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Dining Pick of the Week: Cedars Restaurant

A Mediterranean breakfast is a nice break from the more traditional breakfasts to which we have become accustomed.

STEVEN KALAS: Anonymity tends not to bring out the best in human nature

I strongly object to having to log in with Facebook in order to comment on Steven Kalas’ column. We used to have some interesting discussions from the readers and people could type in anonymously. Now, one has to use their last name.

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Letters to the Editor, July 31

The North Las Vegas story is one that needs to be told. This city is no “North Town” shanty town any longer, with large land annexations to its boundaries in recent years.

Drop in owl reproduction linked to scarcity of food caused by drought

With an untrained eye, it’s easy to miss the western burrowing owl. If the northwest dwellers suffer another low reproduction year, the owls could doubly be missed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.

School Board Trustees look to connect with students through summer programs

With school out for the summer, Clark County School District trustees are spending a little quality time with students outside the classroom through the district’s new initiative, Trustees Teach: Education Through Exploration, a series of student events that trustees will participate in before school starts Aug. 27. The first event, the Self Esteem and Etiquette Workshop, was July 17 at Nehemiah Ministries.

Downtown Cares volunteers spruce up Las Vegas Academy

The building that housed Las Vegas’ first high school in 1931 received some new additions to its courtyard July 14, thanks to more than 125 volunteers, as part of the Downtown Cares initiative.

Area Briefing

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CELEBRATIONS PLANNED AROUND THE VALLEY

Coalition gaining its sea legs to prevent drowning

Since its inception in 2011, the Southern Nevada Child Drowning Prevention Coalition has helped to reduce drowning incidents by about half.

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