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Former meth addict and car thief going straight

Marty Byars stole cars to feed a meth habit. In prison he became part of a gang that wore hate-filled tattoos. Today, because a company, a nonprofit organization and a woman believed in him, he’s going straight.

Douglas Cox trained Trump’s people to be successful

Henderson resident Douglas Cox has been a performer, an administrator and a motivational trainer — the man that President-elect Donald J. Trump used to motivate his employees to do their best. He now has a message for people 50-100: Remember that what you do is important every day of your life.

FIT helps people fit in careers

Janet Frasier Blumen could have remained a successful corporate attorney. Instead, she founded a nonprofit devoted to helping people develop skills that would make their families self sufficient.

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Can compulsory national service work in America?

Heather Murren, a former Wall Street financier who started the Nevada Cancer Institute, thinks compulsory national service would help young people develop a sense of purpose and bring the country together.

Almost 101 and still havin’ fun

Joe Rosa credits hard work and hard play for his long life. After being hit by a car at age 95, doctors said he’d likely never walk again, but a fitness trainer got him back on his feet. He says good times and girlfriends keep him young.

Beating cancer: Woman’s journey started at Stage 4

Lysa Buonanno thought she had a bad back. What she had was lung cancer that spread to her bones. Modern medicine brought her back from Stage 4 cancer to none today. But no one knows how long that will last.

If Trump wants to save jobs, he can easily save millions in the trucking industry

As he sat in the Pilot truck stop in North Las Vegas, trucker Jerry Jackson, a Texan, said President-elect Trump can easily save millions of jobs in the trucking industry by simply stopping the movement toward driverless trucks. He said working people need to be taken into consideration more than technology.