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THE WATER COOLER

June 7, 2009 - 9:00 pm

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Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.

• Representatives for Garth Brooks say the country singer isn’t working up a performance deal with Steve Wynn. But after finishing up a few more bar mitzvahs, Chris Gaines is totally available.

• Convicted child molester Chester Stiles says his sentence of 21 life terms is excessive. We’d hate to seem vindictive, so how about 15 life terms and we call it even?

• Sanjaya Malakar, Janice Dickinson, Heidi and Spencer and Patti Blagojevich are dropped into the Costa Rican jungle for an NBC reality competition. What number do we call to have them left there?

• Tussah Heera, 13, of Las Vegas is eliminated from the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee by the word “herniorrhaphy” (a surgical procedure to fix a hernia). It’s OK, Tussah; that word freaks us out, too.

• Madame Tussauds unveils a Criss Angel wax figure. Who knew the wax figure would have a better personality?

By JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

(K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Clark County ranks as 6th-healthiest county in Nevada, study says

By Mary Hynes / RJ

March 28, 2023 - 9:49 pm

The population has plenty of “exercise opportunities” but also high rates of sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel located on 400 S. Water St. in Henderson ...

Henderson acknowledges LDS community’s service in proclamation

By Taylor Lane / RJ

March 27, 2023 - 1:21 pm

The city of Henderson gave a proclamation to the Black Mountain Stake, one of the oldest LDS organizations in the city, for their 50th anniversary celebration and community service efforts.

A plumber laying under a house hold sink working on a garbage disposal.

Don’t assume nonworking garbage disposal needs replaced

By Mike Klimek / RJ

March 25, 2023 - 8:01 am

At least half the calls I get for broken disposals turn out to be easy fixes.

Cavendish banana plants can get 8 to 10 feet tall and 4 feet wide. (Bob Morris)

When moving tree, remove some of its canopy

By Bob Morris / RJ

March 25, 2023 - 8:00 am

When moving any kind of tree from one location to another, I recommend removing about one-quarter to one-third of the tree’s canopy to compensate for the loss of roots.

Reclaimed Secrets Reclaimed Secrets' table tops made of pecan, American elm, walnut, sycamore, ...

Custom live edge tables look great in any decor

By Brian Sodoma Special to Your Home

March 25, 2023 - 8:00 am

Homeowners are often surprised to learn that live edge tables are not solely for traditional or rustic interiors. They add something quite unique to modern homes as well.

‘Angels sent from God’: Ex-UNLV coach drives effort to help cancer patients

By Mary Hynes / RJ

March 25, 2023 - 7:30 am

In a departure from his usual March Madness drill, legendary basketball coach Lon Kruger spent early Wednesday morning driving a cancer patient to and from an appointment for radiation treatment.

FILE - A pregnant and intubated COVID-19 patient lies in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit in a ...

US pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022 after pandemic spike

By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press

March 24, 2023 - 10:38 am

Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.

‘They showed me I am a human being’: Clinic treats oft-forgotten population

By Mary Hynes / RJ

March 24, 2023 - 10:04 am

In April, the Neighborhood Clinic will open its doors to those living on the street. And this is only the beginning, clinic co-founders Trent Hofmockel and Dan Briggs said.

You can get more fruit (and fiber) from a single apple than from most fruit supplements, and at ...

Are powdered fruit and vegetable supplements beneficial?

By Barbara Intermill Tribune News Service

March 24, 2023 - 9:06 am

While eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is a powerful way to protect our health, the research on the effects of powdered forms of produce is limited.

When someone has asthma their inflamed airways can “clamp down” in response to di ...

Understanding asthma: From symptoms to treatment options

By Shelby Deering Parade

March 24, 2023 - 8:47 am

The wheezing. The coughing. The extreme and sudden shortness of breath. These are symptoms that are attached to asthma, a surprisingly common condition.