As a parent of five children, including four in the Clark County School District, I have attended several meetings with the School Board over the past 13 months. I have listened to young people from the Nevada Teen Health Alliance, who are concerned that our current sex education curriculum is inadequate. Planned Parenthood has been represented at these meetings, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union.
On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told the city’s 50 aldermen that if they didn’t pass the largest property tax increase in Chicago’s recent history, the city “would become unlivable.” Mr. Emanuel wants to increase property taxes by a record $588 million over the next four years to bolster police and fire pensions. He’s also seeking other new fees and tax increases to offset Chicago’s annual budget deficit. Those increases include a new garbage-hauling fee, new taxes on electronic cigarettes and ride sharing, and increases on building permit and taxi fees.
CARSON CITY — A panel of water managers and experts begin the task Monday of digesting days of public testimony and suggestions on what, if anything, Nevada should do to better prepare for lingering drought.
Henderson police are keeping quiet about the Sunday morning death of a 20-year-old woman.
While star quarterbacks continue to fall, the power rating on Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals keeps rising. Of course, the NFL is a stock market, with rises and falls, injuries and overreactions.
Students from East Tech High School put together hygiene kits for homeless people during an event run by Clean the World on Saturday at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The students were among hundreds of youth volunteers hoping to create 200,000 hygiene kits including soap, shampoo and other toiletries during a 24-hour period.
Skywatchers around Las Vegas and the world witnessed the supermoon eclipse Sunday night, when the shadow of Earth cast a reddish glow on the moon.
Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, including a 45-yarder to Demaryius Thomas in the closing seconds of the first half, and the Denver Broncos topped the winless Detroit Lions, 24-12, on Sunday night at Ford Field.
Things are getting more tense, apparently, in the Washington Nationals clubhouse.
