Sen. Harry Reid declared Thursday that Nevada would benefit more than almost any other state if health care insurance reform becomes law, a pledge he made in a carefully choreographed forum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, that only a few hecklers managed to crash.
Master gardeners from the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension have returned to the Molto Vegas farmers market on Thursdays to answer home-gardening questions.
On a typically hot July day, Maria Valladolid invited what she thought was a young mother and her baby boy into her home and offered them a glass of water.
Twenty families’ Christmases were a little merrier this year thanks to the generosity of Walker Furniture.
: I just bought a house and was advised to install some type of ventilation in a bathroom that does not have a window or a fan. The bathroom has an exterior wall. What is the easiest way to accomplish this?
A variety of nonprofit organizations throughout the Las Vegas Valley will accept donations of gently used items. Among them are:
The Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center Las Vegas has shifted its hours of operation and is now opening its doors on Saturdays. The change was made to make it more convenient for designers and consumers to visit and shop its assortment of top-of-the-line furniture, fabrics, wall décor, lighting, floor coverings and accessories, as well as take advantage of complimentary consultations at the Design Salon.
Happy 2010! I know one of your New Year’s resolutions is to keep your home cleaner. OK, maybe that’s just my resolution.
Take it one room at a time. Set aside everything to be stored and dedicate space and appropriate storage for everything.
It’s January and the start of another new year. There’s no better time to wipe the slate clean and begin getting some control over your life.
Over the years in this column, I have bemoaned the fact that I’m not good at resolutions and consequently don’t make them anymore. For those of you who make New Year’s resolutions and actually achieve them, I would say about 1 percent of you, yippee!
The megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t take place in March, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said Wednesday.
• LAKE MEAD — Anglers at Crawdad Cove found good action for rainbow trout following the Nevada Department of Wildlife’s weekly plant. Otherwise, trout fishing has been slow. Stripers are being found in shallow water as well as 60 feet deep. Fishing for stripers has been slow, but most anglers who have been successful are catching larger fish. The best technique has been trolling with shad or trout imitations.
January and February are shaping up to be busy months for outdoor buffs.
Cheyenne girls basketball coach Neil Balint has stressed all season his team needs to continue to take little steps toward improvement.
• ARBOR VIEW — Boys basketball player Maiscei Grier averaged 19.3 points and was named to the all-tournament team at the Las Vegas Prep Championship. Girls basketball player Ashley Yancey had 16 points in a 51-37 win over Chaparral.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Andy Ogide scored 22 points as Colorado State stopped Wyoming 83-73 on Wednesday in the conference opener for both schools.
After trailing Brigham Young by 12 points early in the second half, a hungry Lady Rebels squad pulled within two three times down the stretch.
Tiger Woods isn’t taking a break from the PGA Tour to try to repair his broken marriage; he’s taking time off to fix his fractured face.
PROVO, Utah — For a long stretch of tough road, Tre’Von Willis and UNLV were in complete control. … And then came the crash, a sudden breakdown caused by empty possessions and various errors that turned the Mountain West Conference opener into another disappointment for the Rebels. … Willis scored a game-high 24 points but could not be the closer as Brigham Young staged a late rally to defeat UNLV 77-73 in an intense back-and-forth battle Wednesday night at the Marriott Center.
PROVO, Utah — On this side of the court, it is just the first of 16 conference games, just one defeat to an opponent that loses at home about as often as Tre’Von Willis thinks pass first, dribble second.
In August, Foothill junior Brian Matthews was looking forward to picking up his driver’s license and wrestling in the state tournament.
A Clark County Commission story in Wednesday’s edition misstated the terms of an agreement between the county and the Service Employees International Union Local 1107. The SEIU had its contract extended to July 2011 in return for reducing its cost-of-living raises to 1 percent from 3 percent. The agreement calls for the union and Clark County to negotiate this year about further cost-saving measures.
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