Warren ‘overwhelmed’ by response to son’s death

Megachurch pastor and popular Christian author Rick Warren posted a message on Twitter on Sunday saying he was “overwhelmed” by the love and support offered after the apparent suicide of the youngest of his three children.

UNLV baseball rallies to down Fresno State, 9-8

UNLV scored three runs in the eighth inning and three in the ninth, then held on to defeat host Fresno State 9-8 on Saturday in a Mountain West baseball game.

OT unkind again: Wranglers down 2-0

Despite not trailing in regulation during either of their first two ECHL playoff games, the Wranglers have nothing to show for it.

Look-alikes sought for princely model

The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority is planning a Prince Harry campaign and needs some paupers to play a prince.

Purity Ring puts audience at ease

They sing of thunder and driving rain, upon occasion, but the lenitive electro pop of Canadian boy-girl duo Purity Ring is decidedly more calming. See them at 9 p.m. Thursday at the Beauty Bar, 517 Fremont St. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 day of show; call 702-598-1965.

‘Sustainable’? Tell me your time frame

A regular reader writes in to protest my assertion that America now has enough proven fossil fuel reserves to last for centuries, warning “Fracking technology isn’t sustainable.”

Superintendent search: District needs a leader to spur reforms

The Clark County School Board has abandoned a national search for a new superintendent before it could start. On Wednesday, the board voted 6-1 to end negotiations with search firm McPherson & Jacobson. The move was embarrassing and shortsighted, but not terribly surprising.

Why, GOP, why?

So why aren’t Nevada’s Republicans all over the bid to legalize marijuana?

Native cultures clearly left mark on Nevada

Nevada’s public lands hold a wealth of rock art left behind by native cultures that developed long before Europeans arrived in the New World. Exploring Nevada’s rock art sites offers glimpses of the past and intriguing clues about ancient history.

Bookmark: Signings and Events

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

Water Cooler

Here are a few items in pop culture that caught our eye last week.

If we’re alive, we’re rich, we just need to remember that

Rex crafts and tells stories the way a jukebox plays music. Except you don’t have to put money in Rex. Just sit with him awhile and he’ll tell you a story. Actually, I don’t think he can help it, in much the same way as Robin Williams can’t always decide when and where to erupt into stand-up comedy. Rex’s gift (amongst many gifts) is to see the human experience in stories. He sees the world in parables.