovers. That reason alone would recommend it as an especially relaxing getaway destination, but there are plenty of other reasons.

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