When is a book more than just words on paper? When it is sitting in a Little Free Library.
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Susan Gomez has been a professional photographer in Las Vegas for 35 years. When the economy turned sour a few years ago, she scaled back her operation. Now she’s rebuilding it.
Most think of soldiers in combat, SEALS storming beaches or airborne pilots when considering U.S. armed forces members.
The Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade is set for 9 a.m. July 4 at the corner of Hillpointe Road and Hills Center Drive. This year’s event includes new entries, one of which will honor fallen law enforcement officers.
There’s no shortage of Independence Day celebrations in the Las Vegas Valley. From parades and fireworks to car races, there’s something for almost everyone.
Capt. John Costa, a fighter pilot who has served in Iraq and flown F-15E Strike Eagles and F-16s in Afghanistan, faced a new nerve-racking mission — appearing on stage in front of a crowd to surprise his daughters.
Amid discussions of national comprehensive immigration reform, Rosemary Flores is creating an organization, Coming Out of the Shadows, to collect stories of immigrants to present to Congress.
Americans gamble on stocks, commodities, the weather and even on their own lives through insurance policies, and it’s legal. State governments across the country sanction many transactions defined as gambling — lotteries, horse race betting over the phone in some states and gaming in casinos on reservations in others. But sports betting is unique. To place a wager on a game, patrons must be in Nevada at a licensed sportsbook. In his book “May the Odds Be With Us: Legal Segregation in America,” Las Vegas author Paul Czuchra asserts that limiting sports transactions to one state with strict prohibitions on online or telephone transactions amounts to segregation.
Clark County Library’s free book publishing workshop and mob series event are among literary offerings this week.
Jimmy Bryant recently founded the nonprofit Lights 4 Love. The goal is simple: Give red light bulbs to people with health problems. The lights act as a beacon for emergency responders or others to assist the person in need.