In 1982, at 30, Vickie Franks hit a low point in her life and attempted suicide. Instead of hearing a shot when she pulled the trigger, she is convinced she heard a voice telling her, “Don’t do it, Jesus loves you.”
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Few know the truth about Josephine Baker’s life. Author Peggy Caravantes admits that she “struggled” in researching this memoir — and that admission, right from the beginning, sets the tone of “The Many Faces of Josephine Baker.”
Las Vegas literary happenings this week include the Clark County Library’s Spring Fling Book Fair.
View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.
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Auto racing is a multibillion dollar industry involving a bevy of professionals ensuring a certain level of safety. Street racing is a crime involving little or no regard for safety and can put participants on the wrong side of the law in several ways.
It’s not unusual for The Smith Center for the Performing Arts to have a full house, but it isn’t every day that hundreds of audience members pour into the theater at once to fill the room to capacity.
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