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Good guy with a gun stops kidnapping

It was habit, not heroism, that caused Justin Pearson to grab his gun. But seconds later, that weapon enabled Pearson to stop a kidnapping taking place just outside his Las Vegas home on Oct. 5.

Returns on ‘Read by 3’ programs raise concerns in Clark County

Preliminary state data shows that only 43 percent of the schools that received grants to help struggling students improve their reading actually bettered their test scores in third grade. The majority showed a decline.

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GOP’s fundraiser role passed on to Oscarson

Former Republican Assemblyman Paul Anderson’s jump to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development not only leaves a hole in the Nevada Legislature, but also in the Assembly GOP’s fundraising efforts.