Almost two weeks ago, columnist Paul Harasim told how a school works to keep students and their families positive, particularly homeless families. Harasim told of a mother with three daughters who often slept in their car. Readers helped the family, donating money for an apartment and clothes.
Kevin Knoke has the largest pool table delivery business in Las Vegas. He always dreamed of being an entrepreneur.
Unless you buy into Dr. James Gabroy’s belief that the Nevada State Medical Board is solely out to harass him, there is no other way to describe the board’s treatment of the internist.
Most of the Wendell Williams Elementary student body lives in poverty. Teachers and administrators try to stay relentlessly positive to help the children deal with the challenges of life. But Erica Conner and her family, who are homeless, struggle to stay positive.
As a crime unfolds, communication is important — for police and people who need help. But before police even know a crime has happened, someone has to call it in.
My wife, Patricia, and I drove out of town last weekend for some R&R. Within minutes of driving onto our Summerlin street, the wonderful feeling of restoration turned into a high-anxiety downer.
Zachary Cabanski is a senior at UNLV. He plans to become a teacher. He almost flunked out.
The speeding days of summer are over. Monday marks the start of a new school year for most children across Clark County — just the right time for drivers to get a crash-course on some road rules.
Oakey Center once was a happenin’ place where movers and shakers mixed with blue-collar types. It soon will be bulldozed to make way for Interstate 15 upgrades. New Image barber shop, a Las Vegas institution for 50 years, is preparing to move.
Amanda Galvan, 16, won a prestigious graphic design competition in the U.S. that was open to university students. She also took eighth place in international competition.
Don Bernard is a lawyer and teacher who once dreamed of becoming a priest. Though Bernard decided against joining the priesthood, he has spent his adult life reaching out to those who are less fortunate.
The Henderson resident thought justice had been guaranteed after the madman behind her brother’s killing, Charles Manson, and four of his followers were sentenced to the death penalty. Then the unthinkable happened.
Thomas John Kummer became Jay Sebring about 1958 because he liked the name of the racetrack in Florida and his hair styling business was taking off.
Patricia “Patty” Misuraca has been in the service industry for 40 years. She tries to give people the kind of service she would like. The remembers the names of patrons and what they like to eat with the hope of continuing to create a family atmosphere at Lou’s Diner.
Road congestion is a given in a growing metropolis such as Las Vegas. But let’s say you didn’t have to drive around town. What would be your preferred mode of transportation?
Las Vegan Barbara Mulholland was devoted to philanthropy that showed results. Her efforts stretched far beyond just writing checks.
On February 27, 2008, after announcing at a news conference that tens of thousands of Southern Nevadans would have to be tested for hepatitis C and HIV, the young man who’d never been the focus of public attention would find himself thrust into the public eye for years.
