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EMT training gives fire candidates competitive edge

When Jennifer Vivion was 17, she was injured in a car crash on her way from high school. The first to arrive on the scene was fire and rescue. A paramedic, the mother of a classmate, took the teen under her wing.

Highlighting achievements, March 3, 2016 — PHOTOS

United Way of Southern Nevada announced the appointments of Elaina Mule as Vice President of Collective Impact and Social Innovation and Angel Williams as the Vice President of Donor Engagement.

Literary Las Vegas: Julia Lee

Julia Lee, assistant professor of English at UNLV and author of “The American Slave Narrative and the Victorian Novel,” turns her attention to classic children’s television in the book “Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals.”

Kids will roar for ‘Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars’

You are a superhero. It might not be immediately apparent, but your powers are many. You can leap high, jump far, lift heavy objects and hear things your parents would rather you didn’t. And in the new book “Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars” by Cory Putman Oakes, you may be able to singlehandedly stop a terrible interplanetary crisis.

Las Vegas book briefs for March 3-9, 2016

Local graphic novelist Kenneth Lamug plans to exhibit art from his new dark children’s fantasy book “The Stumps of Flattop Hill” March 3 through May 3 at the Whitney Library, 5157 E. Tropicana Ave.

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View readers respond to recent news

We are very appreciative for the fine opinion piece by Herb Jaffe concerning mail theft (“Metro asks for public’s help in stopping mail theft,” Feb. 18 Summerlin-area View).

Health news and events around the valley, March 3-9, 2016

The two Humana Guidance Centers in Las Vegas are planning two open houses from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8 and 1:45 to 4:45 p.m. March 9 at 1000 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 720, and 8885 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 140, respectively.

Education Notebook: School news and events for March 3-9, 2016

The city of Henderson has been awarded a grant from the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology to develop new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workforce training.

News from around the valley, March 3-9, 2016

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors presented Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas with a $100,000 donation on Feb. 25 in sponsorship of a new home.

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