EDITORIAL: Get mandates, subsidies out of solar energy business

The feud between NV Energy and the rooftop solar industry is flaring up again. The power provider has proposed a new rate structure that lowers the net metering credit for future rooftop solar customers, who use what they need and sell their surplus power to the utility. Solar proponents have said the proposal will irreparably harm the industry.

Wooden office chairs fell out of favor in 1990s

Chairs have one main purpose, but they are made in multiple shapes, sizes and types of material. Pictures show chairs in ancient Egypt, but they were not in common use until the 16th century. A king or religious leader had a very large chair (throne), often with arms that had elaborate decoration. Other people sat on stools.

Harrison Ford doesn’t remember moments before small plane crash in March

Actor Harrison Ford does not recall the moments before crashing his vintage plane onto a Los Angeles-area golf course in March, badly damaging the aircraft and suffering serious injuries, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report released on Thursday.

How will you lower your travel footprint?

Last week I spent four days waiting standby for a flight from Tokyo to move back home to Las Vegas. Who knew summertime travel would equal overbooked flights, delays and crowds?

June beetles a pest for fruit trees in Las Vegas

Q: We have a black mission fig tree, and a large green bug is eating the figs. At first, I thought it was the birds, so I covered the tree with netting. When I checked the tree today, I saw four or five large green bugs inside the netting eating the figs. What are these bugs, and how can they be controlled?

Geometric shapes complement desert architecture in Las Vegas

The local landscape is dotted with homes that are a brilliant testament to the meteoric rise of desert contemporary architecture. Developments over the past 15 years, such as The Ridges, have given builders the chance to experiment with contemporary designs that are now characterized by clean and simple lines wherein sustainability and energy efficiency are paramount and tile roofs are absolutely verboten.

LOCAL EVENTS

A summary of local Home and Gardens events.

Decorative iron and steel making a comeback in home design

After a couple decades in the business, Ossi Ayala is used to these types of calls. A celebrity isn’t too happy with an interior designer’s work on her Las Vegas home and would like to know what Ayala can do to help.

Reid reintroduces Moapa Paiute reservation expansion bill

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid introduced legislation this week to grant nearly 26,000 acres of federal land to the Moapa Band of Paiutes outside Las Vegas.

GOP plans December presidential debate in Nevada

Fresh on the heels of the announcement of a Democratic presidential debate in Nevada in October, the state GOP on Friday posted on its Facebook page that the Republican National Committee is planning its own Silver State debate in December.

Blaze celebrates new store with free pizza

To celebrate the opening of its second valley location, Blaze Pizza will give away build-your-own pizzas from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. To get your free pie, all you have to do is follow Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

 
FBI releases video in 25-year-old Boston art theft

It was half past midnight on St. Patrick’s Day 1990 when the headlights of a small car pierced the darkness outside the rear entrance of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, according to a grainy video released Thursday by investigators of one of the greatest art heists in history.

Police shoot, kill man holding ‘sharp object’

Las Vegas police said they shot and killed a man who lunged at officers with a sharp object inside a southwest valley home Friday morning.

Unions gunning for MMA fighters

UFC’s Las Vegas nemesis, Culinary Workers Union Local 226, is joining Teamsters Local 986 of South El Monte, Calif. for an “initiative” Thursday to organize UFC’s 574 MMA fighters.

Ga. man’s stun gun death under investigation

Investigators are probing the death of a man shocked with a stun gun while fleeing police in suburban Atlanta, authorities said on Friday, hours after a grand jury declined to indict another Georgia officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.

LETTERS: Fiscal conservatives have no idea what they’re talking about

After reading Diana Orrock’s commentary, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out some of the errors she made in her zeal to prove she is a true conservative (“Assembly Republicans missed huge opportunity,” July 14 Review-Journal).

 
49ers release linebacker following DUI, hit-and-run arrest

The San Francisco 49ers released outside linebacker Aldon Smith on Friday after he was arrested by Santa Clara, Calif., police on Thursday night on suspicion of hit-and-run, DUI and vandalism.

 
Chuck Schumer to oppose Obama’s Iran nuclear deal

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, an influential Jewish Democrat who’s poised to assume leadership of his party in the Senate, will oppose President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, he announced on Thursday evening.

Tinder-inspired app helps couples select a baby name by swiping right

Naming your baby is no easy task. Finding a name you and your spouse both like can be even harder. But now, thanks to the new app Babyname, couples can find a name they both enjoy simply by swiping right.

PUC expected to decide fate of net metering rate next week

The state Public Utilities Commission is expected to decide Wednesday whether to grant a petition by rooftop solar companies to continue Nevada’s existing net metering program until a new rate structure is put in place later this year.

 
Were you paying attention during the first GOP debate? — QUIZ

Although Donald Trump stole the show (and screen time) during the first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 season, many contenders delivered strong performances and polished answers.

Bidding war for online gambling’s Bwin.party intensifies

British online gaming company GVC Holdings Plc raised its offer to buy rival Bwin.party Digital Entertainment Plc for a second time in two weeks, hoping to persuade the company to reject 888 Holdings Plc’s offer.

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